VCC Job Search Support Group

The VCC JSSG is open to any adult in job transition or adults anticipating a layoff who would like to prepare for that eventuality. Volunteers are also welcome.Various presenters and topics are featured on a regular basis and JSSG provides an opportunity to network with other VCC attendees and community members.

VCC Job Search Support Group
6:30pm, 2nd & 4th Thursdays
Conference Room upstairs

Please contact: Terry Simeon at tsimeon@comcast.net or Sharon Stewart at sharondstew@gmail.com for further information about JSSG or to be placed on our email list to receive notification of upcoming meetings and events in the community or to be placed on our prayer list.

6/30/2009

Fwd: FW: Pass the word--Accounting Manager role in San Mateo



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Terry Simeon <tsimeon@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Subject: FW: Pass the word--Accounting Manager role in San Mateo
T
Subject: FW: Pass the word--Accounting Manager role in San Mateo

Here is another one to pass along to the network.

Dale

Dale R. Brown
Vice President of Finance/
 Corporate Controller
Data Domain, Inc.
2421 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA  95054
408-980-4905 (W)
408-761-0745 (C)
408-980-4995 (F)

-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Byer [mailto:kurt@xcelgroup.com]
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 5:20 PM
To: Dale Brown
Subject: Pass the word--Accounting Manager role in San Mateo

Hi Dale:

Just wanted to keep in touch as well see if you might know a "self starter"
for a 100 person company that is still growing. Must have smaller company
experience. Base is around 90-110k. Thanks and stay in touch!!

See below:


Responsibilities:
- Timely and accurate month-end closes.
- Maintain daily G/L and prepare journal entries.
- G/L account analysis and reconciliations.
- Maintain the Fixed Assets and Construction-in-Process accounts utilizing
FAS and Peachtree; this includes adding, disposing and modifying assets,
mass changes, reconciling and reviewing data from the AP sub-ledger.
- Post Fixed Assets entry into Peachtree and reconcile to the FAS
Sub-Ledger.
- Ensure that Fixed Assets are tagged and properly accounted for and placed
in service in a timely manner.
- Track and analyze prepaid expenses.
- Implement process improvements and automations where necessary and
appropriate.
- Prepare/review account analysis; investigate and resolve necessary items.
- Preparation of schedules and reports in support of annual and interim
audit.
-  Budget versus actual analysis.
- Manage various accruals including travel and entertainment,
contractor/consulting, advertising, and use tax accruals.
- Code all invoices to proper departments and budgetary accounts to be input
in Peachtree.
- Enter and maintain all vendors in the vendor master file in Peachtree.
- Perform monthly Fringe, IT, and Facilities allocations.
- Provide cash report and cash requirements forecasts to management on a
weekly basis.
- Perform cash reconciliation of Operating and Investment accounts.
- Assist with the documentation of processes and procedures.
- Responsible for all payroll related functions including entering new hire
information, direct deposit, mandatory withholdings, supplementary
withholdings, time off requests, wage garnishments, workers comp, salary and
bonus changes, manual check calculations, etc.

Background and Qualifications:
- BA/BS in Accounting/Finance/Business or related field from a 4-year
University/College (Required)
- 4+ years experience in accounting.
- Strong account reconciliation skills.
- Solid knowledge of Peachtree or other ERP systems.
- Superior PC skills including MS Excel.
- Proven ability to work in an unstructured, fast-paced environment.
- Outstanding analytical and organizational ability.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Self starter with great attitude and ability to multi-task, work with
flexibility, and meet tight deadlines.



Kurt Byer CPA/MBA
The Xcel Group
"Xcellence in Staffing"

777 Mariners Island Blvd-Suite 560
San Mateo, CA 94404
650-572-0123 ext. 225

Kurt@Xcelgroup.com



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Fwd: FW: We have openings





Got this list from a friend.  If interested in any of these openings, the contact e-mail address is in the last paragraph.

 

God bless,

Terry

 


From: Randy Harman
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:33 PM
To: Terry Simeon
Subject: FW: We have openings

 

Terry,

Please share with your network.

 

Kind Regards,

Randy

 


From: messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com [mailto:messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com] On Behalf Of Michael Gottesman
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:30 PM
To: Randy Harman
Cc: Robert Hamilton; Sandra Harris; Nancy Harvey Worrell; Dave Hasegawa; Kate Hogan; Peter Holst; Kathi Holton; Rich Horn; Dale Huber; Dan Huber
Subject: We have openings

 

LinkedIn

Michael Gottesman has sent you a message.

