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Hometown:

Liverpool

Looking for

consulting assignment

About Me:

am an information designer, working in the field of technical communications with over 25 years of experience in the production of cross-media, multilingual technical information products. I have expertise in single sourcing, component content management, collaborative authoring, and localization.

During my career I have worked with some of the best, cutting-edge hardware and software teams in the fields of medical robotics, pharmaceutical sciences, aerospace technology, virtual reality, and information processing & presentation; and was fortunate enough to help organize the Third World Wide Web Conference in Darmstadt (April 10-14 1995).

I also have extensive knowledge and a good understanding of the current e-learning and social network technologies; an appreciation of the impact these technologies are having on the Public and Corporate Education sectors; and the opportunities for creative products this presents.

I am currently studying towards a Masters in Online and Distance Learning to fulfill my ambition to work in the field of ICT for Development.

Email address

kc@kcweb.org.uk

Electronics/Engineering

I have been approached by a colleague for help to recruit a team of installation and support engineers and planners for a leading company in the worldwide development, production and sales of high-end lithography systems for the semiconductor industry.

The company employs 5400 people worldwide, with locations in the United States and Asia and the head office in the Netherlands, Europe. Customer Support is in charge of installation, qualification, application, support, maintenance and continuous improvement of systems at customer locations. You and your colleagues deliver best-in-class customer satisfaction.

There are number of positions available in the following fields:

* Application & Business Support Engineer
* Equipment Engineer Customer Support(Illumination & Dose Control)
* Equipment Engineer Customer Support (layout)
* Start-up Equipment Engineer
* Central Planner
* Regional Planner

Click here to access further details and the requirements for these positions. To apply, contact me on kc@kcweb.org.uk.

Kevin Chilton's Blog

Technically Speaking

Technological literacy, a broad understanding of the human-designed world and our place in it, is an essential quality for all people who live in the increasingly technology-driven 21st century. This website explains what technological literacy is, why it’s important, and what’s being done to improve it.

Much of the material on the site is adapted from Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology, the report of the Committee on Technological Literacy. The committee… Continue

Posted on November 27, 2009 at 6:49am —

Cash won't cut it: Time to get creative in attracting skilled workers

If you thought the credit crunch was bad for business, wait until you hit the talent crunch.

Corporate boards continually avow their commitment to finding, nurturing and retaining the right people to secure their future success. So-called 'talent management' programmes pervade the strategy of most leading organisations, yet few have truly grasped the magnitude of the task ahead.

Because although there's an army of talent out there, most firms are either looking in the wrong places or pursuing… Continue

Posted on October 14, 2009 at 6:40am —

Bringing tech jobs to Third World refugees

Workers stuck in the world's largest refugee camp are being given a chance to wield a mouse and keyboard as tools for digging their way out of poverty, and in the process, are helping out a series of small American companies looking to be more profitable.

The nonprofit, known as Samasource, has built a business model around the idea that there are some projects too small to make sense for American workers to do, yet perfect in scale and scope for refugees and others in the Third World. For exam… Continue

Posted on October 14, 2009 at 6:30am —

Conceptual economy

Conceptual economy is a term describing the contribution of creativity, innovation and design skills to economic competitiveness, especially in the global context.

Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, recognized the role of conceptual output as early as 1997 in a speech at the University of Connecticut when he said "The growth of the conceptual component of output has brought with it accelerating demands for workers who are equipped not simply with technical know-how, b… Continue

Posted on December 3, 2008 at 6:30am —

PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS

This paper clarifies Personal Knowledge Management, and its seven information skills, as a framework for the education of those preparing for knowledge work roles in global business and management.

The seven information skills highlighted are:
(1) retrieving information;
(2) evaluating information;
(3) organizing information;
(4) collaborating around information;
(5) analyzing information;
(6) presenting information;
(7) securing infor… Continue

Posted on October 30, 2008 at 9:25am —