The Sr. Hardware Design Engineer will accept and perform specific design or production related tasks and work with management to define and continuously improve Engineering processes. This role is also responsible for executing and managing all aspects of board level design process such as;
• Performing feasibility studies
• Writing specifications, validation plans, and validation reports
• Creating and modifying schematics
• Debugging microcomputer boards and systems
• Support manufacturing as needed for prototype builds
• Assist Test Engineering with defining manufacturing test requirements

VersaLogic is an industry leader of more than 30 years in the manufacturing and design of embedded computer products for industrial, defense, medical, and consumer applications. We offer an excellent benefits package and the opportunity for professional growth and development in an exciting and dynamic industry.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree; BSEE or BSCE or equivalent training and experience required
• 6-12 years of experience in an engineering environment, developing and validating board-level designs
• Solid understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals
• Expert understanding of x86 architecture
• Proficient with executing all aspects of design process flow
• Proficiency using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and other engineering tools
• Ability to define engineering process, make recommendations, and solve complex problems by implementing solutions
• Ability to coach and mentor more junior engineers

If interested, please apply online at: http://versalogicjobs.iapplicants.com/searchjobs.php

The Sustaining Engineer plays a key role in that (s)he is responsible for sustaining and modifying board-level products that have been released to production. This position is also responsible for other critical functions including: project management, technical documentation, custom product development, ENG-SAMPLES, resolution of technical support case escalations, component qualification, derivative product development and assistance with technical escalations from other departments.

VersaLogic is an industry leader of more than 30 years in the manufacturing and design of embedded computer products for industrial, defense, medical, and consumer applications.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• 3-6 years’ experience in an engineering environment, developing and/or validating board level designs
• Proficient in the use of oscilloscopes, multimeters, schematic capture, and other engineering tools
• Solid understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals
• Expert understanding of x86 architecture and design process flow
• Ability to apply engineering principles to solve medium to complex problems and recommend solutions
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills

If interseted, please apply online at: http://versalogicjobs.iapplicants.com/searchjobs.php

The Product Quality Analyst is responsible for the execution of the Product Quality Program to VersaLogic’s Quality Management System. This position:
• Ensures quality expectations are understood and achieves driving/leading process development and improvement for manufacturing quality product yields and reduction in costs.
• Reviews and/or approves manufacturing documentation (procedures, instructions, change requests).
• Monitors, reports and governs defined product quality metrics Supporting Material Review Boards (MRBs) and Quality Business Reviews (QRBs).
• Coordinates product failure analysis with focus on root cause/corrective actions.

VersaLogic is an industry leader of more than 30 years in the manufacturing and design of embedded computer products for industrial, defense, medical, and consumer applications. We offer an excellent benefits package and the opportunity for professional growth and development in an exciting and dynamic industry.

Qualifications:
• 3+ years’ related experience in the field
• Bachelor’s degree (BA) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified Quality Engineer or Quality Auditor – preferred
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis
• Must be adept at using various applications including database, spreadsheet, report writing, project management, graphics, word processing, presentation creation and editing, communication by e-mail and using scheduling software.

If intersetsed, please apply online at: http://versalogicjobs.iapplicants.com/searchjobs.php

The System Administrator will play a key role, in that (s)he is accountable for ensuring uptime and uninterrupted business hour operations for production systems and networks, to include: maintaining automated system monitoring and assuring that mission critical network and system issues are immediately addressed when they arise. This role is also accountable for the installation, maintenance, and administration of desktop hardware and software, network printers, virtual and physical servers, applications, and databases.

