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Senators Berate NHTSA Leader During Hearing
2014-09-19 00:23:00| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
U.S. Senators took turns lambasting the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during a subcommittee hearing for failing to discover sooner the problem with General Motors faulty ignition switch that is cause of 19 deaths and the recall of 2.6 million vehicles. Senator Claire McCaskill, who chaired Tuesdays hearing, blasted the agency for not doing more to get to the bottom of the problem by exercising its powers, including subpoenas, to do so. That reflects obviously on an agency that is perhaps more interested in singing kumbaya with the manufacturers than being a cop on the beat, she said. READ MORE The Article Senators Berate NHTSA Leader During Hearing appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Project Leader
2014-09-18 22:40:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
JOB SUMMARY The Project Manager serves as a focal point for a number of projects relating to internal business processes or approaches. Responsibilities include project planning, execution, timing, resource planning, and risk and cost management. Uses expertise to motivate project team, ensuring project deliverables and schedules are met. Typical duties may include formulating and managing project plans facilitating compliance to relevant processes and policies andor regulations recognizing and resolving conflict within the project team identifying and resolving project related issues and barriers to success ensuring all stakeholders are provided with timely and accurate project information and status updates facilitating project meetings, etc. BASIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Has full autonomy to independently deliver on assigned tasks. Business Development Responsibilities Maintains knowledge of current and emerging trends in the industry, including all relevant areas of spaceflight systems requirements that might be incorporated as new technologies into future systems. Collaborates with management, business development and other departments to determine competitiveness of new technologies and to develop new products. Identifies and collaborates with third party partners to fulfill technology gaps. Negotiates and oversees third party arrangements with consulting companies and vendors. Supports technical questions and followup during sales process. Responds to Request for Proposals and technical questionnaires from potential customers. Management and Supervisory Responsibilities Provides leadership to a group or one or more project teams. Develops project plans, budgets and schedules. Maintains overall responsibility for delivery to plans, budgets and schedules while ensuring quality standards and customer satisfaction criteria are met. Ensures profitability targets are achieved. Determines what resources are necessary to carry out development projects. Participates in the hiring of the development staff. Develops appropriate performance objectives and conduct annual performance reviews. Assist designated team leads in overall product development process and provide mentoring for all levels of team members. Assists designated team leads in meeting deliverables. Attends product design meetings and assist in the planning and decision making process. Attends product architecture meetings and assist in the planning and decision making process and final resolution. Review and investigate root cause of high priority problem issues implement processes to reduce the risk of similar issues in the future. Decisions are made within the general parameters provided by the next level of management. May participate as a member of a management team to coordinate the efforts of their directorate. KNOWLEGDE, SKILLS and ABILITIES BSc in Engineering or equivalent Excellent general management, leadership, and project management skills. Excellent communication skills as it relates to disseminating and gathering information to staff and management and marketing to prospective clients or business partners. Flexibility in terms of dealing with changing priorities and dealing with multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to understand technical issues and understand impact on projects, and effectively communicate these issues and impact to direct reports as well as other project stakeholders. Expertise in all aspects of the development life cycle. Demonstrated fiscal responsibility and accountability.
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Ocean-threatened Marshall's leader posts climate video plea
2014-09-18 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak was forced to heighten the seawall protecting his home last year, but says the year-old defences are now barely enough to protect his family from a "climate emergency". PRE Friday, ahead of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's climate summit in New York City next week. Standing outside his home in the capital Majuro next to the heightened seawall, Loeak tells the camera that it is "barely enough to protect my family from the encroaching waves." "For...
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Costco Wholesale: The Market Leader That Doesn't Want To Stop Growing
2014-09-17 16:43:01| IT Services - Topix.net
Costco Wholesale has achieved a steady rise since 2011, doubling in price from the end of 2010 at $60, to the all-time high of $125 in mid-2014. Although Costco does trade at the highest valuation among its competitors, the company fully deserves its superb valuation due to its strong long-term growth prospects.
ADM R&D Leader Receives Innovation Award
2014-09-17 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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