Monday, January 17, 2011

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1.

WNO Meeting Tomorrow, January 17, 2011, Ellyn Enisman will present "

Posted by: "John Rechenberg" jar1@optimum.net   john_rechenberg

Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:45 am (PST)





Westchester Networking Organization

The Westchester Networking Organization (WNO) invites you to our monthly
meeting to be held on Monday, January 17, 2011 at the First Congregational
Church of Chappaqua, 210 Orchard Ridge Road, Chappaqua, New York 10514. We
are planning to have the following:

* Ellyn Enisman of EKS Consultants, Inc. will present "101
Strategies to Use During Your Employment Search."

* The WNO Career Doctor is in. Plan to visit with independent career
coach Linsey Levine, who will offer brief, professional one-on-one advisory
sessions.

* Enter the door prize drawing, provided courtesy of EKS Consultants

* Enjoy the light refreshments, courtesy of Chu, Phillips &
Associates, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

If you do plan on coming, you must register at
http://wno20110117.eventbrite.com <http://wno20110117.eventbrite.com/> .
There is no charge for registering. Should you experience a sudden change in
plans, remember to send an e-mail to <mailto:wno1635@gmail.com>
wno1635@gmail.com so that we can open our doors to others.

Get the most from WNO meetings

* Bring your business cards. See
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/75156.doc for "best practices."
* A reminder - You are always being carefully evaluated. Dress is
business casual - No Jeans, no ratty T-shirts!
* Bring your resume or marketing plan to review with Linsey.
* You are always making an impression. Business casual is expected.
* If you would like to volunteer or announce a job landing or future
networking events, please send an email to <mailto:wno1635@gmail.com>
wno1635@gmail.com no later than noon of the day of the meeting.
* If you are not already a member, join our Yahoo Group
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Westchester_Networking_Organization
<http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Westchester_Networking_Organization/>
.
* After the meeting, new members will receive an invitation to join
our LinkedIn group.

January 17, 2011 - Agenda

6:00 pm -7:00 pm: Open networking

7:00 pm -7:10 pm: Greetings and general announcements

7:10 pm - 8:00 pm: Ellyn Enisman will present "101 Strategies to Use During
Your Employment Search"

8:05 pm -9:00 pm: Open networking

9:00 pm: -Meeting ends

Ellyn Enisman is the founder of EKS Consultants Inc, a Career Coaching and
Consulting firm that specializes in helping professionals maximize their
present career or leverage their strengths to transition to a new one. A
successful career transitioner herself, Ellyn brings over 25 years of
diverse experience to her practice which includes Senior Executive
Management in: Corporate recruiting, the Staffing Industry, and
Manufacturing.
In addition to being a sought after speaker, workshop presenter, and meeting
facilitator Ellyn is the author of the newly released book Job Interview
Skills 101: The Course You Forgot to Take " a guide for college students and
new grads and is Co Creator of The Career Changer Super Telesummit.

Ellyn works with clients virtually, in person at her Poughkeepsie office,
and on-site at corporate locations. She offers group coaching as well as
indivdual sessions. Ellyn is a certified coach, holds a bachelors degree in
accounting, a masters in social work, a Certificate in Human Resource
Management and is an adjunct professor in The Graduate School of Adelphi
University. She is a member of The International Coach Federation, Society
of Human Resource Management, American Society for Training and Development,
The National Association of Social Workers, and is the Board President of
People, Inc. a non-profit in Dutchess County. You can reach Ellyn at
Ellyn@ellynenisman.com or phone 845-323-3835.

Secure your seat. Register at http://wno20110117.eventbrite.com
<http://wno20110117.eventbrite.com/> . Walk-ins are welcome on a
non-guaranteed first-come, first-served basis and must fill in a
registration form at the front desk as well as present business card.

2.

GenY Networking Group - Meeting Reminder Jan 19th, Library of the Ch

Posted by: "Joseph J." joseph.finazzo@yahoo.com   joseph.finazzo

Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:51 am (PST)



Wednesday, January 19, 7-9 PM: GenY Networking Group Meeting Please
pass this info to a person in their twenties who may benefit from this
new networking group …
Join us Wednesday, January 19th for the next meeting of the GenY
Networking Group. Participate in a forum dedicated to the specific
dynamic of Generation Y – the demographic with birthdays from 1981 -
1999. Discuss and explore today's job market and economic
realities. Review the basics of networking and job search. Sessions
moderated by Mike Palestina, Certified Coach and Leadership Consultant.

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Wednesday, January 19th, 7:00–9:00 PM
Library of the Chathams, 214 Main Street, Chatham, NJ

Directions to Library of the Chathams:
http://www.chatham-library.org/directions.html
<http://www.chatham-library.org/directions.html>

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View or Download the meeting flyer here:
http://www.slideshare.net/jjfinazzo/gen-y-flyer-jan-19-2011

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Mike Palestina - Mike is an International Coach Federation Certified
Coach and Leadership Consultant with strong motivational and
organization development skills required to inspire and transform people
and organizations. His style is focused but informal, with an emphasis
on collaboration to establish a secure, trustworthy, and relaxed
environment in which to remove obstacles and achieve results.

