Messages In This Digest (3 Messages)
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- Meeting - The Breakfast Club NJ - Saturday 05/14/2011 @ 8:00 AM - Ho From: Brian Mecca
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- LEAD: Project Control Analyst 1 Princeton, NJ From: Ann Bergquist
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- LEAD: Senior QA Engineer (Automated Tools) - Paramus, NJ From: Ann Bergquist
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Meeting - The Breakfast Club NJ - Saturday 05/14/2011 @ 8:00 AM - Ho
Posted by: "Brian Mecca" Brian.Mecca@yahoo.com bd_mecca
Thu May 12, 2011 10:59 am (PDT)
[Attachment(s) from Brian Mecca included below]
This meeting announcement is attached as Word and PDF documents. Please pass
onto any other group you may belong to and anyone you may know who is currently
in transition, or may be soon and just don't know about it yet.
Meeting Announcement:
The Breakfast Club NJ Presents: Frank Kovacs founder of The Breakfast Club NJ –
Job Search - How to gain the extra inches at each step and outpace the
competition
Welcome to May and some beautiful weather. It is time to plant your networking
garden so that it may grow and you can harvest the fruits of your labor as you
nurture and care for your network.
This Month's Topic: Job Search - How to gain the extra inches at each step and
outpace the competition
Hear Frank tell you how to get ahead of the others in your job search at each
step along the way, letting you get to the goal before others do. Learn the job
search "Secrets" that will help you land that position you are working on.
Inches add up to feet, which add up to yards, which turn into miles, so put
yourself miles ahead of your completion on the road to your next job.
About the Speaker and founder of The Breakfast Club NJ:
Frank Kovacs founded The Breakfast Club NJ almost 10 years ago this November
following 9/11 to help people in one of the worst job markets in history with
job search guidance and to fulfill their transition objectives. TBCNJ began with
only 20 members and has grown today to number nearly 3,400+ members and is
recognized as a group whose members readily help others in need and Frank
through TBCNJ and fellow members has helped over 5 thousand people land
positions. Frank co-hosts a radio show called "Your Career is Calling" with Rod
Colon partnered at Rider Universities Radio Station 107.7 the Bronc. Frank also
sits on the Board of Directors the Society of Information Management (SIM) and
is founder of a Cloud Computing Consortium SC3in partnership with Stevens
Institute of Technology.
Frank is an accomplished senior technology executive - currently with Ernst and
Young in their Information Technology Advisory Practice (ITA) working across the
CIO Agenda as well as Cloud Computing. Frank has 25+ years of experience mostly
at VP level at some of the worlds largest firms such as AT&T/Bell Laboratories,
AIG, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bowne, Medco, GSI Commerce, Guardian, and McGraw
Hill running Technology Infrastructure, the industries largest public then
private data & internet networks, largest E-Commerce implementation, large scale
application development organizations comprised of as much as 1700 developers &
system engineers, has established then run PMO's at 5 different Fortune 500's,
and has extensive process management experience as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt
versed in ISO, ITIL, CMMI, CoBIT, Togaf, SOX, and was part of a team that
brought the Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award back to the United States after a 20
year hiatus, and has run Strategic Sourcing agreements as large as $800MM.
Frank is a highly sought after speaker for his technology views by Gartner,
Forrester, the Corporate Executive Board's CIO Advisory Council, CIO
Roundtables, WPO & Strategic Sourcing forum, and was keynote speaker of the IT
World Congress.
Frank's honors include having won the Gartner Group CIO Choice Award, the
Ovation Award at Comnet, the Vision Award for Excellence at Internet World, and
the Technology Manager Forum Award. He has been recognized by the US Congress
for his outstanding community service related work as well as the AT&T Vail
Award for Community Service, Red Cross Life Saving Award, and by NJ Governor &
President of Rutgers for saving 13 students and a janitor in a fire. He has long
been a member of Diversity & Inclusiveness councils, member of the Historically
Black College & University (HBCU) team, and was chair of the AT&T Community
Involvement Council and is a member of the Board of the American Hungarian
Foundation.
Frank enjoys spending his free time with his wife Laurie, 11year old daughter
Julianna, and their 2 year old German Shepherd Minnie.
Networking begins at 7:30 am, meeting starts promptly at 8:00 am.