Date: 6/24/2009

Subject: We have openings

Hope you are all doing well with your families and careers. If you are looking or know of someone that is, they can look at our website www.acclarent.com for more details on these current openings:
Cost Accountant
Customer Service Manager
Director, Quality Assurance
ENT Consultant - Riverside / San Bernardino
ENT Consultant - San Jose
IT Specialist
Principal Process & Product Development Engineer
Principal R&D Engineer
Regulatory Project Manager
Sales Operations Financial Analyst
Senior Clinical Research Associate
Senior Document Control Specialist
Senior Process & Product Development Engineer
Senior R&D Technician
VP, Clinical & Regulatory

if interested send me your resume at mgottesman@acclarent.com with which position you're interested in.

MJG

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6/23/2009

Fwd: Seminar @ Livermore Library Thursday



Managing Job Search Stress - Thursday, June 25, 5:00 PM
Presented by Karen Mathews—www.karenmathews. com

Life changes, such as changing jobs or careers, create greater than normal stress. This fun workshop is designed to help participants lighten up and give them tools to deal effectively and proactively with the extraordinary stress of such life changes.

 

No reservations required! FREE event!

 

Event is located at Livermore Public Library, 1188 S Livermore Ave., Livermore, CA 94550

 

 

Megan Pittsley
Free2 Succeed Job Center Manager
 
Livermore Public Library
1188 S. Livermore Avenue
Livermore CA 94550
Phone: 925-373-5500 x5595
Fax: (925) 373-5503
 
Web: http://www.ci. livermore. ca.us/library/ free2jobs. html
Blog: http://free2succeed .blogspot. com 

 


Fwd: Next meeting and Microsoft training opportunity


Hello everyone.  Our next VCC Job Search meeting is this Thursday, 6/25.  Dan Birdwell will be presenting on Re-financing//mortgage adjustments and handling personal finances.  It would be nice to know how many will be attending.  Please RSVP re. attendance.  Thanks.

 

Also, there is an Intensive Computer Course available free through the Livermore Adult Education program.  You must have a referral from the One-Stop Career Center in Pleasanton.  I believe you also must have attended one of the orientation classes.  Next one is June 30 2:00 – 3:00.  Contact Pat Donovan at 485-5262 for referral and/or orientation information.

 

The classes will be held the Livermore Adult Education facility at 1401 Almond Ave., Livermore.  Classes will be 9:00 – 12:00, Monday through Thursday for 5 weeks.  July 6 – August 6.  I believe the classes will include PowerPoint, EXCEL, WORD and Access.  An case anyone is interested, I'm registering for this course.

 

Take care all and God bless,

 

Terry

 

 

 

 


Fwd: Webinar opportunity



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Terry Simeon <tsimeon@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Subject: Webinar opportunity


 

#1 Site For Job Search Success

Job Success

 

 

Dear Betty,

 

 

When: Wednesday, June 24th at 1PM PDT

ONLINE WEBINAR (SEMINAR)

TOPIC: How to Sell in a Job Interview

 

 

Join from the comfort of your home, and follow a presentation   by one of our great sales and personal performance trainers.

Steve Carroll is the author of  "Prospect or Perish - Make Every Sales Second Count" and a soon to be released book for those in job transition.  He is also the author of two top selling interactive sales training programs, "Sales Tutor" and "Recruiter Tutor". In addition to a busy life as a performance coach, mentor and author, he is CEO of one of the world's top sales training companies, Lee DuBois Technologies.

Steve is renowned for teaching sales professionals not just what to say, but how to say it.

In the Webinar, Steve discusses techniques on how to be interesting, convincing and compelling in a job interview.

This Webinar is designed to help you to sell yourself to any organization. The skills set will improve your ability to interview more effectively, and even give you the competencies to sell products or services, maybe even build a small business!

According to measurements performed by his customers, a salesperson, after attending training developed by Steve Carroll has averaged a 37.1% increase in production!

Book Drawing: Steve has agreed to donate a few copies of his books for us to raffle off to the attendees. This is a rare opportunity to hear him present live.

A video recording of the Webinar will be available at www.jobsuccess. org  for a period of 24 hours following the Webinar.


