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You may
have heard that The University of Virginia recently completed its record
breaking campaign. This year your gifts
are particularly important as the McIntire School works to achieve its goal for
the UVA Capital Campaign. I hope that
you will choose to make a gift today
in honor of your time in the M.S. in MIT program and to add value to your
degree for years to come.
If you
have the means, I'd encourage you to work towards leadership giving to help
McIntire and M.S. in MIT finish the campaign on a strong note. If you are a “young
alumni” (in the classes of 2004 – 2013) a gift of $1,000 qualifies you for the
McIntire Dean’s Society whose members are recognized in signage in Rouss &
Robertson Halls and in special publications through the year. You are also
invited to special events, including a party in the football suite with Dean Z,
and given a lapel pin in recognition of your commitment. If you graduated before 2004, $2500 qualifies
you for the Dean’s Society.
As
always, thank you for your support of McIntire and the M.S. in MIT program.
Your time and resources help McIntire remain a top ranked undergraduate business
programs in the world and makes your M.S. in MIT degree even more valuable.
Recruitment
Rewards!
REFERRAL
If you
refer a qualified applicant, your name will be entered into a drawing for this
year’s reward. In order to qualify:
1. The applicant must meets the
minimum criteria for the M.S. in MIT program as described on our website, AND
2. He or she must complete the full
admissions process and be forwarded to the graduate admissions committee for
review.
You can
refer colleagues, former colleagues, direct reports, bosses, people you meet at
the Memorial Day BBQ in your neighborhood, etc.
We just need to be able to confirm that you have referred someone, so
please send a quick email alerting either Matt or me to the candidate’s name,
title, and identifying contact information (phone, email or address).
If you
refer multiple qualified candidates, your name will be added the corresponding
number of times. (We will also give credit if we can verify that you made a
qualified referral earlier this year!)
REWARD
Once our
application review process is completed in mid-July, we will hold a formal
drawing to choose this year’s ‘Referral & Reward’ winner. The winner will receive one Program Fee
Waiver* to the 2014 CMIT Knowledge∞ Continuum.
(Valued at $1,000 for 2013) The
Knowledge Continuum is a 1-2 day executive education program sponsored by
McIntire’s Center for the Management of IT.
We had a great turnout of alums this past April who were treated to a
packed day of discussions on the latest approaches to leadership, innovation,
architecture, emerging technologies, business analytics and social media. It is an exceptional professional networking
and learning opportunity.
Please
keep in mind that the deadline for submission of applications for the entering
class, and thus your opportunity to participate in the drawing, is June 15,
2013. As many of you remember, there is
still plenty of time to get applications submitted – especially since a GMAT is
no longer a required part of the process.
So, start a conversation today about the benefits of the M.S. in the MIT
program! Contact Cyndy or Matt at cnh2n
at virginia.edu.
For more
about how to become involved in planning events and recruiting new students for
the program contact Aimee Carter at acarter at Virginia.edu.
Job Opportunities
Chris
Husser (CLAS ’03, MSMIT ’06) works for Higher One (NYSE: ONE), a financial
services, data, and consulting firm that serves the higher education industry
and recently shared the following position: Director of Analytics in
Buffalo, NY http://tinyurl.com/plte35v (anyone
can reference Chris if they apply) or feel free to contact him (chusser at
campuslabs.com).
Kelsey
Taylor (MSMIT ’12) recently shared “The DoD program I work on (DAI) has
received additional funding for 16 new FTEs. DAI is an Oracle ERP service
provider (systems integration/implementation, development, and operational
support are all in house) to 28 DoD Agencies (13 are currently live with 15 to
be implemented). We are funded and sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of
Defense (OSD) and are located in Crystal City.
