by Duncan Buell The computer is all around us , in online commerce (Amazon, iTunes,eBay), in constant access and connections on smart phones that text, browse the web, play music, and display photos and video clips. And yet, surprisingly, enrollments in university computer science programs are down substantially from a few years ago. Our nation is at risk, because we have become completely dependent on computers and their software applications, and yet we do not have enough people starting careers in computer science. Consider this: the growth rate for jobs in computer science is projected at 2-1/2 times the national average, the best of any job category. Nearly two-thirds of jobs forecast in all of science and technology are in computer science. Starting salaries are near the top, and long-term earnings are better than any job category other than law and higher management; and computing and software management and development consistently rank in the top ten for job satisfaction. Why, then, are students not attracted to computer science? What can we do to attract more students into computer science? How can we attract students into a discipline that currently forecasts three job openings for every college graduate? Students should understand that computer science is much more than just programming. Although many jobs may start with programming, good people should rise from being those who write code under direction into management positions directing others to write code, and eventually into design and management of data center and software operations. For people with talent, this is not a career limited to staring at a computer screen. Computer science is also not just a job that deals with the computer. In the end, the goal is to get a software package to fill a need, but the really hard part involves working with the nontechnical person to understand exactly what is wanted. Beyond technical skills, people skills and writing and presentation skills are crucial to getting the software to perform needed tasks. Computer scientists who really stand out are those who not only know technical material, but who also have strong interpersonal skills. Finally, the computer is everywhere, and thus careers exist in virtually every job sector. A student who likes to work with computers and who has second interests in fields such as music, politics, journalism, business,science, or media and animation, can find career paths that combine both passions with a major and minor in computer science and a second area. The world of computing is also one of the last places where startup businesses can flourish. There is no need for a manufacturing plant, or government approval of a new drug. Many computing companies start with only a good idea and people willing to work to create a success. Make no mistake, computer science requires hard work; salaries are high because it isn't a career for everyone. But it is a career with limitless opportunity and a continuous influx of new ideas and new toys with which to play. Duncan Buell is a professor with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Carolina.

Manager needs someone who has at least 1-2 years of work experience, not just the IT degree. Prefers someone who has been a jack-of-all-trades since they’ll be working with Windows Server, networking, Unix, Linux, Java, etc. Does not have to have programmed in Java but needs to be able to look at Java and JavaScript code to access issues. Analyze application problems and recommend workable solutions. Provide on-call support when required. Monitor system performance and notify more experienced personnel of issues that arise. Execute jobs that emulate web or CRM application processing. Provide Tier II support for user and system problems. Monitor system performance in real-time as well as via reports. Provide 24/365 on-call support for overall performance concerns. Analyze statistical reporting. Behavior Characteristics: Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience IT Degree Required 4 Years Windows Server Required 1 Years AIX/Unix Required 1 Years Java Required SQL Nice to have Oracle Nice to have Networking Nice to have IT work experience Required 1 Years Paul Clark Paul Clark Technical Recruiter 11 Brendan Way, Suite 100 Greenville, SC 29615 Tel: 864-751-1951 Cell: 919-671-2725 Fax: 888-813-6803

Tech after five is a 100% networking event designed to exclusively connect tech entrepreneurs and professionals. We meet from 5:30 to 7:30 and we're on a mission to help people make the connections they need to advance their businesses and careers. What’s Happening RSVP Online and bring a business card with you and the first beer is on us. This is about networking and getting to know your fellow tech professionals. Sponosored by: Immedion, CyberWoven, Advanced Automation Consulting With Additional Support from: Columbia Chamber's Information Technology Council, Innoventure SouthEast, InnoVista, South Carolina IT Leadership Council, SC Launch, EngenuitySC What are people saying about Tech After Five? Great opportunity to meet people and share ideas. Informational events are useful and they have their place but there aren’t quite as many social opportunities. This gave me an opportunity to meet and spend some time with the “brain trust” in our community. - Gary Berger I was able to meet a lot of excellent business contacts. Very friendly people made me feel welcome, and several people introduced me to people they knew. Great opportunity for good conversations. Thanks so much for having the event! - Laura MacPherson I loved Tech After Five because it gave me an opportunity to meet with other in my industry and related industries in a more relaxed atmosphere. I look forward to future gatherings and the connections I will be able to make with others in the community. - J. Patrick Greer Free beer. Good friends. Meeting new people. - Adam Gautsch

