Thu 12/2 to Mon 12/13

• Received email from Nonna Nett with FedEx about IT Manager position.
• Took survey online for FedEx.
• Replied to Nonna Nett confirming my participation.
• Spoke to Lucy Le about IT Auditor position with Dr. Pepper. They're looking for someone with more pure audit background.
• Received email from Scott Belew with CB Richard Ellis about Sr. iSeries System Engineer position.
• Replied to Scott's email with information about my background in ERP Software packages on the iSeries.
• Received email from Mary Rojas about a Computer Software Engineer position.
• Received email and call from Mani Dora with zTek about a Sox Business Analyst position.
• Sent resume and cover letter to Mani.
• Sent follow-up letter to Mani regarding my Dallas location.
  
• Sent resume to Ryan Coffman with Focal Point regarding IT Security Manager position.
• Registered on line with Focal Point.
• Sent resume to Tim McClement to forward to Kerry Walbridge with SourceCorp.
• Spoke to Neal Fuller, recruiter with SourceCorp.
• Sent cover letter to Neal Fuller about Information Security Analyst position.
• Sent resume to Protiviti about IT Compliance, Security, and Risk positions.
• Sent email and cover letter to Vision IT about position posted on LinkedIn.
• Spoke to Nicole Sims with RH about two Infrastructure Manager positions. Both require more hands-on background.
• Applied for IT Compliance and Security Lead position with Johnson and Johnson.
• Applied for Sox BSA position with Astyra.
• Sent email to Ganesh about E&Y opportunities.
• Sent email to Susan Andrews with Jefferson Wells about RASP opening advertised on indeed.com.

Wed 11/24 - Wed 12/1

• Sent follow-up email to Lisa Stanford about BSA Compliance and Governance position with CapitalOne.
• Spoke to Lucy Le about IT Auditor position with Dr. Pepper.
• Sent follow-up email to Scott Belew about Sr. iSeries System Engineer position with Richard Ellis.
• Sent follow-up email to Liz Flores about IT Compliance Analyst position with Matrix.
• Sent email to Portia Westbrooks about AS400 Technical Architect position.

Wed 11/17 - Tue 11/23

• Talked to Liz Flores, Matrix, about IT Compliance Analyst position.
• Sent resume and cover letter to Liz with Matrix.
• Received email from Missy with Brinks. I'm one of the final two candidates. They're looking to make a decision the week of 11/29.
• Talked to Lucy Le about IT Auditor position with Dr. Pepper.
• Sent resume to Lucy Le.

Tue 11/16

• Had interview with Dean Foods about their IT Auditor position.
• Received email from Missy Nodine with recruiter name at CB Richard Ellis.
• Sent email to Scott Belew, recruiter, about CB Richard Ellis position. Received an answer back that he's forwarding my resume to the hiring manager.
  
• Had interview with Chase Paymentech. They're looking for someone with more hands-on technical skills.
• Received call from Dean Foods. They want me to start next week.
  

Mon 11/15

• Updated resumes on Monster and Careerbuilder.
• Applied to Sr. iSeries System Engineer position with Standard Motor Products.
• Applied to iSeries Developer position with Sapphire.
• Sent email to Ganesh about E&Y.
• Sent email to Charlie.
• Sent email to Leslie about Digital Realty Trust.
• Sent email to Shelley about JPMorgan Chase position.
• Applied to iSeries System Engineer position with CBRichard Ellis.
• Sent email to Missy Nodine about CB Richard Ellis.
• Spoke to RH about Dean Foods. They're trying to set up an interview for Tuesday 11/16.
  

Fri 11/12

• Applied for Business Systems Analyst - IT Compliance and Governance position with iconma on line.
• Sent email to Lisa Stanford, recruiter, about Iconma's BSA position.
• Left voicemail for Lisa Stanford about Iconma's BSA position.
• Left voicemail with Alberto with Robert Half.
• Received email from Stacey McCool about Ventana's Manager of IT Compliance and Governance position. It is the same position as Brinks.
• Received email from Tim Wallace with Robert Half about contract position with Dean Foods.
• Sent email with cover letter to Tim with RH about the Dean Foods position.
• Received call from Lisa Stanford, recruiter, about Iconma's BSA position. It's actually with CapitalOne in Plano.
• Sent reference list to Lisa Stanford.
• Submitted credit check request for CapitalOne position.
  

