Reply to: Introduce yourself to the Newbies

[alreadypacked]

Occupation: International IT consultant (whatever pays the best rate)
Education: BSc still learning
Hobbies: Cooking, swimming.
Technical expertise: Application intergration and Automation testing methodoglies and frameworks.
Contract status: Always looking for my next role.
Music: Anything but C&W
Films: Sci fi
Likes: Traveling the world on other peoples money.
Dislikes: Airport security.

[EternalOptimist]

FTFY

[Mr.Whippy]

FTFY

[Bagpuss]

Occupation: Infrastructure Architect
Services: O+A Levels
Hobbies: Golf, football, cycling, gym, xbox/ps3/pc games
Technical expertise: *nix (Solaris/Linux/AIX) & virtualization, Checkpoint Firewall/VPN, security & penetration testing.
Contract status: in contract
Music: Depends on my mood, but metal mostly
Films: Pretty much anything with lots of explosions and preferably Steven Seagal getting killed in it.
Likes: Hookers and blow
Dislikes: Agents, estate agents, project managers, script reading helpdesk support monkeys, celery and Pixie Lott.

FTFY

[Mr.Whippy]

Occupation: Infrastructure Architect
Education: O+A Levels
Hobbies: Golf, football, cycling, gym, xbox/ps3/pc games
Technical expertise: *nix (Solaris/Linux/AIX) & virtualization, Checkpoint Firewall/VPN, security & penetration testing.
Contract status: in contract
Music: Depends on my mood, but metal mostly
Films: Pretty much anything with lots of explosions and preferably Steven Seagal getting killed in it.
Likes: Hookers and blow
Dislikes: Agents, estate agents, project managers, script reading helpdesk support monkeys, celery and Pixie Lott.

[conned tractor]

Occupation: self unemployed systems/ control engineer.
Education: is overrated.
Contract status: waiting for contract in the post.
Hobbies: carpentry, diy, beer making, beer drinking.
Music: Anything.
Films: Most films I watch are usually kids films.
Likes: Beer drinking, family, holidays, sunshine.
Dislikes: Plumbers charges, incessant taxation and legislation, bad drivers, cold miserable weather.

[Board Game Geek]

Occupation: IT Engineer.
Education: Private.
Contract status: 5 years and counting.
Hobbies: RPG's (computer and pen and paper), MMORPG's, writing music / stories, performance magic.
Music: Goth, metal, EBM, 80's new wave.
Films: Lord of the Rings, Aliens II, Bladerunner.
Likes: Travel, Fetish Scene & Clubs, anything "different", the Truth.
Dislikes: Mainstream, Sport, Hidden Agendas, Multi-tasking.

[norrahe]

FTFY

I forgot about that

[tay]

Occupation: CEO
Education: Adequate
Hobbies: Rugby, Tennis, Swimming
Music: Not really interested
Films: Armageddon! They save the whole friggin planet man!
Likes: BOP Rugby, CHiefs Rugby, All Blacks, Roast Lamb, A one handed back hand in tennis, home and Peter Griffin
Dislikes: Online bullies, drama queens, passive aggresive people and sad old pedants.

[Lockhouse]

Lockhouse

Occupation: Quant Developer
Education: 2 O levels. 3 marriages
Hobbies: Classic cars - run wedding\prom classic car business in spare time.
Contract status: Outside IR35. Been investigated and found innocent
Music: The 1950s
Films: Tim Burton, Quentin Tarantino.
Likes: Good food and wine, good company, good books, good contract rates.
Dislikes: Lefties, arrogance, tattoos, sore losers.

[FiveTimes]

Occupation: Developer
Education: inferior
Hobbies: Kickboxing, beer, wine and food
Contract status: Yeah baby in a gig
Music: R&B and other stuff
Films: Gladiators, top gun, Green Street etc....
Likes: Spending time with family, money, holidays, footbal
Dislikes: Cyber bullies, cars, rival football teams

[mudskipper]

Never heard of it before, looked it up, sounds cool!

Oooh - another convert! Expect your friends to laugh at you.

[Halo Jones]

Occupation: Quantity Surveyor, full time carer for BGG
Education: About to finish my BSc eyeing up a MSc
Hobbies: RPG games, board games, WOW, 40K, 2000 AD, fencing, Sci Fi & Fantasy Novels
Contract status: Permie
Music: 80’s stuff, goth, rock, metal, EBM, & bits in-between
Films: Most of them that are a bit off mainstream
Likes: Life, Love & having fun
Dislikes: Intolerance, Ignorance, M25, & the fact that calories taste soooooo nice

[Gibbon]

Occupation: Real Time
Education: Courtesy of HM Forces.
Hobbies: Rome.
Technical expertise: Radar, Missiles, Cockpit Displays, Jet Engines.
Contract status: In Work
Music: Gregorian chant ( agree with Norrahe) Johnny Cash, Smiths, Clash
Films: The Fall of the Roman Empire, Roman Holiday, Dolce Vita, The Agony and the Esctacy.NOT Gladiator
Likes: Rome
Dislikes: Anything not to do with Rome.

[lightng]

Hobbies: cycling, geocaching, beer, wine...

Never heard of it before, looked it up, sounds cool!