Richard J Kinch wrote in
:

Denis G. writes:

Is it possible to describe yourself as a "jack of all trades" or a
tinkerer without evoking the negative connotations of those names?

Yes. Call yourself a "bricoleur".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricolage

The friend who rescued maidens & slew dragons (see earlier post), later on
became a sort of general purpose assistant & troubleshooter to the CEO of a
software company. He dealt with problems of any sort, from accounting to
logistics to vendor issues, etc. His business card said "Myrmidon"

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myrmidon

Doug White