Thu 11/11

• Applied for IT Manager job with FedEx.
• Received an automated notification that AllianceData are not interested.
• Got a call from Ganesh that Miguel wanted to discuss me as a prospective employee.

Wed 11/10

• Received email from Debra Thompson about Alliance Data position.
• Sent email to Sheryl Gorforth, recruiter, about Alliance Data position.
• Sent thank-you note to Miguel Gutierrez about yesterday's Brinks interview.
• Received email from GE that the position has been reopened under a new req number (1283030 - IT Leader – Senior Information Security Analyst).

Tue 11/9

• Sent email to Dave Sanders with resume and short cover letter, for him to distribute within his company.
• Sent email to Richard Ditmar in response to his question about Webconnect.
• Sent email to Leecia Jones about Network Engineer position, letting her know I'm not qualified.
• Left voicemail for Richard Ditmar in response to his voicemail.
• Updated resumes on Monster and Careerbuilder.
• Sent emails to Debra Thompson and Laura Rolandelli about AllianceData's IT Compliance Analyst position.
• Sent email to Shane Hutsell with resume and short cover letter for him to forward to his recruiter.

Mon 11/8

• Requested payment from TWC
• Confirmed follow-up interview with Brinks, and found out that there were no internal candidates for the position I'm applying for.
• Got email from Toby about Sr. Manager of IT Security and Compiance with EZ-GO.
• Received call from Brinks. The interview got rescheduled for same time tomorrow, Tuesday.
• Talked to Dave Sanders about his new job.
• TO DO: Forward resume and generic cover letter to Dave for him to forward to his boss. DONE 11/9.
• Talked to Jeff Leibner with Chase Paymentech. Arranged for phone interview with hiring manager at 4:30 PM tomorrow, Tuesday.

Fri 11/5

• Tried reaching Diana Martinez, recruiter, about JC Penney positions.
• Continued playing phone tag with Mark Weibel, recruiter, about Chase positions.

Thu 11/4

• Sent email to Debra Thompson about IT Compliance Analyst position with Alliance Data.
• Left voicemail for Diana Martinez with JC Penney.
• Received email from Ganesh that Robert Half are checking on my references.
• Received call from Missy with Brinks that they want to bring me in for a follow-up interview next week. Interview will be with Miguel's boss, Roger Santone, CIO, and the members of the team.
• Continued playing phone tag with Mark Weibel from Chase.
• Talked to Ben Pierce about Brinks. He's going to send a letter of recommendation to Roger.
  

Wed 11/3

• Received email from Diana Martinez, recruiter with JC Penney. Trying to set up a phone conversation for tomorrow, Thursday.
• Had interview with Alberto Arriaga with Robert Half Management Resources.
• Played phone tag with Jeff Weisel, recruiter with Chase Paymentech, about Information Risk & Compliance position.
• Applied for IT Compliance Analyst position with Alliance Data.
• Sent email to Missy Nodine with Brinks about their IT Business Analyst position.

Tue 11/2

• Sent email to Diana Martinez, recruiter, about JC Penney opportunities.
• Sent linkedin message to Meghan Semmers about JC Penney.
• Sent email to Alberto Arriga with RH about IT Audit contract position.
• Sent thank-you note to Judy McDonald about RH opportunity.
• Sent email to Rick about Chase Paymentech.
• Spoke to Alberto Arriga with RH about IT Audit position. Arranged to meet this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
• Exchanged emails with Nikki Stephenson, recruiter with CapitalOne, about connecting with a recruiter in Plano. It turns out the Bank IT Senior Manager position is no longer open. Sent her a list of current openings that could be a good fit.
  
• Sent email to Pranjal about RPG Prog Analyst position with Pepsi.
• Sent email to Julie Cornelius about IT Sr. Account Manager with PFSWeb.
• Sent email to Shelley Catalina, recruiter, about JC Penney opportunities.
• Sent thank-you note to Angel Jones with Aegon. Received a thank you note in return
• Received email from Miguel Gutierrez with a follow-up question about my application.
• Replied to Miguel's follow-up questions about management experience and style.
• Prepared and sent pre-interview documentation for RH.
• Spoke to Rick Armijo about Chase Paymentech.
• TO DO: Forward resume and list of jobs I've applied to to Rick.
  

