With more than 20 years' experience in executive search and career transition coaching, Roy Cowell offers his clients the best of both worlds:  the experience, maturity, and “know how” typical of a large firm; and the personal attention and empathy found only in one-on-one relationships.  His practical blend of pragmatism, realism, and street smarts translates into a shortcut route to success for each transitioning executive.  Executives from a variety of industries, as well as over 300 consultants from premier management consulting firms have benefited from his time-tested wisdom.  Roy has been a frequent speaker on the topic of Career Management/Transition to sitting MBA classes and alumni groups from The University of Chicago, Kellogg, Wharton, and the University of Illinois.

600 Oak Brook Road (which is 31st St.)
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Tel: 630-368-7708

Directions:

The library is on the north side of 31st Street between Jorie and York. There is a map at:

http://www.oak-brook.lib.il.us/aboutlibrary/directions.shtml

Directions from Library to Mc Donalds:

1120 W 22nd St
Oak Brook, IL 60523

Exit lot, go right (W) to traffic light at Jorie Blvd (forestation) and go right (N). Continue on Jorie until traffic light at 22nd Street and go left (W) under highway and McDonald’s is on right.

Bios of our speakers:

Contact information
jdurso@njmep.org, Tel: (973) 998-9801 ext. 13 

Laura developed her training skills through 5 years of experience as a public school teacher, and specialized in teaching high school math to students struggling to pass the state exam.  More recently Laura has applied her business acumen as a consultant to small and mid-sized privately held firms to improve their profitability, cash flow and top-line growth.

Laura holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, and an M.B.A. from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Management.

Contact information
lpise@njmep.org, Tel: (862) 221-9111 

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Our services address all areas of your business:

• New Product Development
• Business Process Improvement
• Research and Development (Including R&D tax credits)
• Equipment Review
• Business Planning (Including Business Continuity Planning)
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• Lean Enterprise
• Strategic Planning
• Inventory Management
• Marketing and Sales Development
• Business Continuity Planning
• R&D Tax Credits
• Green Manufacturing

Directions to the Morris County Library
30 East Hanover Ave.
Whippany NJ 07981
(973) 285-6930

Note: This is NOT MorrisTOWN Library! 

Whippany is just outside of Morristown. We do NOT meet at the Morristown Library.

From the North or Rte 80
Get to Interstate 287-

Coming South on I-287, take Exit 36 (the first of 2 Morristown exits going south).
Make a right hand turn onto Ridgedale Avenue.
Continue on Ridgedale Avenue 0.6 mi. and cross over a set of railroad tracks, Warnock Nissan will be on the right and several other auto dealers on the left.
Come to a corner gas station on the right, and make a right hand turn onto Hanover Avenue.
Cross another set of railroad tracks and the Morris County Library is on the left ...
across the street from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

At the Circulation Desk, ask for "ChemPharma Meeting Room."

From the South East
Take I-78 to NJ Rte 24 near Springfield-
Go 8.5 Miles North on Rte 24- to Exit 1A (just before rte 24 meets 287 N & S)
At the bottom of the ramp (keep turning right) you will join County Route 511, Whippany Road
which immediately splits (only 100 yards)- take the right fork onto East Hanover Ave- CR 650
(it will feel like a turn back alongside or onto Rte 24)
Go 0.3 mi on East Hanover Ave, to the Morris County Library sign on the right- ..
across the street from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
The library is a new, low brick structure in an open area, lots of parking between East Hanover and the building.

At the Circulation Desk, ask for "ChemPharma Meeting Room."

From the South or West
Take Interstate 287 North to Exit 36B.
At the bottom of the ramp take a right onto Lafayette Ave. - Morris County Rte 510
Go 0.3 mi. and make a very hard right hand turn onto Ridgedale Avenue- .
Continue on Ridgedale Avenue for 0.8 mi. ( cross over a set of railroad tracks, Warnock Nissan will be on the right and several other auto dealers on the left).
Come to a corner gas station on the right, and make a right hand turn onto Hanover Avenue - Morris County Rte. 650.
Go 0.3 mi. & across another set of railroad tracks and the Morris County Library is on the left ...
across the street from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

At the Circulation Desk, ask for "ChemPharma Meeting Room." 

