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1.: LEAD: QA Spclst - NJ? - Insurance From: john sampson

2.: Fwd: Business Process Manager Role From: Peter Lutz

3.: LEAD: Dir Bus Proc Improvement - NJ - Dow Jones From: john sampson

4.: LEAD: Perf Eng Cnsltnt - Anywhere - Fin Svcs From: john sampson

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1.: LEAD: QA Spclst - NJ? - Insurance

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

Tue May 25, 2010 9:42 am (PDT)

NOTIFICATION: Job Posting Notification

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A job opening matching your profile for a position of Quality Assurance Specialist-QUA00016 has just been posted on jobs.prudential. com.

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MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:

May 25th - Tues - Bring 20 copies of your resume - 6 pm - NEW LOCATION - BERMAN LARSON KANE (BLK) 12 Route 17 North, Suite 209 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 - Do not use GPS - go to BLK site for directions - 201.909.0906 - plan to have dinner with us afterwards
June 1 No mtg
June 29th - Recruiter Night Out Dinner mtg - Joe Gadino CSC Moderator - Diane Briggs KPMG - Joe Stefanelli Mitchell/Martin - John McKinley Morotta Controls

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2.: Fwd: Business Process Manager Role

Posted by: "Peter Lutz" lutzpf@gmail.com peter_f_lutz

Tue May 25, 2010 1:27 pm (PDT)

All,

Please self-screen and contact the recruiter if you are a good fit. Please
let Rebecca know that I referred you.

Good luck.

Peter Lutz
(908) 672-9150
lutzpf@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/peterlutz

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From: "Rebecca Nickeas" <rebecca.nickeas@principlesolutions.com>
Date: May 25, 2010 11:03 AM
Subject: Business Process Manager Role
To: "lutzpf@gmail.com" <lutzpf@gmail.com>

Peter,

Thank you for your time this morning! I will continue to keep you in the
loop about Permanent positions in the NY area as they open. (If you do
begin to consider long-term contract opportunities, please do let me know!)

This is a contract position for a Business Process Manager with PMP
certification. This role is there, in the city, with a well known
Reinsurance company. It begins as a long-term contract, currently slated
around one year, and has the possibility to be extended after that. If you
do know anyone who is currently seeking a new position and meets the
requirements, please do let me know. I would love to help connect them to
this fantastic opportunity! (Reinsurance industry experience is highly
preferred.)

My direct line is: 770-399-4511

*Business Process Manager*

Experienced business process manager with a strong reinsurance background
required to join a dynamic team. This role reports to the VP, Corporate
Operations and is responsible for the management of the reinsurance
optimization program, which is a business process and change management
initiative with heavy emphasis on process optimization. He or she will
work closely with both the reinsurance senior management team plus the
Corporate Operations team, to direct and coordinate analysis activities,
define optimization projects, and ensure alignment to group objectives. The
initiative will include being part of a variety of projects, including IT
systems projects and organizational change management projects. There will
be strong emphasis on determining the optimized 'to-be' state with
management whilst working through the various staged implementations in the
interim to that 'ideal' state.

This person must possess a combination of strong business skills and
technical acumen. This person's greatest skill will be around people
management, with strength in project management also a necessity.

The successful candidate will have

- 2 or more years experience leading business Transformational/change
management program initiatives in the reinsurance industry
- 5 or more years experience leading major projects in the reinsurance
industry
- 2 or more years experience leading teams of project managers and
portfolio management
- 2 or more years experience with Business Process Improvement
- PMP, Prince2 or Six Sigma certification, or similar relevant credential
- Demonstrable communication and management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the business
- Ability to communicate with technical and business people
- Experience with MS Project/Project Server
- Proficiency with standard MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Visio, Outlook)
- In-depth knowledge of Insurance business
- Demonstrable knowledge of project management principles and practices
- An enthusiastic and positive attitude

Best Regards,

*Rebecca Nickeas*

Principle Solutions Group

Phone: 770-399-4511

Email: rebecca.nickeas@principlesolutions.com

www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccabondnickeas

Web: www.principlesolutions.com

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3.: LEAD: Dir Bus Proc Improvement - NJ - Dow Jones

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

Tue May 25, 2010 3:09 pm (PDT)

Director, Business Process Improvement
Job Number: 000100105

Description
Dow Jones & Company, a subsidiary of News Corporation (www.newscorp. com) is a leading provider of global business news and information services. As a leader in news and business information world-wide, Dow Jones is newswires, Web sites, newspapers, newsletters, databases, magazines, radio and television. Our publications inform the discussions and decisions of the world. Our indexes gauge markets while our databases make the business world more transparent. We develop technology to transform information into insight. From 40 countries and in a dozen languages, we inspire audiences with authoritative, differentiated and trusted content. Since 1882, the Dow Jones name has been synonymous with accuracy, integrity and trust.

