NextGen Global Executive Search

Small Business and State Contracts – Illinois 1st Annual Report

Steve Caballero - SPHR, CQF — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:03:01 +0000

The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office (CPO) issued its first Annual Report summarizing its compliance with the Small Business Contract Act. The legislation, establishing a goal of procurement contracts as 10% of total procurement contracts issued by the state, was driven by the SBAC and passed into law last year. Steve Caballero, Senior Partner for NextGen Sustainability Solutions practice, serves as SBAC Government Contracts

Asset Management in Industrial Machinery and M2M Smart Condition Monitoring

Charles Moore — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:40:38 +0000

With M2M wireless data radios, industries are replacing traditional SCADA and electronic meters with condition based monitoring systems that are able to track data and flow, cause triggers based on data and algorithms, and protect industrial asset management for machinery. Advanced Algorithms in Industrial Asset Management Monitoring The trick of course is developing algorithms that are very specific within the enterprise applications software. For instance,

Mobile Payments | Executive Vice President | Case Study Retained Search | Boston

Charles Moore — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:30:59 +0000

This was a very interesting search from the start. We initially contacted the CEO of this mobile payments vendor on a referral and were rejected as she wanted a firm based in Boston. Four months later after going through 3 contingency and 1 retained recruiting firm with no results, we were brought in to handle the search for an Executive Vice President. Engaging the Mobile

Managed Services for Enterprise expands rapidly into Mobile Cloud Computing, SaaS

Charles Moore — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:31:59 +0000

Many IT, managed services, and hosted services vendors are changing their business strategy to mobile cloud computing – and for a very good reason. Their customers who are in digital media, healthcare, hospitality, distribution, and financial services; or have needs for procurement/ordering, field force or sales force automation now demand lower cost and mobility. Managed Services for IT and Enterprise Data Centers It’s all about

Leadership Ethics in Business Development | Integrity = Responsibility + Respect

Steve Caballero - SPHR, CQF — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:20:39 +0000

In 25 plus years we have had the opportunity to work with some of the best people in business development. We have found some unique leadership ethics characteristics that separate these individuals from the rest. Individual Leadership Ethics One of the most compelling definitions of a leader is an individual whose mere presence inspires the desire to follow. When asked if leaders are born or

Smart Meters Recruiting Director Product Portfolio Management, Boston

Charles Moore — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:26:22 +0000

The Company had a background in building telecom and wireless RF components. Two years prior to this retained recruiting search, this publicly traded company in the Northeast opened a new division to penetrate the smart energy and smart meters market with M2M communications modules for Automated Metering Infrastructure. Smart Meters recruiting a retained search case study They had added several partners in manufacturing and systems integration, but felt the