In This Issue…
A MESSAGE FROM THE PaYS PROGRAM MANAGER (page 2)
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100 BLACK MEN CONFERENCE 2015 (pages 2-5)
PHOTOS AND STORY
WALGREENS' PaYS SOLDIER (page 6)
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PaYS PARTNER ANNIVERSARIES (page 7)
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PaYS TEAM TRAVELS (pages 8-9)
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PQC PROVIDES TEAM BUILDING FOR PaYS MARKETING TEAM (page 10)
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Job Postings
HEWLETT PACKARD (pages 11-14)
NY CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT (page 15)
Job Fairs and Assistance
ACAP (SFL-TAP) JOB FAIRS
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U.S. Army Represents Heavily at the 100
Black Men of America
29th Annual Conference 2015
Story by Darline Goyea
PaYS Social
Media/Marketing
Coordinator
A Message from the
Program Manager…
Dear PaYS Partners,
Let's give a warm welcome to our
newest PaYS Partners!
Monster Worldwide Corporation
(Baltimore BN)
JLB Trucking Company Inc
(Indiana BN)
Price Pump (Southern California BN)
84 Lumber (Harrisburg BN)
The U.S. Army-sponsored event which included the
Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program, United
States Recruiting Command (USAREC) and United
States Cadet Command (USACC) was active
participants, and was able to bring the Organization's
mission and goals to a national platform. This year's
theme: Gateway to Economic Success and Sustainable
Wealth. The four-day conference was held at the Hilton
Americas in Houston, Texas. Four days of networking,
mini- empowerment conferences, workshops,
community events, and so much more.
The overall concept of the 100 began in New York in
1963 when a group of concerned African American men
began to meet to explore ways of improving conditions
in their community. The group eventually adopted the
name, "100 Black Men, Inc." as a sign of solidarity.
These men envisioned an organization that would
implement programs designed to improve the quality
of life for African Americans and other minorities. They
also wished to ensure the future of their communities
by aiming an intense number of resources toward
youth development. These members were successful
black men from various walks of life. These visionaries
were business and industry leaders such as David
Dinkins, Robert Mangum, Dr. William Hayling,
Nathaniel Goldston III, Livingston Wingate, Andrew
Hatcher, and Jackie Robinson.
This has been an exciting and
eventful month with the celebration
of the US Army's 240th years of
selfless service to the Nation and
our attendance at the 2015 100
Black Men of America conference.
We were honored to have met
several of our PaYS partners at the
conference and greatly appreciated
Ms. Sherise Curd, HR Director,
Hewlett Packard, for coming out to
be a center of influence for the
Army and also PaYS Program.
For more on the 240th Army
Birthday celebration go to
http://www.army.mil/birthday/.
More on the 100 Black Men of
America 2015 conference and other
events occurring in June,
http://facebook.com/armypays.
The US Army values our partnership
with all our partners. Thank you all
for your support in hiring our
Veterans.
Angela Byrd
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The 100 Lounge—where several PaYS Partners and the U.S. Army was able to secure a
prime location for positive interaction and networking with a considerable amount of
visitors. Visitors included business and civic leaders, Future Soldiers, potential partners,
and everyone in between. We were pleased to align in a face-to-face atmosphere with a few
of our PaYS Partners: Anehauser-Busch, GM, Houston Police Department, Hewlett-Packard,
Shell, State Farm, and Wells Fargo. The conference entailed several moving parts; online
mentor training, daily fitness classes, a women empowerment panel discussion, various
workshops, the Chairman Luncheon, the Salute to Youth Luncheon, Youth STEM activities,
and an off-site community event and so much more. One PaYS Partner in particular was
very spirited in this venture was Hewlett-Packard. Sherice Curd, HR Director of Global
Functions, welcomed every invite to a many of the functions we shared with her. "Managing
the people today and cultivating the talent pipeline of the future," said Curd. "That's what's
important".
Photo left - PaYS Program Manager, Ms. Angela
Byrd, PaYS Southwest Marketing Analyst, Mr.
Anthony Gardner and Ms. Sherise Curd, HR
Director, Hewlett-Packard Company
"It was a great opportunity to meet with
business leaders and corporate executives
discussing the possibilities of partnering with
them through the PaYS Program," said Anthony
Gardner, PaYS Southwest Marketing Analyst.
Bridging the gap between Soldiers and their future is one of the many reasons PaYS
participates in these types of national events. The opportunity to speak with the attendees
(many were youths from high schools across the country) was the perfect occasion to
influence them in not only a promising career in the Army, but the chance of a guaranteed
interview proceeding the Army. This is what most companies are searching for, not just
today, but for several years from now. Comcast representatives mentioned hiring 10,000
Veterans and family members now through 2017.
