The Coker dossier
I know you're dying to know all about me, or you wouldn't have clicked where you did. The short answer is, I'm a dad, a husband and a network guy. The long answer is...long. It would involve all sorts of useless data, including where we live (27° 23' N 82° 33' W), my favorite football team (the Bucs, Yeehah), and what we eat on Christmas Eve (lobster and caesar salad). Anyhow, I'm not famous enough (yet) to write my autobiography, so I thought it'd be interesting to list all the jobs I've held in my life before I found (what I think is) my true calling, WAN support and design. If you don't think that's interesting, well, I'll bet you're sorry you clicked on that button. There's a HOME button down below to get yourself out of here.
Starting at age 13:
Mower of lawns
Babysitter
Dishwasher
Busboy
Cook
Christmas Tree guy
Condo landscape maintenance
Roofers helper
Tower Rat, Nike-Herc Missile Site
Military Policeman
Security guard
Bartender
UPS Christmas delivery guy
Cabdriver
Waterproofer
Sandblaster
Galley hand, offshore oil rig
Cook, oil rig
Roustabout, oil rig (2 weeks carrying 40 lb sacks up a ladder)
Cook, supply boat
retirement condo maintenance
Masons tender (4 hours, after lunch I couldn't lift my arms)
House painter
Painting contractor
Printer and hard drive swap-out drone
POS system installer
POS Programmer and Trainer
PC support tech
Network Analyst
WAN Administrator
System Analyst, 2nd level router geek for a major Telco
System Engineer, 3rd level router jockey for, well, the same Telco
Network Consultant, gleefull participant in the Big Tech Bubble
Independant Contractor, woefull victim of the Big Tech Bubble
Network Engineer for one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world...with a name remarkably unlike my own....
I suppose a cynic might say I can't hold a job, I like to think I've experienced a lot of life on my road to where I am...