A little background on the job: It is an entry level application analyst position – full time. Working with me to provide on-site support for users of an Oracle based enterprise computing system. Knowledge of SQL is a requirement. Please tell anyone who is graduating in May to please put down that they have a BS degree – it requires a BS in Computer Science if there is no job experience. The job is posted on the USC web site. See below: Requisition Number 002347 Reporting to the Facilities Accounting Management Information System (FAMIS) Administrator, assists with technical and user support of the system and any Facilities or USC sub-systems that interface with FAMIS. Bachelor's degree in computer science or programming and three (3) years related experience, or equivalent education, training and experience. Considerable knowledge of system design, analysis, testing, debugging and maintenance techniques. Technical skills must include SQL. Mental demands include ability to prepare information in a clear and concise manner, to work effectively with departmental staff, University staff and vendors, and to exercise judgement and discretion. Incumbent must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to bridge the gap between technical experts and non-technical end users. Employee must be able to work in a team environment, manage work load to meet time restrictions, and work within specific resource limitations. Physical demands include the ability to operate and demonstrate utilization of specialized equipment for allied tasks. Oracle development experience preferred. Thank you so much for your help! Regards, Julie Yazel F.A.M.I.S. Systems Manager University of South Carolina 743 Greene Street Columbia, South Carolina 29208 803.777.5258 jyazel@fmc.sc.edu

Team IA has a full time opening for a software developer with strong analytical problem solving skills (also look for an internship position on jobmate) Functions/Requirements • Experience with development using Microsoft technologies including VB.NET and/or C#. • Familiarity with MS SQL Server and/or Oracle • Application architecture, design, and programming as per customer project specifications • A bachelors degree in Computer Science, Math or Science is strongly preferred • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills • Provide ongoing technical support for production systems; including troubleshooting, bug fixes, and code refactoring. • Excellent written and spoken communication skills • Must be self motivated with the ability to set and meet deadlines on multiple projects without frequent supervision. • Ability to work effectively with clients and other management personnel Please send a resume to Tommy Crutchfield at tcrutchfield@teamia.com Tommy Crutchfield 803.356.7676 o 803.467.1975 m

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We are seeking 2 GIS analysts with just 2+years of experience for 6 month consulting opportunity for the State of South Carolina located in Columbia, SC. I wanted to pass along the job information in case you know someone or could post the job. CTG is seeking GIS Analysts for 6 month consulting opportunities located in Columbia, SC Job Duties Utilizes Geographic Information System techniques to provide a better understanding of certain variables in a given geographic location. Extracts data from GIS software and uses varying analysis methods to arrive at results. Recommends appropriate reactionary strategies in response to GIS analysis. Provides maps and data sets to clients to supplement analysis. Knowledgeable of GIS software and technology. Works in conjunction with CADD drafters and technicians. Requires a bachelor's degree in area of specialty and 0-2 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Works under immediate supervision. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Requirements • Have GIS training, school(Geography background preferred) and work history will be considered • Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions • Ability and willingness to learn GeoMedia to perform GIS work • Ability to interpret and understand aerial photography • Perform Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) on GIS layers • Generate reports to document data discrepancies • Ability to analyze data and generate reports/maps as requested Experience/knowledge – Use of GIS software, GeoMedia or ARCGIS, understand databases, Access and/or Oracle, revise GIS layers using aerial photography, understand coordinate systems. Required skills: GIS Mapping 2+ years Access 2+ years Office 2+years Pay: $21/hr Thanks Kim Kim Pilik Senior Recruiter Tel: 303-665-8339 Mobile: 720-352-5531 kim.pilik@ctg.com