VersaLogic is an industry leader of more than 30 years in the manufacturing and design of embedded computer products for industrial, defense, medical, and consumer applications. We offer an excellent benefits package and the opportunity for professional growth and development in an exciting and dynamic industry.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent training and experience required
• 4+ years’ experience in a similar position
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems, Active Directory, Backup Solutions, VMware, Exchange Server, Blackberry Enterprise Server, SQL Server, IIS, and MS Office applications
• Extensive experience installing and maintaining servers; to include backups, restores, and disaster recovery
• Ability to exercise sound and ethical business practices in all relations with internal and external customers and vendors
• Experience monitoring and collecting data pertinent to system operations and health and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements
• Microsoft Certification – preferred

If interestsed, please apply on line at: http://versalogicjobs.iapplicants.com/searchjobs.php

The Financial Analyst plays a key role in that (s)he is accountable for improving the quality and accuracy of financial statements by ensuring data consistency with source applications and through, robust analytics. The Financial Analyst supports management in making product decisions by capturing and reporting on product development costs, profitability analysis, and return on investment.

VersaLogic is an industry leader of more than 30 years in the manufacturing and design of embedded computer products for industrial, defense, medical, and consumer applications. We offer an excellent benefits package and the opportunity for professional growth and development in an exciting and dynamic industry.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years’ experience in a Financial Analyst capacity at a small to medium size business
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and charts; proficiency with Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple activities and maintain focus even with frequent distractions
• Ability and experience working with functions outside of finance, including sales, engineering, and supply chain management
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively present information and respond to questions from internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Knowledge of process costing and project accounting – preferred
• Experience working within QuickBooks – preferred

If interseted, please apply online at: http://www.versalogic.com/careers/index.asp

On April 24^th I had the pleasure of talking with Jerry Preator with Take Shape For Life. 

Laurie: Tell me a little about your business.

Jerry: I am a life and business coach, and I discovered Take Shape For Life while I was networking. I invested a lot of time, energy, and money getting my certification with the International Coach Federation and I wondered if Take Shape For Life would dilute my other coaching opportunities. Fortunately they synergize each other. Some people want to lose weight, and some people don’t need to lose weight but they want to become more effective in their business. At first I was spending about 10 to 15 hours a week on Take Shape For Life and the rest on Hero’s Journey Consulting.  I quickly noticed that it was easier to help people see the benefits of Take Shape For Life, so in the first year I started passively marketing Hero’s Journey Consulting in order to spend the majority of my energy in Take Shape For Life.

Laurie: When did you start the business?

Jerry: I started as a health coach on January 1, 2007.

Laurie: What is the most important thing you want people to know about your business?

Jerry: What sets me apart as a coach is that I never give up on my clients. The majority of my clients either have problems losing weight, run into a wall, or have trouble keeping the weight off. I’ve learned a lot of ways to overcome those problems. I was a drug and alcohol counselor for 13 years, and those people were avoiding jail or just getting out of jail so usually the front door was closed. Working with people now, coaching around health, a lot of times that front door closes part of the way through and they run into that wall. In my prior work as a counselor I found there was always a window open somewhere if I just kept looking long enough. I really became inquisitive and creative about finding a way in. Ultimately weight loss is about calories in, calories out. It really is a simple basic thing and yet almost all of my clients need a coach because losing weight isn’t working for them in some way.

Laurie: What makes your products and services unique?

Jerry: I was impressed with Take Shape For Life from the very beginning. You eat five Medifast meals a day and one Lean & Green meal, which is five to seven ounces of meat and either three cups of salad or a cup and a half of vegetables. It’s called the 5 & 1 Plan. The 5 & 1 Plan is medically formulated, and I’ve noticed that a great benefit of being on this program is that you have more energy. You’re eating six times a day, and there are studies that show that eating six smaller meals as opposed to eating fewer larger meals makes it much easier to maintain or lose weight because you’re not going in and out of starvation mode.

Laurie: What do you perceive as the benefits you receive from Chamber membership?

Jerry: I have met so many wonderful people. I’m not naturally outgoing and when I joined the first chamber I had to coach myself to stay there. I would go in the bathroom about 15 minutes into it, coach myself, and then go back out. Once I got over my fears, we call it monkey mind in my regular coaching, I’d be practically the last one there. I guess there is a natural part of me that is outgoing.

