by SherlockTalent
Joint Meetup with SFTA and Palm Beach Tech
You are invited to join the SFTA for a joint Meetup-style event with Palm Beach Tech.
The event will feature Joe York, President of AT&T Florida who will discuss “Tech Infrastructure in Florida”
Mr. York has held various positions within AT&T including most recently Vice President Legislative & Regulatory Affairs with AT&T Florida. His leadership in 2007 resulted in the Florida Legislature reforming how the cable industry is regulated. This major change in state law has resulted in greater competition and new investments into the Florida economy. In 2009, he successfully led a reform of the telecommunication industry regulations.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Registration Sponsor – $600
- Company logo on pre-printed name badges
- Registration / Attendee list
- Logo on event email blasts and SFTA event page
Presenting Sponsor – $500
- 5 minute pre-event pitch from the podium
- Meetup table
- Logo on event email blasts and SFTA event page
Beer Sponsor – $250
- Signage at the tap
- Shout-out from the podium
- Logo on event email blasts and SFTA event page
Meetup Table – $100
- Meetup table
- Logo on event email blasts and SFTA event page
Ticketing
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Agenda
- 5:30 to 6:00 – Registration
- 6:00 to 7:00 – Networking and pre-event presentations
- 7:00 to 8:00 – Speaker Panel + Q&A
- 8:00 to 8:30 – Networking
by SherlockTalent
There’s nothing wrong, of course, with teenagers taking summer jobs working retail at the mall, flipping burgers at McDonald’s or preparing lattes at Starbucks.
There are, however, more challenging and more rewarding options, such as interning at a business. Thanks to the Miami-Dade Public Schools’ Summer Youth Internship program, being an intern is not just for college students anymore.
“Well for many of them, it’s an entree into the world of work,” said Lupe Ferran Diaz, the school district’s director of career and technical education. “But in addition, the networking, the fact that they do get academic credit, and if you talk to a few of these young people, they’ll tell you they’re changing the world, changing Miami.”
More than a dozen businesses and institutions are taking part in this year’s internship program, sponsoring more than 1,700 high school students from all over the county. Thanks to community partners, including the Children’s Trust, the rising seniors get paid for their work.
“They come back better-focused individuals, more mature. They know what it’s like to actually work, to save money,” Ferran Diaz said.
NBC 6 watched students at a tech training company called i2Labs design a video gaming tournament for high schools, which they plan on making a reality in the fall.
At a company called Proper John Music, interns were busy learning how to write lyrics, compose melodies, make music videos and more, all while using state-of-the-art computer programs. This is a tech-savvy generation, so what do they get out of these internships?
“A sense of the marketing world because I never had any experience when it came to that,” said Hugens Casimir of North Miami High.
D’Avian Williams, a student at Miami Lakes Tech, said, “I’m learning how to sell and fundraise to people, how to talk to people and how to manage a whole entire business.”
Some students told NBC 6 just being in a creative environment, surrounded by other students who share their interests, is inspiring.
“In my creative process, whether it’s learning how to write what I’m feeling, putting pen to paper and saying exactly what needs to be said,” said Daniel Tomassi of Mourning High, explaining what he valued most from his internship.
The internships aren’t a one-way street. The business owners benefit from the presence of the teenagers as well.
“They’ve been amazingly helpful with social media, they understand it more than my generation, and so they’ve been really helpful promoting our message, our actual content,” said John Stewart, owner of Proper John Music. “I like the idea of not just finding talent that already exists but really developing it from the ground up.”
In Stewart’s case, the target demographic skews way young for a product he’s involved with, the BattleMe rap music app. So grooming young talent helps his business and the students, too. Everybody wins.
by SherlockTalent
Ultimate Software makes Forbes’ fastest-growing list.
