Event Tomorrow Night at Dragonmead Brewery, News, Jobs and Updates for 10/19/2011

Okay East Siders – time to come out and play.

Dragonmead Brewery.  Warren.  Right off 696 at Groesbeck.  Awesome beer.  Great venue.

With all of the emails and snide remarks we get in person about hardly ever doing things on the East side of town, it’s time to show up and let us know that we should do hang out over there more often.  And from the “full disclosure” department…seeing as how I now live on that side of town, I’d really like it if we did.  So work with me here.

In case you missed it, we put a call out to all of the other IT related networking groups out there late last week, and for those of you who have already touched base – thanks a ton for having the faith to reach out, and I hope our conversations continue.  For those that haven’t, read this.

Oh, and sure, we’ve got jobs, discussions and all sorts of fun stuff going on in the LinkedIn group…so I guess let’s get started with some details…

So, let’s start with that event tomorrow night (that’s Thursday, October 20th) at the Dragonmead Brewery in Warren. You can find details on our site at http://www.ITinTheD.com/event/october-casual-networking-social-networking-for-it-professionals-in-metro-detroit/or out on LinkedIn at http://events.linkedin.com/October-Casual-Networking-Social/pub/756552 Check it out, give it a look, and we’ll see you there. There’s a video in the description on our site if you want to check it out.

For our November 17th event at the Blackfinn, we’ve added a very good reason for you to tell your significant other that you’re going to be late that night.  Really late.  Goodtimes for Gleaners will dovetail with our event in the back room, and we’re really looking forward to it.  Check out the details here http://www.ITinTheD.com/2489/update-on-november-17th-blackfinn-event-good-times-for-gleaners-added/

In our LinkedIn Group, we’ve got chats going on about the whole “Occupy” movement, naturally in particular about the “Occupy Detroit” folks.  There are also discussions taking place about whether I should pick up an iPad or a Droid Tablet (I went Droid, but it’s still a good chat taking place), notes and thoughts on several of our latest Blog entries, and a whole host of other fun topics.

From the “random stuff taking place” department, I mentioned earlier about reaching out to the other IT related groups here in the metro Detroit area.  If you haven’t read A Scene From The Godfather out at http://www.ITinTheD.com/2482/the-godfather/, please do so, and help spread the word far and wide.  There’s some really, really cool stuff starting to percolate…and we desperately want it to happen.  But you know us…it won’t if we don’t think it can be done right.

If you’re a .Net kinda person, you might want to check into the Ann Arbor Day of .Net taking place on Saturday, October 29th.  MI-GANG is involved, and as we’ve said before, they’re good folks…which is probably obvious, since we don’t usually pimp other group’s events…but these are some solid people doing some good stuff.  It’s only $10, with lunch included, and let’s be honest…it’s only getting colder.  Might as well be inside learning something and meeting some cool new folks, right?  Right.  Click over here http://aadodn2011.eventbrite.com/ to check it out and register.  I think I’m going to try and get there myself…if for no other reason than to make sure I’m properly armed when debating technology implementations…plus meeting new people.  And I hear that there are plenty of bars close by for the inevitable after party…

Speaking of meeting people and things I’ll be at, 1DevDay Detroit (http://1devdaydetroit.com/) is sold out.  So, I hope you took advantage of the discounted ticket offer that they were gracious enough to provide, and hope to see you there in a couple of weeks.  Also, use WordPress?  Want to know more about it?  WordCamp Detroit ( http://2011.detroit.wordcamp.org/ ) on November 12th and 13th is the place to be.

On that front, odds are good that in the very near future we’ll be taking one of the various domains that we’ve got laying around (I’m a geek…I collect URLs like some people collect Elvis plates…it happens…) and repurposing it from an alias coming here to a clean, solid place to find events here in the metro Detroit area that we think are worthwhile.  No spamfests, no BS groups that have no focus or purpose, no sales pitches…it’ll still be “us”, but we’ll open it up a bit to help build a place that the community can take advantage of and use to help themselves and others.

