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Multimedia training courses for sale to the water/wastewater industry. MM training courses for individual water utilities. Software products for modeling biochemical processes in water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants. Simulation software for training operators of ww treatment plants. Etc.
Budget, schedule, resource jobs, project revenues, manage development projects, supervise project managers and development staff, client negotiations, proposals, and some hands-on "mining" of SME knowledge and development as time allows.
Client interaction, proposal writing, budgeting, project planning, and projecting revenues, recruiting staff, dealing with different personalities and politics within various offices of the company. Interacting with development team members to keep abreast of project progress for multiple jobs simultaneously.
Communication (verbal and written), negotiation, leadership and conflict resolution, budgeting, spreadsheet and database skill (and MS Word) Toolbook, Photoshop, Notes, Win NT/95, MS Office, others
When I finished my doctorate at Lehigh, my advisor worked with the unioversity's tech. transfer agent, CTI, to set up a company to continue our development work in a commercial setting. I was hired as VP, product development and worked there for 2.5 years, before applying for my current job, responding to an ad in the Philly Inquirer newspaper.
Diversify. Don't get very specialized in one development tool, and ognore others. You are more employable with a little experience in a lot of different tools, than a lot in one. Develop a portfolio and/or demo disc. If you can, put some of your work, including writings, on a CD-R to send out with your resume (or on request). If you want to move up to leadership positions, take management and leadership classes or seminars. Practice making presentations to groups (maybe join Toastmasters). Publish or present at professional conferences (SALT, AECT, ASTD, ISPI, etc). Get involved in committees in these organizations while you are still a student.
last update 1 January 1998 by eboling@indiana.edu
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Systems Technology, Indiana
University, Bloomington, Indiana
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