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Subject:RE: anyone else in the same boat? (Long) From:"Le Vie, DonaldX S" <donaldx -dot- s -dot- le -dot- vie -at- intel -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 29 Dec 2000 06:46:33 -0800
I guess I can add my story...
I graduated in 1978 with a B.S. in Geology/Geophysics and worked on a B.A.
in Communication. I worked as a research geological oceanographer for NOAA
right out of school, then after 3 years migrated to the oil patch where I
worked as a geologist/geochemist for Phillips Petroleum Company. From my
days in elementary school, I'd always had an interest in writing, so besides
my geology/oceanography work, I was helping project scientists write
government proposals, writing/editing white/research papers, writing joint
venture proposals in the oil business, updating
geological/geophysical/geochemical computer applications manuals (yup, I
used the punch cards, too).
I did my stint teaching Fundamentals of Petroleum Exploration and Production
at the University of Houston (downtown college, part time), worked on an MS
in Geochemistry, and was even a mission-specialist candidate for NASA's
space shuttle program (1981-83).
Throughout my career as an earth scientist, I probably spent 60% of my time
working in my technical specialty and 40% writing.
When the oil boom came to an end in 1986, I transferred my computer skills
and writing skills to the software industry and I've been doing that ever
since.
As far as programming, I knew a little Fortran and BASIC, but it was my
ability to relate technical information and concepts, and convince,
persuade, and educate through my writing and speaking skills that opened up
(and continue to do so) opportunities for me.
Donn Le Vie
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