List Your Specialist Subjects

Helix · Apr 20, 2013

I have a PhD in zoology.

Areas where I claim some expertise:
--- zoology, esp. invertebrate biology
--- rainforests
--- Australian and SE Asian natural history

Quite specific, but you never know when any of that might come in useful.

Triplec224 · May 23, 2013

Most things sports-related. I work in a university athletic department and have experience writing about a number of different sports. Anything from fencing to football.

lalyil · May 23, 2013

Doing a degree in Media and a degree in Law. I believe I could help with both (though my knowledge in Law is quite limited).

Very good with films, music (any genre), TV show, travelling (especially Europe).
Quite good with Philosophy, Psychology (mainly Freud) and Sociology, Medieval History and most Mythologies.
I live in Israel and studied a lot about the Middle East and Judaism (from the Bible to the Holocaust, anything goes).

pkbax · May 23, 2013

Fantastic resource! (Also a cool way to get to know a little bit about folks.

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Here's some topics I can help with:

certified Medical Technologist (fancy name for a hospital lab tech) - generalist and blood bank specific
certified Specialist in Blood Banking
Regulations that affect blood banks and transfusion services
Hospital transfusion services (both to support surgery and diseases that need transfusion support)
working off shifts
Quality managament/Quality Assurance
computer system validation and testing
Root Cause Analysis of system errors
Designing and managing proficiency and competency testing programs
Training of lab students and new employees
scrapbooking (traditional paper and digital)
sewing and needle crafts
being a care-giver (after major surgery and for leukemia pt)
topics relating to abuse victims
family member of a first responder (cop's wife but also have step-son in fire dept.)
cats and dogs
flute
singing
former secretary
former fast food worker

NikiK · May 24, 2013

I've got knowledge about:

Retail (everything from warehousing, training employees, customer service, POS systems, logistics, management, store design, and security)
Jewellery making
Electronics (mainly troubleshooting, repair and installation)
Living with people with special needs (one brother autistic, one brother blind, DH deaf)
Canadian Prairies (lived in Manitoba for over 30 years)
Photography
Diabetes (type 2)
Moving halfway across the continent to be with the man I love.

I'll be glad to help in any way I can.

Cranky1 · May 24, 2013

Bachelor of Arts in Medieval History. Master of Philosophy in Sociology (Racial and Ethnic Studies and Conflict Resolution. Master's Dissertation on the Tea Party movement. Juris Doctor (Law Degree). I work in the court system. I previously worked for a tech giant. Lived in Ireland. Military brat.

redfalcon · May 25, 2013

I am a plumbing contractor
In my misspent youth I was a paratrooper
I have worked in an Ice Plant

I have access(my wife) to an expert in Dendrochronology, the study of treerings.

U2Girl · May 26, 2013

There are some SMART people here!

Holler at me if you want to know about food service and retail (20+ years experience as a grunt worker all the way to middle management).

I was born and raised in New Orleans.

I lived, breathed, ate, and slept MTV in the early and mid 80s. The amount of 80s music trivia that I know is borderline obscene.

Count me in as another who moved across the country for love. (I actually submitted that story to this year's Writer's Digest contest)

I am married to someone who lives, eats and breaths comic books and graphic novels.

MichaelSt · May 28, 2013

Specialist Subjects - Okay

I was:
Privately schooled,
An Aircraft Weapons Specialist and trainer in the USAF's Tactical Air Command,
A Theological Studies Major in college,
A heavy equipment operator and truck driver.

I am:
A writer of novels and short stories currently working on a sci-fiction serial,
A locomotive engineer,
A screenwriter, two time finalist at The Great American Short Screenplay Contest.
A former compendium level member of the Northwest Screenwriters Guild.

I was raised a conservative, vote liberal and do not trust our politicians or the corporations who own them.

In my fifties, I do not take myself as seriously as I did in my thirties and neither should you.

sarahdalton · May 30, 2013

Well I work in admin at a British University if anyone needs to know about regulations here.

Also general UK culture.

