Saturday, February 6, 2010

1.: <Networking Group> Inter-Village, Ardsley, NY

Posted by: "mgrey" maurene.grey@grey-consulting.com maurenegrey

Fri Feb 5, 2010 6:36 am (PST)

Social & Business Networking

Looking for a new job, employee, or friend? Bring your business/calling cards, enthusiasm, open mind, and leave with new friends/contacts, opportunities, and perhaps resources you never knew existed. Snacks and one beverage included, 7-9 PM. Fee $12 per event.

* Thursday, February 25th - Rainwater Grill, 19 Main Street, Hastings
* Wednesday, March 24th - Rainwater Grill
* Tuesday, April 20th – Blu Riverfront Bar & Bistro, 100 Riverstreet, Hastings
* Thursday, May 20th - Blu Riverfront Bar & Bistro
* Monday, June 21th – Blu Riverfront Bar & Bistro

Inter-Village Continuing Education
500 Farm Road
Ardsley, NY 10502
Phone: 914-693-6300 x 2224 or 914-674-2025
Fax: 914-674-1258
Website: www.intervillage.org

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2.: INFO: Brain functions that improve with age

Posted by: "Ron Katz" ronhrkatz@yahoo.com ronhrkatz

Fri Feb 5, 2010 6:40 am (PST)

Seriously, this is a great way to combat the age discrimination that many of us have felt. The article cites a study that shows that certain brain functions, like decision making, improve with age. This study is something that can be brought up when you sense that the number of years on your resumé is starting to count against you during the interview. It's great to have something more than anecdotal evidence of our value.
Only the best,
Ron

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/02/brain_functions_that_improve_w.html

"Without a system of goals, our only motivation is survival." Richard Lewine
"Accept responsibility for your actions and no one else's." Travis Bradberry & John Greaves

Warning: Dates in calendar are closer than they appear.

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3.: Recruiter Recommendation

Posted by: "Keith Bogen SPHR" keith.bogen@yahoo.com hrslugger2002

Fri Feb 5, 2010 8:16 am (PST)

I've had the pleasure of interacting with this recruiter - she's working on some great opportunities. Feel free to send her your resume and let her know that I recommended her.

Shari Burke
A Corporate Connection Staffing
Houston, TX
713-972-9080
sburke88@comcast.net

Specializing in oil, gas, accounting and medical.

All the bestKeith

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4.: Actuary - Capital Planning & Analysis

Posted by: "Ian Kennedy" ikennedy@schegggroup.com ibkennedy47

Fri Feb 5, 2010 9:58 am (PST)

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Actuary - Capital Planning & Analysis

Description

This is an excellent alternative experience for an actuary who wants to
apply their analytical skills to solving broad business problems across the
enterprise. This role will require the successful candidate to prioritize
complex operational problems based on quantifiable trade-offs, and to sell
those recommendations to senior management to gain consensus and attract
funding for initiatives that impact all business units. The successful
candidate can expect to build a foundation of skills that will enhance
either an actuarial or financial career path.

This position is accountable for providing rigorous financial modeling and
analysis that produces recommendations for optimizing IT human, financial
and equipment assets across the US Division. The incumbent is expected to
establish and execute a standardized modeling and analysis process for
determining demand, capacity and performance for IT resources. Output will
determine forecasts, influence sourcing and staff planning and trend
performance. Additionally, this position will perform cash flow analyses
that determine the effective return on capital deployed for the IT function.

The role will provide the critical thinking that results in imaginative and
practical recommendations for quantifying value creation associated with IT
proposals (in conjunction with or as opposed to expense management). Also,
the role is expected to provide experiential and other analyses that
quantify operational, project or supplier risks of IT activities.

Analyses and recommendations should be determined by contemporary best
practice methods (e.g., transient analysis, scaling behavior, etc.) and
facilitate benchmarking both internally and externally.

Decision making is at the core of this role. To that end, success will be
achieved if the incumbent can combine transparent fact-based assertions with
the ability to establish trust and influence senior management.