Wed 10/27

• Sent email to Matt Barner about IT Project Manager position.
• Emailed resume to Stacey McCool about Sr. Manager of Governance and Compliance position. Asked her if it's the same as the Brinks job or not.
• Spoke to Missy Nodine, recruiter with Brinks.
  
• Set up interview with Brinks for Thursday afternoon, 2:30 PM.
• Applied on line for Brinks job.
• Applied for Information Risk and Compliance Lead position with Chase Paymentech, as advertised on Linkedin.
• Sent Linkedin message to David Wallace, hiring manager with Chase Paymentech.

Tue 10/26

• Received email from Jim Bright with GTN about IT Security Analyst position.
• Sent email to Matt Rasul with McGladrey to ask about Technology Risk Management Consultant position.
• Sent resume and cover letter to Jim Bright with GTN about IT Security Analyst position.
• Sent email to Leslie Goth to check status of Digital Realty Trust's Sox Business Analyst position.
• Received email from Leslie Goth. DRT are still in the first round of interviews.
• Tried reaching Diana Martinez, recruiter with JCP, by phone. Switchboard told me her extention was no longer working.
• Sent email to Diana Martinez, recruiter, about JCP openings.
• Sent email to Rick Armijo to arrange to speak about Chase Paymentech position.
• Applied to IT Sr. Manager position with CapitalOne on line.
• Applied to Sr. Manager of Governance and Compliance position through Ventana.
• Sent Linkedin message to Stacey McCool about Sr. Mgr. of Gov and Comp position.
  

Mon 10/25

• Sent email to Brett Cordell with Trustwave asking him to connect me with the hiring manager.
• Requested unemployment payment for last two weeks.
• Sent resume to Grant Gibson, recruiter with CapitalOne, about Business Systems Analyst position.
• Sent email to Nicanor Ramos about IT Compliance positions in Qatar.
• Received email from Jean Cummings with Aegon. They are looking at other candidates with stronger technical skills.

Fri 10/22

• Updated resumes on Monster and Careerbuilder.
• Applied to Information Risk and Compliance Lead position with Chase.
• Sent email to Shelley Hale, recruiter, about Info Risk and Comp Lead position with Chase.
• Sent email to Alan Bogard asking for connections at JCP and Chase.
• Sent email to Rick Armijo about Chase Paymentech.
• Sent email to Brett Cordell about Trustwave Information Security Consultant position.
• Sent application to generic "jobs" email at Trustwave for Info Sec Consultant position.
• Applied to Solutions Architect, Assessment & Compliance, with Accudata Systems.
• Checked weekly list of jobs
• Received an email from Alan Bogard with names and phone numbers to contact at JCP and Chase.
• Received an email from Brett Cordell with Trustwave, offering to set up a meeting with the hiring manager.
• Received an email and a call from Rick Armijo about Chase Paymentech.

Thu 10/21

• Received email from Jake about BOA recruiters. I sent him the req numbers for three of the positions I'm looking at there.
• Applied for IT Security Risk Analyst position posted on gotechnow.com.
• Sent Linkedin message to David Goar, recruiter with GTN, about above position.
• Sent email to the generic "jobs" email account with GTN about above position.
• Sent email to Susan Andrews requesting update on the JW RASP position.
• Sent email to Chad Larsen requesting update on Compliance position with Verizon / CapitalOne.
• Got answer from Susan Andrews about JW Position. Hiring manager has been out for an extended period, and she's not actively looking for anyone at this time.
• Receied email from Chad Larsen about Verizon/CapitalOne position. It's still open, but on hold awaiting final approval to begin interviewing candidates.
• Left voicemail for Shelley Hale with Case about IT Controls Analyst position.
• Sent email to Jean Cummings with Aegon requesting status of their position
• Applied to two Business Systems Analyst positions with CapitalOne on line.
• Sent email to Patrick Vo about Dean Foods' Security Architect position.
• Applied for Security Architect position with Dean Foods.
• Sent email to Vaughn Scott, recruiter with Dean Foods, about their Security Architect position.