And I'm quite phobic of things -- needles and hospitals -- if anyone needs a POV on that.

yellosharpie · May 30, 2013

Don't know if these things have been listed, but here are some of my specialties. Soon to have BA in Political Science, BA in Anthropology. Practical real work in both fields as well as INGO and NGO work

-NGOs (non governmental orgs)

-Grant writing

-IGOs (intergovernmental orgs )

-Nonprofits

-INGOs (international non governmental orgs)

-Anthropology, anthro of the Middle East, anthro of the impoverished in the US

-Archaeology, field experience, excavation work, cartography,
-biblical archaeology

-Down's Syndrome

-Politics

-Foreign Policy

-Government

-International Relations

-Colonial India

-Homelessness

-Microfinance

Blinkk · May 31, 2013

Might as well post mine too.

- female lead guitarist in a national band. Know the entertainment industry. In the process of setting up my own record label. Ask me about the music industry.

- in an age gap relationship...he's twenty something years older.

- knowledgeable about Native Americans. We are Cherokee and Inuit.

- Suddenly moved to Germany because of emergency. Went there without knowing any people, didn't know the language and only had 3 days to pack. That journey should be a story on its own...geez...

- I can bake a mean apple pie.
That is all.

Mariana · Jun 1, 2013

Hi everyone!! I'm Greek and i speak two foreign languages: English and Spanish.
I have a Degree in Oceanography and a M.Sc. in Geography and Applied Geo-Informatics (Environmental and Risk Management)

I also have basic knowledge of Ancient Greek and Greek Mythology in case anyone need it.

Deepthought · Jun 2, 2013

I've done boxing, martial arts, still do.
Do some trade with China.
Doing Entrepreneurship in school.
Know about cars (gearhead)

Dragonwriter · Jun 2, 2013

Mine, for what they're worth:
- almost 25 years working as a technical writer in the Silicon Valley, and married to an engineer
- cats
- motorcycles and riding (at least the basics)
- pen and paper RPGs and the RPG industry (player for 30+ years, freelancer for 12)
- old-school pen and paper gaming and gaming culture
- World of Warcraft and MMORPG culture

Beachgirl · Jun 2, 2013

I can offer knowledge in these areas:

-Environmental Science degree

-Endangered/threatened species (bald eagles, sea turtles, shore birds, Florida panther, Florida black bear, gopher tortoise, burrowing owl, manatee)

-Everglades restoration

-Coastal planning and coastal construction

-City and urban planning and zoning

-City code enforcement

-Building permitting

-Living/working on a barrier island

-Hurricane planning and recovery

-What it's like to go through a hurricane

-Knowledge of Florida (specifically Southwest Gulf Coast and Northeast Coast)

-Planning large festivals (30k+ in attendance)

-Knowledge of Dallas, Texas metroplex area, having spent most of my life there

-Insurance Industry (worked in property/casualty for 15 years)

-What it's like to go back to school later in life

-What it's like to change careers later in life

-Frequent cruise ship passenger

-Avid snorkeler

-Anxiety/panic attacks

-Almost dying from food poisoning

-Self-professed expert of all things Star Wars

-High school yearbook editor (back in the days when we worked with actual darkrooms and grease pencils)

-Parent of a kid on a high school swim team

-Anything Tex-Mex and Southern cooking

JoeHill · Jul 20, 2013

-Life in modern-day Russia(live there), politics, culture, language, etc.
-Russian/Soviet history
-WWII military history, US/German/Red Army(I have access to sources on British, French, Italian, Japanese, etc. sources)
-Firearms from matchlocks to modern
-Eastern Europe(particularly Prague as I lived there for a while), Turkey
-US domestic terrorism, extremist groups, and all sorts of unsavory baddies from that realm which may factor into your novel.
-US Army life(to be sure I got out a long time ago and I've seen that much has changed over the years. But if you want to make a VERY realistic scene of army life which holds true for any period, have your soldiers standing around waiting for something, bored as hell.)
-Islamic culture.

If you have questions about any of these topics feel free to message me. If I don't know the specific answer I usually have access to sources where I can find what you're looking for.