Be sure to tell your friends and bring them along. Be a part of our growing
network of Job Seekers, Hiring Managers, Recruiters, Career Coaches, and people
who want to be able to help themselves and each other.
Event Location:
DaysHotel Conference Center
195 Rt. 18 South, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
732-828-6900
Information on The Breakfast Club NJ: (www.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
There is information below on the location, other information, etc. There is a
meeting fee of $10 to help us cover the cost of the hotel conference room for
the meeting.
Go to http://www.thebreakfastclubnj. for more information and how to join thecom
Yahoo group. You can join the yahoo group at anytime; you do not need to have
attended a meeting. You can also attend meetings at anytime without having
joined the yahoo group.
If you have any questions, please let me know (brian.mecca@yahoo.com ) or send an
email to Info@thebreakfastclubnj.com
We look forward to seeing everyone let's make this a great meeting for our
members that are in transition and welcome those that have landed
Meeting Format:
7:30 to 8:00 - Open Networking
8:00 to 8:15 - Welcome and housekeeping
8:15 to 9:30 – Presentation by the guest speaker
9:30 to 11:00 - Elevator Pitch - 30 Seconds about yourself, who you are, what
you are looking for, target companies (3-4), how we can help you, how you can
help others.
11:00 until you choose to leave - Open Networking, follow up with people you
are interested in meeting following their elevator pitch, exchange business
cards, peruse the library, arrange follow up meetings, etc.
1 - Make sure you come with the 30 second elevator pitch - honed - including
your targeted companies, your value proposition, etc.
2 - If you are not already a member of our linked in and Facebook groups please
join
3 - Once linked to our groups - link to each other - a strong network is a vital
component to a successful job search
4 - If you are a member and new to transition send a brief message to the group
(from the email you joined the breakfast club from)
thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups. introducing yourself - and what companiescom
you are targeting - we have 2500+ members that will respond with help where they
can
Brian Mecca
The Breakfast Club NJ
Director Member Services
Senior Manager, Infrastructure and Technology
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmec ca/
Keep the faith, keep networking, never give up, never say die.
That position you are looking for may be just around the corner, but you have to
go look for it, it is not going to come to you.Attachment(s) from Brian Mecca
2 of 2 File(s)
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LEAD: Project Control Analyst 1 Princeton, NJ
Posted by: "Ann Bergquist" annber55@yahoo.com annber55
Thu May 12, 2011 4:35 pm (PDT)
Please contact the recruiter directly.
Ann Bergquist
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 11:45:14 -0400
From: ecatala@tcml.com
To: annber@hotmail.com
Subject: Project Control Analyst 1 Princeton, NJ
05/12/11 11:39 AM
Hello, my name is E.J. Catala and I am a technical recruiter with The Computer Merchant, Ltd.
I am contacting you because I'm recruiting on an exciting position with a prestigious client. Below you will find the job description detailing the preferred specifications that our client is seeking in the ideal candidate for this position. If you are available and meet the requirements please respond with your updated resume in a Microsoft Word formatted document.
In addition, I want to extend my apologies in advance should this position not be an ideal fit for your experience and qualifications at this time. Should this be the case we will keep you in mind and informed when other suitable positions are available.
Lastly, if you know of anyone that would be an ideal fit, please forward my information along to them.
temp to perm
Location: Princeton, NJ
Must be US Citizen
Essential Job Functions
• Coordinates, develops, and publishes Account communications.
• Coordinates and executes Executive engagement activities.
• Coordinate and manage Six Sigma Voice of the Customer.
• Validates IT performance with business objectives.
• Coordinates communications between functional area or department and client to ensure that integration of new, enhanced and existing service offerings meet client specifications.
• Coordinates moderately complex to complex activities of functional area or department account leads to ensure that business solution objectives are met.
• Interprets demand forecasts and assists functional area or department in planning and delivering end-to-end services.
• Maintains accountability for account specific service problems and for prioritizing work requests.
• Maintains records of expenditures to ensure that costs do not exceed approved budgets.
• Assists in the development of new business proposals and introduction of new technology to enhance competitiveness of company products and services.
• Identifies service improvements to increase customer satisfaction. Communicates improvement needs to appropriate parties to ensure timely implementation and maintain client satisfaction.
• Ensures satisfactory delivery of all projects.
• Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, engineering, information systems or related field preferred
• Experience working in support services or project or program experience
• Three or more years of communications and / or marketing experience
• Two to three years of experience in a client facing role, requiring collaboration and team leadership skills
• Experience working with the technology industry
• Experience working with company products and operating systems
• Six Sigma Green Belt and ITIL v3 Foundation certification preferred.
Other Qualifications
• Good project management skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Willingness to travel
Founded in 1980, The Computer Merchant, Ltd.(TCM), is a veteran privately-owned professional services staffing firm specializing in Technology Consulting, Enterprise-Wide Staffing, and Project Solutions. Our solutions over the years have been successfully delivered by our centralized technical recruiting organization staffing Information Technology professionals with our clients nationally.TCM's mission is to be recognized as a leader in our industry; deliver outstanding services and solutions to our customers; and be viewed as a partner to our consultants & clients.
I'd like to speak with you at your earliest convenience and can be reached at 1-800-617-6172. If you prefer to contact me via email my address is ecatala@tcml. com . If you'd like, please also visit our website, www.tcml.com. It will be very helpful in having you learn more about us. If you are not qualified for this position, please accept my sincere apologies. However, if you know someone who is qualified and would be interested in this position, please pass this message along; I would be very grateful for the referral. I look forward to speaking with you soon.
Thanks again.
E.J.
The Computer Merchant, Ltd.
95 Longwater Circle
Norwell, MA 02061
Office: 800-617-6172
www.tcml.com
Note: Please allow me to reiterate that I chose to contact you either because your resume had been posted to one of the internet job sites to which we subscribe, or you had previously submitted your resume to The Computer Merchant, Ltd. I assumed that you are either looking for a new employment opportunity, or you are interested in investigating the current job market.
If you are not currently seeking employment, or if you would prefer I contact you at some later date, please indicate your date of availability so that I may honor your request. In any event, I respectfully recommend you continue to avail yourself to the employment options and job market information we provide with our e-mail notices.
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LEAD: Senior QA Engineer (Automated Tools) - Paramus, NJ
Posted by: "Ann Bergquist" annber55@yahoo.com annber55
Thu May 12, 2011 4:36 pm (PDT)
Please contact the recruiter directly.
Ann Bergquist
Subject: Senior QA Engineer (Automated Tools) - Paramus, NJ
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 13:22:32 -0400
> From: rmills@searchedp.com
> To: annber@hotmail.com
>
> Dear Ann,
>
> Our client, a major software development company in the Paramus, NJ area, is seeking a Senior QA Engineer (Automated Tools).
>
> Responsibilities
> · Conduct tests to ensure the applications functionality according to business standards on any size and scope of projects.
> · Proactively take initiative and demonstrates a high level of accountability.
> · Develop test plans, scenarios and cases used in testing based on business requirements, technical specifications and/or product knowledge to ensure they function properly.
> · Enforce standards and regularly participates in process improvement activities.
>
> Requirements
> · 6+ years direct experience functioning in a quality assurance environment.
> · Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent educational/work experience.
> · Strong structured testing knowledge and thorough understanding of quality assurance testing applications and concepts.
> · Automation experience at expert level.
> · Experienced in White Box testing.
> · Strong Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005.
> · Knowledge and experience with the following technologies: ASP, XML, HTML, IIS, ASP. NET.
> · Strong Windows Network and VMware knowledge.
> · Above average knowledge of Microsoft Office.
> · ActiveX Client / Server Application Architecture.
> · Visual Studio 2005 /n-Tier Application Architecture Win Forms UI / Web Service Application Server.
> · Ability to document and concisely communicate problems to developers.
> · Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
> · Ability to work in a highly demanding environment where teamwork is a must.
> · Handle multiple projects simultaneously, learns new applications quickly, and tests on a variety of platforms.
>
> · Development experience is a plus.
> · Working knowledge of Test Track and Test Partner is a plus.
>
> Salary - $90,000 - $105,000
>
> If you are qualified, available, interested, or planning to make a change, please reply to this e-mail with a copy of your latest resume, even if we have spoken recently about a different position. 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.
>
> If you are not currently seeking employment and know a Senior QA Engineer who may be, please feel free to forward my email to them or email me with their contact information. I will contact them directly.
>
> Thanks much,
>
>
> Robin E. Mills
> Technical Recruiter
> Search EDP Inc.
> RMills@SearchEDP.com
>
> 'Be kinder than necessary, because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'
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