Jobs?  Yep, got jobs as well.  SysAdmins, C# developers, tech support, account management…here’s some of what’s live out there currently:

Donna Ott Gates dogates@deloitte.com

I am currently recruiting for an Account Management Professional to support the Global Automotive Practice Leader with specific account…

Melany Austin

CIBER is looking for Mobile Application Developers with three plus years of iOS experience and mobile application development

Deena Wiltsie dwiltsie@jdmconsulting.com

Delivery Manager, High Visibility Position

The Delivery Manager will manage the relationship between internal clients (application teams) and external vendors, in order to facilitate the deployment of Infrastructure projects. These projects range from new data…

Mark Brown

Sr. Account Manager, direct-hire opportunities in Metro Detroit
Multiple openings for Sr. Account Managers for direct-hire opportunities in Metro Detroit. Candidates must have previous Auto experience and ERP experience to be considered. 25% Travel required (US only). If interested…

Beth Weissman

Technical Support Specialist – immediate direct hire opportunity!
Schneider Electric is looking for a customer-service driven engineer to assume the role of Technical Phone Support Specialist at our Pro-face facility in Ann Arbor. In this role you will have the opportunity to communicate…

Kim Persinger

I am currently in search of both Mobile App Developers and Mobile SQA Engineers for client!! Please send resumes to…
The SQA Engineer is responsible for improving the quality of a broad range of applications and services by designing and implementing tests to exercise our applications. The SQA Engineer plays a significant role in the…

Joyce Zelenak, SPHR

Sr. Technical Consultant – seeking candidates with strong IBM experience.
Compsat Technology is seeking a highly qualified Sr. Technical Consultant with extensive IBM knowledge and skills. The primary responsibilities are: Leads the development of the activities and efforts required to…

Steve George

Sr. Systems Engineer – system development Electric & Hybrid-Electric Vehicle battery system – Auburn Hills, MI $90k – $110k
Sr. Systems Engineer #SG79 Auburn Hills, MI Salary: $90k – $110k Direct hire open relocation Job Description: Looking for an energetic candidate to aid in the system development of Electric and Hybrid-Electric…

Firmware / Software Engineer – embedded C product developer – northwest MI
Firmware / Software Engineer – #SG81 Vibrant small town in northwest Michigan Salary based on experience, education and relevant abilites Relocation, great company paid benefits, strong and growing organization …

Radha Gheewala

Our client has urgent requirements for experienced IT Candidates. Location Michigan
NEED – Project Manager & Business Analysis & Manager IT – Web / Interface Applications & Project Leader & Systems Analyst Advanced & Systems Analyst Senior & Technology Consultant & Technology…

Judy Konya

Manager- Inside Sales Team for our corporate office in Livonia, MI
WorkForce Software, Inc. is the leader in workforce management solutions for large employers with complex policies and compliance concerns. Due to growth, we are looking to add an experienced Manager – Inside Sales Team to…

Proposal Writer for our corporate office in Livonia, MI
WorkForce Software, Inc. is the leader in workforce management solutions for large employers with complex policies and compliance concerns. Due to growth, we are looking to add an experienced Proposal Writer to our team. …

Laura Mikulski

Looking for Detroit/SE Michigan based IT talent, as atLarge Inc is expanding into metro Detroit!
Come be a part of an amazing team as we launch our Detroit based initiative. Let me tell you why you’re here. You know something. Is that you… the LAMP Developer we’ve been looking for?

Dany Saar

Mobile Devices & Web App Developer/Programmer (GWT, Java,, Objective C/C++, iOS &/or Android Mobile platforms, App Engine, AWS, HTML,…
I’m a Target Search & Recruiting Executive. I’d like to forward you (via email) more detailed information regarding a new career opportunity that may be of great interest to you (as a Mobile Devices & Web App…

Jeff Schuster

Perficient has an open position with our Detroit business unit for a Sr. Technical Architect with a strong background in enterprise-scale…
This person must have hands-on experience architecting and leading the implementation of solutions such as portals, content management, business integration/SOA, business intelligence, information management, security,…

Matt Karrandja

Systems Administrator – Must have Manufacturing Experience – Direct
Responsible for supporting business hardware and software systems, this includes network and server environments along with storage and backup systems. Other responsibilities include maintenance of current ICT systems such…

Heather Sandrick

Intermediate Technical Support for a long-term opportunity with a direct client in Auburn Hills, MI! Email your resume…
Must have working knowledge of B2B message switching/file transfer systems and SFTP, FTP, FTPS, AS2, Unix, TCPIP, Network Security, and MS Office.

Heather Reed Courtney

Entry Level C# Developer needed, ASAP. Long term opportunity, SE Michigan. exp or knowledge with Silverlight (SL) is a plus. Please email…

So, let’s recap.  Dragonmead Brewery in Warren tomorrow night…be there.  Reaching out to other groups, and how you can help us pull together something pretty cool.  A few other events around the area worth checking out.  Discussions.  Jobs.

Yep, I think we’re good.

That’s all for this time, and see you tomorrow night!

Regards,

Bob, Dave and Jeff

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