Wednesday, December 29, 2010

3 Job Postings

Director, Space Mission Support - Secret Clearance

Minimum Security Clearance
Secret
Location
Colorado Springs, Colorado (map)
Workplace: Not Specified
Travel: Not Specified
Send Resumes: cchern@harris.com

Responsible for P&L of SMS Product Line including visible, active and recurring customer interface; executing program growth; and business development with current customer base and expanding beyond the current customer base.
Establish and at least meet clear P&L and growth objectives on an annual basis consistent with overall HITS growth targets.

Full description, click here

Engineer Systems 4 NORTHROP GRUMMAN

Minimum Security Clearance
Secret - Secret
Location
Schriever AFB, Colorado  80912 (map)
Workplace: Not Specified
Travel: Not Specified

Responsible for supporting the operation and maintenance of a large Exchange 2007 and BlackBerry network at the Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL or Schriever, AFB, CO.. Will be responsible for daily maintenance activities as well as determining future needs and direction for messaging services. Must have strong troubleshooting skills and in-depth knowledge of Exchange 2003/7 and BlackBerry architectures. Will be required to interface with messaging services customers and peers in other service areas to resolve issues and meet mission requirements. On-call and shift work may be required.

Full description, click here

Storage Engineer / Security+ cert. req. (JRDC 1654) SAIC

Minimum Security Clearance
Secret - Secret
Location
Colorado Springs, Colorado  80840 (map)
Workplace: Not Specified
Travel: Not Specified


Brief Description: Storage Engineer will be required to assist in the configuration, implementation, maintenance, and daily operation of classified and unclassified storage environments for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) located in Colorado Springs, CO. and Huntsville, AL. Position will be located at Schriever AFB, CO.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Agenda for Tuesday, 12/28/10

1. AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, 12/28/10:

0700-0800: OPEN FORUM. We'll discuss topics of general interest while also assisting with job searches, business advice, referrals, and any other networking needs. The Open Forum is also a great opportunity to give an expanded introduction if you so choose, to share any updates on your personal or professional situation.

2. UPCOMING TUESDAY PROGRAMS:

1/4/11: Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange. Here's a chance to unload any unwanted gifts while demonstrating your excellent re-gifting skills. Bring a wrapped gift to share. After our usual introductions and networking, we'll explain our finely-honed gift exchange rules, then dive into the fun. No clunker gift to bring? No problem -- please come anyway, as we always have extra gifts.

1/11/11: Chuck Franceschi (USAFA '79) will speak with us on "Breaking The Debt Cycle". Chuck is a registered representative with Primerica Financial Services.

3. ITEM OF INTEREST - Article: Christmas Wish For a Soldier in Afghanistan

Here's a great article about a soldier on leave from Afghanistan:
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_16912025

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Have a great week. Happy New Year!

Joe Paniccia
USMA '84
panicciaj@aol.com

Service Academy BizNet of Denver meets every Tuesday at 0700 in the Marriott Hotel at the Denver Tech Center. From I-25, exit Belleview east, then north on Syracuse Street. The Marriott lots are paid parking (approx $2-4), but you can park for FREE across the street at Garcia's Restaurant (we have their permission). Look for us in the reserved seating area inside the Marriott's coffee shop. RSVP is not required. Dress is casual. Attendance is open to graduates of the federal service academies (USAFA, USCGA, USMA, USMMA, USNA). Our schedule, roster and other information are posted on the web site at www.academybiznet.org

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Agenda for Tuesday, 12/21/10

1. AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, 12/21/10:

0700-0800: OPEN FORUM. We'll discuss topics of general interest while also assisting with job searches, business advice, referrals, and any other networking needs. The Open Forum is also a great opportunity to give an expanded introduction if you so choose, to share any updates on your personal or professional situation.

2. UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

12/28/10: Open Forum. Holiday week, but we will meet as usual.

1/4/11: Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange

3. ITEM OF INTEREST - Sports Illustrated Article on Army-Navy Game:

Here's a good article from the current issue of SI, giving one view of why this game still matters so much amid all the annual focus on the top teams.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1179943/index.htm

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Have a great week. Happy Holidays!

Joe Paniccia
USMA '84
panicciaj@aol.com

Service Academy BizNet of Denver meets every Tuesday at 0700 in the Marriott Hotel at the Denver Tech Center. From I-25, exit Belleview east, then north on Syracuse Street. The Marriott lots are paid parking (approx $2-4), but you can park for FREE across the street at Garcia's Restaurant (we have their permission). Look for us in the reserved seating area inside the Marriott's coffee shop. RSVP is not required. Dress is casual. Attendance is open to graduates of the federal service academies (USAFA, USCGA, USMA, USMMA, USNA). Our schedule, roster and other information are posted on the web site at www.academybiznet.org

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Agenda for Tuesday, 12/14/10

1. AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, 12/14/10:

0700-0800: OPEN FORUM. We'll discuss topics of general interest while also assisting with job searches, business advice, referrals, and any other networking needs. The Open Forum is also a great opportunity to give an expanded introduction if you so choose, to share any updates on your personal or professional situation.

2. UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

12/21/10: Open Forum. Holiday week, but we will meet as usual.

