Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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1.

Xceedium opportunity and info

Posted by: "Edward" evogel@optonline.net   evogel

Tue May 15, 2012 12:30 pm (PDT)



Xceedium may shortly be hiring another Technical Support Engineer. If you have to background and can easily commute to Jersey City this could be the place for you. Feel free to reach out to me. You can find information about the company and our products at http://xceedium.com. You may also be interested in our webinar, as described below.

Ed

Register for our "Watching the Watchers" webinar on June 6. It will feature Mike Rothman, one of the security industry's most influential analysts. Mike will share his new research on the severe risks that privileged users pose to your network and business operations. http://lp.xceedium.com/Watching-the-Watchers-Webinar.html

2.

Fwd: IS Executive Director - Parsippany, NJ

Posted by: "avi wagshol" aviwagshol@gmail.com   awagshol

Tue May 15, 2012 1:59 pm (PDT)



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Robin Mills - Search EDP Inc. <rmills@searchedp.com>
Date: Tue, May 15, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Subject: IS Executive Director - Parsippany, NJ
To: aviwagshol@gmail.com

Dear Abraham,

We are seeking an Information Technology Executive Director for our client,
a major retailer in the Parsippany, NJ area.

The Information Systems Executive Director has a direct reporting line to
the CEO with an indirect reporting line for IS professional matters to the
Regional IS Relations Manager Americas.

The IS ED provides the leadership, direction and management of all phases
of the company's Information Systems strategic and technical planning,
execution of business-specific applications, technology project governance,
organizational management and development, and financial budgeting and
control, and has an overall responsibility for information management and
information technology.

The ED defines the strategy for implementation of business-critical
information systems, technical infrastructure and service delivery,
ensuring compliance with Group IS Policies and Standards. The role holder
will manage a team of IS professionals, who deliver and support business
applications and the technical infrastructure.

Principal Strategic accountabilities:
* Strategic Planning - Participate in the company's strategic planning
process and share in the development of the company's vision, goals and
initiatives.
* Spearhead the development of innovative IS solutions for the
organization's marketing initiatives. This includes driving full life-cycle
projects, from conceptualization to implementation, application and
infrastructure maintenance.
* Ensure the IS strategic plans and objectives are responsive to the needs
of the company's growth and vision. .Ensure compliance with Group standards
and policies. This includes documenting and communicating procedures for
all relevant systems and collaborating with internal/external auditors to
identify and deal with elements of non-compliance.
* Continuous Research & Development of emerging IS technologies and
determine its application within the business.
* Continuous improvement of Quality, Customer-focus and Customer
Relationships.
* Identify opportunities for IS improvements and contribute to business
process improvements.
* Evaluate overall information technology systems and functions, and advise
senior management on recommended system conversions, integrations and
enhancements.
* Ensure successful integration of technical infrastructure in the region
with the parent Company technical infrastructure.
* Establish an agreed program of work with the business management,
including the required governance framework to monitor progress and deal
with issues.
* Advise the regional management about IS budgets, plans, issues and
opportunities.
* Define clear IS Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with the business
management for all retail sites.
* Produce investment plans and apply effective cost control on IS projects.
* Develop and effectively communicate the IS strategic vision, plans and
progress to the Executive Team and appropriate team members

TACTICAL & OPERATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Ensure maximum performance and availability of all information systems.
* Experience with AS400 and RPG platform.
* Ensure data security and contingency, minimizing the risk to the
business, including effective disaster recovery plans, maintenance
contracts being in place and technical operational procedures being well
documented.
* Contract management of IS solution providers, including suppliers of
software, hardware, services and data services. This includes the
optimization of IS procurement, in line with Group IS Global Procurement
standards and best practices.
* Ensure that helpdesk support and local application support are
appropriately resourced and operated in accordance with agreed Service
Level Agreements.
* Manage the logistical operation of IS equipment for all retail sites.
* Define standards and procedures around Information Management, Project
Delivery, Investment Planning and Technical Infrastructure. Changes to
these standards should be coordinated with Group IS.
* Plan, deliver and support business applications. This will include
implementation of Global Core Group Solutions and providing recommendations
to Group IS and regional Management about local solutions, meeting specific
local requirements.

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Manage in conjunction with other leaders, the project approval and
selection process.
* Ensuring that all technology initiatives have clear business goals and
measurable success metrics. Ensure that the IT department is resourced in a
way which is consistent with its workload, budget and authorized staffing.
* Manage and develop IS staff, providing a good level of motivation and
encouragement to enable their roles to grow.
* Prepare and manage budgets, control IS costs and periodically report
financial performance against set targets.
* Monitor and report on the performance of the IS initiatives including
actual vs. expected results, budgets and project duration.

