[GR-Jug] GR-JUG Meeting topic for 3/17/05 @ 6:30 pm

[Ken Radlick]

Hello John,

Welcome to the GR-Jug mailing list.  We hope, as we do with all of our 
members, that you will share your thoughts and knowledge with our 
members.  We also hope that one day you might be able to attend our 
meetings. 

As for Java related work in GR, I am not personally aware of any current 
openings.  There are a few companies using Java like Gordon Foods and I 
think there is some work going on at Alticor (the company previously 
known as Amway), a consulting firm called Atomic Object, I think there 
are a few others but I can't remember them off the top of my head 
(hopefully someone else on the list will expand my list).  There doesn't 
seem to be a lot of Java development going on in the GR area which could 
be why our JUG has been struggling for members and for active 
participants (but we are trying).

Once again welcome to the list and we hope to hear from you often.


Ken Radlick
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John Housenga wrote:

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>Hello,
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>I recently joined the group and would like to introduce myself. My
>name is John Housenga, I'm originally from Holland, but currently live
>just west of Minneapolis in Minnesota. I graduated from Hope College
>in '96 with a degree in computer science. I've been developing
>software since graduating and have worked primarily with Java for the
>last four years. I currently work at large company in Minnesota, but
>would like to move back to west Michigan.
>I have a couple of questions for the group.
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>1. Are you aware of any Java development openings in West Michigan?
>2. What companies are currently using Java in the area?
>3. What resources, job boards, groups, placement firms, or head
>hunters, have you found helpful?
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>Hopefully I can make it to a meeting some day.
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>Thank you,
>
>John Housenga
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