"What's inspiring is that the young men and women who are mentored by members of the
100 BOA may become Future Soldiers. The US Army will ensure they are properly trained in
a career field and as an added value the PaYS program connects them with civilian careers
after transitioning from the Army," said Angela Byrd, PaYS Program Manager.
In the end, it always PaYS to Partner.
Photo gallery next page….
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100 Black Men of America 29th Annual Conference Photo Gallery
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PaYS Partner: Walgreens…on the Corner of Success
and Commitment to the Future
Story by Darline Goyea
PaYS Social
Media/Marketing
Coordinator
Photo right - PaYS
Soldier Pvt.Abraham
Attaie (second from
right) with Walgreens
Management Team
On May 28, 2015,
Pvt. Abraham Attaie,
18, joined the Army
(Kansas City
Recruiting BN), in
hopes of making a
difference and doing
something he could
be proud of…how
often do hear that
from an 18-year-old?
He was already employed with our PaYS Partner, Walgreens, for two years. Pvt. Attaie selected
Walgreens as his PaYS Partner while committing to three-years and 16 weeks of Active Duty, and
continue his service by joining the Reserves while attending school at the University of NebraskaLincoln, majoring in Business Management.
"My recruiter was very descriptive and encouraged it [PaYS]," explained Attaie. Here at the PaYS
Team, we appreciate the efforts of the Recruiting Centers in explaining the benefits and
importance of the PaYS Program to these Future Soldiers. Good News stories such as these are
what we aim for and are most proud of. Congratulations Pvt. Attaie, thank you for your
commitment, and thank you for your story.
Pvt. Attaie shipped June 16, 2015.
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A Big Thank You to these Partners Celebrating their June PaYS Anniversaries:
General Dynamics Land Systems-15 years
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.-12 years
Arkansas State Police-12 years
Little Rock Police Dept.-12 years
Warren Cat -11 years
Time Warner Cable-11 years
Crown Equipment Corporation-10 years
Systems Application & Technologies, Inc.-10 years
Havertys Furniture, Inc.-10 years
NASSCO-10 years
Clearwater PD-9 years
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico-9 years
Alion Science & Technology-9 years
Travis County Sheriff's Office-9 years
Kansas Highway Patrol-8 years
Hyatt Hotel and Resorts-8 years
Gate Gourmet, Inc.-7 years
GSI Group, Inc.-7 years
Valiant Mgmt & Holdings-7 years
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services -7 years
Tennessee Valley Authority-6 years
Louisiana Department of Transporation and Development-6 years
Concurrent Technologies Corporation-6 years
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc.-6 years
San Antonio Fire Dept.-6 years
Phacil, Inc.-6 years
A. Schulman, Inc.-5 years
City of Akron-5 years
Broe Management Company, LLC (Omni Trax)-3 years
Con-way Truckload, Inc.-3 years
Town Sports International, LLC-3 years
Doerle Food Services, LLC-2 years
Mercury Marine-2 years
Pace Diversified Corporation-2 years
Exelon-2 years
Multiband Corporation-2 years
National Carriers, Inc.-2 years
Arizona Dept. of Transportation-2 years
Farmland Foods, Inc.-2 years
Watco Companies, LLC-2 years
Cerner Corporation-1 year
E&B Natural Resources Mgt. Corp.-1 year
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PaYS Team makes their way across the Country
Story by Darline Goyea, PaYS Social Media/Marketing Coordinator
Now that initial training has been established, the team members are well on
their way to more visits, and will be coming to a city near you—real soon.
Senior Marketing Analyst (Southeast) Charles Pulliam
During the first 90 days of this team's assembly, Senior
Marketing Analyst, Charles Pulliam spent most of his time
training—in and out of the office—our five other marketing
analysts. The team practice and rehearsed on how to train
on the Partnership Information Exchange (PIX) database,
how to engage Army leadership, recruiters, and potential
partners, re-energize current partners, and how to
encourage our Future Soldiers to include Option 50 in their contracts (Option 50: PaYS
partnership and participation between the Soldier and PaYS Partners). Now that the team has
been set up for success, Charles has been able to concentrate on his region (Southeast).
Charles started off by visiting the City of Savannah to give a Briefing on PaYS to the Georgia
Fire and Police Departments. In the course of the visit, Charles focused on ways to convey how
leadership roles—qualities that PaYS Soldiers acquire from years in the Army—would be
beneficial for both departments.