Wed 10/20

• Sent follow-up linkedin message to Whitney Huang with E&Y, asking for the name of a recruiter in the Dallas area I can speak to.
• Sent Linkedin message to Kim (Galaga) Garcia with E&Y, asking for the name of a recruiter in the Dallas area I can speak to.
• Applied to IT Risk and Compliance Manager position with E&Y.
• Sent email to Kevin Dailey about Acadia opportunities.
• Received email from Matt Rasul about McGladrey. I sent him the req number of the posting I was looking at

Tue 10/19

• Applied for Sr. Info Sec Analyst position with GE.
• Got a call from Matt Barner about Infrastructure Director positions. Garland wants someone with more municipal experience, and AMX wants someone with more hands on experience.
• Talked to Matt about an IT Project Manager position with Town North Bank. He's going to get back to me tomorrow about whether they're going to submit me for that position.

Mon 10/18

• Sent Thank You note to Erica Rogers with Chase about last week's interview.

Fri 10/15

• Applied to Technology Risk Management Consultant position with RSM McGladrey on line.
• Sent email to Matt Rasul (recruiter with McGladrey) about TRMC position.
• Sent email to Matt Barner to request status on Infrastructure Director positions with AMX and the City of Garland.
• Sent email to Ganesh to request status on the Governance and Compliance position with Brinks.
• Sent email to Charlie requesting status on the IT Risk Manager position with AHMSI.
• Sent email to Holly Hawk requesting a connection with Garrick Beck, Director of Recruiting with Dell.
• Sent email to Jake Garcia about BOA openings.
• Received email from Charlie. The IT Risk Manager position is filled.
• Received email from Ganesh about the Brinks opening. They're still trying to fill it, and he forwarded my resume to the hiring manager.
  

Mon 10/11

• Received email from Scott that Aegon was making reference calls last week.
• Received email from Shalley Hale with Chase, confirming my interview on Thursday afternoon.
• Sent email to Bridgela Davis with RAC, requesting status of their search for an Development Security Manager.
• Received email from Bridgela Davis with RAC. They're not interviewing for this position for another week or two. I asked her to confirm that they have my application on file.
• Received email from Bridgela with RAC, confirming that they have my application.
• Requested TWC payments for the past two weeks.
• Forwarded S/21 Programmer/Analyst position email to Toby.
• Forwarded Doug's contact information to Ben Pierce.

Thu 10/7 and Fri 10/8

• Received email from Ben Pierce about Flowserve. He's forwarding my cover letter and resume to three of the four VPs of IT in that organization.
• Exchanged emails with Richard Dittmar about S/21 Programmer Analyst position (consultant, initially around six months)
• Spoke to Leslie Goth, recruiter with Digital Realty Trust (214 601 4275). She has forwarded my resume to the hiring manager, and we're looking at setting up a video interview for Wednesday next week.
• Received email from Leslie confirming a video interview on Wednesday afternoon of next week.
• Played phone tag with Shelley Hale from Chase about setting up an interview for next week.

Wed 10/6

• Sent email to Scott Butnick (recruiter with Chase) about IT Controls Analyst position.
• Sent mail to Elyse Morris with BlueLynx about Sr. IT Controls Analyst position.
• Left voicemail for Steve Lechner (recruiter with Securus) about Sox Compliance Analyst position.
• Applied for SOX Business Analyst position with Digital Realty Trust on line.
• Sent email to Lynn Wolf (director with DRT) about SOX Business Analyst position.
• Sent email to Whitney Huang (recruiter with E&Y) about their IT GRC positions.
• Applied to Sr. IT Control Analyst position on Tribune site (had already applied on BlueLynx)
• Received email from Scott Butnick about Chase's IT Controls Analyst position. I forwarded the req number, so he can forward my email to the correct recruiter.
• Sent thank-you note to Alan Bogard for connecting me with Scott Butnick.
• Applied to IT Controls Analyst position with Flowserve on line.
• Sent email to Ben Pierce about Flowserve.
• Got a reply from Ben about Flowserve. "Probably the most dysfunctional IT Department I've ever seen."
• Played phone tag with Shelly, a recruiter with Chase, about their IT Controls Analyst position.
• Sent email to Bob Kimbrell asking about contacts with BOA, Dell, and E&Y.
• Sent cover letter and resume to Ben for him to forward to Flowserve.
• Sent email to Barry and Josh about CA opportunities.
• Checked the "weekly" list of companies.

