Hey – some of you podcast listeners know about the contest we mentioned on the podcast. Well, on that note – here a combination entry. Wayne, Val, Joe and myself worked on the holiday card for New Perspective. Hope you guys like it!

Now, shoot Wayne or I an email with your submission and we will post a link to it here. We have a nice little prize to give out this Thursday at the meeting.

Here are some job postings that have be mentioned to me by friends and colleagues. I thought I would pass them along.

SOE
SOE is looking for a web developer. They must be good with javascript, DOM, AJAX, CSS, ect… If you are interested please send your resume to kblackman@soe.sony.com. The contact name is Kyle Blackman

Apangea Learning

.NET Developer
Professional opportunity for a highly motivated .Net Developer.
Apangea Learning, Inc. is seeking a qualified individual to maintain
and enhance an industry leading tutoring technology platform. The
ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of successful .NET development
experience in a fast-paced environment. Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science (or related field), knowledge of object oriented programming
and experience with SQL Server stored procedures is also required;
knowledge of Flash, HTML, and CSS is a plus. Apangea Learning is a
high-growth educational support software and services company.
Position located in downtown Pittsburgh, PA.

Flash Developer
Excellent opportunity for a highly motivated Flash Developer. Apangea
Learning, Inc. is seeking a qualified individual to join our
development team. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of
successful Flash development experience in a fast-paced environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related field) and an
in-depth knowledge of ActionScript are required. Knowledge of object
oriented programming and experience with .net framework and T-SQL are
a plus. Apangea Learning is a high-growth educational support software
and services company. Position located in downtown Pittsburgh, PA.

please apply to careers@apangea.com (no calls please)

CIBER
CIBER is currently searching for 2 Web Developers for our .Net Practice in downtown Pittsburgh. Ideal candidates will possess strong front end development combined with solid end to end development experience. Ability to work from Photoshop to C# would be ideal. Candidates possessing strong experience in front end Web development are a priority but must be willing and able to learn rapidly to code ASP.net, C#, etc. We are looking to fill multiple positions with varying experience levels so feel free to submit your resume for consideration. The emphasis for us is strong front end website development experience and the ability/initiative to do middle tier and back end development. Our project requires well rounded individuals that can work on multiple facets of a software engagement.

Ciber’s Microsoft .Net practice has been focused on building highly scalable enterprise solutions for years. We are a Microsoft Certified partner, and we started with the beta version of Microsoft .Net back in 2001. We’ve architected, developed, and deployed numerous .Net solutions for a variety of customers and industries and have become highly respected industry experts in this technology. We are actively working with the upcoming releases of .Net 2005 and SQL Server 2005.

Contact: David Riley
Email: driley@ciber.com

Reed Smith
Reed Smith LLP, a top-25 international law firm with 1,000 lawyers located throughout the United States and Europe, represents Fortune 100 as well as mid-market and emerging companies. Clients include financial services firms, life sciences companies, health care providers, technology companies and entrepreneurs, power generators and suppliers, manufacturers, universities, non-profit organizations, real estate developers, and municipalities throughout the United States and in 40 countries. For more information, visit www.reedsmith.com.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Web Developer position is responsible for technical support, application development, implementation, and ongoing enhancements. The position provides technical responsibility and analysis for Reed Smith’s intranet and related applications. The web developer acts as a resource to others within and outside of the group and department. He/She is also responsible for varying levels of project management and client needs analysis.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
* Develop web-based applications. Analyze, design, develop, and support applications for intranet/extranet.
* Develop using ASP, ASP.NET, JavaScript, VB and VB.NET as needed.
* Work on various projects relating to evaluating, testing, deploying, designing, and developing new/upgraded systems/technology. Troubleshoot, analyze, and problem solve.
* Recommend design & development standards for the intranet (e.g., classes, objects, scripts, functions, colors, fonts, layout).
* Provide off-hours and weekend technical support as required.
* Take charge of particularly confidential, high-profile, or otherwise sensitive projects, users, and requests, communicating with the Supervisor of Software Development or other personnel as appropriate.
* Recommend significant intranet/SQL server changes to the other members of the Development team.
* Coordinate special projects as assigned by the Supervisor of Web Development or Manager of Practice Support Applications.
* Identify improvements to systems/procedures and present to the Supervisor of Web Development.
* Remain current on relevant technologies and industry standards through networking, as well as formal and informal training/education.
* May volunteer or be selected to serve on special committees, work groups, project teams, or escalation teams related to various firm-wide S&T initiatives. Initiatives may be specific one-time events (e.g., research, testing, rollouts, upgrades, installations) or ongoing activities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

*BS in Computer Science or equivalent
*Additional training, education, and/or certification in relevant areas preferred
*5 years of web development experience
*2 years specialized development experience within the Microsoft .NET Framework
*Understanding of relational database concepts and ability to apply these concepts in building data models
*Skilled in writing stored procedures, triggers, and views for Microsoft SQL Server
*Proven experience in graphical user interface design
*Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
*Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a problem-solving environment
*Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
*Good organizational, prioritization, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
*Ability to effectively interact with all organizational levels
*Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
*Experience using Microsoft Visual Source Safe desirable
*Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Reporting Services desirable
*Experience with web services (SOAP, XML, etc.) desirable

If I hear anything else I will pass it along

I was browsing over at Josh Sager’s blog – a fellow MFUGer we all know and love – and stumbled upon this video from Podcamp Pittsburgh. Josh makes some appearances as well (gotta love the dancing). He promises to have info on Podcamp 07 at the next MFUG meeting. Enjoy – click here [swf]

Recently I got off my butt and got the Tivo Wireless Adapter for my wireless network at home. This opens new options and programs on my Tivo. One that I thought was awesome is Podcaster. You can launch Podcaster on your tivo, type in the PittMFUG podcast url and Bob’s your uncle. Listen to Ben, Wayne and Joe in all the 4:3 glory… Below are a couple of screenies. It even pulls the album art.

Our latest podcast is out! Episode 12. We chat about Displacement, making snow, external ActionScript editors, Podcamp and more! Check it out.

iTunes users: Click here.
Direct Feed URL: http://www.pittmfug.com/podcast/podcast.xml. If you don’t listen to podcasts or subscribe you can always download the mp3 itself here.