As a retired CSM in the Army with 30 years of experience, Charles is often sought after to
speak on panels. Next on Charles' agenda—the Center Leader Quarterly Leaders Development
(CLQLD) Training—which was hosted by the Jacksonville Recruiting Battalion. Charles' segment
of the training was to educate leaders on the importance of Option 50 for Future Soldiers and
how this would convert them to Soldiers for Life. Charles' main focus was to shed light on how
the leaders of the recruiting centers have the power to mold each Future Soldier's outcome
with this option. "In the end, they got it, they saw the importance of the program, and how
this benefits the mission and the Soldier," explained Charles.
Marketing Analyst (Northeast) Jacinto 'Jay' Morales
Up Interstate 95, Jacinto 'Jay' Morales, the marketing
analyst for the northeast, made several stops and
connections with partners as well as networking with new
ones. Jay had the opportunity to sit with the Director of
Veteran Recruitment for Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (MTA), Aleyda Meyers in New York to discuss the
hardship of hiring Veterans. Meyers explained the road
blocks of hiring Veterans, because of how ill-prepared
Veterans are for interviews, and how most resumes they
receive were inundated with military jargon. After
ascertaining such imperative information, Jay was able to
return to the recruiting battalion and share what he had learned and encourage change. Town
Sports International for PIX training was Jay's next on his list. PaYS POC Danny Kirkwood
expressed concerns of contacting the Soldier for interviews. A concern, many of you have had
as well.
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The PaYS team has made it very clear that not only is it the Soldier's responsibility to
contact the Partner, but also explained to recruiting center leaders how imperative it is to
have viable means of contact (i.e. email address and phone number) for the Soldier as well.
Jay's visit to the City of White Plains was particularly interesting because of the low rate of
homelessness among Veterans in the city. Due to the mayor's zeal to helping and hiring our
Veterans, extra training has gone into the force to recognize the needs of Veterans and seek
assistance for them via the local VA office. Jay was also able to squeeze in a trip to NYC to
visit with PaYS Partner: New York Police Department (NYPD), who will be looking to hire
1,000 police officers in the next couple of years. Where else will you find fine, disciplined,
well-trained young men and women to fill those vacancies—only from the U.S. Army!
Marketing Analyst (Northwest) Damon Stinger
Let's move out west where Damon spent nine days
up and down the state of California not only enjoying
the great weather, but enjoying his interactions with
his west-coast partners and potential partners.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
San Diego Police Department, the City of Coronado,
NASSCO, Bridgepoint Education, Columbia College
Hollywood, to name a few contacts Damon made while
away from the office…all in the name of our PaYS
Soldiers and Veterans! Several of Damon's visits were
PIX training, however, his drive and energy is geared toward connecting with potential
partners. Damon focuses on the state of our Veterans to hone in with potential partners.
Damon was able to visit face-to-face for an overview with the Goodwill of Orange County—
who supports the PaYS Program and believes 100 per cent in its capabilities, and looks
forward to partnering with PaYS in the very near future. "That's all it takes, getting the
message out to folks, and they will see the value," claims Damon. Damon stopped by the Ft.
Irwin Soldier for Life Center and briefed the staff on PaYS. Damon was able to demonstrate
how to incorporate PaYS in their transition briefing to all Soldiers departing from the Army.
"It's especially rewarding when you can visibly notice the symmetry in what you're saying
and the impact of what you're saying come together, it's all worth it," added Damon.
The take-away from these marketers traveling out and about every month is that they are
fervent about being able to bridge the gap between Veterans and homelessness. They are
amped about getting Veterans hired. They share their personal stories, they make you
visualize the win-win opportunity for Soldiers and Partners, they brainstorm on how to
improve the Program—keep it growing, and most importantly, this group of five men and
one woman all served, and know the value of being a Soldier for Life.
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Team Building with PaYS Partner: Prairie Quest Consulting
Story by Darline Goyea, PaYS Social Media/Marketing Coordinator
Nothing pulls a team together like camaraderie, trust, laughter,
and coming together for a common goal—providing an
opportunity for our Future Soldiers after the Army.
Monday, June 8, 2015, Prairie Quest came out to enrich the team
with invaluable lessons on what an already outstanding team to
an exceptional team should look like! Interactive exercises were introduced, get-to-know-you
conversations were had, and a commitment to excellence was the golden nugget.
THANK YOU Prairie Quest and Staff!!!
