Gorge Tech Alliance Newsletter September 2017 About the GTA The GTA supports, connects and develops the technology com m unity of the Columbia River Gorge. www.crgta.org * Email the GTA 541-296-2266 In This Issue GTA Members Gorge Women in STEM Showcase Success Internship Best Practices GTA Spotlight Software Quality Conference Clark College Event Telecommunications Conference Gorge Economic Symposium Event Calendar Diamond Sponsors Platinum Sponsor GTA Members and Sponsors Welcome to our newest members and sponsors! Calvin Howard, Associate Member Wasco County Library Service District , Community Partner Colt Listing Service , Silver Sponsor! Gorge Women in STEM The Gorge Tech Alliance is starting a new offering and initiative for women working in STEM fields (science, tech, engineering and math) in the Gorge. We're exploring how we can support and connect our women professionals and encourage the next generation of female students into STEM degrees. An initial gathering event is in the works, possibly in late October, and we hope to announce details soon! Gorge Tech Showcase a Success The GTA's Gorge Tech Showcase on Sept 20th was a success, thanks to the ten companies who presented and the 70+ people that turned out to listen, network and find jobs! Thanks also to the Tech Association of Oregon for helping promote the event and draw metro attendees. Internship Best Practices Toolkit Thinking about developing an internship program with your business or how to strengthen your current program? Washington Technology Industry Association recently shared their best practices toolkit with the GTA. From pre- to post-internship tips to sample interview questions, this is a great resource. Download it now here! GTA Member Spotlight on The Next Door In case you missed our most recent member spotlight on The Next Door, read the summary below or the full piece
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Gorge Tech Alliance NewsletterSeptember 2017
About the GTA
The GTA supports, connects anddevelops the technology community
of the Columbia River Gorge.
www.crgta.org * Email the GTA541-296-2266
In This Issue
GTA Members
Gorge Women in STEM
Showcase Success
Internship Best Practices
GTA Spotlight
Software Quality Conference
Clark College Event
Telecommunications Conference
Gorge Economic Symposium
Event Calendar
Diamond Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
GTA Members and Sponsors
Welcome to our newest members and sponsors!
Calvin Howard, Associate MemberWasco County Library Service District, Community PartnerColt Listing Service, Silver Sponsor!
Gorge Women in STEM
The Gorge Tech Alliance is starting a new offering and initiative forwomen working in STEM fields (science, tech, engineering andmath) in the Gorge. We're exploring how we can support andconnect our women professionals and encourage the nextgeneration of female students into STEM degrees. An initialgathering event is in the works, possibly in late October, and wehope to announce details soon!
Gorge Tech Showcase a Success
The GTA's Gorge Tech Showcase on Sept 20th was a success,thanks to the ten companies who presented and the 70+ peoplethat turned out to listen, network and find jobs! Thanks also to theTech Association of Oregon for helping promote the event and drawmetro attendees.
Internship Best Practices Toolkit
Thinking about developing an internship program with yourbusiness or how to strengthen your current program? WashingtonTechnology Industry Association recently shared their bestpractices toolkit with the GTA. From pre- to post-internship tips tosample interview questions, this is a great resource. Download itnow here!
GTA Member Spotlight on The Next Door
In case you missed our most recent member spotlight onThe Next Door, read the summary below or the full piece
The GTA's membership includes several Community PartnerMembers, whose work interacts with ours to create a better Gorge.One of those is The Next Door, the Gorge's impressive andeffective social service organization that strengthens children andfamilies and improves communities in seven counties in the Mid-Columbia region on both sides of the river.
The Next Door has several reasons to reach out to the techcommunity. The first is to share their new service providingtranslation and interpretation services, as well as coaching andtraining around diversity, equity, and inclusion. The second reasonto reach out is to connect with their youth programs. Read morehere.
GTA Job Postings with GTA Members
New jobs for this newsletter are in bold below!
4-Tell is seeking a QA Engineer Lead, Account Executiveand Sales Development Rep. Cardinal IG in Hood River is seeking Maintenance Techsand Production Specialists.Custom Interface is seeking an Account Manager,Facilities Tech and Assembly Specialist. Google-The Dalles is seeking a Technical ProgramManager of Capacity and ConstraintsManagement, Global Process Manager, SoftwareEngineer, Systems Engineer, Facilities Techs and LeadHardware Test Engineer.Innovative Composite Engineering is seeking a CNCProgrammer/ Machinist, a Quality Engineer-Production, Sales Engineer, and Composite Techs.Some of Insitu's many openings include SystemsEngineer, Engineering support Specialist,Procurement Agent, Production OperationsSupervisor. Additionally, they are always interested inthose with expertise in Project & ProgramManagement or Mechanical Engineering.Low Latency Recruiting has a number of openings,including Lead SW Engineer (Java), IT Manager, QAAutomation Engineer, and more. Ask Glen whichpositions allow remote work from the Gorge.Mid-Columbia Economic Development District is seeking aFinance and Operations Manager. Closes Sept 30.Real Carbon is seeking a Production Worker.Sagetech is seeking a Hardware Engineer.Sightline Applications is seeking an Engineering andCustomer Support Tech. SigmaDesign has a number of openings for the Camas andVancouver facilities, including Materials Coordinator, CNC/Manual Machinist, Electrical Engineer,Engineering Techs and more.UTC Aerospace Systems has a number of openings,including Internships, Draftsman, Technical Writer,Quality Technician and more. Zepher is hiring an Inside Sales Administrator anda Supplier Quality Engineer.