Responsibilities

Provide financial analyses to define and/or confirm benefits associated with
IT activities via Gate documents Develop and implement models and techniques
for optimizing consumption and demand Develop and implement models to
identify alternative delivery mechanisms for services Develop business
models to summarize data and report to senior management on current and
long-term trends through defined key performance indicators Develops and
maintains strategic planning models Prepares special studies

Recommended Experience

. Bachelor's Degree required

. FSA preferred

. 5 - 8 years actuarial experience required

Knowledge and Skills

. Advanced skills in math, modeling and statistics

. Proficiency in management accounting, in particular cash flow
analysis

. Exhibits curiosity and a grasp of details while also able to

apply perspective to craft compelling business arguments

. Exhibits a consultative work style

. Demonstrated ability and interest in researching and

applying best practice methods, benchmarks and tools

. Strong verbal and written skills

Key Differentiator

. Actuarial modeling experience

. Related product pricing and M&A experience

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5.: LEAD: SAN Arch Eng - NYC - Investment Banking

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 10:37 am (PST)

Location: NYC
Long Term

Required 5 years experience supporting second level production support for Enterprise Storage in Investment Banking.
Hands-on expertise with SAN & NAS architecture, configuration, administration, provisioning & troubleshooting with technologies from: EMC (Symmetrix, DMX, CLARiiON, Centerra, Celerra), 3Par, Hitachi (USP-V), Brocade, Cisco, McData, NetApp and Acopia/F5.

Individual must be highly process oriented (ITIL certification preferred) with a focus on metrics tracking for Change Mgt, Incident Mgt & Problem Mgt, End User Support, Audit / LCD Compliance / IT Risk / Corp Security review, Release & Config Mgt, Capacity, Provisioning & Supply chain Mgt, Event Mgt, Vendor Mgt.

Individual should possess project & program management expertise with a focus on delivery execution & excellence. Tracking delivery milestones, timelines, resources & related budgets.

Individual is expected to work as a remote team member, collaborating with other team members in NYC office. The ability to manage an individual book and maintain consistent team interaction is critical.

Interested candidates can send their resume to Rajiv@trnsystems. com

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6.: LEAD: Sr HP Eng - NYC - 4 + mos contract - to 75/hr

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 11:05 am (PST)

Position: SR. HP Engineer
Address: NYC (midtown)
Length: 4-6M +
Bill Rate: 70-75/hr

Skills Required:
·        HP centric environment with HP EVA 4000/5000/6000' s at their data centers.
·        HP Blade servers operating Windows 2003 and VMWare.
·        These skills and EVA skills are essential.
·        Local candidates heavily preferred
·        BS
·        HP certifications (heavily preferred)Citrix & Exchange 2003/2007

Bindu Lanka
Senior Technical Recruiter
____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ___
Datanomics
200 Centennial Avenue, Suite 140, Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 981-0192 ext. 217 office / (732) 981-0182 fax
blanka@datanomics. com

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7.: LEAD: PMO/PM - Investment Bank - NYC - Infra/Apps - L/T Contract

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 11:23 am (PST)

Location: NYC
Long Term Contract

MUST HAVE 3-4 years of experience with Investment Banks
ROLE SUMMARY:

o Project management and coordinate ARR works stream activities and deliverables to support App Dev with their Application migration.
o Organize and lead PMO office for Application migration teams and provide PMO support to the Application migration Project lead.
o Organize and maintain central share-point site for the group and clients.
o Work with rest of the team to provide senior management status reports, dashboard for tracking progress, project plans, WBS, deliverables, Risk & issues.
o Work with the central PMO and be the lead contact within the team to coordinate, organize and deliver PMO deliverables.
o Data-mining, analysis and reporting using spreadsheets. Create senior management presentation.
o Coordinate communication and documentation for App Dev.
o Develop Project plans, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), tracking of issues and risks and status reporting.

Qualifications :

o Min 3-5 years of experience in Project Management with strong PMO experience in infrastructure and application development projects preferably in the Financial Services sector.
o Strong experience in PMO discipline with organizational skills, senior management presentations with good relationship management with client service orientation.
o Experience in putting together senior management presentation material, document.
o MS excel expertise, creating and organizing share-point site for project reporting.
o Strong communication in both technical and business areas. Influencing and negotiation skills.
o Understanding of Project Management methodologies like PMP, ITIL and Minimal Grid.
o Knowledge of IT services, products and solutions.
o Ability to work in a large global organization, collaborate, work under pressure, tight project timelines and deliveries.
o Excellent inter-personal and team dynamics, communication skills and self motivation
o Strong written and spoken English mandatory.

Interested candidates can send their resumes to Rajiv@trnsystems. com

Regards
Rajiv Nelson
TRN Systems, Inc
Tel: 609-707-6334
Fax: 856-673-0192
Email: Rajiv@trnsystems. com

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8.: LEAD: Sr Mgr IT - PM - NJ - Pharma - PMP

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 11:31 am (PST)

Sr. Manager IT - Project Management, Quality & Strategy Job
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Date: Jan 28, 2010
Location: Princeton, NJ, US
Auto req ID 2758BR
Title Sr. Manager IT - Project Management, Quality & Strategy
Job Category Information Technology
Job Description This position will be responsible for coordinating all IT Projects, Quality and GIA audits and the annual IT strategy process.