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Hewlett-Packard Job Openings
Enterprise Service Desk Specialist-1408333
Description
Hewlett-Packard is a leading global technology services provider delivering business solutions to its
clients. The HP Enterprise Services delivers the industry’s broadest portfolios of information
technology, applications and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing;
financial services; healthcare; communications, media and entertainment; energy; transportation;
and consumer and retail industries; and to governments around the world.
Governments turn to HP Enterprise Services area for the mission-focused experience to help reduce costs,
streamline processes and operate more efficiently, while improving the quality and value of the services
they provide. Our deep experience in the public and private sectors has enabled us to deliver substantial
results for a variety of government organizations.
We are currently looking for a Enterprise Service Desk Specialist to work at Quantico, VA. The candidate
who fills this position will be a full time employee of HP supporting our NGEN contract.
Specific Job Duties Include:
Under broad supervision, conduct operations in support of the Service Desk, execute scripts, answer
calls, troubleshoot/resolve/and or escalate technical issues, open and close tickets, correlate events
and incidents for management of Information Technology Services.
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements:
• Must have or be able to obtain a SECRET level security clearance
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
-3 years of customer service experience in an IT environment
-2 years of IT ticketing system experience.
-1 year of experience in Remote Desk Takeover tools and usage
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION/S:
-At least one of the following certifications in a process based platform
o ITIL, HDI,
CoBIT, Lean Six, Six Sigma, etc.
-DoD Certified in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technician II (IAT II:
GSEC, Security+, SSCP).
EDUCATION:
High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
Knowledge and Skills
• Superior skills in both written and verbal communication
• Experience in customer facing role either remote or face to face
• Computer proficiency with applicable software applications (for example Microsoft Office, CAD,
Adobe Suite, programming)
• Problem solving skills
• Accuracy in data entry
• Excellent fluency in language to be supported
• Experience in a phone based remote role, esupport, e-chat or similar
• Familiarity with computer technology
• Knowledgeable in call routing and case management processes as well as case logging systems
and obligation systems
• Understands internal processes and tools
• Knowledge of Knowledge Management Systems and appropriate documentation to the system
Job - Services
Primary Location -United States-Virginia-Quantico
Schedule -Full-time
Shift -Day Job
Travel -No
Job Posting -May 8, 2015
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Systems Administrator-1391100
Description
Hewlett-Packard is a leading global technology services provider delivering business solutions to its clients.
The HP Enterprise Services delivers the industry’s broadest portfolios of information technology,
applications and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing; financial services;
healthcare; communications, media and entertainment; energy; transportation; and consumer and retail
industries; and to governments around the world.
Governments turn to HP Enterprise Services area for the mission-focused experience to help reduce costs,
streamline processes and operate more efficiently, while improving the quality and value of the services
they provide. Our deep experience in the public and private sectors has enabled us to deliver substantial
results for a variety of government organizations.
We are currently looking for a Active Directory Exchange Specialist to work in Quantico, Virginia.
The candidate who fills this position will be a full time employee of HP supporting our NGEN contract.
Specific Job Duties Include:
Under broad direction, perform tasks related to the operation, servicing, trouble shooting, and account
administration of Active Directory, Exchange, ADAM, and the GAL.
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements:
•Must have a SECRET level security clearance
•It is preferred to have a Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) certification and a Microsoft Certified Solutions
Expert (MCSE) certification
•8570 Certification: IAT II: GSEC, Security+, SSCP
•10+ years experience
Education and Experience Required:
• High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
Knowledge and Skills:
• Superior skills in both written and verbal communication
• Experience in customer facing role either remote or face to face
• Computer proficiency with applicable software applications (for example Microsoft Office, CAD, Adobe
Suite, programming)
• Problem solving skills
• Accuracy in data entry
• Excellent fluency in language to be supported
• Experience in a phone based remote role, esupport, e-chat or similar
• Familiarity with computer technology
• Knowledgeable in call routing and case management processes as well as case logging systems and
obligation systems
• Understands internal processes and tools
Job-Services
Primary Location -United States-Virginia-Quantico
Schedule -Full-time
Shift -Day Job
Travel -No
Job Posting -May 8, 2015
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Virtual Server Administrator-1398487
Description
Hewlett-Packard is a leading global technology services provider delivering business solutions to its clients.
The HP Enterprise Services delivers the industry’s broadest portfolios of information technology,
applications and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing; financial services;
healthcare; communications, media and entertainment; energy; transportation; and consumer and retail
industries; and to governments around the world. Governments turn to HP Enterprise Services area for the
mission-focused experience to help reduce costs, streamline processes and operate more efficiently, while
improving the quality and value of the services they provide. Our deep experience in the public and private
sectors has enabled us to deliver substantial results for a variety of government organizations.