GTA Events in October
Connect with the GTA every week in October!
October 3: Human Resources/ Recruiters Coffee. This meeting is limited to staff of GTA Members involved withHuman Resources and/ or Recruiting. Join the GTA for our bi-monthly meeting of Human Resource / Recruiting staff for
opportunities to share resources, build relationships and be asounding board for all things beneficial to HR within our membercompanies. These meetings have been helpful for participants toshare information on what you're working on, including job openingsand recruiting, benefits, training and other areas of overlap andcollaboration. 8am at Zepher. RSVP to Jessica required.
October 11: CEO Excellence Forum with Dan BubbThe GTA's CEO Excellence Forum is a periodic event designed tosupport business leaders. Our next event speaker will be DanBubb, President and CEO of Gorge Networks. Dan has been theowner of Gorge Networks since 1996. In those 21 years, thecompany has grown and technology has changed significantly.Dan will share his experience as a company leader in a changingindustry in an event designed to inspire other leaders. This event islimited to CEOs and upper level management. No-hostlunch. Noon at China Gorge. RSVP to Jessica required.
October 17: Geek LunchTopic TBA soon! Noon at China Gorge. All welcome to this freeevent! No-host lunch.
Possibly the week of Oct 23: Gorge Women in STEMGathering. See the article above and we hope to share moredetails soon!
Oct 4: PNDC Supply Chain Opportunities Conference inOregon City
PNDC is offering a $10 discount for GTA Members onregistration using the discount code "save10"!
Through a combination of presentations and roundtablediscussions, Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition's Supply ChainOpportunities Conference is designed to help companies developnew knowledge, new contacts, and most importantly, newbusiness. This is a unique opportunity for manufacturers andprocurement representatives to network with contractors andsuppliers throughout the Northwest! In addition, several 25-minuteroundtable discussions with other peer manufacturers create aunique opportunity for making connections. The ultimate objectiveis to keep Northwest businesses' suppliers inside the Northwest!
The conference is October 4, 7am to 1pm, in Oregon City. Learnmore or register here.
Oct 9-11: Pacific NW Software Quality Conference inPortland
PNWSQC is theNorthwest's PremierSoftware Qualityevent to supportachieving higherquality softwarethrough knowledgeexchange. With 40talks, plus 12workshops byKeynotes and Invited Speakers, PNSQC's program coversTesting, Data, Development, Management, Security, & more.View the Presentation Schedule or register now at www.pnsqc.org.
Oct 17 GTA Member Event: Clark College Hosts OpenHouse with "Get Smart on Retirement Options For You andYour Employees"
GTA Member Clark College Economic & Community Developmentis hosting their second open house for local businesses andprofessionals. Guest speaker Mara Woloshin, M.A., APR, Fellow
PRSA, will give a brief overview on several issues facingAmerican business owners and professionals today - Medicare,Medicaid and Social Security. For business owners andindividuals, this overview will provide relevant information onMedicare options and critical decisions, as well as, when to startutilizing Social Security benefits.
There will also be time for networking and to meet some instructors,check out the facility and learn more about resources at ClarkCollege. The event is Oct 17, 5-6:30 pm in Vancouver. Detailshere or RSVP to Francois.
Oct 19-20: Oregon Connections TelecommunicationsConference in Hood River
The Oregon ConnectionsTelecommunicationsConference drawsattendees from allregions of Oregon toshare ideas,experiences andknowledge about
telecommunications.
The 2017 conference presenters and attendees will explorethe "Networks of the Future," their changing architectures,technologies, applications, patterns of use, industry structure andpublic policy. Major shifts are underway as broadbandtelecommunications secures its position as essential infrastructure.The event is Oct 19 and 20 at the Hood River Inn. Learn more orregister here.
Nov 2 GTA Partner Event: MCEDD Hosts Annual GorgeEconomic Symposium
GTA Partner Mid-Columbia Economic Development District(MCEDD) is hosting their annual Gorge Economic Symposium tofocus on economic and employment trends in the regional economyas well as a keynote and panel discussion centered on theGorge's wood and forest products industry.
Aggregated regional data, as well as individual county data will beprovided by economists Scott Bailey and Dallas Fridley, coveringHood River, Wasco, Sherman, Klickitat and Skamania counties.The keynote address delivered by Jason Spadaro, SDS Lumber.
The event is November 2, 9am to 12:30 pm at the HegewaldCenter in Stevenson, WA. View more information or register here.
Event Calendar
Great events in and out of the Gorge of interest to the techcommunity:
October
Oct 3: GTA Human Resources/ Recruiters Coffee.Details. RSVP required to Jessica. Oct 4: PNDC Supply Chain Conference in Oregon City.See above. Oct 9-11: Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference inPortland. See above.Oct 11: GTA CEO Excellence Forum with Dan Bubb.Details. RSVP required to Jessica.Oct 17: GTA Geek Lunch, noon at China Gorge. Topicannounced soon!Oct 17: Clark College Open House and RetirementPresentation in Vancouver. See above.Oct 19-20: Oregon Connections Telecommunications
Nov 2: Annual Gorge Economic Symposium in Stevenson.See above. Nov 15: PNDC Annual Dinner with Keynote by LeanneCaret, President and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space &Security. 5pmin Portland.
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