Friday, May 26, 2006

Licensed Client Services Representative in Dallas, TX

"Professional position for a highly motivated, energetic team player working in a fast paced environment of a major financial institution. Responsible for accurately and efficiently answering general information questions, assisting clients with inquiries regarding their accounts, facilitating requests and processing non-solicited equity, option and index option orders in client directed brokerage accounts following the established policies and procedures of the corporation and its various regulatory agencies.

The successful candidate will work from their home interfacing with customers via inbound and outbound calls or the Internet as a home-based worker for the purposes of resolving routine problems with products or services.




X Provide responsive and accurate client service via the telephone regarding general account management and activity issues.
"X Possess a working knowledge of technology and be able to operate in an environment requiring intermediate computer skills.
"X Process non-solicited client directed orders on the following types of securities:
o Equities traded on U.S. exchanges and Over-The-Counter markets. (NASDAQ, OTC, AMEX, etc.)
o Bulletin Board Securities
o Equity Options
o Index Options
"X Provide accurate price quotes and client account information regarding account balances, positions, existing orders etc.
"X Process client orders placed via various electronic systems.
"X Assess the corporationi:s risk exposure associated with each order.
"X Adhere to established company policies and procedures regarding the placement of trades on behalf of the corporationi:s clients.
"X Participate in other critical areas within the company as required. Other areas could include, but are not limited to responding to electronic inquiries, clearing functions and new account development or retention.
"X Must be self-motivated and client service oriented
"X Must be adept at communicating market information for interpretation by the client.
"X Must demonstrate appropriate analytical skills and attention to detail.
"X Must be able to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure while remaining client focused.
"X Additional responsibilities may be assigned at the discretion of the immediate supervisor.
Experience: "X College degree is preferred. A minimum of two years college or equivalent experience will be considered.
"X Must possess, or obtain, Series 7 (Registered Representative) and Series 63 (State Securities Registration) licenses.
"X Minimum of two years client service experience preferred.
"X Must have general knowledge of the securities industry
"X Must have general account management skills
"X Must understand the basic principles of equity, option and mutual fund transactions
"X Must possess exceptional interpersonal communication skills.
"X Must possess excellent multi-tasking skills while demonstrating strict attention to detail.
"X Must possess outstanding communication, listening and analytical skills.
"X Must possess the ability to operate as a member of a team and willingness to contribute to the team and assist others when required.
"X Must demonstrate a positive and professional image at all times.
"X Must have a quiet home-office environment to take calls uninterrupted during your scheduled working hours
"X Must own a PC-compatible computer with Windows XP or 2000
"X Must have DSL or Cable high-speed Internet service in the home
"X Must have experience using Microsoft Office Applications, the Internet and Microsoft Internet Explorer
"X Must be proficient in using a personal computer and various database management programs and Internet browser based applications
"X Must have or be willing to add a second phone line in the home for call center work exclusively
"X Spanish language proficiency a plus
"X Ability to effectively communicate on the phone in an understandable manner in English

Pay rate: 16-18/hr To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Senior Network Engineer + Dallas, TX (#8708338) in Dallas, TX

To apply for this position you must be able to acquire a Homeland Security Clearance (US Citizen, drug and felony-free, and bankruptcy-free). You also must reside close enough to be able to be on-site within 45 minutes. As a mature and responsible technical professional, you will be the single point of presence for a rapidly growing, financially-stable pre-IPO firm with great benefits and awesome career opportunities. While on-site at a large financial institution located at 717 Harwood Street 75201, you will provide first level support and maintenance of server hardware and attached peripherals running the client's desktop-based electronic lockbox remittance application. You'll also be responsible for troubleshooting, diagnosis, resolution, and repair of server hardware & Network Operating System problems, as well as issues with attached PC-based peripherals on a 7x24 basis. The company will also provide training on IBML ImageTrack Scanners as well as on-going training and corporate support on the lock box remittance application (which runs on Free BSD Unix). This position is open for immediate interview and hire.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will possess the following skill requirements: A minimum of 5 years experience in configuration of server hardware from component level up to in-production mounted in a rack. At least 5 years experience with first-hand experience and support of Network Operating Systems (Novell Netware, Microsoft NT Server). Must be able to configure SCSI termination without manuals, and configure software RAID and various levels of hardware RAID arrays and have actual hot swap experiences and be prepared to discuss those situations. Experience with server NOS software version upgrades or brand-to-brand migration experience is a plus. Must be familiar with at least 2 PC-based O/S. Experience in Windows desktop migrations, and LAN Administration is preferred. It is not necessary to have an MCSE or A+ certification, but instead prefer real proven and referenceable track record of relevant industry experience. Strong mechanical aptitude Must have reliable transportation and reside close enough to have ability to be on-site within 45 minutes response time in the event of 7 x 24 call-in Must be a mature & professional career-minded individual with 7 to 10 years of on-site Customer Support experience in a computer-based environment (not phone support) Excellent communication and documentation skills Interviewing now with goal of start BY June 1, 2006. As a sub-contractor for 6 months you will support the client approximately 40 hour per week (Opportunities for overtime based on client needs. ) The pay rate is $25-$35/hr depending on experience and level of match to (listed above) required skills. At time of convertion to full-time permanent employment (after 6 months), the pay range is $50K-$65K annually + benefits (health ins, retirement, disability, etc.). Must be able to lift 50 pounds. US Citizen Drug Test and Felony Background check required - must be felony-free as position may require you be bonded. Must be able to acquire Homeland Security Clearance and work inside a banking environment. Relocation assistance not available. Please include work experience with months (for example, May 1994-October 1999) and NOT just years (Job 1 1994-1999, Job 2 1999-2001, etc). Applicants not meeting these requirements will not be considered.