Among the likes of Facebook and Grubhub on Forbes’ latest list of fastest-growing public technology companies is a name you may be familiar with. Ultimate Software, the Weston-based company that specializes in digital human resources tools, was ranked on the publication’s 2017 list. (Ultimate also recently snagged the No. 1 spot on Fortune’s list of 100 Best Places to Work for Millennials.)
To rank on the Fast Tech 25 list, companies had to demonstrate strong sales growth over the past three years and lead their industry in project earnings growth for the next three to five years, according to Forbes.
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POSITION TITLE:
Senior Project Manager Technology, Project Management Office
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION:
An earned bachelor’s degree in computer science, business administration/project management or related field from an accredited institution.
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of seven (7) years, within the last twelve (12) years, of experience and/or training in a field related to the title of the position. Highly developed analytical skills as well as advanced oral and written communication skills. At least five (5) years documented experience in project management. Knowledge and theory of project management. Documented experience managing information technology projects.
PREFERRED:
PMI Certification or advanced degree in project management.
REPORTS TO:
Director of Technology Planning & Policy or designee
SUPERVISES:
Personnel as assigned
POSITION GOAL:
Provide coordinated direction for Information Technology initiatives by identifying, developing, and monitoring projects to ensure standardized project management practices, methods, and tools are being utilized to achieve desired performance standards and customer satisfaction.
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Senior Project Manager, Technology, Project Management Office shall:
- Utilize superior communication and collaboration skills to facilitate, coordinate, manage and lead Information & Technology initiatives related to internal business or academic applications and/or infrastructure related projects while embracing and evangelizing the Project Management Office (PMO) methodology, policies, and procedures.
- Develop individual project plans and project schedules to ensure performance measures, customer satisfaction, and scope requirements are identified as part of the project implementation plan. Involves coordinating people resources to manage projects for unit directors.
- Improve resource management by coordinating and maintaining service level agreements.
- Experience in a centralized PMO where the focus is simultaneously on Portfolio, Program and Project efforts.
- Serve as liaison to other divisions and/or administrators by coordinating user business needs and technology requirements with project management methodologies.
- Ensure effective management of project resources by coordinating, maintaining, forecasting and managing projects and developing assigned staff through ongoing performance management.
- Demonstrate managerial initiative in identifying and mitigating potential risks or issues to the project management initiatives.
- Ensure continuous process improvement by utilizing Project Management Office (PMO) software, processes and methodologies such as in-depth work analyses and flow charts to ensure successful delivery of project management (PM) results.
- Work with internal and/or external customers to develop project scope, project plans, and project schedule documents. Prepare project status reports as necessary.
- Assigns, schedules, and monitors project work to ensure progress is within specified guidelines and requirements and is completed on time and within budget; mentor and provide expertise to other project team members.
- Identify, track, and monitor project issues and risks. Work to facilitate and develop solutions with customers.
- Organize and conduct project team meetings as necessary.
- Perform and promote all activities in compliance with equal employment and non-discrimination policies of the School Board of Broward County, Fl.
- Participate successfully in the training programs offered to increase the individual’s skill and proficiency related to the assignments job responsibilities.
- Seek out and review current developments, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibilities.
- Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
- Follow Federal and State laws, as well as School Board policies.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director, or designee.
SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS – frequency, contact, purpose, and desired end result: Communicates frequently with internal and external customers throughout the District, using tact and good judgment, to complete assigned projects.
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by Alex Funkhouser
Because today is Amazon Prime Day, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at AI’s role in the eRetailers biggest sale.
With Amazon’s third Prime Day kicking off today, Prime consumers can look forward to another day of Black Friday-esque deals. Last year, Prime Day 2016 was Amazon’s biggest sales day ever, surpassing Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Prime Day 2015. In fact, Prime Day 2016 produced 60 percent more orders worldwide and 50 percent more orders in the U.S. compared to Prime Day 2015. Prime Day 2016 sold more than than two million toys, one million pairs of shoes, approximately 90,000 TVs, and hundreds of thousands of Kindles.
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