At the suggestion of someone else - I'll take a little time to introduce myself.
I'm Tim and I live in Troutman, NC. I have lived in the NC in the Lake Norman area since 1993. I grew up in SC in Spartanburg/Greenville area. I moved here after graduating from Clemson with a mechanical engineering degree.
I started working with Ingersoll Rand in 1993 in an engineering position and worked there through 2001. In 2001, I left IR and moved to Greenville, SC to work for GE's Industrial Turbine division in a more analytical and hardcore component development role. I learned a lot there, but quickly found that Finite Element Analysis wasn't what I wanted to do for the next 5-10 years. Somehow, I ended up taking another position with IR back in the Lake Norman area early in 2003. By 2006, I had become dissatisfied with a few taspects of my role in the corporate environment and decided to try a career change. Thus I am presently a project manager for a small home builder in the Lake Norman area. I guess I am still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up!
I tend to have more hobbies than I have time. I have a pilot's license but gave that up due to the time and money commitment required. I still fly RC planes and helicopters so I can satisfy my interest in flight. I have not been active in woodworking very long, but I watched and helped my father througout my childhood as it was always a passion of his. I'm still collecting all the tools I need and my garage has to do double duty with sawdust and ocassional oil change or other routine car maintenance.
Look forward to getting to know everyone.
Tim
I'm Tim and I live in Troutman, NC. I have lived in the NC in the Lake Norman area since 1993. I grew up in SC in Spartanburg/Greenville area. I moved here after graduating from Clemson with a mechanical engineering degree.
I started working with Ingersoll Rand in 1993 in an engineering position and worked there through 2001. In 2001, I left IR and moved to Greenville, SC to work for GE's Industrial Turbine division in a more analytical and hardcore component development role. I learned a lot there, but quickly found that Finite Element Analysis wasn't what I wanted to do for the next 5-10 years. Somehow, I ended up taking another position with IR back in the Lake Norman area early in 2003. By 2006, I had become dissatisfied with a few taspects of my role in the corporate environment and decided to try a career change. Thus I am presently a project manager for a small home builder in the Lake Norman area. I guess I am still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up!
I tend to have more hobbies than I have time. I have a pilot's license but gave that up due to the time and money commitment required. I still fly RC planes and helicopters so I can satisfy my interest in flight. I have not been active in woodworking very long, but I watched and helped my father througout my childhood as it was always a passion of his. I'm still collecting all the tools I need and my garage has to do double duty with sawdust and ocassional oil change or other routine car maintenance.
Look forward to getting to know everyone.
Tim