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Help Desk/Tech Support (#8708254) in Dallas, TX

Provides responsive quality customer service and support at all times. Performs immediate analysis of customer problems and directs the implementation of corrective action to restore function and avoid recurrence. Functions as the customers single point-of contact for problem escalation and resolution as required. Records all incidents while maintaining accountability and ownership until resolved. Interfaces with appropriate technical personnel for customer problems that cannot be resolved quickly on the telephone. Monitors progress on problem resolution and initiates feedback to management and the customer. Performs customer follow-up to verify final resolution and determine satisfaction level. Reviews and develops department systems and procedures to ensure effective problem solving. May be required to perform other related duties as assigned. Knowledge Frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques. Problem Solving Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity. Discretion / Latitude Works under general supervision. Follows established procedures. Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgement and overall adequacy. Impact Contributes to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendation may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources.

Requirements:

Help Desk/Tech Support Provides responsive quality customer service and support at all times. Performs immediate analysis of customer problems and directs the implementation of corrective action to restore function and avoid recurrence. Functions as the customers single point-of contact for problem escalation and resolution as required. Records all incidents while maintaining accountability and ownership until resolved. Interfaces with appropriate technical personnel for customer problems that cannot be resolved quickly on the telephone. Monitors progress on problem resolution and initiates feedback to management and the customer. Performs customer follow-up to verify final resolution and determine satisfaction level. Reviews and develops department systems and procedures to ensure effective problem solving. May be required to perform other related duties as assigned. Knowledge Frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques. Problem Solving Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity. Discretion / Latitude Works under general supervision. Follows established procedures. Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgement and overall adequacy. Impact Contributes to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendation may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources. Liaison Primarily internal company contacts. Infrequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts on routine matters. Location: TX-Dallas Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm Education: Discipline Education Level Computer Information Systems (CIS) Bachelors degree


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Sr. SQL Server DBA in Dallas, TX

At least 4 years background in MS SQL 2000 database, DTS and SQL stored procedure development.

At least 3 years of experience supporting and/or installing applications on a Windows 2000 Server.

Strong understanding of Database administration and software application support, with proficiency in data modeling.

Understanding and experience in relational and dimensional modeling

Good understanding of PC and infrastructure based.

Good working knowledge of classical project management methodologies with a capacity to develop next steps with little direct supervision.

Proficiency in database management tools like SQL Enterprise, Query Analyzer, Erwin and Visio.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, etc.

Personal Characteristics

Strong interpersonal, and relationship development skills.

Excellent ability to participate in multiple projects in the general systems installation and implementation process, including the management of a projects critical path.

Excellent aptitude for working as a contributing member of a team.

Strong organizational skills, with the ability to develop and execute plans and accomplish goals successfully with little direct supervision.

A mature, team-oriented, energetic individual with a focus on success and service.

Unquestionable personal and business integrity, with the personal stature to command respect both within and outside the organization.
Experience: Installation and administration of MS SQL Server 2000 databases on MS Windows 2000/2003 servers in a multiple database server, high availability environment.

Management & creation of databases, schemas, tables, views, indexes, stored procedures, triggers, and declarative integrity constraints.

Monitor databases for resource utilization. Initiate corrective action to ensure all database servers meet processing requirements for performance and reliability.

Create and maintain replicated databases over the local LAN and WAN.

Backup and Recovery (Policy, Process and Operation)

Database Archiving (Policy, Process and Operation)

Perform weekly on-call rotation for production operations and other environments.

Translate a logical model into the physical database design

Monitor data quality

Create proactive monitoring and preventative action systems to avoid outages

Work with consulting or internal resources on development activities

Establish and manage productive relationships with product and consulting vendors

This position may have up to 10 percent travel.


Other Favorable Skills:

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) SQL Server certification is a plus.

