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Senior Progress Developers - Memphis, TN / Atlanta, GA
Senior Programmer & Business Analyst - Pittsburgh, PA
QAD Technical Functional Consultant
 - U.S. Locations

QAD Consultant - Open
QAD Functional-Technical Contractor - Open

QAD EDI Consultant - Open
Accounts Payable Clerk  - Itasca, IL
Business Analyst / Data Steward - Northfield, NH
IT Manager - West Liberty, IA

IT Manager w/ QAD Experience
 (RESUME) - Metro Cleveland, OH
IS Specialist / Programmer - Troy, OH

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 August 31, 2010 
Senior Progress Developers

Available Date: Immediately
Location: Memphis, TN / Atlanta, GA

  

Oxford Consulting Group is seeking multiple consultants for contract engagements in Atlanta, GA and Memphis, TN.  Engagements will be 6 to 12 months in length with a possibility for hire if the consultant
is interested.  The selected resources will develop, maintain, test and debug software utilizing Progress 4GL.  UI development experience is required.  We will likely need at least one CHUI and one GUI
resource. 

Skill Requirements:
  *    5 years or more using Progress 4GL version 9.x or 10.x
  *    3 years of UI development experience
  *    Experience in HTML and XML
  *    UNIX OS experience
  *    Web Services, WebSpeed, SonicMQ, Web Client technologies are nice to have skills
  *    Progress AppServer experience is also highly desired.

Interested consultants should send a Microsoft Word formatted version of their resume to:
aaron.lueth@oxford-consulting.com


 August 9, 2010 
Senior Programmer & Business Analyst

Available Date: Immediately
Location: Pittsburgh, PA

  

RESCO PRODUCTS, INC., a Pittsburgh-based manufacturing firm seeks a full-time Senior Programmer and Business Analyst for its corporate headquarters.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Responsible for Progress programming in QAD Mfg/PRO, user training, development of end-user documentation, application support. Assist in business analysis, functional requirement design and business process definition. You will be the other half of the team with our Senior Business Analyst and Programmer. This is a full-time position.

REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS:

3+ years’ Progress 4GL coding

4+ years’ manufacturing ERP

HP/UX basic SAM administration

Degree in Computer Science, MIS or related field. Or equivalent experience.

Knowledge of MFG/Pro modules: Sales, Cost Accounting, Finance Accounting, Inventory Control, A/P, A/R, MRP, and WO

Ability to work independently

Project management, vi, SAM, StreamServe, and CCH experience a plus

Salary is commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits. Interested candidates should forward their resumes and current salary or salary requirements to:

RESCO PRODUCTS, INC.

Attn.: Human Resources - Senior Programmer and Business Analyst

2 Penn Center West, Ste 430

Pittsburgh, PA 15276

Or send resume to: jobs@rescoproducts.com with Senior Programmer and Business Analyst in subject line. No calls please. Drug screening required. EOE


 July 20, 2010 
QAD Technical Functional Consultant

Available Date: Immediately
Location: Various / U.S. Locations

  

Mahindra Satyam (NYSE: SAY) is a leading global business consulting and IT services company. Leveraging deep industry & functional expertise, leading technology practices, and an advanced, global delivery model, we enable companies to unlock their business potential. We are powered by a pool of talented professionals excelling in enterprise solutions, client relationship management, business intelligence, business process quality, operations management, engineering solutions, product lifecycle management, and infrastructure services, among other key capabilities. For more info visit www.mahindrasatyam.com

Mahindra Satyam is looking for following talents in the US :

Position Description: Techno functional Consultants with 5+ years of experience in QAD MFG/PRO. Experience in QXtend, QAD 2009 SE migration or development using Progress OpenEdge is desired.  