This position will ensure all projects follow the approved project methodology process and documentation requirements and that all appropriate staff have the necessary level of training and support.

This position will coordinate all audits and audit responses for both Quality and GIA as necessary.

This position will assist the AVP IT in the annual IT strategy and project prioritization process.

RELATIONSHIPS:
This position reports to the AVP Information Technology and will be a member of the IT leadership team. This position will work with all IT Directors, Project Managers, Managers of Business Analysis, members of the Quality Department and global IT Partners.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

o IT Strategy
o Drives the annual IT strategy and project prioritization process
o Manage agenda's and document results of all Business Technology Steering Committee meetings
o PMO
o Drives IT Project Governance
? Evaluate timelines, budgets and scope
? Ensure all project documentation is complete and timely
? Ensure LoB communication
? Maintains standard project management practices and methodologies
? Monitors and reports performance
o Coordinate the IT project intake process
o Coach/Mentor Project Managers
? Approve project approach
? Develop project templates as needed
? Coach business project leads on the project management process.
o Coordinate all SMIC & ITC interactions
o Training
? Evaluate training needs
? Schedule classes
? Evaluate candidates for COPE
o Develop templates to be used across projects
o Participates in all change control meetings
o Quality & Audits
o Coordinate all Quality and GIA audits
o Ensure timely responses to all audit points
o Ensure compliance with all system validation requirements
o Report on ISOTRAIN compliance
o Periodically review adherence to SOP's

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
o Education: BS/MS/MBA degree in Computer, Natural Science, Math or Business Administration
o Experience: 10+ yrs related experience, of which 3-4 years in project management required
o PMP certification required
o Experience with IT strategy development and execution
o Specific or technical job skills:
o Extensive knowledge of project management and the development life cycle required
o Experience with GxP validation requirements
o Excellent skills with Microsoft Office

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: COMPETENCIES
IT Competencies

Leverages IT Principles & Practices
o Demonstrates knowledge of project management methodology (ITPMM, PMI/PMP, Cope, SOP's, SDLS, etc.) and industry best practices and uses this knowledge to successfully implement solutions
o Demonstrates and applies knowledge of software development methodology
o Demonstrates an understanding of the effectiveness of current IT systems and applications

Customer and Business Oriented Focus
o Creates an environment that fosters a positive and professional service orientation to the organization
o Reaches out to and collaborates with customers and clients across the organization by anticipating customer needs and resolving complaints and concerns
o Champions the importance of supporting the IT PMM methodology and relevant NNI policies through clear direction, effective communication, and positive reinforcement
o Reports to stakeholders on project status

Quality and Security
o Demonstrates an understanding of IT quality and security systems based on industry best practices, corporate and local guidance
o Demonstrates an understanding of IT quality and security systems based on industry best practices, corporate and local guidance
o Develops quality approach based on strategy

Solutions/Infrastructure Delivery and Management
o Plans and manages projects which fully meet the business requirements within specified timelines, budget, and scope
o Collaborates internally and externally with multiple partners, including system integrators, other functional areas, and global IT PMOs to deliver quality solutions to the Novo Nordisk businesses
o Identifies and manages project risks and mitigating strategies
o Follows best practices, SOPs, ITPMM, and ensure that all validation and quality requirements are met and documented
o Communicates clearly with the oversight committee and stakeholders to update them on project progress and health (e.g., timeline, scope, budget, resources)

OTHER:
o Works within Novo Nordisk's established policies and procedures and ensures alignment of their work to Novo Nordisk fundamentals.
o Embraces Novo Nordisk Values in spirit and actions.
o Approximately 15% overnight travel
Additional Information Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Additionally, this job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions. It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Department FIN - IT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
Position Location Princeton, NJ
Job/Position State NJ
Degree Required Bachelor's Degree Required
Percent Travel 10 - 20%

Nearest Major Market: New Jersey
Job Segments: Developer, Information Technology, Management

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9.: LEAD: EXec Dir Newark School of Arts - NJ

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 11:39 am (PST)

Executive Director, NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Newark, NJ
Friday, February 5, 2010

Company Newark School of the Arts
Location Newark, NJ 07102
Job Type Full Time Employee

Executive Director

About the Job
Executive Director
Newark School of the Arts
NewarkSchooloftheAr ts.org
NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

