Engineering Exam Prep Courses

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SOL VISTA Green Building Intern

Position Overview

SOL VISTA is seeking an intelligent and driven part-time intern to work in our Silver Spring, Maryland office, located 3 blocks from Metro.  The ideal candidate should be excited about the prospect of working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, on leading edge real estate services and technology projects.  The intern’s primary responsibilities will include:

·      Assisting with the preparation and submittal of proposals.

·      Assisting with market research, data handling, and analysis.

·      Reviewing, editing, and drafting technical reports, such as building performance assessments.

·      Supporting senior management with strategic projects.

·      Performing other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

For the right candidate, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to services and technology that are at the intersection of real estate, energy, and environmental sustainability.  In return, the candidate will receive a valuable introduction to building technology, business finances, and the general business environment with an exciting CleanTech start-up company.

This position will begin as an unpaid part-time internship, evolving into a paid full-time internship, and later part-time and/or full-time employment for the ideal candidate.  Employees and interns have the opportunity for growth with the company pertaining to role, responsibility, and compensation.  

Responsibilities

·      Assist with the preparation and submittal of proposals.

·      Assist with market research, data handling, and analysis.

·      Review, edit, and draft technical reports, such as building performance assessments.

·      Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Requirements

·      Recent college graduates and graduate students welcome.  

·      Superior verbal and written communication skills.

·      High proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and ability to learn other software tools quickly.

·      Responsible:  Good organizational and time management skills, including daily and weekly planning.  Ability to perform multiple tasks and work independently on new assignments with minimum guidance.  Ability to appropriately set priorities with quality results. 

·      Ambitious:  Strong initiative and motivation to succeed.  Seeks excellence in workmanship, strives to enhance knowledge base through continued learning opportunities offered through academia, professional organizations, and hands-on experiences, and is motivated by the prospect of career advancement and professional growth.

·      Possess analytical/problem solving skills, data acquisition skills, and ability to use statistical tools and techniques.

·      Committed to sustainability.

·      High GPA and demonstrated technical writing skills.

Preferred

·      LEED or other green building knowledge/experience.

·      Experience with environmental projects.

·      Track record of extracurricular activities.

About Us

SOL VISTA is a DC-metro based consulting and CleanTech start-up company developing leading-edge, web-based building performance management tools.  SOL VISTA’s tools connect the invisible streams of data flowing from commercial buildings to proprietary and third-party analytic tools.  This allows building owners to continually enhance building efficiency, thereby increasing their asset value and their reputation as environmental stewards. 

While SOL VISTA is a for-profit company, our focus is much more than economic.  SOL VISTA strives to solve complex problems in ways that benefit both the bottom-line and the natural environment.  Doing this requires a dynamic team with comprehensive skills in diverse fields and an ability to continuously create newer and better services and technologies through open and iterative processes.  For more information, please visit us at www.solvistaconsulting.com.

For More Information or To Apply

Email resume, copy of transcripts, and a simple paragraph stating interest and general availability to jobs@solvistaconsulting.com.   

SE Position available

In the engineering role, responsibilities will include:

·       Acts independently under general direction. Provides technical assistance and advice on complex activities. 

·       Formulates / defines specifications, develops / modifies / maintains complex systems and subsystems, using vendor engineering releases and utilities for overall operational systems. 

·       Applies analytical techniques when gathering information from users, defining work problems, designing technology solutions, and developing procedures to resolve the problems. 

·       Develops complete specifications to enable computer programmers to prepare required programs. 

·       Analyzes methods of approach. 

·       Reviews task proposal requirements, gathers information, analyzes data, prepares project synopses, compares alternatives, prepares specifications, resolves processing problems, coordinates work with programmers and engineers, and orients users to new systems. Works with considerable freedom to make decisions on the techniques and approaches to be used. 

·       Prepares recommendations for system improvement for management and user consideration.

·       Experience with Blackberry, Exchange 2003 & 2003, VMware, and Microsoft Clustering desired.

·       Will be supporting the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Department of Justice (DOJ). 

REQUIRED:

·  US citizenship

·  Ability to pass a DOJ suitability background investigation

·       3-5 years of relevant experience

·       Has a high level of diverse technical and industry experience related to a specific skill set.  Typically has specialization in a particular technology

·  Experience with:

·  Solid Windows / Microsoft background

·  Active Directory

·  Windows XP / Windows 7

·  MS Exchange 2003 / 2010

·  Microsoft Clustering

·  Blackberry Ent Srv.