This staffing surge is not limited to resources possessing application
specific knowledge of Oracle ERP and spans multiple functional and technical
roles (all at the principal or lead level and above). We are currently hiring
for the following:
*
Infrastructure Specialist
*
Requirements Management
*
Audit Readiness Specialists (4 different services sought - inquire for
descriptions)
*
Oracle ERP: Procure to Pay - Implementation Specialist
*
Oracle ERP: HR - Implementation Specialist
*
Oracle ERP: Budget to Report - Implementation Specialist
*
Contract Writing Specialist - Implementation Specialist
*
Training - Strategy, Curriculum, Tool Analysis
*
Architecture Compliance
*
Technical AoA Specialist
* User
Management/Identity Management
* ERP
Analysis/Planning Functional Specialist
Please
feel free to circulate. If you or anyone in your network is interested, please
send me your resume. For more detailed information about skill-set
requirements, please indicate which area(s) is of interest. I am looking to
start scheduling interviews as early as next week.” Contact Kelsey at kelseytay at gmail.com. for
more details.
Katy
Rowell (MSMIT ’11) posted the following position.
TowneBank
Position
Description
Functional
Job Title: Systems Engineer (Exempt)
Reports
to: Network
Engineering Manager
Department/Branch: Technology Services
Date: January
15th, 2013
Primary
Purpose:
The
systems engineer will be the primary engineer to coordinate end to end system
development tasks to include design, integration and formal testing. Oversee all transitions from test environment
into production. Create technical
documentation to insure efficient planning and execution. Manage and document system configurations. Develop processes for server builds and
respond to related internal or external audits.
Essential
Responsibilities:
• Implement and support backup and
disaster recovery solutions for all servers
• Primary engineer responsible for
organization’s email flow and operation
• Work with storage engineers to
recommend solutions to support organization’s application and server
requirements
• System documentation to include
system reviews and recommendations
• Design and implement complex
systems as they relate to physical and virtual servers
• Develop and maintain extensive
multi-layer Group Policy for servers and workstations
• Design and support the latest
Microsoft related technologies: Windows Server, Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, etc.
• Works with systems administrators
to properly tune and design OS releases to meet application requirements
• Work with vendors to obtain quotes
on software, hardware and licensing
• Creates professional documentation
and technical diagrams
• Ensures that all systems are
working at optimal levels and offers support to application development
department regarding new technologies and system requirements
• Log all hours in time tracking
system in order to assess workflow process
• Participate in networking on-call
schedule
• Perform other duties as assigned
by manager
• Obey all applicable federal laws,
rules, and regulations relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) including the
Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
Minimum
Required Skills and Competencies:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
• Strong coordination, organization, teaming and
communication abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and
time constraints
• Team player who can also work
independently
• Ability to interact effectively
and professionally with all employees, staff and service providers and have a
team player attitude
• Must be flexible with work hours
as business needs arise
• Experience designing and managing
email flow and operation
• Microsoft related product
experience including SQL, Exchange, Server and IIS
• Experience managing the latest
Active Directory versions
• Experience deploying the latest
Windows desktop operating systems
• Understanding of basic and
advanced networking concepts (IP Addressing, routing, switching, OSI, DHCP,
DNS, SMTP, protocol analysis, etc.)
Desired
Skills and Competencies:
• MCSE 2003/2008
• MCA messaging, SQL, Server
2008/2012
• Other related Microsoft, Storage
or networking certifications
For more
information contact Katy at TOWNEBANK katy.rowell at townebank.net
To share
an opportunity with fellow alumni, contact alumnijobs at
comm.virginia.edu.
Reading Lists
Recently I received
a request from an alumnus to help find the latest on Enterprise
Architecture. Here are two articles
Stefano shared with us:
·
Smith, H., et al. (2012). Delivering An Effective
Enterprise Architecture at Chubb Insurance. MIS Quarterly Executive, 11(2).
·
Towson, S. (2008, August). Why does EA
matter? The Open Group.
Have a specific IT question? Want to know what your cohorts are
reading? Contact Aimee to share on the
next blog.
