Worked in the field at Bell Helicopter Textron, Chaparral Steel, Forney paper mill, and other industrial sites before entering the CAD department.

Worked on a combined-cycle gas plant (1,650MW) in Midlothian, Texas, It was ordered in 1998, and the last units came into production in December 2001. The cost of the project is estimated at more than $400m

I provided software support for various customers in the gulf coast petrochem market and a liaison between the customs needs and the in house programming staff. Along the way I learned AutoCAD, demonstrated the products at trade shows, and helped developed the visual interface of the software.

Welder and rigger working offshore on rigs and satellites doing shutdowns, maintenance, turnarounds, and new construction.