On Oct 9, 9:18*am, Doug White wrote:
Richard J Kinch wrote :

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

Doug, that's an interesting word that I'll have to investigate more.
From the link I don't see how it relates to someone who would "wear
many hats", but I'll look into it. Thanks.