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Safety and Health Support Specialist
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Pentagon
CTC is seeking a qualified professional to support the DoD client in implementing OSHA VPP program and to assist in the development and writing of Safety and Occupational programs and procedures. In addition the candidate will conduct work for the Voluntary Protection Program Center of Excellence (VPP CX) sponsored by DoD. The Mission of the VPP CX is to assist a DoD activity in achieving Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Star status. In serving that mission, successful candidate will provide direct support to a local federal agency. The ideal individual will be responsible for VPP assessments, training and implementation on site. The qualified candidate will interact with safety leadership, safety staff, on-site supervisors and facility support personnel as well as other VPP CX team members. Excellent communications and team skills are essential.

The selected applicant will possess a Bachelor’s degree in Safety Sciences, Industrial Hygiene, Public or related field plus 6-8 years of experience providing safety and occupational health experience. A Master of Science degree, VPP, Systems Safety and Ergonomics experience is a plus. The job posting is listed at http://www.ctc.com.

For details contact:

Beverly A. Larson, MAT, ASP
VPP Safety and Training Specialist
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
1225 S. Clark Street, Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22202
703-310-5659

Posted - March 3, 2010

User Interface Designer
Network Solutions
Herndon, VA
Network Solutions is a leading provider of online, E-solutions and the pioneer of the domain name registration service. We currently manage more than 8 million domains for more than 4 million customers worldwide. We draw on 30 years of experience to make it simple and affordable for our customers to build and manage an online presence through a one-stop Web solutions provider. We offer a full range of Web-related services, including Web site design and hosting, e-commerce platforms, online security products, and online search engine marketing. For additional information, please go to http://www.networksolutions.com.

We have a great opportunity for a User Interface Designer to join our team in our headquarters in Herndon, VA. We seek creative and energetic individuals who understand UI/UX principles and best practices, and how to design online products and services with a customer-centric focus.

We are looking for someone with experience creating interaction designs, process flows, and user interface specifications. If you have a passion for UI design and usability, we offer the opportunity to work in a collaborative User Experience team designing and maintaining a large ecommerce Website that is used by millions of our online customers.

Responsibilities:

• Understand customer needs and work with the user experience team to design online user experiences, ensuring ease of navigation and simplicity of design.
• Organize diverse business requirements and architect the flow of information into an intuitive, coherent, easy-to-navigate Website or Web-based application.
• Document user interface designs and user interactions with process flows, wire frames, and screen specifications.
• Must be able to work well in multi-disciplinary groups including technical, business, and customer experience perspectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve the usability of customer interactions.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer conversions.
• Work with designers and programmers to achieve strong visual and technological solutions without sacrificing usability.
• Articulate problems and solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 - 2 years of professional experience in human factors, user interaction design, and information architecture (This is not a graphic design/visual design position.)
• Bachelors degree in a related field
• Experience with standard design and documentation tools (Adobe, Visio, etc.)
• Keen sense of customer experience and customer needs
• Prefer experience working on transactional Web sites or software applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)

If you would like to apply for this position please send your resume to tresumes@networksolutions.com.

Posted - January 21, 2010