Dr. Lester Gabriel passed away Sunday, December 7th.  Services were held on Monday, December 8th at the Home of Peace in Sacramento, CA.

Dr. Gabriel’s was  a faculty member from 1957 until his retirement in 1991.  He was one of the founding faculty members of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and was named professor of civil engineering in 1968.  Dr. Gabriel obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from UC Berkeley in 1970.  Dr. He served as Chair of the Civil Engineering Department from 1963 through 1968.   Dr. Gabriel was the Director of the Applied Research and Design Center from 1978 until 1986.  Dr. Gabriel served as the Associate Dean from 1986 through 1987.

Dr.  Gabriel held 6 US patents and numerous international patents for his work in composite materials and concrete.  In addition, he was a recipient of numerous NSF science faculty awards.

Beloved by generations of students at Sacramento State Dr. Lester was devoted to his students, Sacramento State University, and his engineering research.

A memorial will be held from 9 AM to 11 AM on Thursday, December 18th in the Orchard Suite of the University Union.  All are welcome.

The market is tightening at an accelerating pace.  The recession is deepening and job opportunities are becoming scarce.  The Department of Labor just reported the highest unemployment rate in 26 years.  That is sobering news for candidates graduating next week and next semester.  Things are going to get far worse before they get better.  The projections are that the economy will not recover in any substantial way for the next 2 to 5 years.  The US unemployment rate is climbing at an alarming rate.  Look for the California rate to near 10% in the next year.

What does this mean if you are going to be looking for an internship or a job in the next couple of years?  It means that it will take extraordinary effort on your part to obtain employment.  Employers will be looking to hire the cream of the crop.  If you are used to backsliding you are not going to get a job.  Determination, drive and discipline are necessary for job seeking in tough times.  The main thing you want to avoid is being unemployed.   The average length of time it takes to find a job is about 3 to 6 months.  Make sure you develop a solid career plan.  That time frame may stretch as the economy worsens.  Getting your resume to the right place, going through multiple interviews with multiple companies, and finally getting hired takes time.

January would be a great time to work on your career plan and develop a strategy for identifying what you want to do in life and developing a plan to attain your career goals.  The ECS Career Services Office will have a number of career related programs to help you get things together during winter break, whether you are working on your career or trying to get a student job or summer position.  Now is the time to pull out your calendar and schedule time to really think about your future and make a careful plan for getting to where you want to go.

There are some windows of opportunity that are opening as the doors slam shut.  The government, construction companies, engineering consulting firms, the defense industry, energy companies, utility companies, manufacturing organizations, oil companies,  and software companies are all hiring. Not in huge numbers, but they are hiring.  Many are still hiring college graduates but many fewer.

In the unpleasant event that you are unable to find suitable employment when you graduate or if you already graduated and you are struggling to obtain your first job you need to assess ALL of your options and figure out the best place to be RIGHT NOW given the current market conditions.  Postponing graduation or registering for graduate school is one option.  If you postpone your graduation you can stay with your student position or you can get a Co-Op position to weather the storm.  (Double track on this one- register for graduation and if things look really ugly...forget it! Take more classes!) If you choose to go on to graduate school you can graduate in 2 years when the economy improves with a masters degree and be that much further ahead.  

Eskaton Home, the 1,850-square-foot house is intended to show builders the kinds of in-home technology that can enhance and extend the “aging-in-place” prospects for seniors. Amenities include sensors that send out alerts to caregivers or relatives when a senior forgets to take medication or fails to activate strategically placed motion sensors in the home, computers that coax elders through mental exercises to keep them alert, Webcams that allow virtual consultations with the doctor’s office, and diagnostic devices that track vital signs such as blood pressure and wirelessly send the results to medical personnel.

Eskaton will run highly informative small group tours of 8 persons each. (We will add tours if this one fills).We need your name/your email/ {faculty/student/alum/ ieee member}.

