Life, new and improved

A few months ago I approached my manager about an  Aptitude test called YouScience  that I had been looking into between jobs.  I asked if they would be interested in seeing the results if I took it.  The response was emphatically "YES!". As someone in tech for under 2 years, I've often wondered  WHERE exactly my place is within the industry.  How I Got Here A little background... I'm formally trained as an architect so the design nerd is strong with this one, but after years of that, I decided to mix it up a bit.  I ended up in 2 years of volunteer work doing community economic development, then for the better part of a decade progressed through facilities and labor, fueling planes 1000's of miles from anywhere, carpentry and expedition outfitting, even learning an entire seasonal product life cycle and training a team on it.  In between seasons, I explored my pilot's license, professional dancing, existing out of a #vanlife style ...

UPDATE:  https://lifenewandimproved.blogspot.com/2020/06/diy-sleeping-and-storage-platform-for-2.html  final wood measurements added over here!  Read more below for actual construction tips and tricks. I searched and searched for a system for a two door Jeep Wrangler JL that wasn't just a small rear storage system but also contained the entire rear of the vehicle and also extended to sleep on diagonally.  I'll admit it may have been a big ask... so I went about making one myself. I started with measurements and a general idea of what I wanted to achieve.  Knowing damn well I'd have to make adjustments and would make discoveries that limit the plan as I went along.  I had hoped initially to make it out of two or three large pieces and a hatch.  The goal was to hide all seems and the hatch hinge for security purposes but even with the seams it turned out pretty beefy and difficult to break into.  As with any car thing if someone REALLY wa...