Friday, August 29, 2008

Give your network another look

Guy Kawasaki wrote an excellent Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn article,
however the below added point caught my attention.
We at AREC relate very much with the below situation, so I think that this aspect of using LinkedIn should not be overlooked.

"Integrate into a new job. When people start a new job, ordinarily their roots aren’t that deep in the new company. However, with Linkedin, new employees can study fellow employees’ profiles and therefore help them get to know more people faster in a new company. (contributed by Vincent Wright)"

And what about to start an AREC-LinkedIn group?

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

ENGINEERING PERSONNEL PROFILES

ENGINEERING PERSONNEL PROFILES

Trans-United Consultants Ltd.
110-3228 South Service Road, Burlington, ON, L7N 3H8

Mr. Brian de Lottinville, Partner
E-Mail:bdelottinville@trans-united.net
Tel: 905-632-7176 ext. 203 Fax: 905-632-5777

Website: http://www.trans-united.net


Since 1980, Trans-United Consultants Ltd. has specialized in the recruitment and placement of all levels and types of Engineers, CAD Drafters & Technical Support on a Permanent and Contract basis. The following candidates are a sample of personnel available for either contract or permanent employment and are available immediately to assist you in meeting your project deadlines - on time and on budget! Where possible, Trans-United recruits local applicants. On a Permanent basis, there is NO FEE for our services until an applicant is hired and a 90 day candidate pro rated fee credit. On a Contract basis, there is NO FEE for our services until an applicant is accepted for a contract placement and then only for hours worked & approved by the client authority in charge. Should there not be a candidate profile that matches your specific job vacancy, please email the job details and job description to Trans-United Consultants.

HVAC Designer - atk 203 Mechanical / Electronic Technologist - crm 204


Machine Designer - fdc 220 Senior Process Chemical Engineer - gph 203

Junior Piping Design / Project Engineering - isj 203 Welding Engineering Technician Specialist - jsb 203 Electrical Engineering Technologist (PLC's) - ltw 219 Project Manager / Senior Mechanical Designer - nbs 204

Environment, Health and Safety Engineer - ogs 203 Estimating / Sales Engineering - pjf 202

Environmental Engineer (Water & Wastewater Treatment) - raa 203

Junior Mechanical Engineering Technologist - sjk 203 Procurement / Senior Projects Expeditor - tlf 203

Civil Engineer / Designer / Construction Inspector - ueb 203

Quality Engineer - vds 203

Intermediate Mechanical Designer - wyl 203
Stationary Engineer - xmn 203 Product IT Support Specialist - ych 203

Mechanical Designer (Heavy Industrial Equipment) - zam 203

Benefits of Using Trans-United

Brian de Lottinville has twentyBrian de Lottinville has twenty-five years of experience in the placement of contract personnel specializing in CAD Design Drafting positions and is an Expert in the field of Recruitment.

Please contact Brian de Lottinville to arrange interviews or to fill employment requirements. To have an alternate company contact receive this newsletter or to discontinue this newsletter please e-mail details to: bdelottinville@trans-united.net


Website: http://www.trans-united.net

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Mechanical Engineer positions available

Job Description
Our client, a well respected, privately owned consulting engineering firm,
has currently created 2 new opportunities for Mechanical Engineers to join
their growing team of professionals in their Mississauga office.

The incumbent will perform detail design on the mechanical aspects of
transit related projects; will develop and review mechanical data sheets and
specifications for equipment bids and conduct technical evaluations of
equipment bids and recommend vendors; review vendor information, interface
with the design team to ensure vendor equipment meet project requirements.

The ideal candidate will possess a degree in mechanical engineering and be a
P.Eng.; with 5 to 10+ years related work experience; technical design
knowledge and proficiency in: industrial ventilation, HVAC, plumbing and
drainage; project management skills (scheduling, project budget assessment
and management); excellent planning and organizational skills; good oral /
written communication is a must. Work experience and/or exposure to transit
related projects would be considered an asset.

Julie Willard
Executive Search
The Willard Group
3575 Autumnleaf Crescent
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5L 1K6
Bus (905) 607-5777


Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Monday, August 11, 2008

Bloguri de la ingineri... pentru ingineri... si nu numai

I was fascinated early in my adult life with the goal of achieving superior results through creating systems, developing processes and organizing resources in ways that allow improved functionality and optimized organizational performance.

The idea that organizations – as pool of people and talent - could be nurtured into successful enterprises through inspired leadership and inspiring management became the backbone of my professional life; throughout my career, I tried to understand it better and apply it in constructive ways, by enabling willing participants to reach their best potential to the benefit of the individuals, community they belonged to, and society at large.

In the postings of this blog I intend to share with interested readers some of what I learned on my own or from others, through readings, observation or personal experience, lessons which I value or consider relevant to the work and life of my former, present or future friends.

Dorin Radu

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

A short story...

Two lawyers were out hiking in the backwoods of Montana when they happened upon an enormous Grizzly bear, obviously looking for a little lunch.

The one lawyer froze dead in his tracks, while the other calmly sat down, opened his backpack, took out his running shoes and put them on.

"Are you crazy?" the petrified lawyer whispered to the other.
"You can't out run that bear."

"I don't need to. All I have to do is out run you!"

Moral of the story?

You can survive, even thrive in this perform-or-perish, results-driven global economy... if you have the power to put distance between you and your competition.

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Here are a few quotes of inspiration and some food for thought about work and life ... CARPE DIEM (seize the day)

"Networking is more than meeting the right people. It's about connecting with their purpose and helping them achieve their goals. It's about connectin them with their success."

  • Craig Elias: Canada's Mr. Networking
  • "So you ask “what can I do to build confidence in myself”? Start by discovering who you are (your Personal Brand), which will allow you to understand what you need to do in order to gain this confidence you seek. Once discovered, it is all about repetition, through telling yourself that you are unique and “you have nothing to lose.” Saying this will help you be more outgoing, which translates into confidence."

  • Dan Schawbel
  • "Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives. Unfortunately most of us are completely unaware of this fact and we do not monitor our thoughts with the care needed so that we can create in our lives the results we say we want. Since the great majority of people do not feel worthy and deserving of abundant good fortune, radiant good health and total success in all areas of their lives that overriding thought pattern controls the results people get. The first order of business of anyone who wants to enjoy success in all areas of his or her life is to take charge of the internal dialogue they have and only think, say and behave in manner consistent with the results they truly desire. - Sidney Madwed

    "You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration." - James Lane Allen

    "In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen." - Thierry Henry

    "80% of the stuff you get you are never going to need again. 20% you do need, and you need to prioritize its importance."

  • Julie Mahan
  • "It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project." - Napoleon Hill

    "The only thing that doesn't change is change itself." - Heraclitus (You can't step into the same river twice, the old Greek said, because the water keeps moving. - If you're clinging to your old reliable tools, you're not just standing still, you're actually moving backwards from the point of view of those who are moving on with the river of technological change.)

    "The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the moods of people, and his tact in dealing with them." - J. G. Holland

    "To put distance between you and your competition, you must become more VALUABLE... not just more PRODUCTIVE."

  • E. R. Haas
  • "When one door closes another door opens; but we do often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." - Alexander Graham Bell

    "Successful people are not necessary smarter than anyone else, they are simply more effective."

  • Ross Mackay
  • "You'll never achieve real success unless you like what you're doing."

  • Dale Carnegie