ProQuest has now been involved with this fantastic event for several years,  during which time nearly $1 million dollars has been raised to build new facilities for the Ronald McDonald House in Newcastle.

This Saturday, August 28th, the 2010 event starts and we’re aptly calling it “The Million Dollar Ride”

This year, we’ve expanded the website in a number of ways but continued to leverage from what we’ve built over the past four years. The key philisophy has been to utilise best of breed hosted applications and plug them together into a coherent whole. If your non-profit needs help in achieving the same kind of result – feel free to contact Jeanette at our Sydney office (who by the way did a fabulous job getting this year’s website organised)

Here’s what we use…..I haven’t linked them all because what we’d really like you to do is go to our Facebook page and like us! The more the better – and we can impress the sponsors

1. Wordpress for the main website
2. Thesis a premium, highly configurable Wordpress theme from DIYThemes
3. A Brisbane-based web designer who focusses on Wordpress/Thesis design
4. Aweber for best-in-class permission-based email management
5. FLICKR for comprehensive photo gallery capability (over 3000 photos)
6. YouTube to host videos
7. Animoto for rapid rendering of short movies- for example the one you see in the top right hand corner of the home page)
8. Twitter for …er…tweeting.
9. Facebook FanPage for main social media networking
10. Google Maps for itineraries.

Not many surprises, and not rocket science….. but we made most of these choices four years ago, and they seem to be the right ones. The result is a relatively straightforward framework, and any non-profit can implement something like this to achieve a good result.

ProQuest Consulting provides IT consultancy services across disciplines such as system development, integration and business intelligence. We currently have a need for a .NET Developer to work in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.

We only take on candidates with a real passion for their work and a demonstrable flair for .NET Development, efficiently managing commitments and communicating with clarity to our customers.

The position available is Contract.

Key functions of the role:

• Developing solutions and code that meet and exceed client expectations
• Taking part in workshops to discuss technical designs
• Building solid relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Working to tight deadlines

Demonstrable experience with the following is required:

• 4+ years hands on .NET development with C#, ASP.NET
• WPF, WCF
• Advanced SQL Server and Web Standards
• Visual Basic
• XHTML, XML
• IIS and MVC
• Source control, Unit Testing
• Ideally LINQ, HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX
• Good communication skills

This is a fantastic opportunity for a seasoned .NET Developer to secure a role with a fast-growing IT consultancy working with a variety of Sydney’s Financial Services organisations. 

Contact – 02 8081 0212 for further information and/or send your Resume via the APPLY now button.

ProQuest Consulting provides IT consultancy services across disciplines such as system development, integration and business intelligence. We currently have a need for a Java Technical Lead to work in the heart of Sydney. The position will see you working closely with the business and IT teams working on the latest Java frameworks.

We only take on candidates with a real passion for their work and a demonstrable flair for Java Development efficiently managing commitments and communicating with clarity to our customers.

The position available is Contract.

Key functions of the role:

• Taking part in workshops to discuss technical designs
• Translating functional requirements into a detailed architecture and design
• Building solid relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Organising the estimation of development work and driving projects from end to end
• Perform regular code reviews to ensure the high quality of code delivered
• Coaching and mentoring junior team members

 Demonstrable experience with the following is required:

• 5-10+ yrs Java J2EE, Front and Back end Java. Must be familiar with a number of frameworks
• 1+ years as a Java technical lead
• Spring, Hibernate, Struts, JUnit
• Build tools like Ant or Maven
• SQL Server databases and SQL scripting
• IDE’s, preferably Eclipse
• Integration tools like MQ Series
• JBoss or equivalent enterprise application servers
• Financial Services industry experience

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure yourself a new role with a fast-growing IT consultancy working with a variety of Sydney’s Financial Services companies.  

Contact – 02 8081 0212 for further information and/or send your Resume via the APPLY now button.

ProQuest Consulting provides IT consultancy services across disciplines such as system development, integration and business intelligence. We currently have a need for Back End Sybase Consultant to work in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.

The position available is Contract.

Key functions of the role:

• Developing solutions and scripts that meet and exceed client expectations
• Make sure all scripts and manual processes are automated so localising the data
• Working closely with Developers throughout with regard to application integration
• Build solid relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Working to tight deadlines

Demonstrable experience with the following is required:

• 2+ years Sybase Stored procedures (T-SQL) and Unix Shell scripting  
• 5+ years total IT industry experience
• Good understanding of Database administration 
• Ability to work through DBMS issues and queries
• IT support experience
• Familiarity with Financial/Banking applications and the Banking industry would be advantageous 

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a role with a fast-growing consultancy working with a variety of Sydney’s Financial Services companies. If you haven’t worked in the Financial Services industry before then this is a great opportunity for you to gain valuable career enhancing experience.

