hiː hɐz wˈɜːkt æz ɐ tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊn ˌɪnstəlˈeɪʃən fˈɔːɹmən ænd kəmˈɜːʃəl fˈɪʃɚmən ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ɡˈeɪv ˌʌp ðɪs blˈuː kˈɑːlɚ lˈaɪf tə tɹˈaɪ hɪz hˈænd æt tˈiːtʃɪŋ.
He has worked as a telephone installation foreman and commercial fisherman and in 1997 gave up this blue collar life to try his hand at teaching.