The HR/Technical Talent SIG Presents...
Accessing the Global Talent Pool
“Beware the Rising Tide!” That seems to be the consensus of the state of affairs with the number of globally competitive technical professionals falling domestically and their numbers rising internationally. Some say this decline is in part a result of the PR surrounding outsourcing itself and some say this is a glimpse into the future of a globalized community. What is clear though today is that there is a lack of technically talent professionals locally here in San Diego.
So how do you access the global talent pool? China and India alone graduate over 850,000 engineers per year. Domestic numbers hover around 70,000. This discussion will focus on how to tap the global resource of technical professionals as well as focus on searching out domestic talent here at home. Our panel will consist of Fausta Albi from Larrabee & Zimmerman, who will discuss issues surrounding immigration, H-1B, and visa processes. Lynda from Entropic will relate her company’s experience as a start-up facing fast growth and the search for talent from abroad. For those who find through this event that recruiting global professionals is not an option for them, Jean Center, former Executive Director of San Diego Tech Force, will be discussing ways to recruit and entice talent from other parts of California.
If you currently have technical positions that have been open for longer than your company would like, this is the event that you can’t afford to miss!
PANELISTS:
Fausta Albi, Larrabee, Mehlman, Albi & Coker, LLP
Fausta Albi is a 1996 graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor degree. Ms. Albi also completed a certificate program in International Human Rights Law through studies at the Institut International des Droits de l’Homme in Strasbourg, France and the Institut Henri Dunant in Geneva, Switzerland. As a Partner with Larrabee & Zimmerman, LLP, Ms. Albi handles all aspects of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa processing; assists with the administration of the Firm; and directly manages immigration matters for specific clients. Ms. Albi is a member of the California State Bar, the San Diego County Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and is a frequent speaker in the San Diego community on immigration issues.
Lynda Woodley, Entropic
Lynda is currently the Director of HR & Recruiting with Entropic Communications. Entropic is a 100 person semiconductor company in the home media networking space. Lynda started with Entropic 3 years ago when the company had 35 employees. The company has opened 3 additional offices in the last year in Israel, Hong Kong and San Jose. Prior to entropic, Lynda was a Sr Recruiter for a top 10 retained Executive Search firm (AT Kearney) where she specialized in Executive level placements in the semiconductor space. Prior to AT Kearney, Lynda was the Director of Recruiting for DHR, a retained search firm that specialized in Executive level placements for ventured backed start-ups in California. She managed a team of 10 recruiters at DHR. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin.
Jean Center, The Center Group, Ltd.
Jean Center is President and Founder of The Center Group, Ltd., established in 1997 to provide innovative management consulting services and products. Jean has over 15 years of corporate experience in specialty and leadership roles. In her last corporate role, she was a senior director with a cutting-edge high technology company based in San Diego. Jean also held key management positions within the financial services industry and completed the Management Trainee Program while with Mellon Bank. She earned a BS in Business Administration from Robert Morris University, attended Carnegie-Mellon University’s Graduate School of Industrial Administration, and completed Harvard University’s Program on “Increasing Human Resources Effectiveness.”
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
7:00AM - Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:30AM - Panel Begins
9:00AM - Event Ends
EVENT HOST:
11988 El Camino Real, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92130-2594
COST:
$ 10.00 Pre-registration
Please pre-register by Noon on March 26
$ 20.00 At-the-door
SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Sandy Jimenez, ProfitLine
Kimberly Owens, Kineticom
Date:
Tuesday, March 27, 20077:00AM-9:00AM
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