Dow Jones Global Business and Technology Services is seeking to hire a Director, Business Process Improvement for its new service offering. The Director, Business Process Improvement will work closely with various GBTS executives and team members to assist with metrics, reporting, dashboards to craft process improvement plans. This person will also be responsible for creating additional business value for the group by executing strategies to enhance service offerings.

Key Job Responsibilities
Demonstrate and evangelize the business value of Global Business Technology Service
Generate service improvement through objective measurement and service metric analysis
Monitor and ensure integration of Business and IT processes for end-to-end service excellence
Compile and analyze service results and identify areas for improvement
Develop and implement enterprise-wide service dashboards and metrics
Consult on best practices for measurement strategies, tools, dashboards and satisfaction surveys
Research industry service benchmarks and provide comparative analysis
Provide measurement and cost savings support for GBTS (developing, reporting, validation, and improvement)
Initiate intensive service review leveraging 6 Sigma-like methods to uncover themes and trends

Qualifications
5+ years Business Process Re-Engineering/ Optimization experience
7+ years Project Management experience
Demonstrated ability with developing and documenting metrics using reporting toolsets
Applied experience in adding strategic value to technology and business solutions
Ability to partner with multiple areas of the business and influence change
Independent worker, self motivated with a sense of leadership and ability to drive results

Education
Bachelor's degree, Master's preferred

Apply @ https://dowjones. taleo.net/ careersection/ djexternal/ jobdetail. ftl?lang= en&job=18106&src=JB-10047

MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:

May 25th - Tues - Bring 20 copies of your resume - 6 pm - NEW LOCATION - BERMAN LARSON KANE (BLK) 12 Route 17 North, Suite 209 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 - Do not use GPS - go to BLK site for directions - 201.909.0906 - plan to have dinner with us afterwards
June 1 No mtg
June 29th - Recruiter Night Out Dinner mtg - Joe Gadino CSC Moderator - Diane Briggs KPMG - Joe Stefanelli Mitchell/Martin - John McKinley Morotta Controls

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4.: LEAD: Perf Eng Cnsltnt - Anywhere - Fin Svcs

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

Tue May 25, 2010 8:58 pm (PDT)

Performance Engineering Consultant - (US-Anywhere in the USA)

Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: CKDJA7

Performance engineering consultants to join an elite team within our Banking & Financial Services (BFS) Technology Consulting Practice for global markets. The successful candidate will provide consulting on improving stability, scalability, performance and quality of service of critical enterprise applications. The candidates will also work with BFS domain experts, strategic vendor partners and horizontal practices to develop custom offerings that can be proactively taken to market.

This is a challenging opportunity to work with a strong group of technologists who will contribute to the evolution of the capacity modeling and system hardening offerings within the largest and fastest growing business unit. The applicants must have a strong academic and professional background and are keen to take their careers to the next level as industry thought leaders. Must be willing to travel more than 75% globally.

Must-have:
â€¢ Strong experience in application capacity modeling, workload analysis, simulation and s in BFS domain â€" preferably Capital markets, brokerage and trading
â€¢ Experience across common networks, distributed platforms and database technologies
â€¢ Experience working with a management consulting/Big-5 firm
â€¢ Experience working with CTO/CIO organizations or Enterprise Architecture groups and
â€¢ Project experience troubleshooting and tuning complex systems
â€¢ Experience with life-cycle software engineering tools such as Rational Software Architect
â€¢ Exposure to monitoring and system management tools such as Tivoli, HP

Nice-to-have:

- Product engineering experience
- Performance testing and tuning of large systems
- Demonstrable thought-leadership e.g. conference presentations, publications, etc
- Exposure to EA frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman

Education & Experience:
- BS/MS in Computer Science from a prestigious university
- 12+ years of IT industry experience of which at least 8+ years of experience in capital market, brokerage or trading domains

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES

MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:

May 25th - Tues - Bring 20 copies of your resume - 6 pm - NEW LOCATION - BERMAN LARSON KANE (BLK) 12 Route 17 North, Suite 209 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 - Do not use GPS - go to BLK site for directions - 201.909.0906 - plan to have dinner with us afterwards
June 1 No mtg
June 29th - Recruiter Night Out Dinner mtg - Joe Gadino CSC Moderator - Diane Briggs KPMG - Joe Stefanelli Mitchell/Martin - John McKinley Morotta Controls

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