Show up on time! We are running several tours. The address is not yet on Google Maps or Map Quest!

Sign up now: http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career/eskaton/

ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS:

The economy is tanking- do you know how to find a job? Start your career planning early with this one unit class!

The Team for Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST) is proud to announce the Summer Experience, Colloquium and Research in Information Technology (SECuR-IT). This is a ten-week residential program with paid internship co-located at Stanford University and San Jose State University.

Program Overview:

• Paid internship at a Silicon Valley technology company
• Learning cohort of 30 graduate students
• Seminars and presentations in security related topics at Stanford University and industry partner campuses
• Residential summer housing at San Jose State University
• College units for summer educational program

  Graduate student internship opportunities available in:

  • Security Architecture
  • Security Awareness and Security
  • Management
  • Host and OS Security
  • Application Security
  • Network Security
  • Secure Software Engineering
  • Risk Management
  • Policy and Legal Compliance

  PROPOSED Participating Technology Companies:
  

  • PayPal
  • eBay
  • Yahoo
  • Sun Microsystems
  • Symantec
  • SalesForce.com

  Program Structure:
  In addition to working with an industry mentor over the ten-week program, scholars participate in the following programmatic components:

  • Seminars conducted by faculty and industry experts that expose students to a wide range of information technology and computer security research instruction;
  • Faculty participation from: Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and San Jose Sate University
  • Informal social gatherings that provide a relaxed setting for students and faculty to exchange ideas and share experiences;
  • Residential housing at San Jose State University;
  • Ten week, paid 40-hour per week internship.

  Application Process:
  SECuR-IT participation is open to graduate students (M.S. & Ph.D). Participation is limited to 30 people and will be selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, who have demonstrated, outstanding academic talent.
  On-line application only at http://www.truststc.org/securit/apply

  Application deadline: February 2, 2009 at 5pm PST

Contact Information:
Dr. Kristen Gates, Executive Director of Education
Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST)
295 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
University of California, Berkeley CA 94720
(510) 642-3737
email: kgates@eecs.berkeley.edu
URL: www.truststc.org

Application Deadline: December 23, 2008

Salary Range: $5,067 - $6,468 per month

Job Location: Sacramento, California

Job Duties:
Under the general direction of an Information Systems Manager, the incumbents perform as UNIX administrators. The incumbents perform independently, as team members, or work as project leaders on complex and mission-critical technical architecture projects. The Legislative Data Center (LDC) serves a range of customers on Solaris and Linux across the scope of systems setup/integration, legacy accommodation, and application server support. The incumbents are responsible for recommending, installing, upgrading, configuring, maintaining, tuning, and strategizing computer software and hardware architectures to meet the business requirements of the Data Center’s customers. The incumbents are primarily responsible for supporting UNIX servers running Solaris and Linux. The incumbents will participate significantly in evolving the existing infrastructure towards greater manageability, cross-platform conformity and increased service availability, evaluating technology choices and developing technical strategies to address present and future technical issues for the LDC. The incumbents will collaborate with a variety of teams and individuals, ranging from UNIX colleagues and application developers to LDC’s customers. The incumbents will share with the team rotational 24/7 on-call duties supporting all UNIX/Linux systems. These positions require late nights, weekends, extended hours, and on-call hours as necessary to resolve problems or to perform implementation of technical architecture projects.

