Inside Berks Business

2018

Denise Paulson

Berks Career and Technology CenterJune 18, 2018 – June 21, 2018

Am I Making a Difference?

Inside Berks Business

Means to helping Berks County businesses locate educated and qualified workers

Identifies and includes educators as part of the solution

5 day experience for educators during the summer

4 days in the field

1 day BCIU collaboration

Educators learn about:

Occupations

Job Skills

How to better prepare students for success (employment or academic)

Educators should participate with an open mind and a plan

Educators should reflect and implement change

John P. Weidenhammer, President

Opened for business February 15, 1978

Maintains 7 office buildings across the county

Solutions/Services

Cloud

Consulting

Creative (Lehigh Valley)

Development

E-Commerce (Magento/Argentina)

Infrastructure

K-12 Software (Alio – Financial, HR/Payroll)

https://www.hammer.net/

Weidemhammer Systems Corp.

935 Berkshire Boulevard

Wyomissing,PA 19610

Before Inside Berks Business experience

After Inside Berks Business experience

My Business Experience

Time Monday, June 18 Tuesday, June 19 Wednesday, June 20 Thursday, June 21

9:00a – 10:30aJohn Weidenhammer

Welcome , Weidenhammer Overview and Review Visit Plan

Mike GrovesChallenges of Managing a

Team of Software Developers

Kurt BauderEffective Project Management

and How It Assures Project Success

Gene LangdonKeeping the IT Infrastructure

Running to Support the Development Environment

10:30a – NoonDanielle Ahrens-O’Brien

My Job and My Pathway into Software Development

Gunars FoldatsUsing the Sharepoint System

as a Framework for Developing Applications without

Programming

Rick PhillipsThe role of Hosting and

Managed Services at Weidenhammer

Michelle NeiswenderThe role of the Product

Manager to refining a software product.

LUNCHJohn Weidenhammer

Local Restaurant On your own. On your own. On your own.

1:00p – 2:30p

Stacey SpinkaHiring, Managing and

Developing Talent in IT. What We Have Learned

Mark WernerThe role of Customer

Experience in ensuring Customer Success.

Matt BoergerMagento eCommerce as a framework for transaction

processing.

Rick SuttonConsulting Services and its relationship to Successful

deployment of IT.

2:30p – 4:00p

Jim BitlerMarketing and Its Role in

Positioning Our Business for Success

Debbie LongacreLeading the software

development team and success factors

Dan BielskiSupport the application

development process with Analysis and QA

Jim BitlerWrap up, recap and close-out.

Day Ends Day Ends Day Ends Day Ends Day Ends

My Plan: BCTC MIS/IT-Programming

(CIP 52.1201)

Safety/Introduction to Information Technology

Office Procedures/Customer Service

Business Law and Ethics

Computer Fundamentals

Productivity software

Database Administration

Fundamentals of Programming/System Development

Computer Maintenance/Troubleshooting

HTML Programming

Career Education

Productivity Software

(Utilized Technology)

Office 365

Online Collaboration

SharePoint

Spreadsheet Software (Excel)

Functional Specifications

Testing Documentation

Word Processing (Word)

Marketing materials

Customer Correspondence

Presentations (PowerPoint)

Consulting

Fundamentals of Programming

(Utilized Software)

Visual Basic

Java

Android (mobile app platform)

Oracle (database platform)

Magneto (e-commerce platform)

HTML

Scripting languages

Fundamentals of Programming /

System Development

Testing is Key

Perform Unit Test

Validate Design

Area for student improvement

Expected Results

Supports Solve the Math

Senior Developers vs Junior/Entry-Level Developers

Analyze Requirements

Design Solution

Validate Design

Implement

Test Solution

Document

Career Education (student success)

Resume Writing

Cashier skills are known

LinkedIn

Use higher trending job search keywords

Cover Letters: Write them or not?

Thank You notes DO make a difference

Start a portfolio now!

GitHub

Student Success

Degree

Associate or Bachelors required for employment

Computer Engineering/Science or related field

Communication skills (speaking and writing)

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Team player

Self motivated

Organized

Weidenhammer Systems & The Employee

Company assets:

John Weidenhammer (visionary)

Dedicated and skilled employees

Employee benefits:

Professional Development and Training – 100% company paid

Technical Certification Reimbursement

Health plan with prescription drug plan

Dental care

401k with Fidelity Investments

Life Insurance

Work from home options/flexible hours

Paid time off (vacation / sick days)

Weidenhammer Systems & The Industry Company Challenge:

Evolving technology

Business model needs to be flexible

Locating employees possessing required technical skills

Competitive compensation (depends on department)

Senior Network Engineer: $84,551* Systems Engineer: $67,477*

Software Developer: $85,695* Technical Support Specialist: $43,597*

*www.glassdoor.com

Project Abstract #1

Name: Office Supplies Order Application

Unit: 7.01 Working Knowledge of System Development Lifecycle

Subject Area: Software Design

Grade Level: 11 – 12

PA Academic Standards: CC 3.5.9-10,11-12.A, CC 3.5.9-10,11-12.C

Content Academic Standards: 3.1.10.A, S11.A.3.1.1, 3.6.10.B

Activity: Students will work in groups to brainstorm and design GUI and

Functional Specifications documentation to support an Office Supplies Order

Application. SharePoint folder system will support workflow processing of the

documentation.

Project Abstract #2

Name: Where do you belong?

Unit: 1.11 Discuss career and job opportunities in the information technology

industry

Subject Area: Writing/summarizing, contribution to discussion

Grade Level: 11

PA Academic Standards: CC 3.5.9-10,11-12.B

Content Academic Standards: 13.1.11.A, 13.1.11.F (career)

Activity: To assist students in the identification of future college majors, a

field trip to Weidenhammer Systems will occur during the spring semester of

students 11th grade year. Prior to the trip, students will be asked to generate

questions related to presentations from Software Development, Consulting,

Infrastructure, and Managed Services departments of Weidenhammer

Systems. This project will conclude with a student summary of the

experience.

Thank You