Inside BERKS businessSherry Rogers, Computer Teacher
Amity Intermediate Center, DBASD
A Learning Experience for Educators
Inside Berks business creates an opportunity for businesses and educators to collaborate.
Educators and businesses with similar interests are matched to create a learning experience to enhance real-life teaching in the classroom.
Information technology firm Founded 1978 Personnel includes nearly 200 IT professionals Seven locations - Reading, Bethlehem,
Philadelphia (Wayne) PA, Kalamazoo MI, Greenwood Village CO, and Mesa AZ
About
About
Three major business divisions– Managed Services and Infrastructure Solutions
Today's corporate networks have evolved from providing basic connectivity to delivering mission-critical access to business applications, unified communications, collaboration functions, and information.
– Software Development and Consulting The Software Development team designs and implements
business application systems. We can even train your organization on the new system. Services include data conversions, translations and replications.
About
– K-12 Solutions School Business Management Solutions
– The alio suite of products includes fund accounting, encumbrance accounting, general ledger, purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, finance, payroll, human resources, position control, salary administration and complete reporting.
School Student Management Solutions– PowerSchool is an innovator in the student information system
category, starting with the student at the center and building everything around helping each individual student succeed. Integral to the PowerSchool approach is ensuring administrators, teachers, students, and parents get real-time, web-based access to student information to make insight-driven decisions.
About
Business focus– Achieving and maintaining the highest degree
of alignment between clients’ business strategies and their application of information technology
– Working with organizations that use information technology as a strategic tool
“We believe that the future of a business is defined by how its information is managed.”
Professional Skill Requirements
Most of employees have Bachelor Degrees – Teaching– English– Communication
Entry level have minimum of Associate Degree
Technical Background and Certifications– Many tech positions require experience
“We offer premium tech support and services.”
Entry Level Opportunities
Many employees start out as call coordinators (direct phone calls)
Advancement possibilities Entry level low to mid $30 thousand
Benefits
Benefits begin the 1st day of employment Opportunities to work from home Medical – PPO Dental 401K Retirement plan
Benefits
Flexible spending account– Health care– Dependent care
Life and Disability Insurance Professional Development Holidays, Vacation, Sick
Benefits
Bi-annual performance review Yearly salary review Employee Assistance program Employee Referral Program
– $2,000 bonus paid if referral is hired– Additional bonus paid after completion after
six months of employment
Greatest Asset
Well trained and experienced employees focused on clients
Well informed clients Cutting edge technology Hard working team members
– Hard work starts at the top
Greatest Challenge
Keeping pace with technology advancements– Continual training/investment
Maintaining the best Weidenhammer team to service clients– Excellent employee benefit package
Greatest Challenge
Flexibility to operate in challenging economic times– Acquiring complementary businesses– Market positioning– Improve efficiency– Partnered with Cisco, Citrix, Datawatch, EDGE Document Solutions,
Edustructures, EMC, HP, IBM. identiMetrics, IronPort, LANSA, Lotus, Microsoft, Mid the Gap, Novell, Oracle, Panda, Pearson, Softdocs, Stratum Global, and VMware
Technology
Company utilizes cutting edge technology– IP communication system– Multiple servers including virtual servers– Laptops– Ability to work from home– Polycoms– Back up systems for back ups
What do we look for?
Excellent communication skills– Oral– Written
Interest in learning Accomplishments Motivation to tackle challenges Stability Ability to work in teams and dedication
– Sports participation– Musical background
Curriculum Connections
Career Awareness and Preparation– 136.1.5 D Describe the range of career training
programs in the community such as, but not limited to: web based training
– H Connect personal interests and abilities and academic strengths to personal career options.
Curriculum Connections
Career Acquisition (Getting a Job)– 13.2.5 A Apply appropriate speaking and listening techniques used
in conversation– E Apply to daily activities, the essential workplace skills, such as
but not limited to: Commitment Communication Dependability Health/safety Team building Technology Personal initiative Technical literacy Scheduling/time management
Curriculum Connections
Career Retention and Advancement– 13.3.5 B Explain the importance of working cooperatively
with others at both home and school to complete a task.– C Identify effective group interaction strategies, such as, but
not limited to: Building consensus Communicating effectively Establishing ground rules Listening to others
Curriculum Connections
Entrepreneurship– 13.4.5 B Discuss the entrepreneurial character
traits of historical or contemporary
A very special thank you to the following Weidenhammer employees for insuring
that my internship was a wonderful learning experience.
John Weidenhammer, President
Fred Marniak, Director, Human Resources
Sam Morgan, Director, Education Solution Division
Frank Heins, VP of Sales & Marketing
Joel Iswalt, Unit Manager, Internal Systems Network Administrator
Steve Radakovits, Unit Manager, Client Care Center
Barb Bender, Unit Manager, SIS Suupport
Kathy Dean, Unit Manager, alio Implementations
A very special thank you to the following Weidenhammer employees for insuring
that my internship was a wonderful learning experience.
Rhiannon Schaeffer, Business Analyst
Rick Finley, Director, Managed Services and Infrastructure
Mike Pascarell, Manager Solution Delivery
Chuck Zwicker, Manager, Commercial Sales and Marketing
Demetra Simotas, Unit Manager, SIS Implementations
Kathy Dean, Unit Manager, alio Implementations
Kate Moyer, Power School Support Ben Heins, alio Support
Jim Cox, Comptroller Charlie Bross, Program Analyst
Jim Bitler, Marketing Patti Thomas, Senior Editor
A very special thank you to the following Weidenhammer employees for insuring
that my internship was a wonderful learning experience.
And…
Barb Feeman, Manager, SIS Solutions
Thank you Barb for organizing and coordinating my internship at
Credits
http://www.hammer.net/ http://www.berksiu.org/Pages/
ProfessionalDevelopment_iBbProgram.aspx Making IT Simple – Weidenhammer
Employee Booklet
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