La Salle University Executives on Campus Event Ed Malinowski, AmeriHealth Mercy November 19, 2005 November 16, 2006 November 15, 2007

Agenda –Where I Work, What I Do –What You Want to Know –IT versus SW Engineering –What Jobs Are Out There –Career Tracks –What to Expect –How to be successful in your first job –Q & A

Where I Work, What I Do ? Ed Malinowski –Associate Vice President, Solutions Development, The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies –Report to Chief Information Officer –B.S. Business Administration, La Salle, 1996 –M.S. Computer Information Science, La Salle, 2001 –Managed Medicaid, Medicare, and Pharmacy Benefits – insurer of last resort for 1.5 Million members in 9 states.

My job –Manage software development, application lifecycle, maintenance –Create and Execute Strategy –Hire, fire, mentor, coach, be the shrink, listen, listen, listen, motivate, lead, build relationships, be the buffer, make other people’s jobs easier

What You Want to Know –IT vs Engineering –What Jobs are Out There ? –Career Tracks –What to Expect –Success, Tips, Q&A

IT versus Software Engineering Information Technology / Information Services / Information Solutions –A department within a company supporting other departments’ needs –Supports business applications ie. ERP, industry specific applications, Operations needs –All functions of IT – HW/SW/Storage/Administration/Development/Security Software Engineering –The creation of software for license (sale) or internal use by a company –Supported by an IT/IS department

What Jobs Are Out There ? –The Time is Rightb –Web Development – Lots of.Net, J2EE –Database Development – T-SQL, PL/SQL, Modeling –Business Analysts – HOT, HOT, HOT –Risk / Audits – Sarbanes Oxley, HOT, HOT, HOT

Career Tracks Functional –Technical Writers –Trainers –Business Analyst –Team Lead –Product Manager –Project Manager –Program Manager Technical –Programmers various levels and disciplines –Architects –DBAs –Administrators –Tech Project Managers

What to Expect –You will have to write in a clear and organized fashion –You will be expected to speak in a crowd –You will be expected to collaborate, share, and support your team –You will be expected to escalate –You will be expected to understand the System Development Lifecycle – HUGE!

Success in College = Success at Work –Teamwork - making others successful, promoting your peers, ensures success for you –Writing a Paper – Substantiate your decisions and they can’t be wrong –Extracurricular Activities – Demonstrates ability to multi-task –Mentor – Find someone who challenges you and learn to challenge them

Tips –Don’t let your boss find out problems without you telling them first – No surprises –Make sure you escalate barriers at all times –When you present problems, have potential solutions ready –Don’t point fingers when you screw up, that’s the easy thing to do –Don’t punch the clock, everybody notices –Make sure you ignore petty behavior

More tips… –Figure out what makes the time pass (besides sleeping and drinking) – that is your skill, that will be your passion –Business Writing is essential –If you are managing people, set expectations up front, manage to those expectations –Success comes from making others successful

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