Why hello there!
I originally played SWTOR at launch, with all the... roughness that that entailed. After quite the hiatus, I decided to join up again! My original character was a Smuggler, and I decided to create a new Smuggler to go through the storyline again so it's fresh in my mind.
As far as why I chose Smuggler and why Smugglers are awesome: Han Solo. Duh. But besides Han Solo, I just never particularly enjoyed playing as Jedi-type characters, and the Smuggler just has a more interesting characterization to me.
Previous MMO experience is not limited to, but is dominated by EVE, where I did a little of everything.
As far as me personally, I work in the glorious field of IT, supporting a business app with lots of very needy customers, per norm.