   
Qualifications:

  • Must have 5+ Year of Experience in QAD MFG/PRO
   
Please send your profiles to
Sanjay_dpatil@mahindrasatyam.com

 June 25, 2010 
QAD Consultant

Available Date: Immediately
Location: Flexible - Telecommuting

  

QAD Consultant available with over 19+ years of excellent reputation in Progress, MFG/PRO to help companies leverage their investment in QAD ERP:
   

  • QAD Upgrades
  • Automating manual processes
  • Streamlining repetitive processes
  • Implementing multi-lingual
  • QAD environments
  • Interfacing and integrating QAD with third party applications
  • Consolidating and Merging Databases
  • QAD Disaster Recovery Sites
  • QAD EDI eCommerce

   
Professional Profile:

  • 19+ Years of excellent reputation in PROGRESS 4GL software development, QAD Implementations, database administration, project control & management. Prime leader in analyzing, developing and delivering on-time enhancements to QAD.
  • Assisted over 75+ successful QAD Upgrade implementations.
  • Received ‘Rapid Achiever Award’ & ‘Rev’d Up Awards’ from Pam Lopker QAD President.
  • Successfully consolidated multiple QAD databases into single UNICODE Database instance.
  • Successfully upgraded and integrated the Chinese Accounting System (CAS) into QAD.
  • Developed sox-404 corporate audit policies and procedures.
  • Maintain and support data warehousing applications integrated with QAD.
  • Multiple installation implementations of Eagle RF Barcoding application integrated with QAD.
  • Assist with the integration of QAD and CRM application.
  • Develop and maintain eCommerce interface programs (maps) in QAD & Sterling/Gentran.
  • Develop relevant aspects of IT Strategic Plan, departmental goals, project plans.
  • Work closely with the IT Director & CFO on project planning and QAD implementations.
  • Coordinate with corporate-based support groups to implement global IT changes.
  • Lead IT staff in identifying IT technologies that bring competitive advantage to business.
  • Assist in creating corporate IT policies and procedures.
  • Develop proposals for process improvements, programming tools and standards, applications, and programming languages.
  • Manage software licensing and contracts for products/services within area of responsibility.

  
Academic Qualifications: BSc Hons Computer Science Degree DeMontefort University
PGD Computer Science DeMontefort University 
   
Certification:
  QAD, Progress, APICS, HP-UX, SCO-UNIX, LINUX 
Contact Info:
  Jag Somal, jagsomal@comcast.net  |  Tel: 408-396-0228


 June 3, 2010 
QAD Functional-Technical Contractor

Available Date: Immediately
Location: Flexible - Telecommuting

  

Contractor available to help companies leverage their investment in QAD by:

-streamlining repetitive processes, freeing up time for more important, value-added tasks

-automating manual, tedious, time-consuming reports
-integrating support systems into QAD

-designing and developing custom solutions

 Qualifications

  • Have provided MFG/PRO Functional-Technical Consulting services for 16 years for companies in various industries including: Automotive, Consumer Packaging, Food/Beverage, Electronics  
  • Experience with MFG/PRO versions 7.3 to eB2
  • QAD Certifications in Manufacturing and Distribution
  • Significant experience designing and developing enhancements, interfaces, and reports in Progress 4GL for a variety of Unix environments:

              - Multi-Site shop floor, distribution, purchasing and logistics systems interfaces

              - Multi-Site Custom Forms laser cheque printing solution

              - EDI solutions using major EDI VANS, and translators such as Trinary and Gentrans
                 with the EDI eCommerce Gateway

             - Developed and implemented upgrade plans for clients to migrate to current versions of
                MFG/PRO. Upgrades included cleaning up and normalizing master data, taking advantage
                of new functionality, modification and testing of custom programs

    

 Education

  • BASc Systems Design from the University of Waterloo
  • Courses for Personal and Professional Development, Project Management, Systems Development Methodologies, Programming, and Local Area Networks


Contact: John Amato  john.amato@cogeco.ca

Cell: 416-624-9486  |  Toll Free: 1-866-697-5834


 May 12, 2010 
QAD EDI Consultant
Available Date: Immediately
Location:
Open

    

Join Strategic Information Group (Strategic) in providing exemplary QAD consulting services to our customers nationwide. The QAD EDI Consultant will deliver EDI development, testing and implementation services to our customers located throughout North America.  
   