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We look forward to seeing you at the Library of the Chathams on
Wednesday, January 19th for an interactive GenY Networking Group
session. Please feel free to arrive at 6:30 PM for extra open
networking time, and BRING A FRIEND!

RSVP's are not required.

For more information, contact Joe Finazzo: joseph.finazzo@yahoo.com
<mailto:joseph.finazzo@yahoo.com> , or see our Facebook – GenY
Networking Group

3.

LEAD:  Sr PM - NYC - Fin Svcs

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

Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:22 pm (PST)



From: claudia@css-llc.net [mailto:claudia@css-llc.net]
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 5:50 PM
To: jcsspike@yahoo.com

Subject: Project Manager Financial Services
 
Hello John:
Our client, a large financial company located in downtown, NYC has a permanent position available for a certified Project Manager with financial services experience within market data, brokerage or investment banking.
 
Senior Project Manager
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Function: Project Management Job Family
Reports to: Organizational Manager and IT Executive Sponsor
 
Position Supervises: Possible but not necessarily: Direct Reports, Project Team(s), Project Manager(s),
Associate Project Manager(s)
 
Objective: Manage multiple project(s) that are complex, large, and long term; projects could be interdependent.
 
Functional Responsibilities: Specific responsibilities for the position include:

Manage multiple projects with multiple internal and external dependencies, complex or multiple scopes, a higher level of risk requiring mitigation plans and multiple integration points with some external integration.
Project Budgets up to $5M.
Lead and manage the deliverables, processes, and artifacts to ensure adherence to MIT Enterprise Project
Governance such as MIT Investment Framework, Estimation, Purchasing, Portfolio & Resource Management, Planning, Scheduling, Execution, Development Methodologies, Risk Management, Quality & Process Control, Change Management, Project Completion/Closeout, Status Reports, Presentations, Training Plans and Transition to Operations.
Actively manage Stakeholders expectations. Lead scope definition sessions. Drive project team and
Executives to make decisions in a timely manner in order to deliver project as to agreed schedule and within budget.

Proactively address the need for a business case to support the costs of the IT Initiative.
Identify and lead topics of issue resolution, risk mitigation, change management and dependency
management. Ensure processes are well defined where ambiguity exists.

Lead estimation and planning sessions with Stakeholders and other MIT SME’s utilizing the iterative
development methodology, (RUP, Agile). With information from these sessions, create and manage overall project plan that might contain integrated deliverables associated with multiple projects and multiple stakeholders with possible conflicting priorities.

Create and manage multiple teams of resources (on and off shore) and multiple sources of funding.
Track project budgets at a detail level and proactively work with Corporate Planning on budget statuses.
Within the context of the MIT Governance process, lead the team to ensure dedication to data integrity within the MIT project, resource & development tool sets to track project and provide reporting. Working with team and SME’s, ensure alignment of tools to methodologies being utilized. Create, analyze and present comprehensive commentary on project metrics.
Identify and lead operational efficiencies within the position, project team, Organizational team and MIT.
Own solutions from concept to completion.
Provide MIT Governance communication vehicles on time and with completeness such as ad hoc
dashboards, Watch List Status Reports, IT Executive Council, Board of Directors status, utilizing MS Office tools suite. Ensure all communications are based on audience and situation.

Lead project team by setting direction, maximizing the performance of the team, ensuring respectful
communications by creating an atmosphere of collaboration and iterative improvements, inspiring people and teamwork, and welcoming change by team engagement of planning and problem solving. Consistently demonstrate the MIT Values.

Manage Up’, to Organizational manager and IT Executive Sponsor, who may have conflicting priorities.
Exhibit behavior of anticipating needs of Management. Own the deliverable through execution.
Lead by example’. Build a reputation as part of the ‘Management Team’, a positive problem solver, who collaborates in a constructive manner to create iterative improvements for operational efficiencies within the position, project team, and MIT.
Ensure project team records all labor actuals in Resource Management System.
 

Provide timely monthly and quarterly sign off on all MIT Financial Governance articles and successfully pass all SQA, Internal, and SOX Controls.
Be conscious of team behavior and contribute constructive feedback to Organizational managers for annual Performance Evaluations.
 
Scope/Supervision and Interaction

Manages project team(s), Associate Project Manager(s), Project Manager(s) depending on the projects assigned.
Directly responsible MIT Executive CIO Direct Report on project.
Directly responsible to ‘Organizational Manager’. Will have responsibilities on the Organizational team
outside of the assigned project.

Promotes interaction within the project team, including MIT, Business Executives and End Users plus other MCO departments or organizations in order to deliver project. Promotes interaction with members of the Organizational team.
Interacts with and manages external vendors and consultants (on and off shore)
 
Qualifications

Minimum education and work experience required for position includes:
7+ years progressive & extensive project management work experience in Financial Services industry.
Progressive experience in iterative development, testing, release, maintenance experience.
Managed project budgets of $5M
BA or BS or equivalent, Masters preferred. PMP Certification required.
 