Jobs in the mix

ACTIVE (13)
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• McGladrey - Technology Risk Management Consultant (Applied on line 10/14. Sent email to Matt Rasul, recruiter, 10/14. He's trying to locate the correct recruiter for me to speak to as of 10/20. Sent follow-up email to Matt on 10/26)
• Kimberly-Clark - Internal Control Audit Analyst (Applied on line 1/19)
  
• Atrium - Sr. IT Internal Auditor (Applied on line 1/19. Sent email to Ben Pierce about the company in general 1/19).
  
• JP Morgan Chase - Sr. IT Auditor (Applied on line 1/19. Sent follow-up email to Shelley Hale 1/19)
  
• CB Robert Ellis - DR Manager (Applied on line 1/18, and sent follow-up email to Scott Belew. Scott is going to forward my resume to the recruiter who's trying to fill this position.)
  
• Matrix - IT Compliance Analyst (sent resume and cover letter to Liz Flores 11/22. Sent follow-up email 12/1)
  
• Sapphire - iSeries Developer (Applied on line 11/15)
  
• Standard Motor Products - Sr. iSeries System Engineer (sent email to "Lew" 11/15 and 1/18)
  
• Capital One (Iconma) - BSA IT Compliance and Governance (Applied on line 11/12. Spoke to Lisa Stanford, recruiter, 11/12. Sent follow-up email 12/1)
• JackHenry - Technical Business Analyst (applied on line 11/8)
• Accudata - Solutions Architect, Assessment & Compliance (Applied on line 10/22. No further word as of 11/23)
  
• GE - Sr. Information Technology Analyst (Applied on line 10/19. Application is being reviewed as of automated notification on 10/21. Position is opened under new req number 11/10 - 1283030 - IT Leader – Senior Information Security Analyst)
• JC Penney - IT Development Manager (Applied on line 10/5. Sent email to Roger Pennington, Recruiter, 10/5. Received linkedin message from Meghan Semmers on 10/27 and email from Diana Martinez, recruiter, on 11/3)
• JC Penney - Sr. Manager, Enterprise Application Architecture (Applied on line 10/5. Received linkedin message from Meghan Semmers on 10/27 and email from Diana Martinez, recruiter, on 11/3).
• Bank Of America - IT Risk Consultant (Applied on line 10/14. Sent job req # to Jake Garcia 10/21)

STALE:
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CA - Presales (no further update since 9/8)
Fishnet - Security/Compliance Consultant (no update since 9/8)
Trustwave - Info Sec Consultant (Requested update again from David Moody on 9/20. Sent email to Brett Cordell and generic "jobs" email addres 10/22)
Apparel Group - IT Manager (no update since original application)

Securus - Sox Compliance position (Applied on line 9/20 and sent email to Steve Lechner, recruiter. Left voicemail for Steve 10/6. Shows expired on Indeed as of 10/6. Sent follow-up email to Steve 11/2)

Tribune/BlueLynx Media - Senior IT Control Analyst (Applied on line 9/17. Requested status from Elyse Morris on 10/6)

AHMSI - IT Project Manager (Sent resume and cover letter to Charlie 9/16. Requested update from Charlie on 9/29. Neither he nor I have an update as of 11/23.)

Town North Bank - IT Project Manager (discussed position with Matt Barner and his co-worker 10/19. Sent follow-up email on 10/27. No further word as of 11/23)

ON HOLD:
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Pepsi - RPG Programmer Analyst (on hold per Pranjal on 9/16. Requested update 11/2)
PFSWeb - IT Account Executive (position no longer open, due to lack of project backlog for international user community as of 9/20. Requested update 11/2)
Jefferson Wells - RASP (Sent resume to Randy Watterworth on 8/27. Susan Andrews is trying to set up an interview with Randy as of 9/29. Hiring manager has been out of the office for an extended period of time due to a family emergency, and they're not looking for anyone as of 10/21)
CapitalOne - Compliance Consultant, through Verizon (Still open, but on hold pending approval to begin the interview process as of 10/21)