 Consulting in areas such as:

  • Develop and maintain eCommerce interface programs (maps) in QAD and Sterling/Gentran.
  • Develop and maintain UNIX scripts/PERL with embedded SQL used in the EDI process.
  • Perform analysis of specific EDI needs; then design, develop, test, and deploy professional solutions.  Implementation of EDI transactions developed in accordance with established standards on application design, file structures, coding practices, quality assurance, documentation, etc. 
  • Implements and maintains EDI trading partners and ANSI/X12 and EDIFACT standard documents while working with customer demands and interface applications.
  • Schedules/Performs training of groups and/or individuals on the general use and utilization of the systems and hardware associated with electronic commerce.
  • Monitors transactions and resolves all error messages and/or lost transactions.
  • Develops proposals for process improvements, programming tools and standards, applications, and programming languages.
  • Acts as the liaison business support to our customer’s user departments involved with EDI, as needed.

   
Will facilitate resolution of moderately complex to complex client EDI problems.  This person will be involved in all phases of a QAD EDI implementation from sales support, planning, and installation to post-implementation support and training. Good customer interaction skills and abilities are required.An attractive compensation package is available for the qualified candidate. No visas or transfers being sponsored at this time. Strategic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No third parties please.
   
Job Qualifications

  • At least 5 years QAD Enterprise Applications and EDI experience
  • Experience with Linux/Unix systems administration and Windows a plus
  • QAD Enterprise Applications EDI consulting experience (3 years required).
  • Familiarity with latest versions of QAD Enterprise Applications, QAD eCommerce & Gentran
  • Occasional travel throughout North America
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good customer interaction skills
  • University level degree or equivalent
       

For Additional Information

Must have minimum requirements above. Only qualified candidates will receive a response. For consideration please email a resume (word format preferred) to jobs@strategic.com


 April 27, 2010 
Accounts Payable Clerk
Available Date: Immediately
Location:
Itasca, IL

    

Solberg Manufacturing Inc. is a manufacturer and worldwide distributor of filters and silencers for air compressors, blowers, engines, vacuum pumps & the power generation industries.

  
Position Description: The Accounts Payable Clerk ensures positive relationships with suppliers by processing, printing and mailing all payments on a timely and accurate basis; taking terms discount when appropriate.  All management and sales expense reports are audited and processed through the Accounts Payable.  Additionally, processes the Quarterly Illinois Use tax, yearly 1099, and month end A/P reports. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Match all receipts, purchase orders, packing slips and invoices and verify correct pricing and quantity. 
  • Resolve any differences with purchasing, receiving or the supplier.
  • Process all supplier invoices for payment with the correct GL account codes and the appropriate discounts. 
  • Bi-weekly, print checks and distribute.
  • Reconcile Primary and Secondary credit card expense/accounts for management and sales along with “out of pocket” expenses for cash payback to personnel.
  • Reconciliation of all A/P month end reports/results including bank statements.
  • Maintain the supplier accounts along with the W-9 Certificates.
  • Complete the Quarterly Illinois Use Tax and the year end 1099’s. 
  • Backup for A/R and other special projects as assigned by management.

    
Qualifications:

  • Must have an Accounting or Business Associate’s Degree  or
  • A year or more of related experience and/or training or
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience on eb2 required;  net.ui a plus
  • Proficiency in Excel, Outlook

   

Please send resume to Trish Kemmer at patricia.kemmer@solbergmfg.com 


 February 3, 2010 
Business Analyst / Data Steward
Available Date: Immediately
Location:
Northfield, NH

  

General Responsibilities and Functions:

The incumbent will be responsible for evaluating and improving our use of enterprise data in reaching our desired business objectives.  
   
Job Duties:

  • Assisting the Information Delivery Analyst with refining the company’s Information Delivery vision and strategy.
  • Assist with improvement of overall data flow strategy including:
    • Portal/dashboard metric deliverySelf-service reporting solutions
    • Standard and ad-hoc reporting
    • Collaborative and predictive data analysis
  • Devise, coordinate, and conduct mass data-cleansing initiatives for the purpose of purging and eliminating corrupt or redundant information from data silosIdentify and ensure the resolution of data quality issues, such as uniqueness, integrity, accuracy, consistency, and completeness in a cost-effective and timely fashion
  • Perform data audits on a regular basis. The results of these audits should be tied into service level agreements (SLAs) between data stewards, IT, and the appropriate business units
  • Identify causes of poor data quality, assist with defining and testing solutions and communicate findings to employees, management, and stakeholders
  • Work with Analysts to develop and enforce methods and validation mechanisms for ensuring data quality and accuracy at the point of entry
  • Work collaboratively with the system architects to develop methods for synchronizing data entering company systems from multiple points
  • Develop a strong working relationship with the appropriate business users to understand the Master Data importance and role in the business Merge Master data from various data silos into a central MDM repository
  • Assist with definitions and testing of Interactive Master Data forms to be used by the business when requesting new Master Data such as new Customers, Suppliers
  • Work with the Information Analyst in the definition, testing, training and documentation of BI tools and features that support the business
  • Work with the Data Governance team in determination of new data elements to join with data objects, rules, formats and governance
  • Participate in the identification of key performance indicators and the documentation of their supporting business requirements, data models, calculation rules, and metadata

