July/2009

Issue: 8

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Career Transitions...committed to service

Career Transitions, LLC is an educated and diverse HR Consulting, Staffing and Outplacement services company that offers high-quality candidates, at competitive rates, using the most up-to-date technology. Our candidate process consists of a rigorous evaluation including: personal evaluations by our degreed recruiters, work history reviews, industry knowledge and software skill assessments. Additionally, we conduct various tests to ensure that the candidate is qualified for the position before being submitted. We offer our clients over one thousand validated assessments to better determine the candidate's skills in the following positions: clerical, information technology, call center, industrial, financial, legal, medical, and more. Skill assessments are effective hiring tools that are reliable in determining whether or not a candidate truly possesses the skills represented on their resume.

In addition, contractor retention is important to the success of your business. The hiring process is incredibly costly, and it is disruptive to bring someone into an organization if they are not going to stay long-term. Thus, it is essential that both contract employees and full time employees are satisfied. At Career Transitions, we treat our contract employees as true "assets" by offering fringe benefits such as medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, as well as vacation and holiday pay. We strive to keep our contract employees happy in order to reduce turnover, thereby helping your business succeed.

Our commitment is to serve our clients as a strategic staffing partner by providing innovative solutions and world-class customer service. Concurrently, we are committed to treating our applicants with dignity, respect and kindness. We ensure that both parties have a uniquely positive experience throughout the employment process.

 


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In This Issue


Committed to Service

Who We Are...Contact Us

Who We Are

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

Kristin Jarrin

Recruiter

 

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Candidates Available for Direct Hire

IT Professionals:
Candidate #JT47786 - Sr. Java Developer and Oracle DBA
Project Manager/Senior Programmer Analyst with approximately 23 years experience working on the mainframe, 5 years experience working with UNIX, 9 years experience with Java and extensive experience working with WebSphere, formal training and experience with MQSeries, OOP, OOA, Design Pattern, Agile, RUP, and Anti-pattern. In addition, he is an MCP, a Sun Certified Java Programmer, and a certified Oracle DBA.

Candidate #JT47540 - Sr. C# / .Net Developer
Experience in C#.Net, MVC, ASP.Net, AJAX, WCF, CSS, HTML, XHTML, XML, JavaScript, jQuery and ILE RPG, SQL Server 7.0 to 2008, SSRS, MySQL and DB2/400, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux and OS/400.

Candidate #JT47219 - Sr. DBA / Data Warehouse
Over 25 years Experience as a Data and Data Base Administrator (DB2/UDB, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, Informix, IMS, Total) This Included, Logical Data Modeling (Logical, Relational/Object/Relational Structures/Dimensional Modeling), Physical Data Modeling and Data Base Creation, Data Replication, Federated Database, Data Migration and Conversion, Installation, Problem Resolution, Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning, Program, SQL, and Application Review, Data Warehouse, and Installation/Implementation using SDLC Methods, and Data Base Design/Review as well as Disaster Recovery. ....more

Engineering Professionals:
Candidate #JT46051 - Manufacturing Engineer
Experienced manufacturing process engineer with background in developing manufacturing and assembly processes for machining and sub-assembly. This included establishment of production time lines, determination and acquisition of resources and establishment of production methods. Qualified machines and gages to meet all product specifications using 6-Sigma tools.

Candidate #BH38025 - Plant / General Manager
MBA, BS: New plant startup and launch. Hired and trained workforce, equipment and fixture installation. Absorbed over 1800 ECN's in seven months and launched unit. No significant customer quality issues. Instituted 5S principles in plant layout and appearance. Strong employee relations to avoid union activity. Responsible for manufacturing operations. Products included metal stampings and welded assemblies for seat components and fasteners and food trays. 150 ton to 1650 ton presses automatic and transfer. Improved HPH in Press area by an average of 35% through improvement teams and faster die changes. Instituted program to install poke-yokes on weld fixtures to improve weld department quality. Instituted CI and 5S teams in both stamping and assembly. Improved EBIT by 6% after one year.

Candidate #BH45885 - Senior Engineer (International)
MS / BS; Analyzed gap between Nissan requirements and company product designs through experimental testing and systematic analyses drilled down from vehicle to component level. Developed/controlled/launched Nissan's North American flagship models, brake systems, 2007 Altima Sedan, 2008 Altima Coupe and 2009 Maxima. Adopted cost competitive brake systems designs for Altima ($11.4 million+ annual savings) and Maxima ($2.4 million+ annual savings). Completed brake systems development in 12 months for 2003 model year Light Trucks and SUVs to comply with new Federal Brake Safety Regulation (FMVSS 135). Led PDCT (product design cost & timing) team to achieve cost target and timing requirements through cross-functional teams. ...more

Sales and Marketing Professionals:
Candidate #BH37090 - Marketing/Sales Lead
MBA / BS; Responsible for planning, leading, and directing sales and marketing initiatives. Key activities included developing corporate strategies with fellow executive staff and driving implementation of sales and marketing strategies through the sales department. Led team of six sales professionals in executing account development and retention strategies. Delivered solid revenue growth in each of three years: from $18.4 million to $24.4 million. Developed and implemented new processes to upgrade responsiveness, streamline communications, and improve accountabilities. Led development of new web strategy and marketing communications materials. Integrated sales strategy as central to broader business strategy.