Contact – 02 8081 0212 for further information and/or send your Resume via the APPLY now button.

ProQuest Consulting provides IT consultancy services across disciplines such as system development, integration and business intelligence. We currently have a need for a Java Technical Lead to work in the heart of Sydney. The position will see you working closely with the business and IT team in setting up a J2EE environment and driving application development projects from end to end.

We only take on candidates with a real passion for their work and a demonstrable flair for Java Development efficiently managing commitments and communicating with clarity to our customers.

The position available is Permanent.

Key functions of the role:

• Set up a J2EE environment by selecting a suitable Java J2EE framework that is appropriate based on the business requirements 
• Taking part in workshops to discuss technical designs
• Translating functional requirements into a detailed architecture and design
• Building solid relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Organising the estimation of development work and driving projects from end to end
• Leading a small team of Java Developers to deliver the agreed functionality within agreed timeframes
• Perform regular code reviews to ensure the high quality of code delivered
• Coaching and mentoring junior team members

Demonstrable experience with the following is required:

• 5-10+ yrs Java J2EE, Front and Back end Java. Must be familiar with a number of frameworks
• 1+ years as a Java technical lead
• Spring, Hibernate, Struts, JUnit
• Build tools like Ant or Maven
• SQL Server databases and SQL scripting
• IDE’s, preferably Eclipse
• Integration tools like MQ Series
• JBoss or equivalent enterprise application servers
• Financial Services industry experience

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure yourself a new role with a fast-growing IT consultancy working with a variety of Sydney’s Financial Services companies.  

Contact – 02 8081 0212 for further information and/or send your Resume via the APPLY now button.

ProQuest Consulting provides IT consultancy services across disciplines such as system development, integration and business intelligence. We currently have a need for a Project Manager to work in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.

We only take on candidates with a real passion for their work and a demonstrable flair for Project Management, efficiently managing commitments and communicating with clarity to our customers.

The position  available is Contract with extensions likely.

Key functions of the role::

• Assisting Senior Management with structuring and managing the team’s program of work.
• Managing stakeholder expectations
• Managing and delivering projects, including progress management, risk, issue management, resource tracking, financials tracking, stakeholder management, associated status reporting and project communications
• Ensuring compliance with a project methodology
• Displaying sound leadership

Demonstrable experience with the following is required:

• 5+ years IT Project Management and Business Analysis experience through all phases of the software development life cycle
• Ideally Capital Markets industry experience including knowledge of middle  and back office processes for equity derivatives products such as settlement, custodian funding, confirmations, stock borrow/loan, margining, collateral management, corporate actions
• Strong negotiation, communication and relationship building ability
• A strong track record of successful project delivery managing budgets of $500k+
• PMP, Prince 2, PMBOK certifications are desirable

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to secure a role with a fast-growing IT consultancy working with a variety of Sydney’s Financial Services companies. 

Contact – 02 8081 0212 for further information and/or send your Resume via the APPLY now button.

ProQuest Consulting provides IT consultancy services across disciplines such as system development, integration and business intelligence. We currently have a need for a Software Release Consultant to work in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.

We only take on candidates with a real passion for their work and a demonstrable flair for Software Release work, efficiently managing commitments and communicating with clarity to our customers.

The position available is Contract.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working with eCommerce and Back Office IT applications to ensure software releases are done effectively
• Be involved in all areas of the software release process, change management, impact assessments, service improvements, software deployment
• Working with stakeholders at all levels
• Adhering to project deadlines
• Developing solutions and code that meet and exceed client expectations
• Taking part in workshops

Experience Required:

• Must have experience with all the above responsibilities  
• Weblogic or similar application server experience
• Knowledge and experience with any build tools, Ant, Bamboo, Maven
• Ability to build Java applications
• Unix shell scripting skills
• Version control software knowledge
• Solid relational database experience, SQL Server, Sybase
• Prior/current experience as a Developer or Support Analyst

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Software Release professional to secure a role with a fast-growing IT consultancy working with a variety of Sydney’s Financial Services companies. 

Contact – 02 8081 0212 for further information and/or send your Resume via the APPLY now button.