Personal

B.S., Business Administration, Butler University, cum laude [academic scholarship]
Andy Williams Award - 1968 - Top University Scholar Athlete
MBA - Marketing, The Ohio State University
Active member of Church - 40 years

 

To learn more about the Webinar, please read the full description at http://www.jobsucce ss.org/StevenCar rollWebinar06240 9.pdf

 

To Register for the Webinar, go to:   https://www2. gotomeeting. com/register/ 493469146

 

Share this message with someone you believe will benefit from watching the presentation by Steve Carroll.

 

"To every man there comes...that special moment when he is ... offered the chance to do a very special thing...what tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified. ...for what would be his  finest hour."


-- Winston S. Churchill

 

With continued Best Wishes,

 

Job Success Team
info@jobsuccess. org
Telephone (925) 462 9724

 

 

 

 





  

QUICK LINKS

FREE webcasts this Week

 

 

Should you have a schedule conflict for one of our Webinars, simply visit the link sent to all subscribers for a copy of the slides and video and audio replays.

 

 

 

Job Interview Prep (6/24), at 1PM (Wednesday)

 

 

 

 


  

Phone (925) 462 9724

 

Email: info@jobsuccess. org

 

www.jobsuccess.org



 


6/10/2009

Meeting Agenda

6/09/2009

Fwd: Reminder



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Terry S

The VCC Job Search group will be meeting this Thursday, the 11th; 6:30 – 8:30.  Madeline Crandall with Farmers' Insurance we be presenting on alternative health care options and the new CORBA rulings/requirements.

 



6/01/2009

Fwd: FW: Senior Quality Engineer in alternative energy company



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David F
Subject: FW: Senior Quality Engineer in alternative energy company
To:

Fyi...

 

 

From: AutoPro Recruiting [mailto:bob@autoprotech.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:17 AM
To:
Subject: Senior Quality Engineer in alternative energy company

 

 

Job Title: Staff/Senior Quality Engineer

 

Role & Responsibilities:

·         Provide hands-on, comprehensive Quality Engineering support for assigned Product (Subsystem) Team to achieve and sustain all quality, cost and delivery goals. 

·         Initiate, support and/or lead all activities related to quality, continuous process improvement, qualification, and reduction in cost of poor quality.

·         Work with the Product (Subsystem) Team to perform DFMEA, PFMEA, FMECA and other Risk Assessments.

·         Develop and implement formal, comprehensive Process documentation including Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEAs, Process Control Plans (PCPs), Operations Method Sheets (OMSs).

·         Support PPAP and APQP processes.

·         Perform frequent process audits in order to monitor, continuously improve, and sustain superior product quality.

·         Create/Develop/Refine all requisite infrastructure and processes needed to improve product quality. This includes the establishment of and weekly reporting on Product Quality Metrics.  

·         Work collaboratively with Procurement, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Product Engineering, and Technical Development to establish and drive process performance improvement.

 

Education, Skills & Desired Experience:

·         BS or MS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

·         5-10 years as a Quality Engineer in a hands-on role in a production environment (high or low volume)

·         ASQ CQE a plus. (Prefer Six Sigma MBB or BB.)

·         5+ years working with high volume manufacturing process control within a very dynamic production environment, experience working on the floor with manufacturing engineers and direct labor heads (inspectors)

·         Hands-on experience working with production/lean six sigma manufacturing systems, preferably within a start-up environment.

·         Proficient in ANOVA and MSA.

·         Experience setting up equipment CPKs

·         Hands on experience setting up a quality process / system on a production line

·         Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, TQM, 8D, RCCA, etc.

·         Proficient in Quality System Auditing, (ASQ CQA a plus.)

·         Understand the critical elements of modern Manufacturing Statistical Process Control

·         Successful implementation of ISO 9001:2000 and TS16949 Standards

·         Solid understanding and experience with quality management systems and statistical process capability analyses.

·         Proven ability and demonstrated experience in performing process capability assessments and driving timely process improvement.

·         Strong critical thinking, analytical skills, and problem solving.

·         Thrives within a very intense, dynamic, fast-paced, and demanding work environment.

·         Working knowledge of fuel cell components and systems a plus.

·         Strong verbal/active listening/written communications.

·         Demonstrate planning and leadership skills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Email: bob@autoprotech.com
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