The other thing I get from Chamber membership is being able to pass leads to people and learn what they’re up to, and I’ve built many great relationships. Linda Moholt asked me to help set up Fit City Tualatin and I was the chair for four years. I felt so good about the Chamber early on that I became an Ambassador, which I hadn’t done at any of the other Chambers. Of course I really like that too.

Laurie: Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently in starting a new business?

Jerry: From the very beginning I talked to the warm market, especially family members, but I did it slowly over time so I never really built the momentum. What I would have done differently is to really mind that warm market. I talked to people about how well the program worked for me and my wife. A lot of people were noticing our weight loss so we sent out letters to family members and followed up with them, but I should have done more of that earlier.

Laurie: How do you see your business evolving over the next ten years?

Jerry: After three years as a health coach with Take Shape For Life, Dr. Anderson, our medical director, wrote Dr. A’s Habits of Health. It is research-based and written for anyone to read, and yet it’s so much material that it was difficult to distill down into short talks. A year later a workbook came out and it gave you digestible chunks to read in the book and then had you fill in the workbook. A year later a video series came out with 15-minute vignettes on each one of the lessons. It’s great to have these options for different learning styles, plus it makes the coaching process much more interactive.

I am getting much better at screening people upfront to make sure they’re ready to start on the plan. I make it clear that Take Shape For Life is about lifestyle change. If you aren’t willing to make changes you won’t be successful with what we’re doing because we’re not a diet. We don’t want people to continue on that yo-yo mill, because somewhere around 85% of people who lose weight on a diet gain it back.

Laurie: What are your hobbies?

Jerry: I love to ride my bicycle in the summertime and I love to go out in the RV. Of course I never do anything small; I’ve got a 38-foot diesel pusher! It gets me out in nature though, and even if it’s pouring rain outside the RV has big picture windows all around. You can really enjoy nature from inside! I also love to ski and snowboard.

I love movies. I’ve got surround sound in the motor home and several places in the house, and I’m a sucker for what some people call chick flicks. I love romance; that’s why I picked Valentine’s Day as our wedding date. I thought women in general had to be at least as romantic as I was but I guess I’m pretty high on the scale.

Laurie: How do you recharge?

Jerry: My hobbies are a way for me to recharge. Also I have a clear philosophy of life, and a belief about the goodness of people and the goodness of life. Meditation also makes such a difference. I meditate a couple of times a day. In fact I started transcendental meditation 35 years ago. I can’t say that I’ve done it every single day, but it’s a regular practice for me.

Laurie: Is there anything else you would like to say before we finish?

Jerry: I turned 66 last month and I’m happier and healthier in many ways than I’ve ever been. I just love people and I love what I’m doing. The last third of the Habits of Health book is how to live 35% longer, and I calculated that would put me at 111. I figure I’ll be going strong at 111, still helping people and enjoying life.

Learn more about Take Shape For Life at www.HerosJourney.tsfl.com or call Jerry at 503-799-4317 for more information.

Laurie Fredsall,  Life Story Consultant

Capella Memoirs, LLC * Phone: 503.577.7269 * www.capellamemoirs.com

“Capturing life stories in fun and innovative ways.”

You nominated, You voted…

The 2012  Award winners are:

1.      Rookie of the Year   – Perry P. Perkins, Hautemealz.com

2.      Business Leader of the Year  -  Ramsey Zawideh, Baja Fresh

3.      Chamber Volunteer of the Year   -  Valia Eskandari, Edge Graphics Co.

4.      Best Networking Event of the Year  -  ClubSport

5.      Outstanding Community Service  -  The School House Pantry

6.      Spirit of Tualatin  -  Loyce Martinazzi, Winona Grange

Congratulations!

Click the link below to view the presentation video:

http://youtu.be/6MLtKDM7EGI