·  VMware ESXi 4.1

·  SAN: HP blade hardware / HP enclosure

·  Sharepoint

·  Experience reviewing work products for completeness and adherence to customer requirements

·  Experience delivering presentations and leading client meetings

·  Also see position responsibilities above.

DESIRED:

·  BS/MS in Computer Science or Systems Engineering

A First Class Feat Of Engineering

Four-Year-Old Program Graduates Initial Students

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Posted: May 7, 2012
By CANDACE SIPOS

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Engineering honors graduate Christina DiMarino (right) chats with Ronald Kander, founder of the engineering program at JMU, after graduates received their degrees on Saturday. (Photo by Michael Reilly)

HARRISONBURG — Leah Haling and Dan Wolfe had no idea what they were getting into when they became two of the first engineering students at James Madison University four years ago.

They decided to give the budding program a try, and on Saturday were two of the 45 students who walked across the stage at the School of Engineering’s first graduation.

“There have been some ups and downs,” Haling, of Arlington, said. “[But] I wouldn’t trade [my decision to go to JMU] for the world.”

The two were taking pictures in a group after the ceremony, donning their black robes with splashes of orange and yellow.

Both said the small size of the engineering department — which Wolfe, of Midlothian, called a “breath of fresh air” — was a bonus.

Studying as a relatively small group of students with similar interests, the class quickly became a family.

“We’ll stay friends for life, that’s for sure,” Haling said.

But the school is growing quickly, with 150 students in the freshman class this year, according to Ronald Kander, who founded the program.

During the planning stages of the program, people wondered whether it could attract even 50 students a year, he added.

Kander now serves as executive dean of Philadelphia University’s College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, but he made the trip to Harrisonburg for his brainchild’s first graduation.

“It’s absolutely amazing,” he said. “I’ve been waiting for this for years.”

As the head of JMU’s Department of Integrated Science and Technology in 2005, Kander started thinking about the possibility of adding an engineering school.

With the help of Douglas Brown, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the time, a committee created a “really compelling” curriculum that “trains engineers for the jobs that don’t even exist yet,” he said.

The program focuses on sustainability, teaching students not only technical skills, but also how to consider the effects — environmental, social, technical and economic — their approach to any given project might have.

Many of the newly graduated students have already found jobs. Of the 45, 24 have secured full-time engineering jobs and 12 are going to graduate school, according to the university’s public affairs office. Haling and Wolfe are two of those 12.

Seven other students have received offers from employers or graduate schools but haven’t decided what they’ll do yet.

Christina DiMarino, valedictorian of the program and the student speaker for the ceremony, said that one project requiring her to construct a bicycle taught her various lessons, including that “nothing ever works out the first time.”

“The broad nature of this program challenges us in ways that we did not expect,” she said. “I guess it’s about that time to show the world what the JMU School of Engineering really is.”

Contact Candace Sipos at 574-6275 or csipos@dnronline.com

Summer assistance and DC Job Fair

Congratulations on finishing up the spring semester and if you are graduating…best wishes and congrats on that as well!   I wanted to let you know that Career & Academic Planning remains open all summer so if you have any questions about your job or internship search, need to work on your resume, have questions about the graduate school process, etc.  we are here to help. Just give us a call at 540-568-6555 or send me an email at hickerly@jmu.edu.

Also, there is an Alumni-only Job Fair, in DC on June 13.  Graduating seniors…this is for you!  Don’t miss out!
 

Laura Yu Hickerson
Career & Academic Advisor
Liaison to Technology Majors
JMU|Career & Academic Planning
Wilson Hall, 301, MSC 1016

Harrisonburg, VA 22807

540.568.6555
hickerly@jmu.edu
http://www.jmu.edu/cap

Geothermal & Energy Geotechnics REU for THIS Summer

IMMEDIATE NEED FOR ENTRY LEVEL ENGINEERS

ENTRY LEVEL SIMULATION TEST ENGINEER

Aerotek is working on behalf of a local defense company in Aberdeen, MD to locate a Radar Simulation and Test Engineer.  This is a 3 month contract to hire position, paying $28/hr on contract, and 60K when going direct.  Tasks to be performed include but are not limited to, data analysis and interpretation, test plan development and execution, test analysis and reporting, software quality assurance, software design and development for applications.  Qualified candidates should have the following minimum requirements:

·       Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or similar discipline

·       Internship experience or higher working with product development lifecycles is preferred

·       Ability to obtain a Security Clearance, US Citizenship is required

For immediate consideration, please contact Chelsea Kling at 410.663.5005 OR ckling@aerotek.com