StormChord · Jul 20, 2013

I'm not yet in college, so I don't have degrees in anything yet, but I can offer knowledge about:
-Some martial arts, including small amounts of karate
-Staff fighting and two-weapon fighting
-Fencing
-Gymnastics, mostly tumbling and bars
-Chess
-Poetry
-Weapons, excluding firearms
-Programming/computer science
-Waaaay too much advanced math
-Mythology - greek, roman, gaelic, some native american
--Many, many mythological monsters
-Hiking, rock climbing, nearly dying doing these things
-Singing, guitar and flute
-Existential crises at a young age
-Anger and overconfidence
-Occasional bouts of crippling guilt

I'd be happy to help!

snafu1056 · Jul 20, 2013

Inner-Asian history, culture, folklore. If you want outer-Asia, that's room 204 upstairs.

ThunderBoots · Jul 20, 2013

Traditional Chinese Culture, Twinhood

I would be more than happy to help folks with aspects of traditional Chinese culture, especially with reference to the Qing Dynasty through today.

And, while I don't want to appear pedantic (but surely failing) ... I'm talking Mainland China in particular. I can discuss Taiwan with some certainty, but Hong Kong & Singapore & Straits Chinese cultures can differ markedly.

I do know something about the Straits Chinese culture in Malaysia, however.

"And now for something completely different":

I am an identical twin, and can discuss the good, bad & indifferent aspects of twinhood.

Miscellany: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; the national cemetery system; Hawaii (especially plants & native uses for them); dachshunds; Voice of America international broadcasting; teaching English in China in the 1980s; Asian teas.

Christabelle · Jul 20, 2013

What do I know about? Let's see:
Small town weekly newspapers (I write for one);
Graduate school for MA in English (I went, I loved it, I wish the job market was better);
Life in a southern town or small city (I've lived in several);
Cats (I have four and write about animals a lot);
Life as a military spouse (my husband deployed for 15 months less than a month after we married);
Husband is a gunsmith, so he can help me with gun-related answers;
Maybe I'll think for more later.

Megann · Jul 20, 2013

For me this is it:
- Maritime industry, especially passenger vessels
- IT business, particularly CGI
- Been a taxi driver for two years

RunningFish · Jul 20, 2013

I don't have much under my belt as I am still in high school but I've got:
Volunteering at the Zoo
The inter workings of a zoo
What a zookeeper actually does (Wow, I spend a little too much time at the zoo)
Being a teenager- (school, social, and applying to college stress)
Aquariums
Some Zoology background (took a few in depth/college level classes)
Turtles
Absurd level of knowledge on the Giant Panda
Violin
Softball

I have access to my father who:
Worked the Nukes in a submarine
Naval Intelligence- basic questions as he isn't allowed to say much
Emergency Management both state and local levels
What it's like to be in a 911 call room
Jeeps/most cars in general

That's about it!

LHGalloway · Jul 20, 2013

* Creating and marketing independent computer games.
* Creating and animating CGI (mostly for indie games).
* Raising and breeding chickens, and to a much lesser extent, experience with ostriches and kiwi birds.
* General experience with South African wildlife (visited many wildlife reserves and conservation centers around the country).
* Obsessive, broad interest in mummies for 25+ years.
* Trained as a linguist.
* Experience with immigration and moving overseas.

Docaggie · Jul 21, 2013

Medicine - I'm a practicing anesthesiologist, with about a decade of experience. I've worked in two major hospitals, both of which were referral centers for a variety of ills. As such, I've got a lot of knowledge about the more complex aspects of surgical care (trauma, transplantation, high risk obstetrical, neurosurgery, pediatrics, ICU, post-operative care).

List Your Specialist Subjects

Helix

socially distancing

Triplec224

lalyil

The Lukewarm

pkbax

It's nap time, right?

NikiK

Cranky1

practical experience, FTW

redfalcon

U2Girl

I can sell you anything

MichaelSt

Just Another Writer

sarahdalton

yellosharpie

Blinkk

Searching for dragons

Mariana

Deepthought

Think hard, often

Dragonwriter

Fluorescent Pudding-Brain

Beachgirl

Not easily managed

JoeHill

StormChord

Allegedly Gullible

snafu1056

ThunderBoots

Back with new name, no dachshunds

Christabelle

Megann

RunningFish

Perpetual Procrastination

LHGalloway

Docaggie