December/2009

Issue: 13

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Your Digital Footprint...

According to Toby Nathan in his article titled "Creating Your Own Brand: Increase Your Online Presence" published in the Fordyce Letter, November 23, 2009, Mr. Nathan stated that "Your compelling and unique brand is important and influential as you have authentically created it to be an integral part of your company's culture." We are now in a balancing act between maintaining our companies brand initiatives as well as our individual employees brand initiatives.

As individual contributors within companies, we are finding the digital tools to help us problem solve, network with other professionals experiencing similar circumstances, and offering ourselves as subject matter experts on a range of topics within our disciplines.

Human Resource departments may be under pressure to address these individual branding issues as this balancing act continues to evolve. We have countless online resources on "branding yourself" with a significant thrust on Career Management and extending your online presence.

However, in some instances, some corporations suggest that all individual branding must cease because of legal concerns.

Does your organization have a policy or standard related to individual branding as we see our employees establishing their digital footprints? Let Career Transitions, LLC qualify these answers and many more to help your organization continue to prosper with our Career Management / Coaching / Succession Planning / HR Consulting / Staffing Services.

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Amy Szuba
Senior Contract Recruiter

Angie Fitzpatrick
Manager, Professional Accts
Brenda Comer
Office Manager
Brian Hulecki
Senior Search Consultant
Elaine Chaffee
Executive Vice President
Elizabeth Muellner
Director, Career Mgnt Services
Jeff Tuholski
General Manager
John Milletics
Client Relations Associate
Kristin Jarrin
Recruiter

 

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Candidates Available for Direct Hire

IT Professionals:
Candidate #JT46375 - Senior Database Developer
Implements high quality database solutions for enterprise-wide systems. Database platforms include Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Server Express, Sybase, and Microsoft Access. Experience includes normalized database schema for OLTP features; OLAP data store for portfolio analysis and reporting; and stored procedures, triggers, or ad hoc queries.

Candidate #JT50294 - SAP Analyst and Programmer
IT professional with broadly diverse expertise encompassing data migration, hardware and software, systems analysis, programming, applications development, implementations, and technical support. Migration experience includes Mainframe legacy systems to SAP and has been involved in several SAP implementations. SAP technical skills include ABAP programming and LSMW.

Candidate #JT18616 - IT Project Manager or Sr. Business Analyst
PMP Certified with strong experience as an IT Project Manager. Dynamic and bottom line focused with proven success in developing and analyzing corporate strategies, identifying and implementing innovative technology solutions that align with business strategies, and delivering outstanding results to significantly enhance bottom line performance. ....more

Engineering Professionals:
Candidate #JT49225 - Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Seasoned engineering professional with strong Lean Manufacturing and Cost Reduction including C.I. (continuous improvement), problem-solving kaizen workshops, 5-S, and Visual Management. Six Sigma Green Belt. Has also worked as Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, Product Engineer, and in Capital Management.

Candidate #JT10986 - Manufacturing Engineer
Experienced manufacturing engineer with variety f process experience including machining, assembly. Six Sigma green belt, Proficient in Value Stream Mapping MODAPTS, MOST, AutoCAD 2D and 3D modeling, Solid works 2D and 3D, MiniTAB. Certified.

Candidate #BH18715 - Controls Engineer
Controls / Maintenance / Project Engineer - B.S., Performing data acquisition implementation, validation, and upgrades to new and existing plant PLC's. Performing controls logic modifications, upgrades, debugging, design, troubleshooting, and maintenance to DCS, Allen Bradley PLC's and Panelview HMI's (1400e and 600 series) using RSLogix5, RSLogix500, Panelbuilder, and RSLinx for conveyors, RoDip, Phosphate, Ecoat, (ALPO) Ovens, ABB Paint/Welding Robots (5400 series), GUI Stations, RTO system, and VFD's. ...more

Accounting Professionals:
Candidate #BH49513 - Controller
MSBA, BA - Controller for $50M in technology costs for North America & India to support new product growth target of $1.5B. Supervised 5 Business Systems Analysts for financial, purchasing, and government. Implemented new software to support project management costs as well as sales and purchasing functions. Improved processes that reduced business system costs $1M while government sales grew from $4M to $8M. Improved compliance with regard to government accounting.

