From: Tom Giboney USMA '72 <giboney@cybercommerce.com>
Date: Friday, October 9, 1998
Subject: Dallas-Fort Worth Semi-Annual Business Networking

Part 1 of 2 Part Message. 2 Oct Dallas The Dallas-Fort Worth Semi-Annual Service Academies Networking & Career Enhancement was held on 1 Oct, at the University Club at the Galleria, Dallas. The purpose was to facilitate Business Networking, Job Leads & Career Mentoring. A little over 100 graduates from USMA/USNA/USAFA attended. Jack Hammack, USMA 49, of HammackOil in Dallas and Chairman of the USMA Association of Graduates was the speaker. He saw four core values for business success (1) honesty, (2) tenaciousness, (3) energy, and (4) intelligence. And he urged everyone to "become connected to your academy - we are bound by invisible threads, stronger than steel." The academies need your energy now more than ever. Contents: Networking Introductions/Calling Cards Job Leads Resumes Regional Points of Contact Next Meeting Networking: The Four Elements of Networking: Reciprocity. You give; you get. You no give; you no get. Interdependency. Networks have no defined structure. ("Cooperate & Graduate") Sharing. Pass info freely; the best is serendipitously given & taken. Keeping at it. Stay plugged in and keep the wires humming. RISK - "The really big networking mistakes people make in their lives come from the risks they never take" Harvey Mackay, "Dig Your Well Before You're Thirst," 1997. Introductions/Calling Cards: Russ Bolling, USMA ‘72, President, OpenSource Inc., Systems Consulting & Integration Services. Systems consulting & integration services company that provides value added contacting of Information Technology Professionals. Practices include Oracle, SAP, and Y2K Solutions. Office (972)404-1130; fax (972)404-0344 Thomas Giboney, USMA ‘72. Interactive marketing using web technology. Learn about the 3 steps of Information Technology integration for business using the Web, Infrastructure & New Markets: CyberDigest Oct ‘98: (214) 349-0948, Raymond Garfield, Jr., USNA '66, President, Garfield Corporation. Garfield Corporation is a national real estate development, finance and consulting firm with 3 USNA grads as officers. Garfield has a national teaming agreement with Turner Construction Company, the nation's #1 builder, to provide "turnkey" services for design-build/finance developments for both the public and private sectors on a national and international basis. 15150 Preston Road, Suite 220 Dallas, TX 75248 Main: 972-991-5200 Fax: 972-991-5150 e-mail: Jed Cantlay, USMA 69, Dean Harris, USMA, MassMutual. Networking contacts, career opportunities. Financial advice & services for personal and busness planning; critical for those in career transition. 5429 LBJ, Suite 550, Dallas TX 75240. (972)86-5050, ext: 335. Rodney A. Bartholomew, Ph.D., Manager of Administration, Teledyne Brown Engineering/Control Applications, 2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 101, Richardson, Texas 75082, Telephone: 972-437-7781, Bill Gaul. USMA ‘80, President, The Destiny Group. The Destiny Group is committed to providing state of the art transition assistance to individuals with military content in their background and those corporations that seek to hire them. Visit the web site at or contact Bill personally to learn how to take advantage of vertical hiring conference at no cost to you. (Editors Note: Bill Gaul is also the Point of Contact for the Joint Academies Network in San Diego and the west coast; contact him directly for more info and to participate.) W. Raymond Colvin, USMA, 504 Stillmeadow Drive, Richardson , TX 75081, ChFC, C.F.S.C., Tel : 972-690-3291, Edwin L. Hightower, Attorney. USMA'85 Commerical and business litigation; and transactional matters. Goals are to expand my legal services to businesses throughout the country and to assist my clients in all legal matters. Powers & Willard LLP, 7967 Office Park Blvd., PO Box 15948, Baton Rouge, LA 70895. (Editors Note: Ed is also the Point of Contact for the Mid-Gulf USMA Networking; contact him directly for more info and to participate.) Patrick O. McGaugh Systems Engineer, Systems Engineering Design Automation (SEDA) Raytheon Systems Company: Plan, evaluate, test, deploy and support automated tools to support Systems Engineering tasks and processes. Coordinate technical support and deployment with software