NORTHWESTERN CAREER ADVANCEMENT

• Computer systems design firms
• Software developers
• Data processing/Management firms
• Contract and temporary employers

• Most areas of business, government and non-governmental organizations including:
  
  • Financial institutions
  • Insurance companies
  • Consulting firms
  • Manufacturers
  • Computer companies
  • Telecommunications companies
  • Retailers
  • Healthcare organizations
  • Hotels and restaurants
  • Entertainment companies
  • Environmental management firms
  • Transportation companies
  • Education institutions
  • Research institutions
  • City, state and federal government

• Operating Systems
• Application Systems
• Scientific
• Engineering
• Business
• Maintenance
• Research and Development

• organizational
• analytical thinking/problem solving
• communication
• teamwork
• knowledge in math, science and engineering principles

• Pinellas County Schools, Programmer Analyst

• The Allant Group, Senior Programmer/Analyst
• University of South Carolina, Systems programmer

Most areas of business, government and non-governmental organizations including:

• Financial institutions
• Insurance companies
• Consulting firms
• Manufacturers
• Computer companies
• Telecommunications companies
• Retailers
• Healthcare organizations
• Hotels and restaurants
• Entertainment companies
• Environmental management firms
• Transportation companies
• Education institutions
• Research institutions
• City, state and federal government

• Planning/Analysis
• Design
• Building/Coding
• Integration/Testing
• Operations/Maintenance
• Project Management

• organizational
• analytical thinking/problem solving
• communication
• teamwork
• knowledge in math, science and engineering principles

• University of South Carolina, Systems programmer
• The Allant Group, Senior Programmer/Analyst
• Pinellas County Schools, Programmer Analyst

Most areas of business, government and non-governmental organizations including:

• Financial institutions
• Insurance companies
• Consulting firms
• Manufacturers
• Computer companies
• Telecommunications companies
• Retailers
• Healthcare organizations
• Hotels and restaurants
• Entertainment companies
• Environmental management firms
• Transportation companies
• Education institutions
• Research institutions
• City, state and federal government

• Intranet
• Development
• Installation
• Testing
• Monitoring
• Maintenance
• Security
• Support
• Hardware and Software Design

• organizational
• analytical thinking/problem solving
• communication
• teamwork
• knowledge in math, science and engineering principles

• Gartner, Inc., Director

Most areas of business, government and non-governmental organizations including:

• Financial institutions
• Insurance companies
• Consulting firms
• Manufacturers
• Computer companies
• Telecommunications companies
• Retailers
• Healthcare organizations
• Hotels and restaurants
• Entertainment companies
• Environmental management firms
• Transportation companies
• Education institutions
• Research institutions
• City, state and federal government

• Development
• Installation
• Testing
• Maintenance/Support
• Archiving/Security
• Upgrading
• Systems Integration
• Management

• Quantitative
• Analytical
• Research
• Detail-Oriented
• Management/Organizational
• Entrepreneurial
• Strong Work Ethic
• Presentation

• Consolidated Pathology Cons SC, Database Manager

Internet exchange points (IXPs)

• Internet service providers
• Software vendors

Internet-related companies including:

• browsers, search engines, web design services business, government and nongovernmental organizations

Consulting firms

• Programming
• Software Design
• Systems Development
• Web Design/Maintenance

• organizational
• analytical thinking/problem solving
• communication
• teamwork
• knowledge in math, science and engineering principles

• Verizon Wireless, Sr Manager - Design Planning - Internet Sales & Operations

• Colleges and universities
• Proprietary (for profit) schools
• Public and private schools, K-12
• Corporations

• Teaching
• Instructional Technology

K-12: 

• Coordination
• public speaking
• critical thinking
• writing
• social perceptiveness
• complex problem solving

Higher Ed:

• Research
• Writing
• critical thinking
• judgment and decision making
• presentations

• Union College, Assistant Professor Computer Science
• University At Albany SUNY, Associate Professor
• Bowdoin College, Faculty Member
• Union College, Assistant Professor Computer Science

• Software/hardware manufacturers
• Systems developers
• Technical service providers
• Retail stores
• Education institutions

• Customer/Product
• Support
• Sales Marketing
• Technical Writing

• organizational
• analytical thinking/problem solving
• communication
• teamwork
• knowledge in math, science and engineering principles

• IBM Corporation, Technical Evangelist
• Distinctive Dynamics, President

• Hospitals
• Medical centers and clinics
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Private and group practice
• Health networks
• Nursing homes
• Rehabilitation centers
• Colleges or universities
• Correctional facilities
• Armed services
• Government agencies
• State and local public health departments

• Medicine
• Dentistry
• Optometry
• Podiatry
• Pharmacy
• Allied Health
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Genetics
• Public Health

• Flexibility
• Cross functional teamwork
• Analytical ability
• Communication skills
• Time and project management
• Technical and design (for research and manufacturing roles)
• Engineering coursework (for manufacturing based positions)

• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Physician Informaticist and Staff Physician

• NASA
• Space X

• Pilots/Crew members, space craft
• Technicians
• Social scientists
• Biologists
• Psychologists
• Astronomer

• organizational
• analytical thinking/problem solving
• communication
• teamwork
• knowledge in math, science and engineering principles

• Titan Aerospace, Business Operations Manager

• Ethos Energy
• Exelon
• Xcel Energy

• Future Power Engineer
• Green Energy
• Hydrologist
• Nuclear Engineer

• organizational
• analytical thinking/problem solving
• communication
• teamwork
• Quantitative
• Leadership
• Interest in Sustainability
• Project Management
• Problem solving
• knowledge in math, science and engineering principles

• SunCoke Energy, Manager, Commercial Systems Integration

• Engineering (26%)
• Information Technology (18%)
• Research (10%)
• Entrepreneurship (7%)
• Education (7%)

• Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
• Software and Information Industry Association
• Association for Computing Machinery
• Computing Research Association
• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
• Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
• International Webmasters Association
• Internet Society
• Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society