Social Networks / Career Intercom --Enhancements and Beyond

Directions To Career Concepts’ Blue Bell Meeting Offices

4 Sentry Parkway East (Suite 100)
Blue Bell, PA 19422
610-941-4455

From Wilmington and south:

1. Take I-95 to the Blue Route (I-476) north.
2. Stay on the Blue Route North to Exit #20, Plymouth Road.
3. Make a left at the end of the ramp onto Plymouth Road and follow signs to Germantown Pike West.
4. Make a right onto Germantown Pike and follow it until Walton Road (the 4th light).
5. Make a right onto Walton Road.
6. Follow Walton Road through its intersection with Township Line Road.  Proceed straight through this intersection to the entrance to Sentry Parkway East and make a right.
7. Follow the road to Building Four.  Career Concepts is on the 1st floor.

From Allentown and north:

1. Take the PA Turnpike to Exit 333 (Norristown).
2. After the toll plaza, go straight and make a left at the end of the ramp onto Plymouth Road.  Follow signs to Germantown Pike.
3. Make a right onto Germantown Pike and follow it until Walton Road (the 4th light).
4. Make a right onto Walton Road.
5. Follow Walton Road through its intersection with Township Line Road.  Proceed straight through this intersection to the entrance to Sentry Parkway East and make a right.
6. Follow the road to Building Four.  Career Concepts is on the 1st floor.

From Norristown and west:

1. Take Germantown Pike and head east (toward Philadelphia).
2. Make a left onto Walton Road.
3. Follow Walton Road through its intersection with Township Line Road.  Proceed straight through this intersection to the entrance to Sentry Parkway East and make a right.
4. Follow the road to Building Four.  Career Concepts is on the 1st floor.

From Philadelphia and east:

1. Take the Schuylkill Expressway to the Blue Route (Rte 476) North until it ends.
2. Make aleft at the end of the ramp onto Plymouth Road and follow signs to Germantown Pike West.
3. Make a right onto Germantown Pike and follow it until Walton Road (the 4th light).
4. Make a right onto Walton Road.
5. Follow Walton Road through its intersection with Township Line Road.   Proceed straight through this intersection to the entrance to Sentry Parkway East and make a right.
6. Follow the road to Building Four.  Career Concepts is on the 1st floor.

Alex Freund, T: 609-333-8866, E: alex@landingexpert.com  

Alex had a long career working for major Fortune 500 companies in the capacity of Corporate Director.  Initially, after graduating from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration he worked in hotels and hospitals.   Alex has managed some 35 different departments also known as Facilities Administration or Support Services.

Alex has extensive experience with interviewing people.  He has also practical training in career coaching.  Consequently, he formed LandingExpert – Career Coaching services.  He is prominent in a number of networking groups and has helped many job seekers with their career searches, providing them with tools, information, marketing material, and one-on-one preparation for the interview.    Via his website http://www.landingexpert.com/ he offers people in transition and otherwise a comprehensive and updated list of job-search networking groups.  This list is being viewed consistently by over 2000 people per month.  He also writes a blog onhttp://www.landingexpert.posterous.com/ 

Alex lived in three continents and speaks five languages.  Currently he lives in the Princeton NJ area with his wife and has two grown up children.

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Today's Topic:  Optimizing your Interview Skills

• Where am I? Where am I going?  Do I know how?
• The Interview
• Hiring Managers make decisions based on how well you interview
• The Hiring Manager – this is not about you but about MY needs
• What are the Hiring Manager’s criteria for hiring?
• What is hidden in the interviewer’s question?
• Common Interview Questions - Role-play 
• Questions and Answers

Directions to the Morris County Library
30 East Hanover Ave.
Whippany NJ 07981
(973) 285-6930

Note: This is NOT MorrisTOWN Library! 

