Thursday, December 16, 2010

Full-Time Help Desk Technician


Position Title:  Full-Time Help Desk Technician
Hours: 8am – 5pm M-F
Location: Salt Lake City
Applicants send resume to: helpdeskjob@savageservices.com

Major Objective:
To act as first line of technical support for PC/Laptop/Applications within the organization, ultimately, leading to first call resolution.

Supporting Objectives:
Should be a positive team player with the ability to be proactive in anticipating needs of operations.  Able to complete assigned tasks with a high degree of accuracy with minimal direction. Be flexible with an ability to respond and adapt quickly to change.

Primary Duties:
Respond to Technical requests whether, in person, by phone, or electronically submitted.
Track and Route Technical Requests while documenting solutions
React to all users Respectfully, courteously, timely, and professionally,
Diagnose and resolve technical hardware and software issues using advanced technical methods as needed.
Asset management
Continually evaluate process to improve efficiency of the helpdesk
Minimal Active Directory responsibilities
Work with team mates to ensure proper hardware/software is ordered and delivered for end users in a timely and efficient manner.
Assess and complete projects as assigned within determined deadlines.

Skills and Abilities
Excellent PC support knowledge and abilities
Must be able to communicate technical correspondence to teammates
Excellent Microsoft Office knowledge and troubleshooting abilities
Some Active Directory knowledge
Customer Service Attitude
Hardware/Software troubleshooting experience, including but not limited to:
Windows operating systems
Antivirus/anti malware
Printing
Backups
3rd party software
Installation and deployment
Self Starter, motivated, willing to grow

Team and People Issues:
Excellent customer service skills with a “serve” mentality
Good written and oral skills with an ability to communicate with co-workers, customers and other company personnel
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to work as a team with other administrative professionals through effective communication and prioritization while being self directed
Ability to anticipate needs of assigned group and follow up with necessary actions to accomplish task
Sets an example for professionalism and customer service

Physical and Environmental Issues:
Help Desk Technician will work in a professional environment in an office setting where potential to grow is available upon demonstration of an excellent work ethic.

Attributes:
Self motivated, team player, good communicator with a “can do” as well as “want to help” attitude.  Must have a passion for what they do and realize how important support personnel are to those they assist.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

POSITION FILLED

POSITION FILLED

Position Title:  Part Time Help Desk Technician
Hours: 6am – 12pm M-F
Location: Salt Lake City
Applicants send resume to: helpdeskjob@savageservices.com

Major Objective:
To act as first line of technical support for PC/Laptop/Applications within the organization, ultimately, leading to first call resolution.

Supporting Objectives:
Should be a positive team player with the ability to be proactive in anticipating needs of operations.  Able to complete assigned tasks with a high degree of accuracy with minimal direction. Be flexible with an ability to respond and adapt quickly to change.

Primary Duties:
  • Respond to Technical requests whether, in person, by phone, or electronically submitted. 
  • Track and Route Technical Requests while documenting solutions 
  • React to all users Respectfully, courteously, timely, and professionally, 
  • Diagnose and resolve technical hardware and software issues using advanced technical methods as needed.
  • Asset management 
  • Continually evaluate process to improve efficiency of the helpdesk 
  • Minimal Active Directory responsibilities 
  • Work with team mates to ensure proper hardware/software is ordered and delivered for end users in a timely and efficient manner. 
  • Assess and complete projects as assigned within determined deadlines.

Skills and Abilities
·         Excellent PC support knowledge and abilities
·         Must be able to communicate technical correspondence to teammates
·         Excellent Microsoft Office knowledge and troubleshooting abilities
·         Some Active Directory knowledge
·         Customer Service Attitude
·         Self Starter, motivated, willing to grow

Hardware/Software troubleshooting experience, including but not limited to:
·         Windows operating systems
·         Antivirus/anti malware
·         Printing
·         Backups
·         3rd party software
·         Installation and deployment

Team and People Issues:
·         Excellent customer service skills with a “serve” mentality
·         Good written and oral skills with an ability to communicate with co-workers, customers and other company personnel
·         Good interpersonal skills
·         Ability to work as a team with other administrative professionals through effective communication and prioritization while being self directed
·         Ability to anticipate needs of assigned group and follow up with necessary actions to accomplish task
·         Sets an example for professionalism and customer service

Physical and Environmental Issues:
Help Desk Technician will work in a professional environment in an office setting where potential to grow is available upon demonstration of an excellent work ethic.

Attributes:
Self motivated, team player, good communicator with a “can do” as well as “want to help” attitude.  Must have a passion for what they do and realize how important support personnel are to those they assist.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Website Development


Looking for someone with experience in web design to assist and tutor me in establishing and designing a website for my company.  We were thinking of possibly using Dreamweaver but are open to ideas.  We need to have the website to be a selling brochure for the product and include a photo gallery, video clips, and an e-commerce option.  We would like to get started immediately.  Please contact me if you are interested.

Anjee Chynoweth
801-243-0864

Friday, December 10, 2010

Zynga now hiring software engineers and product managers

We are a fast-paced technology company connecting millions of friends through games every day. At Zynga, you will find smart, creative people who are passionate about taking on new challenges. Whether you are a developer, designer, or a customer service manager, there’s an opportunity here for you to level up and be your own CEO.

As a new graduate software engineer or product manager, you’ll work on one of our wildly successful social games to develop and launch new features as you continue to help Zynga become the social gaming destination on the internet. If you are currently in your final year of a bachelors, masters, or PhD program and have a passion for social gaming, you’re eligible to apply for one of our New Grad opportunities.

