This site is the umbrella for my personal and professional life. I have a broad functional background in multiple career and entrepreneurial fields, and I have included several versions of my resumes above. To make my accomplishments and qualifications clear, the complete professional experience is identical in both resumes, but the competencies and accomplishments have been tailored according to functional expertise.
Tim Lovelock
It’s all personal
I am a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it.
~Thomas Jefferson
99 Dead Monkeys
I started the new job in Huntsville a week ago and I have to say I’m impressed by the sophistication of the training materials.
However, it made me think about what is more important - the person or the tool. I wrote down my profound revelation:
I can give a Master Carpenter a hammer and he will frame a house in a week. But if I give nail guns to 100 monkeys, all I will get at the end of the week is 99 dead monkeys.
I know - deep. Learn it. Live it. Love it.
And be cool, give me attribution.
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Relocating for a new job
I’m happy to say that I have a new job. I don’t want to reveal much right now until I get settled in, but I’m back in the EMS industry and moving to Huntsville in about 10 days or so. Those of you in the industry can probably guess the company.
Sometime in the coming months I’ll get the resumes updated; by then, it will be common knowledge and I’ll be more comfortable discussing it further.
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USAirways changes frequent flier program, customers get screwed
They say these changes are driven to offset rising fuel costs.
Not sure if I agree with the idea that making it more difficult for your most lucrative customers to reach their LOYALTY rewards is a sound business strategy.
Wait a minute, I’m sure: It’s not.
Here’s the highlow-lights:
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Tickets purchased on/after March 1, 2008 for travel on US Airways on/after May 1, 2008 will earn the actual number of miles flown and will no longer earn a minimum of 500 miles per segment.
Tickets flown on partner airlines after May 1, 2008 will earn the actual number of miles flown.
Tickets purchased prior to March 1, 2008 will continue to earn the 500 mile minimum for travel after May 1, 2008.
Accrual on flight segments greater than 500 miles in length are not impacted by this change.
Redemption
Members redeeming miles for award travel online within 14-days of departure will be assessed a quick ticketing fee of $50 per ticket.
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Redesign
Your eyes are not deceiving you - I have re-designed the site to utilize a cleaner template.
I’m happy. For now.
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Advertising for applicants: What’s wrong with this ad?
Something tells me the corporate recruiting AAA does through Monster may not have been the best place for this ad:
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Joint Design Manufacturing and the Aerospace & Defense Electronics Market
A friend and former colleague at Sypris Electronics participated in a podcast with Technology Forecasters, Inc. regarding Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM) and the aerospace & defense electronics manufacturing market. Jeff Kaylor, Director of Government Services at Sparton Electronics, makes a number of excellent points with regard to suppliers in the A&D market needing to fit technically and culturally with their customer in a way that isn’t necessarily true in other markets.
Enjoy!
UPDATE: Bill Roberts followed up the podcast with a post on the TFI blog.
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9 Things I Considered When I Lost My Wallet
I lost my wallet earlier today, so stress levels have been high. I thought I’d document a few things here in the hope it helps someone else next time…
I’m fortunate that my wife is excellent about keeping track of financial records, credit cards, etc. I have a primary credit card and a debit card for an “allowance” bank account, but I also carry a debit card for the family account, along with a couple other credit cards. I have no clue what type or bank these cards are because I never look at or use them. But, like I said, my wife is great about financial records. You’re going to need numbers before you can do anything, or you’re in for a very long day.
So, here’s what we’ve done so far:
1. All cards are canceled. Most cards had my wife authorized to initiate the changes necessary, but one rarely-used card did not so I had to handle this one. If you wish your spouse to have the ability to handle credit card issues, make sure you get him or her authorized ahead of time.
2. Called Equifax to place a 90-day free fraud alert on the the credit reports, and discovered they will notify Experian and Transunion automatically, saving me two additional calls.
3. While I’m positive I wasn’t carrying my social security card (it’s too big for the pouch in my wallet), I can’t find it, so I contacted the SSA and discovered I cannot get a replacement card over the phone or internet. Form SS-5 must be filled out and mailed with picture ID, or presented in person at the nearest SSA office.
