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Hometown:: Liverpool

Looking for: consulting assignment

About Me:: am an information designer, working in the field of technical communications with over 25 years of experience in the production of cross-media, multilingual technical information products. I have expertise in single sourcing, component content management, collaborative authoring, and localization.

During my career I have worked with some of the best, cutting-edge hardware and software teams in the fields of medical robotics, pharmaceutical sciences, aerospace technology, virtual reality, and information processing & presentation; and was fortunate enough to help organize the Third World Wide Web Conference in Darmstadt (April 10-14 1995).

I also have extensive knowledge and a good understanding of the current e-learning and social network technologies; an appreciation of the impact these technologies are having on the Public and Corporate Education sectors; and the opportunities for creative products this presents.

I am currently studying towards a Masters in Online and Distance Learning to fulfill my ambition to work in the field of ICT for Development.

Email address: kc@kcweb.org.uk

Electronics/Engineering

I have been approached by a colleague for help to recruit a team of installation and support engineers and planners for a leading company in the worldwide development, production and sales of high-end lithography systems for the semiconductor industry.

The company employs 5400 people worldwide, with locations in the United States and Asia and the head office in the Netherlands, Europe. Customer Support is in charge of installation, qualification, application, support, maintenance and continuous improvement of systems at customer locations. You and your colleagues deliver best-in-class customer satisfaction.

There are number of positions available in the following fields:

* Application & Business Support Engineer
* Equipment Engineer Customer Support(Illumination & Dose Control)
* Equipment Engineer Customer Support (layout)
* Start-up Equipment Engineer
* Central Planner
* Regional Planner

Click here to access further details and the requirements for these positions. To apply, contact me on kc@kcweb.org.uk.

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Internet Society request for proposal for a new Association Management System (AMS)

In order to pursue ISOC's strategic initiatives planned through 2010 and beyond, ISOC will depend ever more heavily on cross-organizational teams of geographically dispersed staff and stakeholders collaborating to achieve results. ISOC's management team views the acquisition and implementation of a new Association Management System (AMS), as a key enabler supporting this new approach. The AMS will form the core technology, database, and development environment to be utilized across the organizat… Continue

Posted on July 16th, 2008 at 1:17pm — No Comments (Add)

Technology: It's Where the Jobs Are

Here's a hint for high school graduates or college students still majoring in indecision: Put down that guitar or book of poetry and pick up a laptop. Study computer science or engineering, and plan to move to a big city. A new survey out this week from AeA, the group formerly known as the American Electronics Assn., reports that jobs in the technology industry are growing at a healthy clip, especially in large cities. The organization's Cybercities 2008 survey says that 51 cities added high-te… Continue

Posted on July 10th, 2008 at 11:16am — No Comments (Add)

Will technology empower Gen Y to wipe away our institutions?

According to this TechRepublic Article "The first digitally-native generation is moving into the workforce and has no patience for out-dated organizational structures. With the help of technologies they have grown up using, they could revolutionize or eliminate many time-honored institutions — including IT departments." Whatever the truth of the article it will certainly affect the job market.

Posted on June 20th, 2008 at 12:02pm — No Comments (Add)

Thousands of tech newbies needed to plug skills gap

The good news is the UK's IT & telecoms sector is thriving. The bad news is 140,000 newbies are likely to be needed annually to satisfy the industry's demand for increasingly skilled staff.

That's according to research from industry skills body e-skills UK, which notes computing student numbers in the UK are falling - down 50 per cent in the last five years. Meanwhile…

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Posted on February 9th, 2008 at 8:20am — No Comments (Add)