The Newark School of the Arts seeks an individual to serve as Executive Director upon the retirement of Stephan Shiman at the end of June 2010 (see Board Announcement later in this posting).
Incorporated in 1968, the Newark School of the Arts (NSA) provides after-school, evening and Saturday classes in music, dance, drama and the visual arts for about 500 students of all ages and abilities from Newark and a nine-county area in northern New Jersey. Nearly a quarter of the student body is comprised of adults. NSA sponsors over 50 performances, exhibitions and events each year at the school and in the community.
There are two divisions of NSA: a community division for children and adults with no requirements for admission, and a professional division for students who qualify for intensive training. NSA has a joint program with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, known as the Carollo Scholarship Program, which has attracted some of the best talent in the area.
The school is housed in a 100-year old four-story structure facing Lincoln Park which was originally a private home and then medical headquarters. The first floor of the 36-room building has been extensively renovated in the past year to add dance and visual arts training space, an art gallery and performing space. There is ample parking from two adjacent lots.
To ensure access to its programs, the school´s tuition rates are modest, and there is an extensive financial aid program based on documented need. Scholarships are available for students who demonstrate talent. Using City Development Block Grants (CDBG) funds, there is currently a special introductory program at very low tuition rates for Newark residents.
The Newark School of the Arts has an international faculty with degrees and advanced degrees from leading conservatories. Many are performers and artists of note in their own right, who occasionally perform for students, parents and others within the community.
NSA has been financially responsible with a balanced budget or surplus in most of the 42 year history and is in sound financial condition. It is supported by a combination of foundation, business, individual, and government funds. It has been widely recognized for its work, including two Challenge Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1982 and 1988, a "Citation of Excellence" (2003 to 2006) and designated as a "Major Presenting" and/or "Service Organization" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (2003 to present).
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
The Executive Director carries out a number of duties which are well described in the Bylaws: The Executive Director shall manage the operation of the School. With approval of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Director shall execute contracts and other instruments for the School, shall employ the personnel of the School, shall make available to each employee of the personnel manual of the School, shall have general charge of all of the School´s operations and activities, and shall perform all duties incident to the position and other authorized duties. The Executive Director will control receipts and disbursements of monies and submit necessary financial reports and other data that is required by the Treasurer and/or the President. The Director shall attend all meetings of the Board of Trustees and shall attend meetings of other committees when requested by the President.
Qualifications:
The Executive Director position is a business position that relates to the arts. Because it is essential that the candidate be able to relate well to artists, an artistic background is an important consideration. The person must have a solid understanding of school administration, educational programming, and forward planning. Above all, the candidate should have extensive experience running a nonprofit arts organization. That experience should demonstrate an ability to delegate duties, serve as a spokesperson and advocate, act as an effective fundraiser and financial manager, and be an effective communicator. The candidate must be able to work well with multiple constituencies, including patrons, Board members, artists, faculty members and staff.
Key Functions:
1. ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Provide collaborative leadership to the faculty and staff to enhance the operations of the School and its mission; be an inclusive and sensitive leader with respect to students, parents, the community and supporters.
2. FUNDRAISING
Oversee the establishment and execution of a comprehensive fundraising strategy that increases fundraising activities for the annual operating budget and for long term capital needs; develop and nurture specific corporate, foundation, and individual donor relationships.
3. BOARD RELATIONS
Develop a strong working relationship and partnership with the President of the Board, the Board and the Board´s committees; assist in efforts to recruit Board members; work with Board on strategic planning and execution of activities to support the vision and mission of the NSA.
4. EXTERNAL OUTREACH
Build productive relationships with relevant constituencies representing a variety of ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds - parents, students, funders, elected officials and other policy makers, the press, community leaders, the Board, employees and other interest groups.
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT OF RETIREMENT OF STEPHEN SHIMAN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
At the end of June 2010, the close of our fiscal year, the Newark School of the Arts will say farewell to Stephen Shiman as its Executive Director. After 22 years of service and leadership Stephen will retire from his position at the school to pursue other interests in the arts and education.
We all know Stephen as a skilled and talented educator and administrator. He has guided not just the institution that is the Newark School of the Arts, but also all of the many students who have come through our doors during his tenure. He has brought to the school and shared with the staff and faculty his passion for the arts. He instilled in us all the desire to nurture the artistic talents of our youth, and to prepare them to share their talents as professionals.
Stephen conducted the business of the school with the same efficiency and attention to detail that he brought to his performances as an oboist. The continued growth and success of the school is in large part due to Stephen´s demand for excellence.
The Trustees of the Newark School of the Arts will now work in collaboration with Stephen to recruit a new Executive Director. Stephen will continue in his role until a new Executive Director is announced, and he is committed to ensuring a smooth transition.
We thank Stephen for laying the groundwork for the future management of the school. He leaves us with a vibrant and well-run institution, and that legacy will make the job of finding a successor easier.
We wish Stephen joy and fulfillment in his future endeavors.

