The Toronto APL Special Interest Group - APL Skills Database P.O. Box 55, Adelaide Street Post Office, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2H8 email: info@torontoapl.org or apl_jobs@acm.org website: http://www.torontoapl.org =================================================================== *Note: These bulletins MAY now contain ONLY messages sent directly to and are posted as soon as possible to subscribers. For other typical postings, we recommend you visit the searchable job sites listed at the bottom of the APL Skills Database website page, and search each of these with the keyword 'apl'. March 2003 1. Parity Resourcing Solutions, London, UK 2. Enherent Corp., Windsor, CT 3. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co., Toronto 4. GE Insurance, Lynchburg, VA 5. SoftMed Systems Inc., Silver Spring, MD =================================================================== 1. Parity Resourcing Solutions, London, UK From: Luke Davis To: "'apl_jobs@acm.org'" Subject: APL Programming vacancy Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:25:42 -0000 Organization: Parity Resourcing Solutions Job Title: APL Programmer Type: Permanent Salary: £40-45k negotiable + benefits Location: Central London Description: The successful candidate will have at least 3 years development experience using APL on an IBM Mainframe, ideally developing and supporting real-time database applications. Contact: Please apply via email - lrd@parity-resources.co.uk Do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further information. Regards Luke ____________________________________ Luke Davis Account Manager - Resourcing Solutions Parity Group plc Tel: +44 (0) 207 881 2086 Fax:+44 (0) 207 259 0028 Web: www.parity.net/resourcing Email: lrd@parity-resources.co.uk 12 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria, London, SW1W 0DH _______________ CLIENT ADVICE AND INFORMATION ______________ Finalist for the second year in succession 'Best International Recruitment Company' Professional Recruiter Awards 2003. http://www.resourcingsolutions.net/pressroom/index.asp Parity: Insights into Delivery http://www.resourcingsolutions.net/pressroom/casestudies/resources.asp Parity: The Business Enabler http://www.resourcingsolutions.net/company/indsectors.asp _____________ CANDIDATE ADVICE AND INFORMATION _____________ Meet: Our Contractor Payments Team... http://www.resourcingsolutions.net/contacts/contpayment.asp?menu=6 Job Watch: The latest technology vacancies direct to your inbox! http://www.resourcingsolutions.net/applicants/jobwatch.asp =================================================================== 2. Enherent Corp., Windsor, CT US-MA-Western/Springfield-APL Programmer Must have 3-4 years APL experience Status: Full Time, Temporary/Contract/Project Reference Code: APLDLB Shift: First Shift (Day) enherent Corp. is an IT innovator and scalable solutions partner that delivers tangible business value to its clients. enherent accelerates the design, development and delivery of innovative IT solutions by leveraging intellectual capital to deliver scalable solutions and positive results. Our client base includes Fortune 50 to middle-market enterprises with industry leaders in financial services, banking/capital markets, insurance, pharmaceuticals, high-tech, consumer goods, healthcare and government. RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS: Experienced person - about 3-4 years hands-on knowledge of APL; Need to be mature enough to understand the current complicated calculations, translate the requirements into modifications/additions to the APL code; Strong Mathematical background. Financial (Investment Banking) background Will maintain an existing application...will need to re-tool the application to feed some external interfaces; enherent offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package that is designed to be flexible to meet as many preferences as possible, and to provide access to group rates and other premium discounts. For more information please visit our website at www.enherent.com. enherent is an equal opportunity employer. Contact Information Rebecca Ossolinski rossolinski@enherent.com Enherent 80 Lamberton Rd Windsor CT 06095 Ph: 860-687-2213 Fax: 860-687-2210 =================================================================== 3. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co., Toronto DOMINION OF CANADA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY Senior Actuarial Analyst Location:Toronto, ON Job Category: Insurance, Analyst Year(s) of Experience 4 Number Of Positions 1 Date Posted: Mar 7, 2003 View the job posting at workopolis.com: http://jobs.workopolis.com/jobshome/db/work.job_posting?pi_job_id=5867609 The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company has been serving the insurance needs of Canadians for over 100 years. Founded in 1887, with Sir John A. Macdonald as our first president, we have built a rich tradition of experience and industry know-how. Still 100% Canadian owned, today we are one of Canada's largest property and casualty insurance companies. With offices across Canada and nearly 900 employees, we are proud to provide high quality home, automobile and business insurance products to Canadians. We currently have a fulltime opportunity for a Senior Actuarial Analyst in our Head Office. SUMMARY Carries out analyses of an actuarial nature to meet Actuarial department’s objectives. Determines analysis methods, assumptions, and parameter choices with minimal direction. JOB DUTIES - Completes ratemaking, reserving, or reinsurance analyses at an advanced level in order to detect potential trends and determine the impact of underlying assumptions. - Implements agreed upon changes as a result of analyses completed. - Develops new pricing, reserving, or capital adequacy testing procedures in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the associated actuarial procedure. - Carries out assigned special actuarial projects to meet Vice-President & Chief Actuary’s requirements. - Delegates and supervises duties of co-op student. Provides guidance and peer review for work delegated to the Actuarial Analysts by the Assistant Vice President, Actuarial. SKILL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Education: Minimum - University degree in actuarial, math, statistics, engineering, or other related field, and 4 CAS exams as per the CAS Syllabus of Examinations effective January 1, 2000. Experience: Minimum ­ Demonstrated competency and knowledge of actuarial ratemaking and/or reserving concepts. 4 - 5 years Experience required. Technical Skills: Computer literate - (i.e., TSO, Easytrieve extraction on premium and loss data files, CICS for verifying PMS policy and claim information, Excel, Word, Access, and other specialized software as required, e.g., IRAS, Affinity, APL). Ratemaking and reserving knowledge, familiarity with actuarial terms and definitions, and intermediate understanding of overall P&C insurance operations. Ability to determine accuracy and relevancy of data and methods through previous experience and CAS examination knowledge. Performance Skills: Technical ability, ability to learn, organization and planning, team player, analytical, problem solving, written and spoken communications. =================================================================== 4. GE Insurance, Lynchburg, VA US-VA-Roanoke-Actuary Reference Code: GEINS/301564/WB472 Essential Functions (Responsibilities_TEXT): The primary function of this position is to: * Deliver accurate and timely Statutory, GAAP and tax reporting for the traditional life block of business. * Provide line of business projections for capital planning, business planning and budgeting. * Ensure accurate implementation of new products and capital management actions. * Ensure on time delivery of accurate quarterly and annual financial reporting. * Produce statutory, tax and GAAP projections necessary to support capital planning, business planning and budgeting and economic value analysis. * Coordinate with pricing actuaries and reinsurance administrators to ensure new products and treaties are correctly implemented on all financial systems. *Utilize Six Sigma methodologies for process improvement (increased accuracy and reduced delivery time) * Mentoring of actuarial students and technical staff in actuarial/financial reporting concepts. Qualifications/Requirements: * B.S. in Mathematics, Statistics or related major. * Career ASA with additional experience, advanced ASA or new FSA in the Society of Actuaries. * Knowledge of traditional life statutory and GAAP valuation, including regulation XXX. * 4-10 years experience in a financial services industry. *Ability to thrive in an aggressive and innovative atmosphere. * Strong analytical abilities and creative energy. * Demonstrated successful experience in project planning and control. * Demonstrated leadership experience. * Desire to Advance to a higher level within the Actuarial Department or within GE Financial. * Ambition and ability to move up at least two levels in the organization * Communication skills, both oral and written, including appropriate documentation of work processes, writing of technical specification documents and presentations to senior management. Desired: * Microsoft Office experience * APL programming experience * PTS software experience General: * Position to be located in Lynchburg, VA To apply: http://my.monster.com/apply.asp?jobid=17335842&redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fjobsearch%2Emonster%2Ecom%2Fjobsearch%2Easp%3Fcy%3DUS%26brd%3D1%252C1863%26q%3Dapl%26sort%3Drv%26vw%3Db =================================================================== 5. SoftMed Systems Inc., Silver Spring, MD SoftMed Systems Inc C++ Developer US-MD-Maryland, Silver Spring If you're