Well, . . . I live ten miles west of Edmonton and I have a selection of fine quality snow shovels from which to choose. There's a new ring road around the city now, so a lot of traffic has moved. As for AMPEX, I have an AMPEX 800 solid state tape recorder , so next time you're in the city, I'll let you fix it for old times sake :-) Having spent part of my life in Radio, I know AMPEX very well. Loved the old 350's but not the glass rods in the head assembly.

>My nephew and his family have lived in Edmonton for years, and love it. He said that for excitement you go down to the street corner and wait for a police car to pass. You wave at the police and they wave back.
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>The other day I mentioned this to a fellow on a guitar forum and he said that was true until recently, when 70,000 people moved into the city. Now there are traffic jams and it is not very nice, especially when it snows!
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>I have two very close friends from Edmonton, and we worked for Ampex Corporation, as engineers. They are so much fun to talk to, and have many stories that crack me up.
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>If you go to Edmonton in the winter, do bring a shovel. You may need it. Sometimes snow shoes are the rage.
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>>Why be warm on the west coast or in the States, when you can be coolish in Edmonton :-)
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>>Job Opportunity, In the Edmonton Alberta area, courtesy Richard St-Onge
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>>Subject: FW: Security Presales Engineer, large national firm
>>Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:56:47 -0500
>>Hi Del,
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>>Hope all is well with you. Just wondering if you could send this to all your contacts. This is an IT position in the Edmonton area.
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>>Thanks and take care.
>>
>>Richard R. St-Onge, CD
>>Security Consultant
>>SECURITY VETERANS
>>C: 613-530-5001
>>F: 613-544-4899
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>>________________________________________
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>>Subject: Security Presales Engineer, large national firm
>>Thanks Richard:)
>>This firm has a longstanding excellent rep in the ITSec space.
>>Timeframe ASAP, Edmonton. Very good comp package. Paid relo for an exceptional candidate.
>>Senior Consultant (Security Pre Sales Engineer)
>>DescriptionDescription
>>Position Overview:
>>The candidate will work with the security sales specialists to provide presales technical engineering support for information security solutions and opportunities. Key responsibilities include working with clients and the presales organization to perform needs assessment, product demonstration, opportunity qualification, solution design and proposal development. The senior security consultant is responsible for knowledge transition to post-sales implementation and project management teams to ensure the successful delivery of projects.
>>Responsibilities:
>>The candidate will:
>>• Help attain the regional sales revenue and margin targets
>>• Represent the full breadth of this organization's security solutions portfolio including security advisory services, technology resale and integration, managed services and this organization's security labs
>>• Consult with clients and sales team to identify business requirements, qualify opportunities and respond with technical recommendations or proposals
>>• Work collaboratively with other this organization's business units for integrated solution development
>>• Maintain current working knowledge of security technologies and trends
>>• Focus on enhancing the client experience by contributing to continous improvement in business unit tools, processes, service development and/or feature enhancement
>>QualificationsQualifications
>>Required Knowledge:
>>• Strong cross-domain information security knowledge including GRC, security policy and security infrastructure solutions, with specialization in two or more areas
>>• Strong knowledge of technical security controls and trends in the industry including varied delivery models (on-premise, hosted, cloud)
>>• Solid understanding of, and experience with, enterprise scale integrated IT security solutions such as those involving: multi-site implementation, LAN/WAN/Security interoperatbility, dynamic routing protocols, failover and high availability systems
>>• Network security infrastructure (e.g. firewall, VPN, network IPS, Web proxy, Email, DLP, AAA) design and architecture
>>• Endpoint security (e.g. AV, HIPS, firewall, encryption, DLP, etc) design and architecture
>>• Exposure to security analytics and reporting solutions including log management or SIEM
>>Required Skills & Abilities:
>>• Ability to quickly uncover and understand business requirements through a consultative process
>>• Ability to understand and represent a broad range of security solutions and delivery models, making appropriate technical recommendations to sales teams and customers
>>• Self-motivated and accountable for technical presales solutions. Navigates ambiguity, clearly communicates risks, anticipates issues, seeks clarification and sets clear expectations with stakeholders
>>• Committed to continous improvement both personally and organizationally; to develop, maintain, enhance and evolve technical security knowledge and processes
>>• Excellent communicator: Technical writing, design consultation and presentation skills
>>• Ability to associate technical security controls with security programs, policies and frameworks
>>• Ability to articulate both the business and technical value of information security solutions
>>• Highly motivated with the ability to work with limited supervision in a competitive environment
>>Required Professional Designation/Certification:
>>• Possess one or more of the following vendor certifications (presales or technical): RSA, mcafee, cisco, juniper, checkpoint, palo alto, symantec, arcsight
>>• Industry certifications are an asset: CISA/CISM/CISSP, SANS/GIAC, or other industry recognized information security certifications
>>Required Experience:
>>The candidate will possess the following experience:
>>• Minimum 5 years presales engineer experience in telecommunications, IT and/or information security. Experience with RFP responses, proposal development and statements of work
>>• Specialty experience in minimum two of the technical security domains identified in the required knowledge section
>>• Experience, understanding and a working knowledge of a variety of security related standards, guidelines and best practices
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>>Monica Tambasco
>>http://donaldsonjames.com/tambasco
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>>IT Recruiting Consultant
>>Tambasco Recruiting, Inc. a Donaldson & James Affiliate
>>First Canadian Place
>>100 King Street West, Suite 5600
>>Toronto
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>>cell: 647-808-5982
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>>www.donaldsonjames.com
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