COMPENSATION
Salary will be commensurate with experience. A benefit package is included.

HOW TO APPLY:
Email resumes to hr@newarkschoolofth earts.org . No telephone calls, please.
The Newark School of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status or sexual orientation.

Apply @ http://jobview. nytimes.monster. com/GetJob. aspx?JobID= 86072534.

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10a.: The Older Contributor (Re Entrepreneur and Older Worker and Brain Fu

Posted by: "Christine Novell" novellch@verizon.net novellch@verizon.net

Fri Feb 5, 2010 11:44 am (PST)

Hi Ian and Ron,
Ian, thanks for sending the material compiled by Betty Cohen.
In particular, this part caught my attention:

* Only 11% of small-business owners in 2008 said they planned to retire and stop working in their businesses in the long run: 40% "will continue to work as long as their health allows," while 47% will "eventually plan to cut back on the work they do, but maintain their involvement in their businesses."It reminded me of an interview I saw of the author of this book:
The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
by Dan Buettner
Dan went searching for the places on Earth that have concentrations of the oldest people,
hence, "The Blue Zones." He made mention that in some of these locations, the language
in use does not even have a word for the concept of retiring!

It also reminded me of a fascinating article by Malcolm Gladwell

in The New Yorker called Late Bloomers - it is long but worth the time to read -
which is based largely on the work of University of Chicago economist David Galenson.
It provides insight into why some people demonstrate their creativity early and others later.

Add to this the points that Ron Katz brought forth from Barbara Strauch about the
quality of decision making tending to improve with experience - seems to me that
while younger workers' productivity may show better on task level metrics that older workers'
numbers would tend to be better on project level assessments.

Sincerely,
Chris Novell

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Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 7:26:18 AM
Subject: [WNO] Entrepreneurship and the Older Worker

Interesting
reading.....Ian

Ian Kennedy
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE OLDER WORKER
compiled by Betty Cohen

Workers aged 50+ are more likely than their younger counterparts to be self-employed or small business owners.

Findings include:
* Workers 50 or older, are significantly more likely than younger workers to be independent self-employed workers (17% of older workers vs. 12% of younger workers) or small business owners (9% of older workers vs. 5% of younger workers).

* In every year from 1996-2007, Americans aged 55-64 had "a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity than those aged 20-24.

* Only 11% of small-business owners in 2008 said they planned to retire and stop working in their businesses in the long run: 40% "will continue to work as long as their health allows," while 47% will "eventually plan to cut back on the work they do, but maintain their involvement in their businesses."
Some older workers anticipate starting a business or working for themselves part-time or full-time after retirement or a lay-off. But among those who have started their own businesses, few say that inability to find traditional employment was a factor in doing so.

Access the Fact Sheet here »
Fact sources include: Kauffman Foundation, Gallup , and the Sloan Center on Aging & Work.

View all Sloan Center on Aging & Work Fact Sheets »

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11.: LEADS: BAs - Fin Svcs - NYC

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 11:51 am (PST)

Couple of spots for Business Analyst for our direct client in NYC. Need Citizens or GC's only.

Job Description: * Educate business owners on the current industry standard practices for documentation of business requirements for complex systems.
* Bring efficiency to business requirements documentation by providing structured process and by demonstrating strong facilitation skills.
* Assist business owners in defining and documenting requirements to current industry standards.
o Leverage existing documentation of business processes.
o Facilitate sessions with seasoned professionals knowledgeable about current business operations and existing business/ technology processes.
o Extract specific and detailed business requirements from discussions through probing questions.
o Translate meeting discussions to formal requirements documents (shared responsibility with business staff).
* Ensure clear and detailed documentation of both functional and non-functional requirements.
* Drive the business requirements documentation process to meet high quality standards and agreed upon deadlines.
o Regularly communicate progress to senior management.
o Clearly articulate project risks and offer risk mitigation strategies

Required Skills:
* Knowledge of current industry best practices for documentation of functional and non-functional business requirements of major technology projects developed by top IT consulting firms.
* Demonstrated expertise in documenting business requirements for highly complex systems.
* Experience with large systems with complex data models and significant proportion of batch processes.
* At least ten years banking or financial services experience, preferably with background in securities custody applications.
* In-depth working knowledge of mainframe and distributed applications; experience with systems operating on both platforms simultaneously.
* Demonstrated problem solving abilities.
* Proven ability to implement structured methodologies.
* Exceptional facilitation and project management skills.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong analytical skills to understand and document complex business processes.
* Personality that is agile to change with the ability to challenge the status quo.
* Must consent to background investigations. Such investigations may include, but may not be limited to, researching a company*s history/ownership, fingerprinting and drug testing of any personnel who will have access to the Bank*s premises.
* Must be willing to sign non-disclosure agreement