NO LONGER IN THE MIX:
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DPSG/MFR - IT Audit Manager (Applied on line 1/19. Sent email to John Cronin 1/19. Spoke to John Cronin 1/20. Position has been filled)
DPSG/RH - Senior IT Auditor (Applied on line 1/20. Position was filled internally)
Sharf, Woodward - IT Sox Analyst (sent resume and cover letter to Rob with SW Jobs 11/25. Sent follow-up email 1/18)
CB Richard Ellis - Sr. iSeries Systems Engineer (Applied on line 11/15. Scott Belew, recruiter, forwarded my resume to the hiring manager 11/16. Sent follow-up email to Scott 12/1 and 1/18. They went with a different candidate).
Brinks - IT Governance and Compliance Manager (Sent resume and cover letter to Ganesh on 9/22. Spoke to Missy Nodine, recruiter, on 10/27. Had interview with her and Miguel Gutierrez for 10/28. Had interview with team and Roger Santone on Tuesday 11/9. As of 11/23 I'm one of the two final candidates, and they're going to make a decision the week of 11/29. They went with the other candidate.)
Dean Foods - Security Architect (Applied on line 10/21. Sent email to Vaughn Scott, recruiter, on 10/21. Position is no longer available)
Brinks - IT Business Analyst (sent email to Missy Nodine, recruiter, 11/3. Discussed position with Missy 11/4 and again 11/23. She's going to send me the job description. Position is no longer available)
CVS/Headstrong - AS400 Technical Architect (sent resume and cover letter to Portia Westbrooks 11/27)
FedEx - IT Manager (Applied on line 11/11. Received notification they were pursuing other candidates 11/18).

Chase - Information Risk and Compliance Lead (Applied on line 10/27. Sent linkedin message to David Wallace, hiring manager, on 10/27. Spoke to Jeff Liber on 11/8. Interview with David Wallace is set up for Tuesday, 11/16 They're looking for someone with more developed technical skills)

Digital Realty Trust - SOX Business Analyst (Applied on line 10/6. Spoke to Leslie, recruiter, on 10/8. Had video interview with Carrie Pedraza - hiring manager - on Wed 10/13. They are still in the first round of interviews as of 10/26. They went with another candidate as of 11/15)

JPMorgan Chase - Sr. IT Controls Analyst (Applied on line 10/5. Interview with Erica Rogers - hiring manager - on Thu 10/14. Left voicemail for recruiter Shelley Hale on 10/21. They went with an internal candidate as of 11/15)

Rent-A-Center - Development Security Manager (Applied on line 9/7. Was on hold, may be back on, as of 9/30. As of 10/11 they are not interviewing for another week or so. Received email from Bridgela Davis on 11/11 that they've identified a candidate)

Alliance Data - IT Compliance Analyst (Applied on line 11/3. Sent email to Cheryl Gorforth, recruiter, 11/10. Received automated notification that they're not interested on 11/11)
CapitalOne - Bank IT Sr. Manager (Applied on line 10/26. Sent email to Nikki Stephenson, recruiter, 11/2. Position no longer open as of 11/2)

City of Garland - Infrastructure Director (Submitted by Matt Barner 9/22. No update as of 9/30. Requested status on 10/14. They're going forward with other candidates who have more municipal experience as of 10/19)

GoTechNow (?) - IT Security Risk Analyst (Applied on line 10/21. Sent resume and cover letter to Jim Bright, recruiter, 10/26. Spoke to Jim on phone 10/26. They're looking for experience in a much larger enterprise than I have been in)

Aegon - IT Security Engineer (Sent resume and cover letter to Aegon on 8/30. Last interview 9/15. No update as of 9/30. Received email from Scott on 10/10 that they called for references the previous week. They're looking for someone more technical as of 10/25)

AMX - Infrastructure Director (Submitted by Matt Barner 9/30. Requested status on 10/14. They're going forward with other candidates with more hands-on experience as of 10/19) AHMSI - IT Risk Manager (Sent resume and cover letter to Charlie 9/16. Requested update from Charlie on 9/29 and 10/14. Shows expired on Indeed as of 10/6.)
Flowserve - IT Controls Analyst (Applied on line 10/6. Ben Pierce forwarded my cover letter and resume to three of their four VPs of IT on 10/7. Received notification they're going with other candidates on 10/11)
ViewPoint Bank - IT Risk and Data Security Manager (they made an offer to another candidate as of 10/1)