vendors. **USMA Recruiting Detachment Commander (LTC, US Army Reserves), responsible for all USMA Admissions Field Force activities in the Dallas Area. (Ofc) 972-344-5786 Jim Shilstone USMA '45 (214) 361-9681 Jay Shilstone (Concrete Consultant) Shilstone Companies 9400 N. Central Expy., #105 Dallas, TX, 75231 Alan D. Burkhart, P.E., Duke Engineering & Services, Inc., 6100 Southwest Boulevard, Suite 400, Fort Worth, Texas 76109, 817-737-1196 William C Roll (Bill), USMA '56 and Rob Woodmansee, USMA '84, Management Recruiters of Dallas 972.550.2424 voice 972.550.3965 fax Job Leads: TranSystems Corp. Multiple engineering and architect positions in Kansas City, Dallas, Fort Worth, Raleigh, Chicago, Oakland, Seattle, Denver. Also VP of Mkting and network/database admin (at Colorado Springs); for a complete listing, contact Jerry Dittman USMA Project Managers. I need the very best Project Managers money ($100-150k) can buy! I am working with a truly world-class client who is looking for "best-in-class," no matter what industry background they have (engineering, aerospace, retail, ITR, fmcg, government, etc). Please call me if you have worked on any Project Management assignment or have some talented candidates to recommend. Point of Contact: Jim Bethmann, USNA, Korn/Ferry International, (214)954-1834 Teledyne Brown Engineering/Control Applications, 2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 101, Richardson, Texas 75082, Position Offered: Software Developer: Teledyne Brown Engineering is a world leader in real-time control systems for the oil and gas market. They are currently seeking experienced engineers and analysts to perform product development, system configuration, testing and customer support. Positions include: Real-Time Client-Server Systems, Relational Databases (Oracle, Sybase), PowerBuilder, Visual C++, Operating Systems (Windows NT, OpenVMS, UNIX). Up to 6 positions will be filled. Jobs are in Richardson, Texas or Huntsville, Alabama (Company prefers candidates relocate to Alabama). A degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics, or equivalent experience is required. Contact: Rod Bartholomew (USMA ‘61), 972-437-7781, or Jim Brown (Manager, Software Development), 972-437-7796. Keystone Systems is a small software development company in Kalamazoo MI. "This is absolutely the greatest place I have ever worked. The sense of family atmosphere combined with professionalism is fantastic! The owner is retired Navy and we have several others that were army or Navy at one time." Jay Pyatt, USMA, , (616)372-1813 x223, Chorum Technologies, Inc. Leader in advanced optical networking. Senior Applications Engineer: BS in Engineering, 2-5 years as systems or transmission network design engineer, SONET/SDH fiber optic transport systems; Optical Engineer BS Engineering, 2 years optical/mechanical design. Kim Kightlinger (972)238-1770 or Greg Schmitz, USMA ‘76, Operations Manager, Experienced Petroleum Engineers, Geologists, Geophysicists, and Petrophysicist. A Dallas based international petroleum firm is seeking qualified, experienced, and degreed professionals with 5+ years of oil industry experience to staff positions that are currently available. The firm provides upstream consulting services to the oil industry worldwide. The services provided include reservoir engineering, reserve evaluations, reservoir studies, geologic studies, oil and gas property acquisition / sales, economics evaluations, and other related services. Some domestic and international travel is required. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with the applicant's experience. The successful applicants will be strong team players with project management and leadership skills, as well as the appropriate technical skills. Send resume to Gary McKenzie (USMA 76) at (214-891-1176). Information Systems Laboratories (ISL) has career opportunities in the DC Area (Tyson's Corner, VA), San Diego and Huntsville. ISL is an employee owned, rapidly growing firm specializing in pushing the frontiers of adaptive signal processing and sensor technology. Immediate openings exist for electrical and computer engineers & physicists. Interested candidates should feel free to contact me directly. Dr. R. Michael Dowe, Jr., President & CEO (USMA ‘50), 7047 Carroll Road, San Diego, CA 92121(619)535-9680 Industrial Engineers (electrical, process control, chemical or mechanical) International Paper, Bastrop, Louisiana. I would consider starting pay to be excellent and challenges diverse. Promotions are rapid for the extra achievers. Tom "Oscar" Robertson (318)556-1660 Management Consulting I will be willing to talk to any individuals interested in pursuing a career in management consulting. My particular focus is in financial management however I would be willing to share information regarding other practices within the management consulting umbrella. I am also willing to forward resume's of interested candidates to recruiters at E&Y. Doug Williams, USMA 90, Sr. Consultant, Ernst & Young LLP, 104 Decker Court, Irving Texas 75062, direct: (214)665-5658, IBM Staffing Services for info on available positions (listing position number(s) you are interested in on the resume helps get your resume to the right people) c/o TMP Worldwide, 1101 Spring Forest Road, # 107, Raleigh, NC 27615; Jim Beesley, USNA '66, 2003 Jim Hogg Road, Program Manager, IBM RS/6000 Division, Software Product Marketing, Georgetown, TX 78628, 512.823.7791 Maintenance/Safety Mgrs. Frito-Lay at the manufacturing facility in Irving, TX. We are currently looking for qualified candidates to fill openings as maintenance managers and safety managers. Please ask those interested to contact me at the number below for further information. Rich Clark Manufacturing Team Leader Frito-Lay(214) 579-2189 Project Manager position just opened in Dallas. It is multi-year, multi bucks, less than 20 people, but big enough to be full time. Sterling's program is called CTAS (North Texas Center TRACON Approach Systems Site Support). It is support to a training effort for FAA; has some Systems Engineering tasks: integration, testing, installation, data collection, analysis, troubleshoorting and software development. Key programming languages are C, C++; FAA unique systems inclued HOST computer, HOST interface Device (HID), ARTS Computer, TATCA Interface Unit (TIU). You may be able find out more about it on the net. If you are interested, fire your resume/cover letter to , HR manager. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth TX. Has over 12 pages (single space) of openings in Engineering (all types), Info Systems, Finance, Marketing and Procurment. Textron prefer to receive resumes electronically to support on-lline search of resumes; you'll need to conform to their format. Start at their web site. Cathy Manning, Mgr, Staffing & Employment, Dr. Leo Mackay, USMA, Resumes: The extracts of resumes will be sent as Part 2 of this 2 Part Message. Part 2 has over 47 extracts of resumes from graduates with diverse degrees, objectives and backgrounds. For detailed resumes, please contact the individuals directly. Complete set of resumes sent to the Regional Points of Contact (see below). Regional Points of Contact: Have you ever wanted to ask a friend in business, "Hey, do you know someone who...?" That's the concept of the Joint Academies Networking - in the absence of a friend in business at the location or a specific field, you can ask graduates of the academies of the United States. a. Contact and join the regional Point of Contacts (see Regional POC's below) b. Joint a general mailing list if you don't have an active group in our area. You'll receive all the regional newsletters and business mailings that are circulated among the regions. To join the general mailing, go to c. Start your own regional group! (Drive the other grads crazy) Atlanta USMA Career Assistance: Richard St.Denis'70,<103606.112@compuserve.com> Austin USMA Career Assistance: Michael F. Scully'76, Chicago USMA Career Assistance: Dick Gallagher'63 DFW Texas Joint Networking: TGiboney,USMA'72 Houston Joint Networking: Ralph Freeman USAFA'69 Mid-Gulf USMA Networking: Edwin L. Hightower, Esq.,'85 New York City USMA Career Assistance: Debbie Vann'92 San Diego Joint Networking: Bill Gaul USMA'80 Texas Gulf Coast USNA: Tom Wojciechowski'69, Washington DC USMA Career Assistance: John Lesko,'79 Joint Academies Networking:Tom Giboney,USMA'72, Joint Academies Networking Info: Next DFW Joint Academies Breakfast Meeting The next DFW Joint Academies Breakfast meeting is tentatively scheduled to be 13 Oct 98 at the S&S Tea Room & Restaurant at 0700AM, sponsored by USMA. For maps, times & POC's, please see: . END Part 1 of 2 Part Msg