Candidate #BH49060 - Controller
MBA, BA; Served on cross functional team developing plan, outlining strategies, and evaluating process flows for the shared service Accounting department. Participated in accounting for Business Integration and Divestiture. Business Integration; set up general ledger in AS400, identified financial statement division, and worked with business development staff. Business Divestiture; created accounting entries to close business, helped identify inventory and fixed asset values for sale, and was part of the team to communicate action plans to management. ...more

Supply Chain Professionals:
Candidate #BH49325 - Supply Chain Director
MBA, BS, CPM; Managed Global spend that grew from $180M to $530M across four plants in two countries. Managed $4.3M department budget. Maintained department compliance to FDA GMP 820.50, Sarbanes-Oxley, and ISO 13485 regulations. Created Small Business Liaison Officer function for government reporting. Created Commodity Oriented Requirements Evaluation (CORE) documents.

Candidate #BH49410 - Purchasing Manager
BS, CPM, CPIM; Designed and implemented Supply Chain Management process for Projects business, leading to large reduction in late penalties. Negotiated $500,000 savings on large electric motor contracts and $500,000 on steel fabrications. Improved execution of monthly sales forecast for services business to near 100%, by improving communications between Production Control and Sales, and improved use of MRP. ...more


Sales and Marketing Professionals:
Candidate #BH47797 - Business Unit Manager
MBA / BSIE; Engineering - Financial Analysis - Business Management
Increased revenue $6 million by Coaching sales teams as divisional expert and process controller for sales price analysis and cost disclosure activities with automotive original equipment manufacturers. Directing plant visits and coordinating with sales and plant controllers on price increases. Confirmed competitive manufacturing processes by coordinating product cost benchmarking efforts against competitor products. Led 6-member sales pricing team for $300 million in annual sales acquisition quotes and managed pricing for business unit with $1.6 billion annual revenue (North America division). Performed financial analysis and competitive analysis for product lines. Developed win-win business proposals and supported OEM sales force with commercial arguments to improve profitability. Represented quoting/pricing function on product cross-functional teams and represented commercial issues. ...more


Candidates Available for Contract or Contract-to-Hire Positions

IT Professionals
Candidate #KJ49494 - Benefits Administrator
15 years of experience with benefits administration including: dental, life, AD&D, COBRA, 401 (k), FMLA, and defined benefits. Was responsible for administering and explaining the pension plan to retirees. Has 8½ years of experience administering benefits within a union environment. Over 10 years of experience preparing retirement plan and healthcare reports. Highly proficient in MS Office Suite and can speak 4 languages.

Candidate #KJ49555 - Benefits Administrator
Strong background in Benefits Administration and has administered the following benefits: Dental, and Vision Insurance, STD Policy, 401(k) plan, pension, AD&D as well as COBRA. Also has 15 years of experience maintaining pension plans and documentation based on how many years of service. Processed monthly healthcare and benefit invoices for payment based on monthly headcount and a set plan.

Candidate #KJ49520 - HR Generalist
Candidate has 2 years of experience as an HR Generalist and holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Has experience conducting new hire orientations, performing background checks/drug screens, administering FMLA, worker's comp, prescreening candidates, generating reports for unemployment claims, terminations, hiring, and w/c. Has used Great Plains for A/P & ABRA for Payroll. Certified in FMLA. ...more

Engineering Professionals
Candidate #KJ50101 - Design Engineer
24 years of experience as a Design Engineer. Experience includes: 24 years of drawing in 2D and 18+ years of experience drawing in 3D. Has used the following CAD systems: ProEngineer, CATIA, Unigraphics and SPRC on both windows and Unix environments. Holds a BS degree and has supervision experience.

