January 2010

CIPS Saskatoon Luncheon Presentation

Who: Joel Loewen, Melanie Cye, and Hemant Naidu, Point2 Technologies Inc.
Topic: IT Recruitment Issues Unique to the Saskatoon Area
RSVP: Deadline: Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 5:00 pm
Date & Time: Noon – Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Place: Potash Corporation – 5th Floor Meeting Room Suite 500 - 122 1st Ave. North, Saskatoon, SK

For more information, visit:
Saskatoon Luncheon Announcement

To register online, visit:
https://www.picatic.com/ticket/cipsskstoonjan2010

Presenters: Melanie Cey, Systems Administration Team Lead

Joel Loewen, Director of Information Technology

Hemant J. Naidu, Software Development Team Lead.

Join Melanie, Joel and Hemant as they discuss their particular challenges and success factors. Hear how their shop differs from a typical IT support organization and what they are looking for when they hire IT professionals at Point2, and other HR challenges.

Melanie graduated from the Computer Systems Technology program at SIAST – Kelsey Campus. She started her career as a user interface developer for Traxis Inc. and joined Point2 Technologies as a Programmer/Analyst in 2003. Since then Melanie has held several positions within Point2.

Joel graduated from UBC in 1996 with a Philosophy degree, while completing several courses through the Canadian Securities Institute that same year. After working several years managing client investments for RBC, he enrolled in the Information Technology Professional program at BCIT and graduated in 2001. He joined Point2 Technologies in 2002 and in the past seven years has held numerous IT roles.

Hemant moved from his hometown Wilkie to Saskatoon to attend the University of Saskatchewan, where he received his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Computer Science. Shortly after graduating in 1999 he relocated to Guelph, Ontario to take a Programmer/Analyst position with the Co-operators General Insurance Company. In 2005 Hemant moved back to Saskatoon to work for Point2 Technologies as a Programmer/Analyst.