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Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C38363.721F1694" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C38363.721F1694 Content-Type: text/plain I forwarded this message to a person I work with. He's retiring from the military on October 10th and doesn't have anything lined up yet. We're down in San Antonio at Randolph AFB. -Scott -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:45 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L since one of your developers worked for me for over a year (as a DBA!) I can vouch for the fact that at least one of them knows the database, and is a top-notch programmer :) --- JApplewhite@austin.isd.tenet.edu wrote: > David forgot to mention a couple of things about working for AISD: > - We don't wear neckties (well, David does sometimes). > - We get 23 paid Holidays (how does 2 weeks off for Christmas and a > week off for Spring Break sound?). > - We have an unlimited site license for Oracle EE. I slap databases > out > there as needed without a second thought. > - Before he became MIS Director, David was an Oracle DBA and a UNIX > Sys > Admin before that, so he really understands the technology and the > challenges. > - Did I mention that we don't wear neckties? > > AISD's infrastructure is truly awesome. The fiber WAN allows our > widely-scattered users to connect dependably to our databases and me > to > push tons of data around quickly and reliably. All the UNIX and > other > servers (not to mention our Users' PCs) are either brand new or about > 3 > years or less old. The oldest Oracle databases we have are 8.1.7.0.0 > and > we've already started upgrading to 9.2.0.4.0. We'll be moving our > only > Win2k database to HP-UX in the next few months. All the other DBs > are > already on either HP-UX or Linux. > > We've got a couple of less-than-perfect 3rd Party COTS applications > for Financials and Student Information, but we're rapidly applying > Oracle > > features to improve them and add functionality their producers never > even thought of, as well as providing Web-enabled access to our > thousands of > AISD users and the Community at large. Our Developers have hardly a > Duh(veloper) among them and their supervisor is top-notch, too. An > all-round great bunch of folks to work with District-wide. > > I've been with AISD for 15 months - my first Public Sector gig ever - > and I'm loving it. Also, with the Economy the way it is (and will be > for a > while to come), this Public Sector organization is very competitive > in > salary and benefits with the Private Sector. I know, I shopped > around and > got other offers before coming here. > > Oh, and Austin being the "Live Music Capital of the World" doesn't > hurt, either. And I certainly don't want to forget the part about not > having to > wear a necktie! > > Jack C. Applewhite > Database Administrator > Austin Independent School District > Austin, Texas > 512.414.9715 (wk) > 512.935.5929 (pager, 5129355929@page.metrocall.com) > JApplewhite@austin.isd.tenet.edu > > > > > > DBarbour@austin.isd.tenet.edu > Sent by: ml-errors@fatcity.com > 09/23/2003 03:39 PM > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > cc: > Subject: DBA needed in Austin, TX > > > With permission from Jared: > > 'Needed' is kind of strong. We've got a position open, but we're not > real needy folks. We're a school district. The 37th (depending on > the day of > the week) largest in the United States. If we were a business, it'd > be > pretty good-sized. Our annual operating budget is 730 million > dollars > plus > (of which MIS gets a really small, tiny, little itty bit), we have > 15,000 > employees, 130 branch offices, our own police force and post office. > We > fix 150,000 meals a day and need to collect cash or validate for > every > person through the cafeterias. We're moving from a mainframe > environment > to client-server computing with an Oracle back-end running on HPUX > and > Linux for both our student data and ERP systems. It's a pretty > dynamic > shop. We've got 40 or so people (depending on the day of the week) > split > into three areas, business systems, student systems and programming. > We > don't do the network piece, but that's solid - switched gigabit > ethernet > running on over 300 miles of fiber with 100MB to the desktop. > > I don't hire or set salaries. HR does that. I only recommend. The > salary > for this position will be somewhere between $60K and $80K depending > on > experience (and whatever bizarre decisions are reached by the > compensation > analyst). > > You've got to be REAL strong in backup and recovery. And curious. > We're > planning to go where no school district (or very few) has gone > before. > Your assistance will be vital in making the investment Austin has > made in > technology pay off. > > If you've got any questions, please send me an email. If you'd like > to apply, you can do so on-line at > > http://www.austin.isd.tenet.edu/about/hr/search/index.phtml > > Under 'classified' positions, see if you can find the DBA position. > If it > isn't there (depending on the day of the week), and you can't > possibly > wait, apply for either the Programmer/Analyst or UNIX Admin position. > It > should be there sometime after 4pm CDT, or maybe tomorrow, or maybe > not. > [We don't do the Internet piece - yet]. > > > David A. Barbour > Director, Management Information Services > AISD > > -- > Author: > INET: DBarbour@austin.isd.tenet.edu > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: wisernet100@yahoo.com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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I forwarded this message to a person I work = with.  He's retiring from the military on October 10th and doesn't = have anything lined up yet.  We're down in San Antonio at Randolph = AFB.

