For my current book project, I'm looking for a few stories - four or five at MOST - from people who entered embedded engineering through higher education, but via nontraditional paths (i.e. something other than BSEE, BSc, comp sci/electronics/etc. sorts of majors). For example, I've heard several stories of people who started life with advanced degrees in classical languages, but migrated into engineering without actually sitting through a single electronics or software class.
I'm _not_ looking for people who got into engineering without first acquiring a degree; I have plenty of those stories already.
Please email me if you have an interesting tale. Remuneration (commensurate with my poverty ;) is offered.
No urban legends or fiction, please - only personal experience. Your name will not be used, and you will have the opportunity to review my summary/paraphrasing of your story before it goes to publication.