We are currently looking for a Virtual Server Administrator to work in Quantico, Virginia. The candidate
who fills this position will be a full time employee of HP supporting our NGEN contract.
Specific Job Duties Include:
Under general supervision, manage and operate a virtualized Microsoft environment. Perform daily system
checks, review and respond to events reflected in various management tools, perform server patch
management. Notify Government representative of issues involving performance of the operating
environment. Conduct system audit reviews and perform maintenance functions as required to ensure
system health. Coordinate efforts with other work centers and personnel to resolve incidents or events
related to systems and supporting infrastructure. Strong knowledge of Active Directory, clustering, Domain
Name System, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Expert knowledge of and adherence to change
control standards and procedures and problem resolution and troubleshooting techniques, especially the
use of remote server management tools. Work is performed in 24/7 environment and must be able to work
second/third shifts, weekends, or holidays as authorized.
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements:
•Must have a SECRET level security clearance or ability to obtain clearance
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
-5-9 years of experience required
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION/S:
-must have VCAP certification.
-DoD Certified in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technician II: Security +
CE, CCNA-Security, or GSEC
Education and Experience Required:
• High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
Knowledge and Skills:
• Superior skills in both written and verbal communication
• Experience in customer facing role either remote or face to face
• Computer proficiency with applicable software applications (for example Microsoft Office, CAD, Adobe
Suite, programming)
• Problem solving skills
• Accuracy in data entry
• Excellent fluency in language to be supported
• Experience in a phone based remote role, esupport, e-chat or similar
• Familiarity with computer technology
• Knowledgeable in call routing and case management processes as well as case logging systems and
obligation systems
• Understands internal processes and tools
Job -Services
Primary Location -United States-Virginia-Quantico
Schedule -Full-time
Shift -Day Job
Travel -No
Job Posting -May 8, 2015
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Web Programmer-1391104
Description
Hewlett-Packard is a leading global technology services provider delivering business solutions to its clients.
The HP Enterprise Services delivers the industry’s broadest portfolios of information technology,
applications and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing; financial services;
healthcare; communications, media and entertainment; energy; transportation; and consumer and retail
industries; and to governments around the world. Governments turn to HP Enterprise Services area for the
mission-focused experience to help reduce costs, streamline processes and operate more efficiently, while
improving the quality and value of the services they provide. Our deep experience in the public and private
sectors has enabled us to deliver substantial results for a variety of government organizations.
We are currently looking for a Programmer to work at Quantico, VA. The candidate who fills this position
will be a full time employee of HP supporting our NGEN contract.
Specific Job Duties Include:
Under broad direction, oversee creation of web-based, multi-user solutions documenting and auditing
personnel training, schedules, and permissions. Manage latest web development technologies and
practices for review of customized easy to understand reports and views that reduce management efforts.
Facilitate creation of access-related work processes and empower leadership by providing clear insight into
their personnel groups and permissions. Oversee development of extensible searching capability,
customized reports and statistics, export features, history/event tracking system, and Microsoft SharePoint
Web-part integration and Microsoft Active Directory integration. Demonstrate best practices in code
development and documentation at an organization’s enterprise level. Requires Full Systems Development
Life Cycle (SDLC) experience and as well as experience in web development. Will be responsible for .NET,
SQL server, and ASP.NET applications. Will operate SQL server2008 and need knowledge of HTML, CSS,
C# and Java Script.
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements:
•Must have a SECRET level security clearance
10+ years experience
•IAT 3:CISA, GCIH, GCED, CISSP (or Associate), CASP
ITIL v3 Foundations
Education and Experience Required:
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business, or related field
Knowledge and Skills:
• Superior skills in both written and verbal communication
• Experience in customer facing role either remote or face to face
• Computer proficiency with applicable software applications (for example Microsoft Office, CAD, Adobe
Suite, programming)
• Problem solving skills
• Accuracy in data entry
• Excellent fluency in language to be supported
• Experience in a phone based remote role, esupport, e-chat or similar
• Familiarity with computer technology
• Knowledgeable in call routing and case management processes as well as case logging systems
and obligation systems
• Understands internal processes and tools
Job -Services
Primary Location -United States-Virginia-Quantico
Schedule -Full-time
Shift -Day Job
Travel -No
Job Posting -May 8, 2015
HP will comply with all applicable laws related to the use of arrest and conviction records, including
the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and similar laws and will consider for employment qualified
applicants with criminal histories.
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