4. Contacted the Sheriff’s office to file a police report in case the wallet was picked up/stolen. A police report must be sworn and signed, so I could not initiate it over the phone. I will have to handle this when I get home tonight, because I work in a different county.
5. Applied for a replacement Florida Driver’s License over the internet, cost is $10.00 .
6. My wife is taking care of replacement insurance cards for the car and medical.
7. Stopping at the library on the way home to cancel the card. Why is this important? Because libraries make you pay for materials checked out and not returned. Since our library system has an extensive video, DVD, and book collection, all of which can be sold on eBay, this needs to be canceled.
8. Lost for good: $25 JCPenney gift card that I put in my wallet yesterday.
9. We belong to no clubs or organizations with membership cards, so no action is required on this front.
Hope this list of our thought process helps. If you can think of anything I forgot, please leave a comment below.
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5 Incredibly Cool Sites I Found While Stumbling
The last time I checked in I was sharing 5 incredibly useful sites I found while Stumbling. Today, I wanted to share 5 incredibly cool sites I found while Stumbling.
If you aren’t Stumbling, you’re missing out.
The difference with this list is that the site doesn’t necessarily have to be useful. To be honest, my criteria is pretty simple. If I said “I wish I thought of that!”, then it’s Cool.
Without further ado, here’s the list:
Card Trick Index: This site has indexed card tricks by ease and by type. Want to learn how to do The Changing Ace trick? Check it out here.
Online Books, Poems, Short Stories: This site has all those classics that were on your Junior Year summer reading list that you put off and tried to use Cliff Notes for the term papers you had to write. Want to go back and read Animal Farm or The Caterbury Tales now?
Herself’s Webtools: This is growing into a canonical site of Wordpress and GIMP How-To’s. Most of you already know what Wordpress is, and for those that don’t know GIMP, it’s an open source alternative to Photoshop, one I use myself.
Thinking Like a Genius: No, I’m not a genius, but if you’re looking for ways to tap into your intellect and creativity you can check this site for some guidance.
Animated Exercise Examples: Ever read about some great exercise routine, but have no clue how to do the movements?
Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
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5 Incredibly Useful Sites I Found While Stumbling
If you don’t know Stumble, you’re missing out. Here’s a list of extremely useful sites I found while Stumbling this past week:
Librarian Chick: This is a list of free resources for students and educators, although I am neither and I see all sorts of ways to keep myself occupied. I strongly suggest checking this out before you go hunting for information or paying for solutions that may not be necessary. This is definitely a launching pad to hundreds of incredibly useful websites
DefenseLink Blogger’s Roundtable: Depending on which side of the political fence you sit, this is either propaganda or a legitimate way for the Department of Defense to get their story out to bloggers. Don’t expect to get objective stories - that isn’t the purpose of the site. It’s also a jumping-off point to all sorts of data of interest to Aerospace & Defense market research analysts (like I used to be) - in 3 clicks, I downloaded a 3,000+ page report showing every contractor that received a DoD contract in excess of $25K in FY2006, organized by place of performance. If you’ve got a lot of time on your hands, you can map this against congressional districts and see which legislator does the best job bringing home the bacon. But, there’s probably a database with that someplace (note to self - find that sucker!).
American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century: MLK, JFK, FDR, and a host of others are well-represented, for when you need a little inspiration, perhaps a few quotes, or want to introduce your kids to the great events and people of the 20th century.
Penny Alcohol Backpacking Stove: Hey, I said “Useful”, not “Deep Thoughts”. If you’re into hiking or camping and like to build lightweight gear, or you’ve got a boy scout in the family and want a rainy-day project, this would be a cool one to try.
2008 Presidential Election Candidates on the Issues: A matrix showing the position each candidate has taken on the major issues of the day.
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Ambiguous Job Postings
As hiring managers, we’ve all seen funny, nonsensical resume statements. I probably have one in my resume, despite how often I’ve proofread it. Sometimes we get blind to the details when we’ve looked at something over and over.
It’s not unheard of for job advertisements to have mistakes also, usually due to re-using and rewriting a previous ad. I came across one today. I am not going to identify the employer, but at the bottom of their ad they specify the following:
*This is an entry-level sales position, with opportunity to grow within the sales organization…
Previous experience selling to government accounts is preferred.
Ooooooo-kay, which is it? 
Anyone else have any?
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