  
Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
  • Expert, hands-on experience in relational database, warehouse, and data mart architecture, data modeling and database design
  • Familiarity with tools and software products for data modeling
  • Thorough working knowledge of various business process and system modeling tools including Data Flow Diagrams, Process Models and Dimensional Data Models
  • Understanding of the development and use of BI data and experience in report design and writing
  • Knowledge of data modeling and data design in a data warehouse environment
  • The successful candidate must be creative, resourceful, resilient, collaborative, self-starting and dedicated to exceptional enterprise Information Delivery solutions providing meaningful business value
       

Contact:

Susanne Fleeman, Corporate Recruiting / HR
Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
734-354 5310 (phone)  |  734-354 5832 (fax)  |   Email: recruiter1@fngp.com


 January 26, 2010 
IT Manager
Available Date: Immediately
Location:
West Liberty, IA

  

West Liberty Foods, a subsidiary of the Iowa Turkey Growers Cooperative, is looking for a hard working Information Technology professional looking to manage the IT operations of a stable organization.
Company headquarters are located just outside of Iowa City (IA), with state-of-the-art plant operations in West Liberty (IA), Mount Pleasant (IA), Sigourney (IA) and Tremonton (UT).
   
Primary Responsibilities
The IT Manager will be responsible for major IT projects, as well as the day-to-day activities of the Information Technology department. This position requires expertise in the analysis, design, implementation, and support of technology and application related projects such as computing platforms, network and phone infrastructure, system software products and communication interfaces to meet business requirements. Six members of the IT staff will report directly to this position, and this position will report directly to the Director of IT. His/her responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and recommend relevant aspects of IT Strategic Plan, departmental goals, project plans, staff   assignments, contracts, assess progress and report results.
• Work closely with the Director of IT on project planning and implementation.
• Coordinate with corporate-based support groups to implement global IT changes
• Lead IT staff in identifying IT technologies that bring competitive advantage to our business.
• Assist in creating corporate IT policies and procedures.
• Mange software licensing and contracts for products/services within area of responsibility.
• Manage vendor/consultant relationships.
• Define and implement service level agreements with IT service providers.
• Develop and evaluate options in infrastructure planning
• Design, specification, implementation, and support of all server, desktop, and
network infrastructure.
• Manage and administer the corporate IT and phone infrastructure.
• Direct the activities of internal network support and outsourced IT personnel.
• Perform all duties of the System Administrator, as needed.
  
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have referencable track record of success in the management of people, processes, and projects. Technical and functional experience with QAD’s MFG/PRO application is required, along with leadership capabilities and a strong work ethic. He/she must be a fast learner and willing to engage in self-study to increase knowledge of any unfamiliar company technology. Experience and/or knowledge of the following platforms/technologies will also be a key factor to success:
   
• QAD Enterprise Applications ERP software and related modules
• Progress, SQL, and Access database administration and programming
• Linux/Unix System Support, preferably Red Hat Linux AS 4.0 or greater
• VMware ESX, Virtual Center, and other Virtualization technologies
• Windows 2000/2003 Server platforms
• Advanced knowledge of other Microsoft Server products, such as Exchange 2003/2007,
   SQL Server, SharePoint, and IIS
• Solid understanding of protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, FTP, SSL, SMTP
• Cisco VOIP, Switches, Routers, ASA Firewalls, Wireless Controllers, WAAS
• Protocol analyzers and SNMP based network management tools
• Wireless technologies and encryption based on 802.11x standards
• Citrix Metaframe (XenApp)
• Imprivata Single Sign On
• Data Cabling / Computer Facilities knowledge
• Symantec (Veritas) & Vizioncore Backup/Replication Toolsets
• Wyse Thin Clients
• HP Blades, Enclosures, Tape Backup solutions, and SANs
• Programming and Report Writing skills
  