-Scott


-----Original Message-----
From: Rachel Carmichael [mailto:wisernet100@yahoo.com] =
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:45 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: DBA needed in Austin, TX


since one of your developers worked for me for over a = year (as a DBA!) I can vouch for the fact that at least one of them = knows the database, and is a top-notch programmer :)


--- JApplewhite@austin.isd.tenet.edu wrote:
> David forgot to mention a couple of things = about working for AISD:
> - We don't wear neckties (well, David does = sometimes).
> - We get 23 paid Holidays (how does 2 weeks off = for Christmas and a
> week off for Spring Break sound?).
> - We have an unlimited site license for Oracle = EE.  I slap databases
> out
> there as needed without a second = thought.
> - Before he became MIS Director, David was an = Oracle DBA and a UNIX
> Sys
> Admin before that, so he really understands the = technology and the
> challenges.
> - Did I mention that we don't wear = neckties?
>
> AISD's infrastructure is truly awesome.  = The fiber WAN allows our
> widely-scattered users to connect dependably to = our databases and me
> to
> push tons of data around quickly and = reliably.  All the UNIX  and
> other
> servers (not to mention our Users' PCs) are = either brand new or about
> 3
> years or less old.  The oldest Oracle = databases we have are 8.1.7.0.0
> and
> we've already started upgrading to = 9.2.0.4.0.  We'll be moving our
> only
> Win2k database to HP-UX in the next few = months.  All the other DBs
> are
> already on either HP-UX or Linux.
>
> We've got a couple of less-than-perfect 3rd = Party COTS applications
> for Financials and Student Information, but = we're rapidly applying
> Oracle
>
> features to improve them and add functionality = their producers never
> even thought of, as well as providing = Web-enabled access to our
> thousands of
> AISD users and the Community at large.  = Our Developers have hardly a
> Duh(veloper) among them and their supervisor is = top-notch, too.  An
> all-round great bunch of folks to work with = District-wide.
>
> I've been with AISD for 15 months - my first = Public Sector gig ever -
> and I'm loving it.  Also, with the Economy = the way it is (and will be
> for a
> while to come), this Public Sector organization = is very competitive
> in
> salary and benefits with the Private = Sector.  I know, I shopped
> around and
> got other offers before coming here.
>
> Oh, and Austin being the "Live Music = Capital of the World" doesn't
> hurt, either.  And I certainly don't want = to forget the part about not
> having to
> wear a necktie!
>
> Jack C. Applewhite
> Database Administrator
> Austin Independent School District
> Austin, Texas
> 512.414.9715 (wk)
> 512.935.5929 (pager, = 5129355929@page.metrocall.com)
> JApplewhite@austin.isd.tenet.edu
>
>
>
>
>
> DBarbour@austin.isd.tenet.edu
> Sent by: ml-errors@fatcity.com
> 09/23/2003 03:39 PM
> Please respond to ORACLE-L
>
> 
>         = To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> <ORACLE-L@fatcity.com>
>         = cc:
>         = Subject:        DBA needed in = Austin, TX
>
>
> With permission from Jared:
>
> 'Needed' is kind of strong.  We've got a = position open, but we're not
> real needy folks.  We're a school = district.  The 37th (depending on
> the day of
> the week) largest in the United States.  = If we were a business, it'd
> be
> pretty good-sized.  Our annual operating = budget is 730 million
> dollars
> plus
> (of which MIS gets a really small, tiny, little = itty bit), we have
> 15,000
> employees, 130 branch offices, our own police = force and post office.
> We
> fix 150,000 meals a day and need to collect = cash or validate for
> every
> person through the cafeterias.  We're = moving from a mainframe
> environment
> to client-server computing with an Oracle = back-end running on HPUX
> and
> Linux for both our student data and ERP = systems. It's a pretty
> dynamic
> shop.  We've got 40 or so people = (depending on the day of the week)
> split
> into three areas, business systems, student = systems and programming.
> We
> don't do the network piece, but that's solid - = switched gigabit
> ethernet
> running on over 300 miles of fiber with 100MB = to the desktop.
>
> I don't hire or set salaries.  HR does = that.  I only recommend.  The
> salary
> for this position will be somewhere between = $60K and $80K depending
> on
> experience (and whatever bizarre decisions are = reached by the
> compensation
> analyst).
>
> You've got to be REAL strong in backup and = recovery.  And curious.
> We're
> planning to go where no school district (or = very few) has gone
> before.
> Your assistance will be vital in making the = investment Austin has
> made in
> technology pay off.
>
> If you've got any questions, please send me an = email.  If you'd like
> to apply, you can do so on-line at
>
> http://www.austin.isd.tenet.edu/about/hr/search/index.= phtml
>
> Under 'classified' positions, see if you can = find the DBA position.
> If it
> isn't there (depending on the day of the week), = and you can't
> possibly
> wait, apply for either the Programmer/Analyst = or UNIX Admin position.
>  It
> should be there sometime after 4pm CDT, or = maybe tomorrow, or maybe
> not.
> [We don't do the Internet piece - yet].
>
>
> David A. Barbour
> Director, Management Information = Services
> AISD
>
> --
> Author:
>   INET: = DBarbour@austin.isd.tenet.edu
>
>


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