Key Competencies

Solid and demonstrated understanding of the Project Lifecycle and its inherent responsibilities such as
estimation, funding, development, QA, budget responsibilities, risk mitigation and project metrics.

Proven ability and reputation to lead a project team from concept to completion.
Proven experience in leading and managing multiple projects with multiple internal and external dependencies, complex or multiple scopes, a higher level of risk requiring mitigation plans and multiple
integration points with some external integration. Project Budgets ($5M)

Customer Focus in delivering solutions. Ability to balance Stakeholder expectations with project deliverables.
Ability to lead facilitation, negotiation, and interpersonal or inter-team conflict sessions.
Proven experience in leading project estimation and planning exercises utilizing an iterative development methodology (RUP, Agile). Ability to lend experience or training to exercises.
Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills. Ability to present project status to various levels of personnel. Excellent use of Microsoft Office applications to enhance project artifacts for MIT Governance processes such as metric and status reports.
The ability to understand the importance of following MIT Governance processes and methodologies and driving the team to do so, even if receiving negative pushback; ensure the capture and maintenance of metrics for reporting within a project, resource and development tools. Ability to analyze and provide comprehensive commentary on project metrics.
Proven ability to multi-task and ‘manage up’ in a complex environment, with changing priorities.
Strong & proven positive leadership skills in words, actions, results. Coach and encourage others to lead.
Embrace, lead, plan and execute changes and operational efficiencies within the position, team or MIT
context.

Ability to follow and execute directives of Project and/or Organizational Manager; anticipating the needs of the manager and of the team. Provide solutions. Own and executing those solutions.
Ability to set direction and delegate, then follow up as necessary to ensure team meets project deliverables.
Ability to proactively create clarity where ambiguity exits.
 

If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please send me your updated resume, compensation history and contact details to discuss further.  If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you. In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP. Thank you.
 
Sincerely yours,
Claudia El Amrani
Creative Solutions Services, LLC
"Helping you solve the human capital puzzle"
www.css-llc.net
 

MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:

Jan 18th Reg Mtg - 6 pm - Berman Larson Kane Offices, Paramus - DO NOT use GPS for directions - Bring 15 copies of your resume

Feb 8th Combined Dinner Mtg - Assoc of Women in Computing - Totowa - Rod Colon - Networking: Do You Get It?

Mar 29th - Tues Dinner Mtg - Recruiter Night Out - Moderator - Bob Larson Berman Larson Kane
4.

LEAD:  DB Devel/Sys Anal - NYC - to 55/hr W2 - 12 mos contract

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

Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:26 pm (PST)



I have an Oracle position that you might be suited for, or perhaps you know of a friend who is looking.  The job description is quoted below. Feel free to contact me with any questions. If you are interested, please reply with your updated resume. My direct # is 646 442-8482. Thanks again for your help. - Marc
 
* please note we have many types of positions, so let me know if you would be open to something else.
 
Location: New York, NY (10017)
Rate: 55hrW2 (very flex.)  + benefits
Duration:  12 months+
Job Number: oracleModel 11-00181
 
**** NOTE: I cannot work with third-parties on this - direct W2 only ****
 
Database Developer / System Analyst -

Project:
The desired candidate will be working on a web development project where this individual will be focused on database development. The web application is a networking application used internal within the bank. The application is highly data intensive so there will be considerable data mining and data mapping.

Responsibilities:
This role is to be a hands-on database developer with Oracle 10G experience that will work on development projects for the application. Ability to perform complex data analysis and root cause analysis. In addition, this person will be required to be a data architect and data modeler to grow and expand the demands of the application. Perform developer responsibilities during the multiple phases of the factory process which includes:

- Review BRD, PSD
- Develop data models in Erwin, HLD, LLD, data flow diagram, data dictionary documents
- Ability to grow/architect existing data model
- Database performance tuning/optimization from SQL and procedures
- Review/Remediate Defects
- Must have very good/expert experience with SQL
- Strong understanding of database concepts
- Strong understanding of industry standard on data modeling and development.
- Strong Oracle 10g experience and experience with PL/SQL
- Experience with SQL+, Toad, SQL Loader
- A plus to have experience with Autosys
- Strong experience on n-tiered applications

Required Skills:

- All candidates should have 7+ yrs experience with heavy Oracle 10g development -? stored procedures, performance tuning and optimization.
- Solid PL/SQL required
- All candidates will need to be proficient with data modeling, both logical and physical. Erwin preferred but other tools acceptable

Nice To Have Skills:

- SQL +, Toad, SQL Loader
- Data mapping and data mining a plus
- Autosys
 
Marc Kirschenbaum
Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc
242 West 36th Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10018
646 442-8482
marcK@infinity-cs.com

MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:

Jan 18th Reg Mtg - 6 pm - Berman Larson Kane Offices, Paramus - DO NOT use GPS for directions - Bring 15 copies of your resume

Feb 8th Combined Dinner Mtg - Assoc of Women in Computing - Totowa - Rod Colon - Networking: Do You Get It?

Mar 29th - Tues Dinner Mtg - Recruiter Night Out - Moderator - Bob Larson Berman Larson Kane
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