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Diamond Career Expo, August 25th, 2009

A bit over 200 people attended the Diamond Career Expo on Tuesday, August 25th in Longmont. This was a collaborative community event, bringing in diverse resources and professionals to provide expertise to job seekers on job search strategies, resume development, networking, and career planning. There were a variety of workshops and speakers from regional workforce centers, community organizations, and career coaches. Resume reviews were provided by Human Resource managers. One of the workshops presented how to successfully use LinkedIn for online networking and job searching. A hands-on lab was set up with experts to assist job seekers with creating or improving their LinkedIn account, website, and email. Our photographer took pictures for posting on their LinkedIn profile.

Archived Diamond Expo Presentations:

Mark Hoog: "Conscious Leadership"

Dr Gary Koyen: "Confronting a Challenging Situation and Transforming Yourself – Job Seekers"

Dr. Gary Koyen "Being the Spouse: Confronting a Challenging Situation and Transforming Your Relationship

George Shoemaker: "Personal Money Management

Jon Hiles: "How to Use LinkedIn in Your Job Search"

Melissa English: "Escaping the Black Hole of the Internet"

Kelly Stangel: "Using the Business Journal in Your Job Search"

Scott Birkhead: "The 3-2-1 of Effective Self-Marketing Implementation"

Chris Davies: "Medical Insurance for the Job Seeker"

Alex Sammoury: "Setting Up Your Own Business"


The people that made it happen:

A team of volunteers from LongsPeak Networking produced this expo as a manifestation of our Give, and Get, and Give Back philosophy.

Bob Keesy – Event program manager. The Diamond "czar"
I strive to be a catalyst that optimizes project development speed and quality. My experience includes start up company technical planning, complex multi-corporation agreements, and international joint development.

Dan Williams – Marketing Communications
Successful technology Product Marketing professional with proven experience in a wide range of marketing functions in both software and hardware products.

Lisa Milner – Marketing Communications
High energy, creative, and results-oriented marketing professional who has driven success in both small start-up and large global technology companies.

Kim Willis – Event spokeswoman. Market Development co-chair. Master of Ceremonies (MC). HR liaison
Senior Marketing professional with extensive experience in high-profile communications, management and sales. Expertise in Public Relations, Advertising, Segment Management, and Executive and Crisis Communications.

Mike Codd – Market Development co-chair. Deputy for MC
My specialties are strategic business planning, new product development and go-to-market, global product management in a multi-function project team environment, industrial design, market research, marketing communications, relationship marketing with medical professionals, retail advertising and store operations.

Linda O'Brien – Market Research, Exit survey, Membership survey
As a marketing professional, I’m an advocate for great customer experiences that create brand loyalty. New product development is my passion. I am seeking opportunities to create new consumer and technology products.

Mark Holm – Co-chair
I manage New Product Introduction, (NPI), and supported manufacturing activities, most recently for the assembly of industrial inkjet printers.

Don Clay – Facilities Planning
Embedded Systems Engineer proficient in logic design, assembly language, and embedded C. Innovative, a producer, and a quick learner in high pressure environments.

Bruce Vander Linden – Membership co-chair, greeting table
Business professional with over 24 years of experience in customer service, service management and product marketing. A customer oriented leader that believes providing customers with a superior product, and treating them right and with respect, will gain and retain their loyalty, and keep their business.

Georgina Minto – Liaison to recruiters
As a logistics and supply chain professional, I am looking to find a company that I can save money and solve problems for.

Bruce Massey – Liaison to government agencies
Senior Electrical Design engineer. Expertise in preamp design, IC design. Cadence ADE, AMS.

Lori Spencer – Co-liaison to community organizations
Medical Technologist / Medical Device Professional with twelve years management experience. My passion is unsurpassed customer delight with contagious motivation.

Laura Kinder – Co-liaison to community organizations
I am a member of the Disaster Planning Team with the Colorado Volunteer Center Network; a member-at-large of the Multi-Agency Coordinating Group of the Boulder Office of Emergency Management sitting in Essential Service Function 7A: Volunteers; and an adviser to Restoring the Soul: Faith and Community Partnerships.

Mark Mann – Food
I am refocusing my passion on improving my communities by providing the highest quality recreational opportunities to my customers through the application of professional management techniques into creating a sustainable energy future by making renewable energy and energy conservation technologies accessible to the masses.