ready to make a difference in healthcare, then join a company that will put your knowledge to work. SoftMed has been making a positive difference in healthcare for more than 18 years. As the healthcare industry continues its unprecedented expansion, we've positioned ourselves to make an even bigger impact on the industry in the future. SoftMed can put your knowledge and skills to use in a variety of ways. We offer opportunities for people just starting out or reentering the job force, experienced healthcare or IS professionals, and those who want to realign their current skills for the healthcare information industry. Current Opportunity: C++ Developer General Description: Design and develop distributed software systems for SoftMed Software applications. Work as part of software development team to: perform use case and scenario analysis; design object models, define software architecture, write and maintain Visual C++, FoxPro or APL code, prepare and execute unit test plans, prepare and execute integration test plans. Work with software test analysts to support QA processes. Departmental Responsibilities / Essential Functions: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Assist in the design of new products and enhancements to existing products. - Produce documented detailed designs for assigned development projects. - Code and test assigned development projects thoroughly before handing off to Testing - Participate in the construction of delivery schedules and meet agreed-upon deadlines with accurate code. - Assists in the construction of test scripts and test systems. PRODUCT SUPPORT - Provide back-up support to customers as required by Product Specialists and Technical support personnel. - Fix bugs in released products in a timely manner. Communicate effectively with Testing staff. - Keep Product Specialists and Technical support personnel advised of solutions to ongoing issues in a timely manner. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION - Include detailed in-line documentation on function, arguments, process and updates. - Maintain up-to date, accurate descriptions of major processes and data structures. - Maintain accessible, understandable documentation of new features and bug fixes for access by Product Specialists and Technical support personnel. - Provide input to the User Documentation process and reviews User Documentation in product specialty area in a timely manner. TEAMWORK/GENERAL WORK SKILLS - Contribute as a positive member of the Development team and as a mentor to new hires. - Use time productively and efficiently. - Can be relied on to follow up and follow through. - Demonstrate proper judgment and independent decision making skills when appropriate. - Communicate effectively with clients, peers and superiors. - Manage all aspects of individual projects in Software Development that may range from minor to major in nature. - Attend development or product status meetings as they related to assigned projects. Minimum Qualifications for Consideration: - BS in Computer Science or related field or a minimum of 3 years experience in applications development in Windows Client/Server environments. - Fluency in Visual C++, FoxPro or APL. - Experience in applying a formal Object Oriented Analysis or an appropriate design methodology to support the software development process. - Experience in developing distributed software applications. - Ability to manage multiple priorities and demonstrate excellent analytical and communication skills. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the environment is moderate. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds. The vision requirements include: close vision and ability to adjust focus. The Perks Employee Benefits: The rewards of putting your KNOWLEDGE to work at SoftMed. At SoftMed, we expect the best from you. In return, you can expect the best from us. So we've designed an employee benefits package to help meet your expectations, including: Medical - two options Dental Prescription Life insurance Short/long term disability 401(k) Educational assistance Paid time off Paid holidays If you're ready to make a difference in healthcare, consider joining SoftMed. We turn patient information into powerful healthcare knowledge. Contact us If you have interest in one of our open positions, send an email message to hr@softmed.com. Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, and the position in which you are interested. We'll contact you promptly. Ad: 16954 9/30/2002 =================================================================== Notes ===== This employment information is part of the Toronto APL SIG APL Skills Database. This text contains job descriptions which have been forwarded to us from companies seeking APL-skilled personnel, or have been gathered from other sources and Internet job posting sites. 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