Critical Skills : To develop an appropriate modernization strategy, the business owners need to clearly define and document the business requirements for the service in a manner that can be presented to technology partners to evaluate and propose concrete migration plans. It is critical that the requirements are comprehensive and documented consistent with industry standards. These requirements must include all existing functionality of the service, non-functional requirements (e.g. throughput, timeliness of reports, etc...) and indicate desired operational enhancements or new business processes. Requirements must be completed in

Prefered Skills:? Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
? Working knowledge of Visio is preferred
? GUI design skills are a plus
? Working knowledge of PeopleSoft a plus

Education :
Bachelor*s degree in business or IT related field with 7- 10 years of work experience in business analysis or application development, with at least 3 years of experience in business analysis, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Please send your resume to prerna.mukhija@ compuvis. com or call 609 273 4780 to discuss further ...

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12.: LEAD: Program Mgr - CT - to 100/hr - ASAP

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 12:29 pm (PST)

Ralph Clark
Ralph Clark Associates
(732) 446-7227
rclark@ralphclarkas sociates. com

Here is the background on a Program Manager position that needs to be filled immediately for GE. This is a competitive situation and they also have an internal candidate. If we haven´t spoken by the time you read this, please call my office number. Thanks.

·         Company is moving many applications off a mainframe onto mid-range (Unix) platform primarily to save money. The applications are being moved in a "lift and shift" approach, meaning all applications need to move at the same time and interfaced with the existing applications, but there are no applications functionality improvement being made. Not a lot of process changes.
·         $8 to $9M project budget - MUST be done by November 15, 2010 (can´t miss the date or they pay for an entire year of mainframe usage - $15M)
·         They performed a Proof of Concept this past summer (converted 5% of application code and 50% of database)
·         They are looking for a very seasoned Program Manager, who will coordinate the 8 or 9 sub projects (each with their own PM/Technology Lead) with their own project plans. Heavy emphasis on:
o   Budgeting and tracking project status, results
o   Follow very strong PM rules, rigor (PMP certification desired). Develop and manage overall project plan, plus ensure sub projects are managed correctly. All sub projects must come together on the same date.
o   Great communication skills - regular update with CIO and CXO´s of the various business units
o   Ability to manage various third party vendors (software, hardware, application developers) - some in India
o   Must be a very strong technologist - this is primary a technology platform move, with components of application development and interfaces (with Origination, invoicing, collections, GL/AR, ...). They believe their main challenge will be to get the hardware up and running in time for testing and production
o   Person must have led a few similar sixed projects - budget and scope; with many different "legs"
o   Must be a very high energy person - one who exudes leadership and confidence; Not afraid to "take the big swing" at a large, important endeavor. Very professional image.
o   Knowledge of financial services is a plus (leasing, loans, etc, ...)
·         Full time position from now to the end of the year.
·         Primary will work in Danbury, CT, with some travel and interaction with other locations
·         Want to see candidates by early next week, conduct interviews next week (round robin approach - 4 to 5 interviews in Danbury back to back), then make decision by the end of next week.

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13.: LEAD: Start up CTO - Virtual Wld for Children

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 12:51 pm (PST)

Company

Confidential

Contact

Please email resumes to: companylmn62@ gmail.com

Corporate Overview

We are early stage company focused on developing an interactive
multimedia virtual world experience for young children.

The company is committed to developing a core team of highly seasoned
professionals.

Position

Chief Technology Officer

We are seeking a highly talented, hands-on CTO with superior management
skills. The CTO reports to the CEO.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

· Design, develop and deploy a seamless virtual world user
experience across multiple platforms to provide education, and
entertainment to young children

· Recruit and lead a `best and brightest'
results-oriented technology team

· Exploit emerging technologies and tools for generating
highly interactive and scalable platforms to support the needs of high
volume online players

· Interface with highly innovative creativity, business
development and operations teams

· Identify inventive technology initiatives for both revenue
generating and captivating content

· Implement web analytics to support sponsor and advertising
initiatives

· Identify and manage external vendors and consultants

· Develop short-term and long-term plans

Skills

· Innovative thinking with an in depth knowledge of
state-of-the- art gaming and emerging web 3D technologies

· Operate with a mindset of an entrepreneur with extensive
technical expertise.