12/28/10: Open Forum. Holiday week, but we will meet as usual.

3. ITEM OF INTEREST - Local USMA Grad Interviewed on NPR:

This past week, Colonel Chris Petty (USMA '87), along with his wife and son, were interviewed for the Colorado Matters program on National Public Radio. COL Petty previously commanded an aviation battalion in Iraq and now lives in Parker. Some of you will recall that he spoke at one of our quarterly West Point Society of Denver dinners some time ago. Here's the link to this week's interview regarding COL Petty's experience in Iraq.
http://www.cpr.org/article/Iraq_War_Stories_Flying_in_the_Dark

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Have a great week.

Joe Paniccia
USMA '84

Service Academy BizNet of Denver meets every Tuesday at 0700 in the Marriott Hotel at the Denver Tech Center. From I-25, exit Belleview east, then north on Syracuse Street. The Marriott lots are paid parking (approx $2-4), but you can park for FREE across the street at Garcia's Restaurant (we have their permission). Look for us in the reserved seating area inside the Marriott's coffee shop. RSVP is not required. Dress is casual. Attendance is open to graduates of the federal service academies (USAFA, USCGA, USMA, USMMA, USNA). Our schedule, roster and other information are posted on the web site at www.academybiznet.org

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Agenda for Tuesday, 12/7/10

1. AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, 12/7/10:

0700-0730: INTRODUCTIONS
Roundtable introductions and assistance with job searches, business advice, referrals, and any other networking needs.

0730-0800: PROGRAM
Dick Sargent (USNA '57) is an independent distributor with the Shaklee Corporation. He'll speak with us about independent distibutorships as an attractive source of supplemental income or as a "Plan B" career.

2. UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

12/14/10: Open/TBD. If you'd like to invite a speaker or lead a discussion yourself, just let me know (panicciaj@aol.com) and we'll be glad to put it on the schedule.

12/21/10: Open Forum. Holiday week, but we will meet as usual.

12/28/10: Open Forum. Holiday week, but we will meet as usual.

3. ARMY/NAVY GAME - WATCH WITH WPSD & USNA Alumni Assocation:

Watch the 111th Army/Navy Football Game on Saturday, 12/11/10, 1130, at Dumitri's Restaurant at Heather Ridge Country Club, 13521 E. Iliff Ave, just west of I-225. Zoomies and others welcome too. Details below:

The West Point Society of Denver, Inc. hosts the Colorado Chapter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association for a viewing of the one hundred eleventh ARMY – NAVY Football Game.
Saturday, 11 December 2010, Cash Bar Opens @ 1130 hrs
Kick-Off at 1215 hrs
Dumitri’s Restaruant at Heather Ridge Country Club
13521 East Iliff Ave., just west of I-225
$20, pay at the door then select your choice of:
Half Pound Real Goat Meat Cheeseburger
Juliana's Special Rueben Sandwich
Dumitri's Own Gyro
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
All meals come with French Fries & Cole Slaw
Submit your registration name to Lou Schroeder at ljs80111@aol.com
NLT Wednesday, 8 December. A reservation is commitment to pay.

4. REMINDER - Tuesday meetings are still at the Marriott, but in a new area of the hotel:

For our Tuesday morning meetings at the Marriott-DTC, we now meet inside the coffee shop within the hotel. There is ample seating and it's a bit off to the side of the main coffee operation. Our previous spot became problematic due to its proximity to the restaurant operation and related disuptions for us and for the hotel. Our new area inside the coffee shop was arranged by the GM of the hotel and has worked out well so far. The coffee shop (Front Range Trading Post) is located inside the large atrium area at the south end of the hotel.

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Have a great week.

Joe Paniccia
USMA '84
panicciaj@aol.com

Service Academy BizNet of Denver meets every Tuesday at 0700 in the Marriott Hotel at the Denver Tech Center. From I-25, exit Belleview east, then north on Syracuse Street. The Marriott lots are paid parking (approx $2-4), but you can park for FREE across the street at Garcia's Restaurant (we have their permission). Look for us in the reserved seating area inside the Marriott's coffee shop. RSVP is not required. Dress is casual. Attendance is open to graduates of the federal service academies (USAFA, USCGA, USMA, USMMA, USNA). Our schedule, roster and other information are posted on the web site at www.academybiznet.org

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Busting Myths About VA Health Care Eligibility

Rumor mills are permanent fixtures in schools, offices and wherever people congregate, and most of the time they're pretty innocuous.  But myths and rumors that deal with health--in this case Veterans health--are a serious matter that can prevent qualified Vets from seeking the care they both need and deserve.  Many have come up in the comments section, and others I hear from the guys in my old unit.  The myths won’t die unless they are addressed publicly and clearly, so we present you with the most common we hear, and the straightforward answers they need. Five Myths About VA Health Care Eligibility Myth Number One I wasn’t injured in the service, so I’m not eligible for VA health care. Status: False One of the most common myths revolves around eligibility for health care at VA.  Many think that you have to first establish a disability rating before you can start to make appointments, see doctors and receive medication.  That is not the case.  If you served in the military, even during peace time, and were honorably discharged, you likely qualify for ...Read more »
http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/?s=myth