Oz,
In military parlance you are referring to being a Quality Assurance guy/gal with the proper certifications.
In other words you are trying to sell experience that you do not have yet.
Thank you for your comment, even though I find it disparaging.
I am not claiming any sort of special qualification here, even though after 10 years with the US Navy, I did receive extensive training in non-destructive testing (NDT) this included the areas of Mag-partical, Eddy-Current, and Dye Penitrant. To be an NDT technician you must also receive extensive training in metallurgy. After my Honorable discharge, I was able to keep those qualification for another five years, until my work no longer required that particular qualification. This dose not mean that knowledge or experience is lost forever.
In addition, I am also an FAA certified Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic, I have held this certification for a proud 21 years. This has allowed me to extend my experience, skills and knowledge, while maintaining, fixed wing and rotary type aircraft for UCLA Medical Centers Life Flight Program, Stanford Universities Medical Centers Life Flight Program, as well as working for US Customs Air Division out of San Diego. Not to mention all the additional experience I accumulated while working on the Atlas and Titan Programs for 9 years.
So what your are accusing me of, is that even after the ten years in the US Navy and the twenty years since, as a veteran, with all that additional experience working in the Aerospace Industry, Aviation Field, Missile Industry and my last 5 years experience in the Manufacturing Industry, I am not qualified for the type of work I am suggesting.
In almost the same breath you are saying you may be able to convince the business owner to provide a “metal testing kit” yet you are not even sure what you want or need to do the job if you need to do more research on whether or not it is possible to make a kit.
From the above quote you make it sound like I am some kind of mooch or worse unethical, which is extremely insulting to me, as I would think it would be to anyone else. By suggesting making a kit, would imply that I am willing to do the extra work needed without, purchasing such an expensive kit. These were only meant as suggestions, as nothing has been confrimned or agreed upon. This post was just meant as a fact finding endeavor.
I am not trying to be mean, but you need to decide if you are going to come to this partnership with true knowledge they should see value in paying for, or if you are asking them to float you some cash and expense money to learn this with the possibility of them being an eventual beneficiary.
Oz, I have worked very hard in these industries for the past thirty years and have received recognition for my efforts and performance as an A&P Mechanic and while working in quality assurance. I am not taking anything for granted. I also do not wish to brag because my proof is in my experience, skill and knowldge. My experience and knowledge has been hard earned and is proven.
So Oz what are your qualifications, what qualifications do you claim to have, that allow you some kind of special ability, to decide if some one is qualified or not, to do the type of work I am suggesting here? As I said once before in an earlier post, you don’t know me from Adam, and you are willing to sit back behind that computer screen and judge me, without even knowing me.
I am sorry for this out burst. Never the less this, is another prime example of, an earlier post I made on how someone like Oz, believes it is ok to make unsubstantiated accusations like this, when he knows nothing of the individual he is speaking of.
I am a very positive individual who believes that anyone can do anything if they have the desire to learn, are willing to go that extra mile needed to accomplish that goal, and should never listen to people who are that negative, cynical, and unhelpful.
I apologize again to any members, if I have over stepped my bounds. Its just that at some point, when someone is acused of having unethical standards, they have the right to defend themselves.
Have a good Labor Day.
Kevin