Interested?
We thought you might be. To apply, do any of the following:
• Find the online posting in your school’s job bank and submit your resume
• Contact your career center and they can put you in touch with a Zynga representative
• Apply online anytime at our website, www.zynga.com/students 

Positions
Software Engineer: we’re looking for super-smart software developers who can dive into challenging technical problems as we build and scale our games so that they may be played and enjoyed by millions. We’re looking to fill both PHP and Flash engineering positions, both back-end and front-end.
• Minimum B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Exposure to the game design and development process
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle
• Facebook and / or MySpace platform experience a plus

Product Manager: Product Managers at Zynga define and execute new features for our games that are played by millions of users every day. Product Managers combine their creative and quantitative skills to deliver engaging features and product strategies within our games.
• Relevant past exposure to a Product Management role
• Extremely strong analytical skills
• Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
• Experience with metrics-driven decision making
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player

Perks!
Most Zynga locations include the following:
• Free lunch and dinner daily
• Free snacks and drinks, all day, everyday
• Nutritionist on staff to help employees achieve their nutritional goals
• Weekly happy hours every Friday
• Free gym membership
• On-site free massages, acupuncture, haircuts, yoga, and reflexology
• Ice-cream socials
• Monthly poker tournaments with prizes
• Every day is bring-your-dog-to-work day
• Tons of swag – more free giveaways then you’ll know what to do with!

Benefits for full-time employees!
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Short term disability coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• 401k plan
• Flexible spending plan
• Vacation – we have no formal policy! We simply say “please rest and take some days off!”

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Sterling Research Corporation

Part Time IT Support

Job Description:
Provide IT support to a new engineering firm in Salt Lake City by maintaining computers, printers, building network infrastructure and software. 

Required skills:
Minimum 2 years of applicable experience in networking:  TCP/IP, DNS, Routers, Firewalls, etc.
Experience with servers systems, network security, RAID systems, VPN, and/or firewalls
Experience working with multiple platforms: Windows NT, XP, 7 and Mac OS X
Ability to troubleshoot computer-related problems (printing, virus/malware, etc.)
MCSE or A+ Certification a plus
Excellent interpersonal and writing skills

Compensation:
Commensurate with experience

How to Apply:
Submit resume to Sterling Research Corporation:

Sterling Research will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Android App Development

We are looking for an undergraduate student to help create an Android and iPhone app for our company. Must be willing to work in a very entrepreneurial, start-up environment for this project. Please contact us for additional details and to discuss compensation.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Website Development


We are a start-up company looking for an undergraduate student to help create a website for our company.  We are looking at using either Joomla or Expression Engine as our CMS but we are open to suggestions.  Must be willing to work in a very entrepreneurial, start-up environment for this project.  Please contact us for additional details and to discuss compensation.
 Contact: Colby at rideaholic_colby21@yahoo.com

NEC Laboratories America Research Staff Positions

RESEARCH STAFF POSITIONS 
Organization/Institution: NEC Laboratories America 
Department: Computing Systems Architecture Department 

NEC Laboratories America, a premier research facility of NEC Corporation, has multiple openings in the Computing Systems Architecture Department located in Princeton, NJ. We invite applications from exceptional candidates (senior-level or junior-level) for research staff (RSM) and associate research staff (ARSM) positions. The Computing Systems Architecture department's mission is to innovate, design, evaluate and deliver parallel systems for high-performance, energy-efficient enterprise computing. 

Candidates for the RSM position must have a PhD in CS, CE, or EE, strong research record and excellent credentials in the international research community. Applicants must be able to propose and execute innovative research projects, including prototyping effort that leads to demonstration in an industry environment. Applicants must demonstrate competency in one or more parallel computing research areas like heterogeneous cluster architectures, parallel programming models and runtimes, and key technologies to accelerate performance and lower power consumption of enterprise applications on heterogeneous clusters. Knowledge of parallel systems, experience in designing parallel software on shared and distributed memory models, and exposure to enterprise workloads and cloud computing is desirable. The current focus is on accelerating enterprise workloads on computing clusters that include various types of heterogeneity in computing, interconnects, networking and storage units. 

Candidates for the ARSM position must have at least a MS in CS, CE, or EE, with a strong motivation and skill set to prototype/transfer innovative research results into industry practice. Expertise in one or more of the above parallel computing areas is desirable. Strong interest and aptitude for research is necessary. 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS NEC Laboratories America Inc. is a US-based facility that is part of NEC Corporation's global network of research laboratories. For more information, please visit http://www.nec-labs.com and http://www.nec.com. Interested applicants should submit their resume and a short description of research interest by accessing the NEC Labs Career Center at http://www.nec-labs.com/careers/index.php.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program

2011 Summer Internships for Undergraduate Students

* 10 week research experience; $5,000 stipend plus travel expenses

* Areas of research: Engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological/life sciences, agricultural sciences, environmental science, emergency and incident management, psychology, social sciences

* Projects offered at: National research laboratories: Argonne,  Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest, Sandia, Savannah River

DHS laboratories: Transportation Security Laboratory

Other research facilities, including Battelle, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Naval Research Laboratory

* Locations include CA, CO, IL, MD, NM, NJ, SC, TN, WA

* U.S. citizenship required

* Application deadline: January 5, 2011

www.orau.gov/dhsinternships

Administered by Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education