Whippany is just outside of Morristown. We do NOT meet at the Morristown Library.

From the North or Rte 80
Get to Interstate 287-

Coming South on I-287, take Exit 36 (the first of 2 Morristown exits going south).
Make a right hand turn onto Ridgedale Avenue.
Continue on Ridgedale Avenue 0.6 mi. and cross over a set of railroad tracks, Warnock Nissan will be on the right and several other auto dealers on the left.
Come to a corner gas station on the right, and make a right hand turn onto Hanover Avenue.
Cross another set of railroad tracks and the Morris County Library is on the left ...
across the street from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

At the Circulation Desk, ask for "ChemPharma Meeting Room."

From the South East
Take I-78 to NJ Rte 24 near Springfield-
Go 8.5 Miles North on Rte 24- to Exit 1A (just before rte 24 meets 287 N & S)
At the bottom of the ramp (keep turning right) you will join County Route 511, Whippany Road
which immediately splits (only 100 yards)- take the right fork onto East Hanover Ave- CR 650
(it will feel like a turn back alongside or onto Rte 24)
Go 0.3 mi on East Hanover Ave, to the Morris County Library sign on the right- ..
across the street from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
The library is a new, low brick structure in an open area, lots of parking between East Hanover and the building.

At the Circulation Desk, ask for "ChemPharma Meeting Room."

From the South or West
Take Interstate 287 North to Exit 36B.
At the bottom of the ramp take a right onto Lafayette Ave. - Morris County Rte 510
Go 0.3 mi. and make a very hard right hand turn onto Ridgedale Avenue- .
Continue on Ridgedale Avenue for 0.8 mi. ( cross over a set of railroad tracks, Warnock Nissan will be on the right and several other auto dealers on the left).
Come to a corner gas station on the right, and make a right hand turn onto Hanover Avenue - Morris County Rte. 650.
Go 0.3 mi. & across another set of railroad tracks and the Morris County Library is on the left ...
across the street from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

At the Circulation Desk, ask for "ChemPharma Meeting Room." 

Francisco Pulgar-Vidal is a process improvement professional with Lean Six Sigma certifications from the American Society for Quality and IBM Corporation.  Francisco has a record of success deploying continuous improvement practices, expertly leading programs to raise operational performance and change work cultures.   From his consulting experience, Francisco is skilled in partnering with leaders and coaching work teams to reach stretch targets, using Lean and Six Sigma.   Almost 20 years of work have taken Francisco to companies in the Americas , Europe and  Asia . He is fluent in English, Spanish and French. Francisco's education includes a Master’s of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. He periodically teaches a free Six Sigma Green Belt certification course for unemployed professionals.

Abstract: “Greener Operations through Lean Six Sigma” - Lean is a term that describes thinking and techniques by which a company can operate ever more efficiently and profitably. Six Sigma adds a strong focus on managing by facts and making processes more predictable. Together, they can create a solid business foundation to reduce environmental impact by using the right resources.

1. 190 East to 294 South
2. 294 South to 88 West
3. Exit at Highland Street
4. Stay in right lane - turn right at exit and right again onto Butterfield Road (Rt 56) heading East
5. Stay in right lane and continue straight onto 2nd street when Butterfield Road splits to the left
6. Move to left lane for 0.2 miles - turn left into Pompei parking lot - located in front of Home Depot

1. Take 355 North to 88 East
2. Exit at Midwest Road
3. Bear Right at exit onto Midwest Road
4. Get into left lane - Make 1st left onto 22nd street (West)
5. Proceed 0.4 miles, turn right into Pompei parking lot - located in front of Home Depot

1. Take 355 South to 88 East
2. Exit at Midwest Road
3. Bear Right at exit onto Midwest Road
4. Get into left lane - Make 1st left onto 22nd street (West)
5. Proceed 0.4 miles, turn right into Pompei parking lot - located in front of Home Depot