· Superior organizational, conflict resolution, time
management and negotiation skills

· Ability to build rapport and work closely with the
creative, business development and operations teams

· Broad knowledge of web analytics

· Compelling sense of urgency and ability to lead and
motivate a team

· Strong presentation skills a plus

Experience

* Minimum 10 years of experience in web development
* Proven track record in designing, rapidly developing and
deploying, highly scalable high volume multi-user systems across
diverse platforms (including mobile)
* Have made strategic decisions about architecture, approach and
technologies
* Have broad-based application development experience and the
judgment to balance decisions against user experience, cost, and
implementation challenges
* Successfully built teams
* Managed multiple outsourcing vendors
* Current experience in digital media and mobile applications
* Startup experience is a plus

Education

* Bachelors degree required
* Computer science preferred

Additional Information

* No third party applications
* Must be authorized to work in US

Compensation

Equity and salary

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14.: LEAD: Bus Sys Lead - NJ - TATA

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 1:02 pm (PST)

Business Systems Lead - Wholesale Voice Services
Central NJ location
We're looking for an analytical, energetic, pragmatic individual to help bring new services to market and rollout process improvement and enhancements for existing wholesale voice services. This position requires someone with strong technical, analytical and communications skills (internal and external) who can convert high level marketing needs into more specific requirements that technical teams can develop to, and lead the implementation of those capabilities. Requires both a big picture understanding and high level attention to detail. A balance of business and technical understanding is paramount for success in this position. The role requires interaction with many areas of the organization including marketing, sales, engineering, operations, finance and both internal and outsourced IT development.

Primary responsibilities: requirements planning, business process management, project management, acceptance planning & service delivery.

Minimum 5 years experience in field. Voice telecom experience a must. Prior product management, management of outsourced IT development and customer facing experience a plus. ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt certification and PMI certification preferred.
Found on LinkedIn - Joanne Jackson, HR Director at TATA

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15.: 3 Java Development Managers in King of Prussia, PA

Posted by: "Keith Bogen SPHR" keith.bogen@yahoo.com hrslugger2002

Fri Feb 5, 2010 1:03 pm (PST)

We currently have 3 full time permanent opportunities for Java
Development Managers with a major company in King of Prussia, PA.

AS 400 experiences is optional
Must have managed a
software and product development team for at least 3-5 years
Must have managed 10
direct reports
Must have experience with
AGILE methodologies
Could have 3-5 years experience as
a PM - but this should not be the focal point of your career
Our client is NOTinterested
in candidates with PSO experience

Qualifications:
- Demonstrated project management
skills across diverse technology platforms
- Demonstrated past experience leading Java and/or mainframe/AS400 application
development projects
- Experience working in collaborative development teams using revision control
systems such as SVN
- Demonstrated experience managing dynamic projects on tight schedules
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is
required
- Prior experience in e-commerce software application development is preferred
- Experienced managing advanced Java development projects is preferred
- Hands on experience with Oracle 8i or higher, BEA Web Logic 7.0 or higher
desired
- Experience managing integrations with XML / SOAP technologies is desired
- Experience leading Spring MVC(preferred) / Apache Struts Web Application
Frameworks is desired
- Strong attention to detail, good communications skills, and a positive
attitude required

Overview:
Technical Managers play a key
technology leadership position in the TIS department. They oversee all
development activities across all areas of the projects, including all internal
and external parties. They drive the technical solution through requirements,
design, development, test and deployment. Technical Managers are skilled at managing
the technical risks to project success and driving solutions through to
completion.

Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the
end-to-end technical solution for the project.
- Coordinate all development activities across the development groups
within a project.
- Work with the Technical Leads from each functional domain to define
work parcels and allocate developers to work.
- Review and approve work estimates from the project staff.
- Signoff point on all technical designs and SRS documents
- Build the WBS for the development activities based on effort, developer
staffing and dependencies. Distribute to the PM to incorporate into the project
WBS for tracking purposes.
- Track development activities across all functional domains through daily or
weekly development checkpoint meetings.
- Identify all impediments that impact development plan, work with the
Project Manager to assign owners and track progress on closing issues.
- Ensure that code packages, branches, and releases are coordinated
appropriately. Work with Release Management and Shared Services to achieve this
end.
- Review and signoff on all deployment and associated validation plans
- When an issue impact or change impacts the budget or delivery date, work with
Project Manager to submit Change Requests for approval
- Assure the team meets all development standards and policies as defined by
Development Management.
- Ensure the team receives approvals for design, code review,
architectural approval and respective Development Change Board approvals.
Manage to closure any issues impacting these approvals.
- Participate in project wrap-up sessions to highlight successes and
failures of the team. Create and manage remediation plans with the development
team for failures to avoid repeat.
- Assist with mentoring new developers on development process and
methodology.
- Assist the Development Resource Manager with performance evaluation of team
members providing input on job performance.