Below is from someone who has hired USC interns in the past, and now wants more. Ruby on Rails Developer ultralivetv is looking for an experienced Ruby on Rails developer with top-notch software design and coding skills to lead our development efforts. Our stack includes Ruby, Rails, Cassandra/hbase/Riak, Varnish, nginx, Flash, and HTML/jquery. This position will also be responsible for assisting in the design, implementation, and ongoing care of the company’s infrastructure in both Staging and Production. Who we are: ultralivetv is an angel-funded, Los Angeles-based startup. We are building a distributed contextual entertainment business that revolutionizes the community viewing experience by integrating predictive games and social interaction into live video and on-demand viewing. If you know what Convergence means to the set-top box, then you have an idea on what we are trying to do. Who you are: - You like internet startups and building Entertainment-oriented companies - You like learning and exploring new technologies - You have a passion for software development - You want to work on software that will make a difference - You value working on small teams Responsibilities: - Act as the lead developer - Validate the technical architecture - Build our 1.0 product offering with us - Build, test and refine new products and services - Develop and expand infrastructure to process many millions of page views and transactions with fault-tolerance and predictability - Tackle a wide variety of coding problems throughout the stack – we all work on everything - Brainstorm and prototype new concepts and approaches fast. Turn prototypes into real things - Maintain a high level of flexibility with regards to job responsibilities Required Skills: - Strong knowledge of Ruby on Rails and strength in all the Rails fundamentals - Demonstrable track record building distributed, clustered, high-throughput applications that can really scale - Background in building highly scalable applications designing for n+1 clustering with zero downtime - Ambitious, driven, and talented individual who wants to work on significant, game-changing problems - Able to design and write well-structured, easily maintainable, well-documented code - Demonstrable knowledge of Javascript and CSS (preferably leveraging jQuery) - Solid SQL skills, preferable with MySQL - Experience with Cassandra/hbase/Riak strongly preferred - Ability to create well-designed API’s - Experience with user-centered interaction design - Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, EBS, etc.) preferred This is a contract position with the opportunity for permanent employment in the future. You will report to the CTO. We strongly prefer candidates reside in the Los Angeles region. Please send your resume, LinkedIn profile, and code samples to technology@ultralivetv.com.

Thanks again for offering to help get the word out about Duck Creek’s visit to the USC Dept of Computer Sciences this Wednesday. Here are the details: Wednesday, March 31 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Amoco Hall, Swearingen Bldg I plan to be there but the primary person in charge is our lead recruiter, Rhonda Stanton. We have multiple openings we are looking to fill – both permanent positions for those graduating and summer internships for rising seniors. Following this information session, we’ll be returning to campus in mid-April for interviews. Duck Creek has offices in Columbia.

