All IEEE Members and IEEE Student members are invited to participate in the pizza social event sponsored by the IEEE group in Spokane. Here is your opportunity to network by meeting other members.
Come and enjoy pizza in a friendly atmosphere !
Please, RSVP no later than May 16 using VTOOLS or emailing to Olga Mill (omill@ieee.org)

Time:6:00 p.m.
Date:May 23rd (Wednesday)
Location: Boston’s Pizza in the Valley

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Here is the iCal Link; http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/feed/meeting_ical/12021

Follow-up Review

A classroom in the CEB building (EWU, Cheney) was packed with 70 attendees.  The majority of people represented  EWU students from Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programs blended with IEEE senior members and guests. 

The evening started with a short introduction from Ed Mitchell who talked about IEEE student membership and benefits of participating in the IEEE programming contest (April 2012, EWU). Then Ed gave the floor to our Volt guests.

Glen Garcia talked about how Volt works with hiring companies in terms of figuring out their needs.  Volt always tries to make a connection with an organization in order to highlight the company’s preferences. Glen gave a good advice to the job seekers, “While technical skills are very important, a personality of a job applicant also plays an important role.” In our digital age of smart phones, Facebook, and iPads/iPods, we do need to know how to communicate effectively in order to highlight our strong points!

Matt Barney provided an overview of technical jobs available through Volt. Matt emphasized that the job market is tied to a particular geographic area. For instance, Spokane area  is rich with medical IT applications such as databases, ASP.net, SQL language, etc.  Seattle has a different job market  due to Microsoft.  Java programmers are in a high demand in general. Check out  the http://jobs.volt.com  for available jobs at Volt.  Do not miss a great opportunity!

Mary Plummer gave a few valuable suggestions on how to build a winning resume. For instance, a successful applicant must highlight his/her past experiences if they are relevant to the current profile of the job seeker. While building your resume, a successful candidate needs to demonstrate an ability to quantify his/her past job experiences and/or successful projects. 

These are just highlights of some topics presented by Glen, Matt and Mary. Again, visit the Volt Services Group web site and check the jobs that are out there! Be proactive with your career, become a good communicator and learn how to market your technical skills.  And of course, it is never late to seek a professional advice from the Volt experts in Spokane!

We want to thank Glen, Matt and Mary for coming to the EWU campus in Cheney !

Mary is in continuous contact with employers throughout the Northwest and knows which employers near and far are hiring, what they are looking for, and what opportunities they may have in the future.

She will be discussing who is hiring now and in the future and the desired skills they are seeking in power and design engineering, and computer science, and other fields, plus where the jobs are around the Northwest.

She will also discuss use of social media for job hunting, personal branding, creating modern resumes – plus the role of recruiters in industry, and how they work with clients. This will be of interest to those already employed as well as those in other technical fields (such as mechanical engineering).

Learn from the experts how to position and market yourself in today’s job market.

There will be a Q&A session after the presentation – bring your questions!

Time: Social time will start at 5:00 p.m.
Date: January 25th
Location: Eastern Washington University Computer & Engineering Building (CEB, building #10)

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Here is the iCal Link; http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/feed/meeting_ical/10271

Kevin Fox will be presenting about Physical Security for Utilities on December 14 at Conley’s in Spokane Valley. The social meeting starts at 5:30 PM, followed by a technical presentation.

In today’s stressful economy and society, theft and vandalism has become more commonplace. In our industry in particular, the theft of copper and staged material has become a burden and a safety hazard to pedestrians, utilities, and contractors.

Tattle-Tale industries has developed a unique inexpensive system to help control and ultimately eliminate this problem. It is a portable, cellular alarm system that can be used to monitor substations, job staging sites, storage yards and warehouses. It is “plug & play”, requires no hard-wired installation, and is easily adaptable to fit different situations. It stresses deterrents to prevent damage and injury as opposed to providing forensic evidence after the event has occurred. It can also help to deter sabotage while also meeting NERC requirements.

Kevin Fox has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Texas A&M and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Keller Graduate School of Management in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has Worked 8½ years as a Utility Journeyman Lineman at Wisconsin Energy Corporation and for 13 years with Cooper Power Systems as both an Applications Engineer at the Cooper Factory in Wisconsin and as a Sales Engineer in Spokane Region. Currently, he works for HDSupply in Spokane Region.

Time: Social time will start at 5:30 p.m. and the Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Conley’s Restaurant, 12618 E Sprague Avenue Spokane, Washington

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Here is the iCal Link; http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/feed/meeting_ical/9685

The IEEE Central Washington Section Hosts a Program on: “The Fukushima Daiichi Accident: What happened and what it may mean for the nuclear power industry?” By Dr. Michael Corradini

Professor Corradini is a mechanical and nuclear engineer with research interests centered primarily in thermal hydraulics and multiphase flow. He is currently chair of the Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is also involved in a number of nuclear energy activities for the National Academies, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC). Specifically, he is a member of the DOE Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee and Chair of its Reactor Technology Subcommittee. In addition, he is a member of the French Atomic Energy Scientific Committee and the NRC’s Advisory Committee for Reactor Safeguards. He especially emphasizes the areas of reactor operation, reactor safety, reprocessing, and recycle and risk assessment. He is chair of the Energy Institute faculty governance committee and the director of the college’s Wisconsin Institute of Nuclear Systems

Time:5:30 p.m. PST
Location: online
iCal Link: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/9343
Webinar Link: https://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=vclass&password=D.AC5A370B9CE12AF943F54C3111C0C6

http://spokaneitclub.no-ip.org

ITT students demonstrate organizational and technical skills. They are willing to help the community, and you can be a part of it !  Email to omill@ieee.org if you are interested in participating !