Stamina Software is again looking for an experienced professional for a
full time position based in Newcastle - around 160Klm north of
Sydney.

Successful candidate will be working with our leading edge Visage
software tools on a variety of development, conversion & maintenance
projects.

Ideally you would have experience with one or more of the following
application areas:

· accounting
· wholesale/distribution
· manufacturing/MRP
· engineering/job costing
· point of sale
· quality assurance/ISO 9000

It is assumed that any respondent from this group would have a thorough
understanding of "Pick Basic" and mv file structures. Experience
with GUI development tools, web technologies etc well regarded.

Salary negotiable. Questions, CV's etc can be sent to
rossf (AT) stamina (DOT) com.au

Ross Ferris wrote:

Again? Gee Ross. Does nobody want to live in the land of Oz?


--
Kevin Powick

Nah,

They all ship off to Wellington because they have heard the weather is
so good :-)

And in comparison, what does Newcastle have to offer?

OK, it IS at the mouth of the Hunter River, and the fact that the
Hunter Valley is one of the great wine producing regions of The World
will be attractive to some.

Sure, some people may will like the fact that Lake Macquarie is the
largest salt water lake in Australia, and be attracted by water sports
like sailing, windsurfing and skiing are a your front door.

Other people might be prefer their water with bumps, so the fact that
Newcastle has some of the best surfing beaches in the country might be
appealing, and others may be drawn to Port Stephens, the Blue Water
Wonderland of NSW.

Then there are the rivers, the mountains, the .... (note to self:
SHUTUP and don't let the cat out of the bag !!! or the place will be
crawling with Yanks, Poms & Canadians who can swap their uncomfortable
studio apartments for mansions and STILL have money in the bank)

However, the person we seek will be proud of their neon tan, their
ability to work long hours with a low coffee ratio, and spurn the
bountiful attractions of the outside world.

They will take pride in producing world class software that we can
export (to keep outsiders away), and being an integral part of a team
with a can-do mantra!

Please send bribes (oops, I mean "applications") if this sounds
like the lifestyle you yearn for


Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage - speaks YOUR language

Ross

I sent you a brief email of my skill set but i wasn't sure whether your
email address was r... (AT) stamina (DOT) com.au

So I have posted the stuff below...

Sorry can't offer any bribes but its good to see you have a sense of
humour

Ross

Looks like you have a very interesting range of products.

Below are some of the areas of experience I have:

Industries:
- Electricity
- Dairy (thats cows not the corner stores)
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Ecommerce
- Content management
- Hospitals
- Community Healthcare
- Ship Building
- Hotel Management

Skill Sets:
- 2 years Unidata exp
- 2 years Universe exp
- 4 years Revelation exp
- 6 years Advanced Revelation exp
- 2 years PHP exp
- 5 years SQL Server exp
- 5 years running a Software Development Company
- 1 year Costing exp
- 7 years Management exp
- 8 years Datawarehouse Development exp

MY Situation:
I currently live 2 hours North of Auckland New Zealand.
My wife and I have 3 girls (4, 10, 12)
To be honest the position sounds very interesting but I have more than
myself to
think of. The package would need to be attractuve to warrant moving my
family.
This may rule me out but hope this gives you something to think about.

______________________________
Steve Shepherd
Costing Analyst - Northland Health
W: (09) 4304101 ext 7137

With the way the Cricket is going for us at the moment, we HAVE to have
a sense of humour !

haven't received your email ...

rossf (or just ross) @ stamina.com.au

Hmmm, the ship building sounds interesting as we have people in this
space, and whilst not actively involved in "dairy" we don have a
bloodline management system that may overlap. Please feel free to email
directly to quantify "attractive", but I undersatnd that moving a young
family is NOT something to be done lightly

Hi Ross
Just a small correction/amendment. THE BEST SURFING in Australia nay THE
WORLD is in TASMANIA.
Yes the breaks on the South West are bigger than Hawaii, genuinely serious
tow-ins. Some of the smaller tubes ranked expert are a few minutes out of
Hobart in the calmer South East.
Good Luck
Peter McMurray

Peter McMurray wrote:
Bloody Tasmania again! Don't I get enough about Tasmania from my
two-headed wife and every bloody time a lifestyles program comes on TV? ;^)

The only problem with surfing in Tasmania is that you freeze solid if
you stay out for more than about, oh, thirty seconds. <g>

I notice that Tassie doesn't reate a mention here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing

....though Newcastle and Victoria's Bells Beach and nearby Jan Juc all rate.

Luke

hmmmm,

Another intesting foot note to this "discussion" (hey Luke, wanna move
north ? or come across the ditch Peter ?).

Around 30 years ago Hawaii was hit with some big hurricane/cyclone seas
that denuded all of the beaches of their famous "golden sands" -
they searched the world for the "right" golden sand to re-furb
Waikiki - right colour, not too coarse.

To cut a long story short, around 30 iron ore carrier loads were taken
from Stockton Beach to help the poor tourist industry. We still have a
LOT of the stuff left - IIRC Stockton Beach is the longest stretch of
coastal dunes in Australia, if not the World.

And picking up on Luke's point, the water temp & general climate is a
bit warmer in Newcastle than Tassie - though I confess your Antarctic
gusts are cleaner ! (I think todays [winter] temp was around 17C -
clear winter blue skies, and water supplies at 91% [for non-Aussies -
nationally Australia is in the grip of a draught, with >90% of NSW
declared as drought zone])

Yes, it is a hard life - and we are looking to share this burden !

Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage - helping you achieve the lifestyle you desire !

Hi all
Glad to see you are all awake. For the easier surf in Tas try
http://www.tassiesurf.com/ Shipstern is a few minutes from Hobart. The
site exagerrates it is not the biggest break just the easiest to get to.
Oh I forgot to mention last time Boags Premium is voted the best beer in the
world.
Yep we need two heads to hold all the extra brainpower Luke.
See you all soon
Peter McMurray
"Ross Ferris" <rossf (AT) stamina (DOT) com.au> wrote

Ross Ferris wrote:

Interesting? How strong is the sailing community there? Is it just
cruising or is there an active racing scene? If racing, would you
happen to know which classes?


--
Kevin Powick