Candidate #BH2525 - Marketing Lead
Marketing Manager / Business Developer - B.S.E.E., Experience includes identifying new safety product/technology/market that will have sales of over $200 million per year. Identified market, generated business plan, made marketing/technical/business presentations to potential customers, generated timely quote responses. Assessed the future automotive needs to provide customer strategies, roadmaps and business plans to penetrate the market share of identified customers. ...more


Candidates Available for Contract or Contract-to-Hire Positions

IT Professionals
Candidate #AS47403 - Business Analyst
Pre-Quality Control manager with 15 years experience in IT with a leading provider of software and services to the financial industry. Managed team of up to 12 Business Analyst and Technical Lead Programmers. Responsible for auditing projects and monitoring the certification process.

Candidate #AS47459 - Quality Assurance 10 years of Quality Assurance experience in all phases of life cycle, including requirements gathering, project planning, scheduling, testing and defect tracking. Proven track record of contributing to successful software implementation.
Extensive accounting and office experience with major finance companies. Proficient in testing Client Server Visual Basic applications and Web-based applications.

Candidate #AS47284 - Network Admin
A+ certified IT Professional with over 4 years experience in design, planning, implementing, and maintaining state-of-the-art hardware and software solutions. Specialized experience in installing and maintaining secure networks across multiple platforms and environments. Has supported up to 400+ users and 140 workstations in a Windows 2003 and XP environment. ...more

Engineering Professionals
Candidate #KJ46558 - Systems Engineer
Systems Engineer who holds a Bachelors and Masters degree. Candidate has been involved with Systems Development Integration for chassis, interior & full vehicle durability. Managed the issue resolution process and achieved an 85 % root cause rate within the first week of issue initiation. Coordinated and managed cross functional teams for the creation and completion of all DVP&R and DFMEA testing. Also responsible for ensuring the completion of all component & vehicle level validation/reliability testing for BIW, Chassis, Interior components and full vehicle durability. Managed the component and full vehicle durability test plan and coordinated all validation testing at multiple locations proving grounds and outside test facilities. Planned and managed Hot and Cold thermal testing trips to ensure vehicle compliance to Federal regulations and vehicle level functional objectives.

Candidate #KJ38585 - Quality Engineer
Has over 10 years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment including 7 years in the automotive industry. Has been responsible for coordinating PPAP completion, performing TS16949:2002 and ISO 9001:2000 internal quality audits and process reviews as well as reporting findings to management and making recommendations for corrective actions. Candidate is accustomed to working in a team based environment and interfacing with multiple managers to keep them up to date on all findings.

Candidate #KJ44686 - Quality Engineering Manager
Candidate has 12 years of management experience in leading teams from 3 up to 100 people and holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering. Has 20 years of experience in automotive quality with experience in both small and large manufacturing settings. Has a widespread of experience in vendor management from interfacing directly with the suppliers to incoming product management. Has also been responsible for supplier corrective action issuing and subsequent problem resolution. Six Sigma Black Belt trained and certified. ...more

Human Resource/Accounting Professionals
Candidate #AS47559 - Benefits & Accounting Professional
Human Resource administrator with over 8 years comprehensive experience including benefit administration, employee relations and compensation/payroll strategies. Strong accounting background which includes 7 years in A/P, A/R, General Ledger, Reconciliation and Payroll.

Candidate #AS47049 - Accountant
BA in Accounting along with 18 years experience. Experience as an Accounting Manager and Sr. Accountant. Has been responsible for financial statements, month end, A/P, A/R, Payroll, Reconciliations and General Ledger. Strong MS Word and Excel skills.

Candidate #AS47035 - Accountant
20 years accounting experience including high volume A/P & A/R, bookkeeping, reconciliations. 13 years of payroll experience as well as benefits management and employee relations duties. Experience working with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Software includes: QuickBooks, Peachtree and Oracle.. ...more

Administrative Professionals
Candidate #AS34180 - Environmental Science
Recent graduate with a BS in Sustainable Business which is a degree that concentrates in environment science and management including regulatory compliance, land and resource management, alternative energy and fuel systems and ecology. Looking for an Administrative or Human Resource positions where "green" background can be utilized.

Candidate #AS47465 - Medical Industry Office Manager
7 years experience within the medical industry as Office Manager/Accounting Support. High volume AP and AR experience. Strengths include billing, collections, insurance claims and claims auditing. Software experience includes: QuickBooks, QuickBooks Pro, Versa, MAS90, MediSoft and WINOMS.

Candidate #KJ46055 - Administrative Assistant / Light Accounting
Candidate has several solid years of office support experience and 2 years of experience with Account Receivables. Has supported senior management including Production Manager, Vice President and President. Previous responsibilities include company website management, creating and maintaining marketing material, purchasing office supplies, updating Excel reports as well as processing all invoices. Has a high level of proficiency in MS Office and is very outgoing....more