Education/Background:
* Graduate Degree in Information Technology, Business Management, Business
Economics or equivalent from a reputable university in the USA or abroad.
* At least 10 years of progressive experience in a sophisticated
international IS environment, dealing with information management,
technical infrastructure, service delivery and business-critical software
applications.
* At least 5 years experience in a similar role within a commercial
business (retail business a strong plus) environment.
* Experience and/or knowledge of AS 400 platform.
* Experienced in the selection and implementation of software, hardware and
IS services.Understand emerging technologies and market trends in the IS
discipline and be able to apply these in the Retail industry. Strategic
understanding of the industry and associated issues.
* Excellent (written and verbal) communication, documentation and
presentation skills.
* Ability to communicate technical concepts and terminology in a clear and
concise manner and in a way that can be understood by non-technical staff
at all levels of the organization.
* Service-minded attitude with the ability to build strong interpersonal
relationships.
* Flexible personality, someone who is challenged not scared by a
continuously changing business environment and changing technological
infrastructure.
* Evidence of strong negotiation and persuasion skills enabling effective
influencing of outcomes.
* Ability to plan, organize and prioritize.
* Fluent in English language.

Working Relationships:
Internal: Management, Regional IS Director, corporate office employees,
and all retail sites
IS colleagues in Region Americas, Group IS colleagues / Group IS CoEs, IS
Managers in other parent company locations, Group IS Procurement Manager;
Global IS Relations Manager.
External: Suppliers, implementation consultants, auditors, IS Managers
of business partners.

Dimensions of the role:
Number of sites to support. 8 Retail Locations
Number of IS staff for all sites Approximately 20, of which 17 are
based in NJ and 3 in NC.
Number of users to support across all sites Range between 150 and 200
end users.

Salary: $180,000 - $200,000 plus bonus

If you are qualified and interested, 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 are not currently seeking employment and know a qualified candidate
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

www.SearchEDP.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/robinemills

'Be kinder than necessary, because everyone you meet is fighting some kind
of battle.'
3a.

Free Webinars - Job Search Probabilities and Process Improvement

Posted by: "Bill Bentley" billb@value-train.com   billbentley007

Tue May 15, 2012 4:22 pm (PDT)



Alliance Networking - Increase Your Odds of Landing an Interview.
6-7 pm Eastern time, Tuesday, May 29, 2012

An interesting technique to use as part of a job search to increase your
odds of getting a call from a target company. It uses knowledge of
probability and human behavior and is a counter-intuitive approach.

Lean, Six Sigma and TOC in Today's Workplace
6-7 pm Eastern time, Monday, May 28, 2012
An overview of the three main process improvement techniques that are
popular with employers.

Axiomatic Design Overview

6-7 pm Eastern time, Wednesday, May 30, 2012

High level overview of a methodology for designing perfect software,
business processes or products. It is an MIT developed technique that is
powerful but not very well known.

Enroll here to enroll in any or all of these webinars
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We have a capacity limit so the earlier you enroll the better.

We also do good value Lean and Six Sigma certification training.

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billb@value-train.com
678-921-5238
http://www.value-train.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/billbentley
Author of "Lean Six Sigma Secrets for the CIO"

4.

Telecommunications Specialist perm Danbury, CT

Posted by: "John Barry" John@itechcp.com   itechjohn

Tue May 15, 2012 5:01 pm (PDT)



Title: Telecommunications Specialist/IT Telecommunications

Location: Danbury, CT

Salary: $70-90K

Position Summary:

Our client is seeking a Telecommunications Specialist who will support
enterprise-wide telecommunications service delivery, problem resolution and
project assignments and work with others on application of
telecommunications technologies.

The successful candidate will be involved in analysis, design,
configuration, implementation, troubleshooting and support of telephony
solutions, including Avaya Aura - CM (Automatic Call Distribution - ACD),
Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Rauland Borg Nurse Call, Telemate call
detail reporting, Ascom Wireless platform, CXM, call recording, VoIP & SIP
technologies and other telecommunications applications, working with Avaya,
ATT, Paetec, CXM, and other telecommunications vendors as necessary.
Perform backups and provide management reports, such as trend analysis and
expense tracking, call center and call traffic to ensure cost-effective
solutions.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

. Bachelor Degree and minimum of 10 years job-related experience

. 5+ years of hands-on programming, configuration and support of
Avaya Communications Systems platform and products

. Avaya Certification preferred

. Cisco, Microsoft Server or SQL, Linux certifications a big plus

. Strong IP knowledge and experience, networking topology, layering,

* Systems Design & Analysis, Project Management, Technical
Documentation

Visit <http://www.itechcp.com/> www.itechcp.com for more information about
our company and a list of our hot jobs.

Best regards,

John Barry
ITech Consulting Partners
30 Church Hill Road
Newtown, CT 06470
203-270-0051 Ext: 301
203-270-0071 Fax
john@itechcp.com
www.itechcp.com
Providing IT professionals on a contract or fulltime basis.
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