Minimum Qualification:
A minimum of two (2) years of experience performing advanced administration and support of high availability systems (cluster/grid) and large platform UNIX-based systems. In-depth knowledge of UNIX Administration, web application administration, hardware configuration, system setup and common networking protocols (TCP/IP). Demonstrated ability to perform cross-platform support, work with imaging solutions, configuration management, high availability systems and documentation tools. Experience with production environment support and change management. Ability to follow processes and procedures conscientiously in order to ensure a consistent and stable environment and positive customer and peer relationships. Ability to collaborate within and outside the team with a focus on continuous improvement of every relationship. Ability to handle conflict and stressful situations in a professional manner. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively convey and explain technical information and tactfully deal with diverse people, situations and ideas. Ability to draft clear and concise specifications, technical documentation and reports. Strong analytical and project management skills. Ability to analyze data and situations, reason logically and creatively, draw valid conclusions, develop effective solutions and use a variety of analytical techniques to resolve problems. Demonstrated knowledge of project management practices, tools and techniques. Demonstrated experience planning assignments and monitoring performance according to priorities. Demonstrated ability to meet established deadlines. Demonstrated ability to perform competently and professionally under pressure. Ability to handle interruptions and changes in priorities without losing productivity. Demonstrated ability to work under direction, develop creative solutions to problems, and tackle issues in a self-motivated manner in line with the direction of the team and the organization.

Desired Qualification:
A minimum of three (3) years of experience performing advanced administration and support of high availability systems (cluster/grid) and large platform UNIX-based systems. Experience with system imaging solutions and standardized image deployment, OS hardening, expert UNIX skills, preferably Solaris and/or Linux. Apache, Tomcat 5.5+, Weblogic 9.x+, Glassfish, JBOSS, cross-platform maintenance tools, virtual machines, capacity-on-demand, SAN, networking, and hardware/software debugging are highly desired. Experience with technical writing, MS Project, and Visio are highly desired.

How To Apply:
Submit a standard state application and resume to the:
Office of Legislative Counsel Personnel Office,
Attn: L. Snow, 925 L Street, Suite 900, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Applications must be received in the personnel office by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 23, 2008, or be postmarked by this date. You must include on your application the alpha-numeric process indicator number 8LC49 after the position title on your application. Applications that do not contain the process indicator number will not be processed. Please note on your application how you heard about this position.

Technical questions regarding the positions may be directed to Gene Parker at (916) 341-8515. Questions regarding the application process may be directed to Personnel at (916) 341-8330.

Division: Technical Services Section

Salary Range: $5,276 to $6,409 per month

Location: Sacramento

Job Duties:
Under the direction of the Senior Civil Engineer, the Assistant Civil Engineer will provide engineering services as required.

• Assist the Associate Civil Engineer in the preparation of plans and specifications for various CAL FIRE facilities throughout the State. This will consist of grading and drainage plans, structural calculations and detailing, and drafting assistance with the use of Auto Cad.
• Perform field inspections with the Associate or Senior Civil Engineer to get first hand knowledge of construction practices and proper detailing requirements.
• Assist in the management of the underground fuel tank clean up program, and will assist the Senior Civil Engineer as a direct link between the Regional Water Quality Control Board and CAL FIRE for compliance guidelines.
• Assists other Engineers and Architects in managing the computer file database.
• Keep abreast of latest engineering and architectural methods, equipment and practices.
• Acts as a facilitator for various Major Capital Outlay projects. This will include design meetings and on-site inspections.

How To Apply:
Contact:
Moh Huang
(916) 322-9304
California Geological Survey
801 K Street, MS 13-35
Sacramento, CA 95814

Position Title: Webmaster/Multi-media Coordinator (2 positions available)
Classification: Internship
Agency/Organization: Capital Public Radio, Inc
Preferred Major: CS, CpE, EEE, ME
Contact:
Please apply online via website: www.fccccareerpathway.org

Position Title: Water Resources Student Intern (2 Positions Available)
Classification: Internship
Agency/Organization: KISTERS North America, Inc.
Preferred Major: CE
Contact:
Please submit resume online via website: www.fccccareerpathway.org

Position Title: Student Assistant - Division of Financial Assistance
Classification: Student Assistant
Agency/Organization: SWRCB-Water Resources Control Board
Preferred Major: CS, CpE, EEE
Contact:
Daniel Newton
State Water Resources Control Board
Division of Financial Assistance
916-324-8404