Larry
Brazong
Sr.
Vice President of Staffing
Choice
Systems and Consulting
51 E.
42nd St. @ Grand Central, Suite 1610
New
York, NY 10017

646-254-4343
lbrazong@choiceco.com

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16.: LEAD: PM - Unified Comm - UK - Someone Already There

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 3:54 pm (PST)

Project Manager, experienced in Unified Communications / IPT, based in UK, either Bristol or London

Must be a strong PM, experienced in above.

Rate depends on experience.

Best if person is already in U K.

Please call me at 718-373-7500 x229 Immediate Interviews

Bob Mantin
Staff Development Manager
Atlas Communications Technology, Inc.
140 Broadway, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10005
Office: (718) 373-7500 Ext 229
Home/Office: (347) 894-9486

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17.: LEAD: Proc Eng - ITIL/FCAPS/Six Sigma - NJ - Fin Svcs - ASAP

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 3:57 pm (PST)

Process Engineer Evaluate ITIL/FCAPS/Six Sigma Jersey City Financial firm, contract role

We are building a team to form a full
LAN/WAN/data/ voice assessment and
we're in need of a Process Engineer
to assess and evaluate ITIL/FCAPS/Six Sigma

rate depends on experience,

immediate interviews, start right away.

Please call me at 718-373-7500 x229

Bob Mantin
Staff Development Manager
Atlas Communications Technology, Inc.
140 Broadway, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10005
Office: (718) 373-7500 Ext 229
Home/Office: (347) 894-9486

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18.: LEAD: Tech Apps Supp Mgr - Long Term Contract - NYC

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Fri Feb 5, 2010 4:02 pm (PST)

Location: NYC
Long Term

Technical Application Support Manager

We need a strong hands-on Technical Application and Support Manager with
at least 3 years experience interfacing with clients in the Financial
Services industry.
Key responsibilities will include the provision of application,
technical and data support and day to day supervision and management of
the New York support team. In depth application support skills such as
SQL, .Net/C# and Excel VBA skills are a must. The candidate must be able
to understand and resolve deep level application issues. The role will
also involve working closely with the Sales and Implementation Teams.
Candidates must have a strong client orientation, excellent problem
solving skills, a highly professional demeanor and be able to work well
under pressure while handling multiple tasks. They must posses excellent
telephone and written communication skills. They should provide strong
leadership and organizational skills and instil these on to the other
members of the New York support team. They should also exhibit a strong
interest in the commercial as well as technical aspects of the job and
be able to demonstrate the flexibility and commitment expected within a
small growing company.
All candidates must be positive and open, fast learners and quick
thinking with a strong attention to detail. The role will be based in
our New York office..
Key Requirements will include: Manage multiple tasks to deadlines, both
in support and development Client focused with a ?hands-on? attitude,
strong communication and presentation skills Excellent problem solving
skills - ability to identify and clearly document issues Self-motivated
with the ability to work with minimal supervision as well as motivating
those in your team A strong communicator and presenter who can quickly
identify and document issues Ability

Key Technical Requirements will include:
Proven usage and application of the following skills are a must for the
role.
Windows Server 2003/2000 (2008 is a plus) and Windows XP/Windows 7
Windows Services, Windows Registry, Event Viewer, Performance Monitoring
and general PC troubleshooting Microsoft Office 2007/ 2003 / XP TCP/IP
Networking (Port Usage, Command Line Utilities, etc) Microsoft SQL
Server 2005 / 2000 (2008 is a plus)
o 2 years+ T-SQL (Stored Procedure, Views, Code Reviews)
o Replication
o Security Methodologies
o Performance Tuning Methodologies( Hardware and Software) Development
Support Skills
o 2 years+ .Net and C#
o Excel VBA and macros
o Working with Real-Time (RTD) in Excel
o Knowledge of message systems i.e. Websphere MQ / MS MQ
o Knowledge of Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Office
Integration and COM
o Understanding of product versioning, packaging and deployment Remote
Support and Remote Access Technologies ? VPN, WebEx, Citrix, Windows
Remote Desktop, etc. Helpdesk Call Logging Systems
Exposure to any of the following is a plus:
Market Data Applications (Bloomberg / Reuters, etc) SalesForce CRM
System Microsoft Exchange Server Lotus Domino Server / Lotus Notes

Interested candidates can send their resumes to Rajiv@trnsystems. com

Regards
Rajiv Nelson
TRN Systems, Inc
Tel: 609-707-6334
Email: Rajiv@trnsystems. com

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