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Programmer/System Admin


Salary Range:  Based upon experience and skill sets,  plus
performance/profitability bonuses

Education/Training Requirements:
� Minimum 2 year college degree or equivalent work experience in an
MIS function, 4 year CS degree preferred.
� 4 years work experience in a high technology environment, using and
supporting networked based workstations and users: PCs, Windows,
Novell 4.1 & NT networks.
� Programming skills:  experience in development of applications using
RDBMS products, Visual Basic or C++ , and integration with MS/Office
Suite.

Job Responsibilities
� Assist in the development of production tool sets enabling multiple
research methododologies:
� Preprocess client contact samples - consolidate into a consistent
format, dedup, precode, and report on resulting sample.  May require
writing of filter programs to convert file formats.  Produce results
files in any mix of formats:  labels, telephone lists, electronic
files.  
� Process survey results files, importing into RAP, SPSS, MS/Access,
or other analysis tools.  May require merging of pass through data
with survey response files, linking key fields to ensure exact merging
of data.  Task also includes writing detailed setup and return data
file format requirements for field work vendors.
� Prepare HTML documents and create PIN databases for web site hosted
surveys.  FTP documents and PIN databases to Web site and enable
surveys.  Create and maintain corporate information pages on website.
� Assist with daily routine administration services for a Novell
Netware 4.1 network with 40+ users, an SMTP Internet Gateway, and 6
networked printers.
� Provide Help Desk Support for in-house and remote users resolving
application and system failure problems.  Install all new software and
upgrade packages.  System failure/Upgrades are handled both internally
and through the use of support contract services.
� Write reports, and create new forms within the Job Information
Database.  (MS/Access 2.0)
� Perform a variety of computer oriented tasks to ensure the timely
delivery of project deliverables assisting Project Management meet its
project needs.
 
 Skill Sets Required / Desirable
� Extensive experience using PCs and Windows applications to process
data, manipulate graphic items, and preparing documents.  Experience
linking and integrating data from MS/Office and external data sources
into MS/Office suite.
� Experience in using relational database products such as MS/Access,
FoxPro, DBase, RBase, etc.  Must understand how to link and merge
related data, efficiently and with 100% accuracy.
� Basic understanding of Internet access, HTML, Java, CGI ,and FTP
principles preferred.
 
 Personal Traits
� Must like working with people and helping to meet their information
needs.
� Must be able to self organize priorities and work simultaneous
projects against calendar dates.
� Working hours must be flexible, overtime is sometimes required to
meet project schedules.
� Comfortable with their skills, self-driven, and take personal pride
in the accuracy of their deliverables.
� Must like challenges and problem solving using software tools.


 Prognostics - The Company

The leading provider of Customer Satisfaction research  services to
the Information Technology Industry.  Founded in 1981 in Palo Alto, CA
- Prognostics is the primary research provider to the top 300
information technology companies in the world.  Net sales have grown
over 300% during the last 5 years.  Clients include:  Oracle, IBM,
AT&T, HP, Silicon Graphics, Microsoft, Novell, Cisco Systems,
Informix, Sybase, Digital, Lucent, Sequent, Unisys, 3COM, etc.  

Offices in Palo Alto, CA - Marlborough,MA - Reading, England  -
Affliate in Tokyo, Japan

Merged with NFO Worldwide in April 1997 to join one of the fastest
growing Market Research companies in the world.  Ticker - NFOR.

Prognostics performs over half a million interviews each year, in over
66 countries.  Interviewing methodologies include traditional
telephone and mail, as well as electronic methods using e-mail and
advanced Internet based strategies.  Most tools and methodologies are
devleoped internally leveraging existing software tools where
practical.

Company Benefits
� Full Medical, Dental, Vision
� 401K with 25% Company Matching of Employee Contributions
� Strong Disability Insurance
� 2 weeks Paid Vacation Annually
� 5 Days sick leave Annually