FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 4, 2009

Dr. Sean Harry to speak at November Symposia
Offering Career Assistance to Engineers

Portland, Oregon — Dr. Sean Harry will provide the closing remarks for the Engineer Employment Symposia on November 12 and 16, 2009. Dr. Harry is a Career Consultant with the international outplacement firm Drake Beam Morin and the Director of Training and Talent Management with Career Management Solutions of Oregon.  Dr. Harry’s remarks, “Batteries to Power/Turbines to Speed” are intended to both inspire and guide symposia participants towards developing an action plan for getting the most out of the symposia.

Set for November 12 in Portland, and November 16 in Vancouver, these two highly interactive, half-day events will provide top-level coaching, education, motivation, and access to helpful resources for out-of-work engineers who may have entrepreneurial aspirations or need to retool their credentials to be more marketable for jobs in emerging industries. Engineering professionals from a spectrum of industries are encouraged to attend one or both events.  There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is required.

The Engineering Employment Symposia are funded by Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development (WIRED), a US Department of Labor grant that supports regions around the country that are committed to talent development as a driver of economic transformation. The Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council, Workforce Investment Council of Clackamas County, Management and Training Corp., and Enterprise for Employment and Education are sponsoring the symposia along with Worksystems, Inc. who administers the initiative on behalf of a 10-county region of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. For more information on the Engineer Employment Symposium visit http://www.swwdc.org/events/index.html