Familiar with Microsofts Analysis Server and Reporting Services

Exposure to other development languages and applications such as Crystal Reports, VB.Net, ASP.Net, and HTML is a plus.

Exposure to MS SQL 2005 and the migration to it. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Sr. Storage Engineer in Dallas, TX

Senior Storage Engineer
Richardson, TX

Job Description:
The candidate will have experience in a technical discipline with 5+ years managing storage solutions. Must have demonstrated ability to develop and manage capital and operating budgets. Must have proven ability to manage and complete multiple projects on time and within budget. A strong technical background in Storage technologies (SAN, NAS, RAID, Tape, HSM etc) is a must and certification or familiarity with the ITIL Foundation Library is preferred.

Responsibilities:
The scope of responsibilities includes storage provisioning for a diverse and complex set of server and operating system platforms including IBM (iSeries, pSeries, xSeries), HP (Windows, Linux) and Sun(Solaris). Backup and restore strategies are included as they relate to the central and distributed hospital environment for both disaster recovery needs and archiving purposes. Will participate in design, planning, implementation, enhancement, and changes from small to a large hospital Backup/Recovery environment to meet the business Disaster Recovery requirements. Candidate must possess strong organizational, communication, project management, and documentation skills. Disaster Recovery testing experience is a must.

Key Responsibilities include:
Ensure compliance with all client and regulatory administrative procedures.
Perform analysis of disaster recovery functions for the Mainframe used by the Client Operations Centers
Ensure that the processes and the documentation for disaster recovery are understandable, complete, and usable by non-Operations Center personnel.
Document gaps observed during the exercise that would prevent non-Operations Center personnel from executing the disaster recovery plan.
Prepare and deliver a presentation of the gap analysis with specific deliverables and the work effort required to resolve the issues that were discovered.

Qualifications:
Disaster recovery plan development experience
Experienced in backup and recovery of IBM mainframe DB2 data, VSAM data, sequential datasets, GDGs
Experienced in backup and recovery of UNIX based application data including DB2 UDB
Experienced in storage management practices on IBM mainframe and UNIX environments
Experienced in mainframe JCL, DB2, DB2 tools, VSAM, TSO, RACF, CICS, MQSeries
Experienced in UNIX scripts
Technical experience with various SAN and NAS technologies (including EMC Symmetrix/DMX, HP EVA, NetApp, EMC Celerra), Sun Solaris, Veritas NetBackup and Replication technologies is required. This may include the configuration and installation of the HW and SW infrastructure required to support DR capabilities.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field is highly desired.
This position requires up to 70% travel
Please submit resumes to Melody Visser at mvisser@ Experience: Network Engineer To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Oracle Order Management in Dallas, TX

CW-605046-DR
Oracle Order Management - Sr. Consultant - Dallas

Required skills: Oracle Applications 11i , Order Management and Advanced Pricing, Full Life Cycle Implementation.

Seeking a candidate to take on a Team lead role to be responsible for defining the Order Acceptance, Pricing, Picking, and Shipping operations within the Order to Cash process. This position will need to train project team members, define the processes, configure the OM, Inventory, and Advanced Pricing modules to support the process, and lead project team members through the CRP, Process. The ability to implement complex pricing scenarios in the Advanced Pricing module as well as work in Configure to Order environments is required. Experience implementation the Oracle Transportation Planning or Transportation Management modules is a plus. This person will closely engage with key client personnel and participate in all areas of the implementation life-cycle.

We are seeking individuals with following skills:

.Bachelor's degree
.3+ years of Oracle OM expertise
.5-7 years of Oracle Application configuration
.Oracle Application Configuration for OM and Advanced Pricing modules.
.Prefer experience in multi-org environment with some experience with process manufacturing.
.Experience with transportation module helpful.
.Oracle AIM method deliverables, including the BR100.
.Communication skills: strong presentation/ communication / facilitation skills (oral and written).
.Business process analysis and redesign experience: strong business analysis skills; process mapping; business process redesign and implementation.
.Systems implementation skills: requirements/process analysis, conceptual and detailed design, configuration, testing, training, change management, support
.General consulting skills, including: team facilitation, business case development, and supply chain assessment / strategy.
.Project management: lead small teams of 1 - 3 resources (both consulting and client employees).
.Industry expertise: Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Transportation, or Consumer Goods preferred.
.Ability to travel up to 80%

Technical Skills needed:
Oracle Applications configuration; Strong Microsoft skills, including PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Project and Visio

Responsibilities:
Process Definition 20%
Application Configuration 40%
Project Team Knowledge Transfer 20%
Testing 20%

Douglas E. Roark
Senior Recruiter
PALADIN Consulting, Inc.
8131 LBJ Freeway Ste. 440
Dallas, TX 75251

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Experience: Required skills: Oracle Applications 11i , Order Management and Advanced Pricing, Full Life Cycle Implementation. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here