Position Title: General Student Assistant
Classification: Student Assistant
Agency/Organization: SWRCB-Water Resources Control Board
Preferred Major: CS, CpE, EEE
Contact:
J. Antonio Barbosa
Executive Secretary
(916) 653-3741

Position Title: Student Student Assistant - GIS
Classification: Student Assistant
Agency/Organization: SWRCB-Water Resources Control Board
Preferred Major: CS
Contact:
Apply online via website: www.fccccareerpathway.org
Shelley DuFault
(916) 341-5258

Position Title: Student Assistant - GIS/Web Unit
Classification: Student Assistant
Agency/Organization: SWRCB-Water Resources Control Board
Preferred Major: CS
Contact:
Apply online via website: www.fccccareerpathway.org
Shelley DuFault
(916) 341-5258

To view all available student jobs, visit our online jobs listing at www.fccccareerpathway.org

Companies can now sign up for Career Day 2009 at http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career/.
We opened sign ups in November and the response has been very strong. Last March we had 130 companies attend the hiring event and we had to turn away 18 companies for lack of space. This is the biggest hiring event for technical professionals in Northern California. Students and alumni turn out in droves to connect with potential employers. It is our single most productive hiring day. PUT MARCH 6TH ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!

We now have 64 companies signed up to attend the CSUS College of Engineering Career Day 2009 which will be held on Friday, March 6th. This is amazing! We are seeing steady demand for our majors in spite of the economy. Companies are surveyed about their hiring plans in conjunction with the sign up. The 64 organizations now signed up report having a total of 1799 openings! Here is the breakdown by majors:

43 will be hiring Civil Engineering majors
31 will be hiring Construction Management majors
15 will be hiring Computer Engineering majors
15 report hiring needs for Computer Science majors
25 report hiring needs for Engineering-Electrical & Electronic majors
28 will be hiring Mechanical Engineer majors
10 report hiring needs for Mechanical Engineer Tech. majors

Hi Cici,
We opened the Tax Technician exam. We will be hiring many in the near future. This time it is an on-line exam. It is a business exam, but many of our IT staff start out in business classifications.Check it out!

Sally Bennett
Technical Recruiter
Franchise Tax Board
Sally.Bennett@ftb.ca.gov

This is a Supplemental Application examination weighted - 100 percent.
In order to obtain a position on the eligible list, a minimum rating of 70% must be attained in each phase of the examination.

For more information regarding Associate Programmer Test please visit:
http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/openxrd.cfm?exc=8PB44

Apply online for the examination via website:
http://www.spb.ca.gov/employment/exam_start.htm.

Intel Folsom is looking to hire two Technical Interns!

Job duties include developing testbenches to exercise a PCIe controller design. The intern must be capable of Verilog programming and debug in a RTL simulator such as Verdi/Debussy.

Required Majors: CPE EEE

Salary: $19.20/hour

Applicant must be a junior with at least a 3.3 GPA.

Please email your resume to Joel Huang at joel.huang@intel.com

Employers are hiring from the resumes posted on our web site at http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career. If you have not already posted your resume on the ECS Career Services Office Web Site, now is the time!!!  Just click on the Post Your Resume button!

Managers from local companies, including HP and Intel report contacting candidates through the system.  If you are not on the system they cannot find you.  

Students are reporting multiple offers from using a combination of the resume posting service, the JETX job listings, and from Job Fairs.  

Employers are able to search your resume now with key words!

I also send resumes out to companies so send me a soft copy in MS Word at: cici@csus.edu

The College of Engineering and Computer Science Needs Your Data

Please report any offers that you have received to ECS Career Services Web site:

http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career - click on the "Just Hired" link.

If you got a student position we need your data.  

If you have graduated in the past few years or if you are graduating this semester we need your data.  

The information you share is used for ABET reports and to help me identify trends in employment and salaries.

I keep your info confidential.  I only report the data!  I use your contact data to confirm and to keep in touch with you.