Educational and Other Qualifications
• Four year college or university program certificate/degree in a related field; 5 to 7 years related    experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 Years IT Management/Supervision with strong business acumen
• Able to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to describe complex
   systems in non-technical terms.
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationship with supervisor, t
   eam members, and vendors.
• Experience in procurement, Inventory and Asset Management of IT equipment
• Self directed, must able to define both technical and business problems and
  create appropriate solutions
• Must be able to troubleshoot difficult hardware and software problems.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to quickly assess and prioritize
• Must be able to move various computer, server, and rack equipment.
• Technical certifications are a plus (MCP, MCSA, or MCSE, CCDA, CCNA, CCA, VCP, etc.)
   
For further information and consideration, please contact:
Craig Thompson c/o Logan Consulting
Office: (312) 345-8809
cthompson@logan-consulting.com


 January 7, 2010 
IT Manager (w/ QAD Experience)
Available Date: Immediately
Location:
Metro Cleveland, OH

  

Qualifications

  • IT Manager – Director Report to Vice President of Finance - CFOBusiness Analyst/ProgrammerExperience designing, developing, implementing, migrating and supporting business systemsPROGRESSUNIXSQL Server
  • MS Office, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project

 Education

  • BSIT/DBA University of Phoenix Online
  • Associate of Business Computing Stark State College

 Technical Training Progress (4GL) Programming:

  • JumpStart to V9 4GL ProgrammingJumpStart to V9 GUI DevelopmentMasters Application Development (V9)Enhancing MFG PRO for DevelopersWebspeed
  • Version 7 Character

 Progress Database Administration:

  • Progress Database AdministrationProgress Database Administration and Tuning
  • Progress Performance Tuning

 QAD

  • EB02 Q-FlowDeloitte and Touche QAD Financials
  • MRP


Full Resume / Contact Info


 December 23, 2009 
IS Specialist / Programmer
Available Date: Immediately
Location:
Troy, OH

   

Spinnaker Coating is a leading producer of paper and film laminates that are converted into pressure sensitive labels. We are an old company with a great tradition and reputation for quality and customer service and a very people-oriented culture.

   

Position Overview:

Position requires mix of both hardware, software, and network support with basic programming responsibilities.  First 3 months will be learning how to support current hardware and software infrastructure.  Will gradually migrate to programming as part of responsibilities. Job functions include but are not limited to the following:

   

  • Analyze business requirements through user interaction or through the direction of Sr. staff members in order to translate requirements into design specifications and functional code.
  • Assist in developing functional specifications and program logic through flowcharts, ERDs, etc.
  • Participate in project review meetings and provide input on the status of projects in terms of resource requirements, design, problem identification, and timelines
  • Ensure proper standards and procedures are followed in the development of new programs or in modifying existing code.  This includes design documentation, test plans, naming conventions, database rules, and directory structures.
  • Ensure that procedures are followed for implementing new or modified code into productionWork with IS team members in resolving operating issues related to performance, downtime, system upgrades (hardware, software, releases) and related items.
  • Assist in computer hardware installation and upgrades as necessary.
  • Conduct periodic system maintenance functions such as deleting / archiving transaction and log files from interfaces and third party software packages. 

  

  • Prefer to have 1-2 years 4GL/Relational Database programming experience, preferably in MFG/PRO (QAD) version 7.4 or higher and Progress version 7.3 or higher.
  • Experience in a Unix environment, preferably HP-UX 10.20 or 11.X desirable.

OR

  • Lotus Notes programming experience desirable, version 6 or higher.Experience in a 4GL/ Relational Database environment
  • Experience with web technologies such as HTML, DHTML, and Javascript desirable.

  
Experience with any of the following would be beneficial but not required: 

  • Lotus Notes, Citrix, Windows Server, Windows OS (2000, XP), basic networking concepts, basic PC hardware support


Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, 401K Plan, Educational Assistance
  

Note:  This will start as a full-time, temporary position through Staffmark Temporary Services.  The temporary period is expected to last 3-6 months.

 

Please send resume/contact info to Darin Davis at Darin.Davis@spinps.com