Candidate #AS12645 - Design Engineer
Over 20 years of experience as a Design Engineer. 15+ years of drawing in 2D and 15+ years drawing in 3D including several solid years of experience with ProEngineer. Has designed parts for the automotive, aerospace and medical device industries.

Candidate #KJ34128 - Design Engineer
6 years of experience as a Designer Engineer and holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as an MBA. Has been involved in the full life cycle of a new product including: conceptualized automotive products, proposed the engineering projects for the product, organized all of the managers from engineering to manufacturing on board with the product, sold the product to the customer, designed a manufacturing plan to support the product and executed the production of the product as well as supported the product with clients until it was no longer produced. ...more

Human Resource/Accounting Professionals
Candidate #KJ49494 - Benefits Administrator
15 years of experience with benefits administration including: dental, life, AD&D, COBRA, 401 (k), FMLA, and defined benefits. Was responsible for administering and explaining the pension plan to retirees, which was based on the number of years they worked there and their average annual salary for the past 5 years. Has 8½ years of experience administering benefits within a union environment. Over 10 years of experience preparing retirement plan and healthcare reports. Highly proficient in MS Office Suite and can speak 4 languages.

Candidate #KJ49555 - Benefits Administrator
Strong background in Benefits Administration and 13 years of working in a Union environment with the UAW, International Association of Machinists, Steel Workers. Has administered the following benefits: Dental, and Vision Insurance, STD Policy, 401(k) plan, pension, AD&D as well as COBRA. Also has 15 years of experience maintaining pension plans and documentation based on how many years of service. Processed monthly healthcare and benefit invoices for payment based on monthly headcount and a set plan.

Candidate #KJ49520 - HR Generalist
Candidate has 2 years of experience as an HR Generalist and holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Has experience conducting new hire orientations, performing background checks/drug screens, administering FMLA, worker's comp, prescreening candidates, generating reports for unemployment claims, terminations, hiring, and w/c. Has used Great Plains for A/P & ABRA for Payroll. Certified in FMLA. Available immediately....more

Accounting Professionals
Candidate #KJ01624 - Accounting Professional
Candidate holds 2 Bachelor's degrees in both Finance and Management & Administration. Over 10 years of experience in accounting, credit, auditing, payroll, and collections. Knowledgeable in of preparing, analyzing and presenting monthly financial, variance, margin and cost reports; preparation of annual budgets, internal audits, annual reports to government agencies, tax filings, assist governmental and independent auditors, cost benefit analysis, cash flow control, and ledger, bank and ATM reconciliations.

Candidate #KJ44684 - Accounting Assistant
Candidate has 8 years of accounting experience as well as 3 years of administrative experience. In previous roles, candidate has been involved in A/P, A/R, Payroll, bookkeeping and General Ledgers. Also has good MS Office skills.

Candidate #KJ39226 - Bookkeeper
Candidate 10+ years of strong office experience and several solid years of bookkeeping experience. Previous duties include A/P, A/R, Invoicing, bookkeeping, payroll and reconciliations. Candidate is highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Quicken. ....more


Administrative Professionals
Candidate #KJ37435 - Administrative Assistant with Light Accounting
Extensive office support and accounting experience. Previous duties include: data entry, answering a multi-line phone system, ordering office supplies as well as organized credit information, certificates of insurance, bid bonds & site plans. Also experienced with invoicing, expense statements, payroll timesheets, A/P, A/R, reconciliations and balancing petty cash.

Candidate #AS49961 - Bilingual Administrative Assistant
Bilingual candidate with 5 years of receptionist and office administrative experience including extensive customer interaction. Background includes 3 years in a medical office. Technical skills include MS Word & MS Excel.

Candidate #KJ48878 - Legal Assistant
Associate of Applied Science in Paralegal/Legal Assistant studies. Has 6+ years of experience working in administrative roles as well as 2 years of experience within a legal environment. Previous duties include client correspondence, updating client database, handling highly confidential material, scheduling appointments and calendar management, as well as prepare and maintain all legal documents. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and has heavy experience maintaining confidentiality. ...more