Computer Programming Internship in Healthcare IT - Seeking talented and dedicated students who have experience using PHP and Ruby on Rails in a LAMP environment. We will be developing innovative solutions for the Healthcare industry. Applicants must have excellent oral and written communications skills, detail oriented, motivated with the ability to thrive as a member of a multi-discipline team. Applicants should enjoy finding elegant solutions to complex problems. Must have the ability to learn quickly, work independently, and take ownership of tasks. Applicants must have excellent debugging and trouble shooting skills, the ability to develop and implement automated regression test environments, knowledge of web standards, and an understanding of MySQL in a Linux environment. The following are sample programs you will be working on: Create a Ruby1.9, or Python3, or C++ program to...... 1) Compute the number of nurses that work at the Mayo Clinic, or which Zip code has the most number of doctors, or which Zip code has the most number of hospitals. The data can be found here -> http://nppesdata.cms.hhs.gov/cms_NPI_files.html And here -> http://state.tn.us/tenncare/forms/taxonomycrosswalk.pdf 2) You are standing at a lake and you have a three gallon jug and a five gallon jug - No marks on either one, The goal is to fill the five gallon jug with four gallons of water. How is this accomplished? No, the challenge is just NOT to come up with a solution but write a program that will come up with a solution. And just printing the solution that came out of your head does not cut it. 3) Develop a program to do a comparison of the monthly NPI data files – see 2) above. Starting with the March 2010 file and the April 2010 file the program should produced a report to show the difference. The report should show the number of records deleted, the number of records changed, and the number of records added. 4) Please develop a Ruby 1.9 program to validate the NPI field. The rules can be found here: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/Downloads/NPIcheckdigit.p… And the current database can be found here: http://nppesdata.cms.hhs.gov/cms_NPI_files.html Please report all NPI values that do not meet the requirement. 5) Write a GNU C++ program to process and load the NPI data file into a PostgreSQL database. The database design should be based on the PDF files that define the input. See 1 & 4 above for data. The internship starts May 1, 2010 and continues to August 21, 2010. To apply: send me resume and the code from one of the problems above. You can reach me at gmail or hotmail. We have only three paid positions available. First come first served! See our company web site here: http://www.emrtsolutions.com/ Regards, Verbus M. Counts verbus@gmail.com

Why is this position open: New business for the company Turnaround time: ASAP Position description: Entry level Web Developer need. They are looking to grow this individual in the company. No more than 1 full year of working experience. Required: .Net, ASP, SQL knowledge, Desired: VB script, Java, MySQL, C# Certifications: none Education: At least an Associate’s degree, but Bachelor’s preferred in computer field Day-to-day responsibilities: They will be learning the company’s product, and following the leadership of the PM that is responsible for a particular client. Most of the development will be front-end, but some data transactional needs will be involved. Project description: Related to new business, and not defined yet Role within project: New addition, will be a lot of on-the-job training Work hours: standard 8-5 day Worksite location: Augusta, GA in office everyday, Phone screen followed by a face-to-face interview Please contact Dan Gaffney 803-451-3765 Dan Gaffney | Modis Managing Director

The Web Programmer / Developer will be responsible for the creation and modification of university web pages within the current environment and under assigned deadlines for the Department of Student Life. Development will include both management-driven and static content to enhance the current web presence and meet strategic business objectives. Update and maintain a framework for the Department of Student Life's presence on the Web. Advise on methods of content delivery. Recommend and implement Web strategies to maintain Student Life's relevance to its audience. Assignments will be coordinated within ten functional areas of Student Life. Bachelor's degree in a related field and two (2) years experience in office automation systems, data communications system design, installation, operation, repair, or processing of information in a data processing environment.; or a high school diploma and six (6) years experience in office automation systems, data communications system design, installation, operation, repair, or processing of information in a data processing environment. To apply, go to uscjobs.sc.edu and search for requesition number 002331.

The position of Director Research Computing and Cyberinfrastructure Support directs the University's strategic technology planning and operations in support of the University's research objectives. The position reports jointly to the Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, and to the Vice President for Research and Graduate Education. May be required to lecture and/or teach in areas of expertise Master's degree required. Must have advanced knowledge of research computing and cyberinfrastructure systems and issues. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent judgement and discretion in working with sensitive issues. Ability to plan, organize, and review the work of technical personnel. Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with research faculty, technical staff, University executives, and external agencies and organizations. To apply, go here and search for Requisition number: 002310.

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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is searching to hire a student for approximately 10 hours per week for designing and building scripts for an intranet. Eligible applicants should have previous experience with PHP, SQL and HTML. Examples of previous work done on PHP are required to be considered for the job. If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this form and email it back to me or drop it off at our main office, room C230 in 300 Main. Start date will be immediate as soon as a suitable person is found. Mrs. J. Joslin Knight Civil & Environmental Engineering University of South Carolina 300 Main St., C230, Columbia, SC 29208 Tel: 803-777-3614; Fax: 803-777-0670 email: JKnight@sc.edu Web: www.ce.sc.edu