Freeman - IT Compliance Lead (they're going with a different candidate)
Freeman - Director of Infrastructure (they're going with different candidates)
Freeman - Application Development Manager (they're reposting position as a Lead instead of Manager)
Bell - Compliance Analyst (they're going with a different candidate as of 9/20)
MovieTavern - IT Manager (they're working with candidates with more management experience, as per Garry Gay on 9/17)
GrantThornton - Senior IT Audit (They've made an offer to another candidate, per Chelie Marton as of 9/17)
Company Unknown - IT Audit Consultant (they're going with other candidates, per Chris Tryon)

Rent-A-Center - Sr. IT Auditor (they've made an offer to another candidate)
Sally Beauty - Sr. App Dev Manager, iSeries RPG (no longer on their web site)
Sally Beauty - Global Security Manager (according to Jeff Camiel, they're going with more experienced security professionals)

Tue 10/5

• Applied for IT Development Manager position with JC Penney on line.
• Sent email to Roger Pennington, recruiter with JC Penney, to follow up on application.
• Applied for Senior Manager - Enterprise Application Architecture position with JC Penney on line.
• Applied for Senior IT Controls Analyst position with JPMorgan Chase

Fri 10/1

• Received email from Melissa Matthews with ViewPoint Bank. They have made an offer to a candidate for the IT Risk and Data Security Manager position.
• Sent Linkedin message to Nikki Stephenson about Sr. Manager - Information Risk Security position with CapitalOne.
• Got a reply from Nikki that the CapitalOne position is in Virginia. Asked whether this type of positions are sometimes located in Plano as well.
• Attended N TX Career Focus group meeting.

Thu 9/30

• Received name and contact information of the recruiter at Rent-A-Center who's trying to fill their Development Security Manager position.
• Sent email to Bridgela Davis with RAC to check status of Development Security Manager position.
• Received email from Holly Hawk. Made arrangement to speak Saturday morning at 10:00 AM.
• Received call from Matt Barner. He's submitting my name for an Infrastructure Director position with AMX in Richardson.
• Sent email to Jean Cummings with Aegon to check status of their Security Engineer position.
• Received email from Michael Goldberg from Freeman that they're going forward with other candidates for their IT Compliance Lead position.
• Received email from Bridgela with RAC. The Dev Sec Mgr position is currently on hold, but she is to discuss it with the hiring manager next week. I am to reach out to her by the end of next week if I haven't heard anything before that time.
• Received email from Jean with Aegon. No decision yet. Tim Sheehan is in Plano this week.
• Received another email from Bridgela with RAC. They have extended an offer on their Senior Lead IT Audit position.
• Sent email to Alan Bogard asking what the best ways are to get evaluated by JPMorgan Chase.
• Sent email with specifics about JPMorgan Chase job, so he can get me in touch with the right recruiter.
• Became connected with Melissa Matthews (recruiter with ViewPoint Bank) on Linkedin.
• Sent Linkedin message to Melissa Matthews with ViewPoint about IT Risk and Data Security Manager position.

Wed 9/29

• Sent email to Michael Goldberg to follow up on IT Compliance Lead with Freeman.
• Sent email to Ganesh to follow up on Manager of IT Governance and Compliance position with Brinks.
• Received automated notification from Freeman that they're moving forward with different candidates with regards to their Director of Infrastructure position.
• Sent thank-you email to Gabriela Phillips for making a connection with recruiter at PFSWeb.
• Sent email to Ben Pierce with HCL about having cofffee later in the week.
• Sent follow-up email to Susan Andrews with JW about scheduling a face-to-face interview with Randy Watterworth.
• Received email from Susan. She's trying to set up a time with Randy.
• Requested payment from TWC for past two weeks of unemployment.
• Sent email to Charlie checking the status of AHMSI positions (IT Project Manager and IT Risk Manager).
• Arranged to meet Ben Pierce with HCL on Friday morning at 8:00 AM.
• Sent email to Regina Andres about the application process at Bank Of America.
• Sent email to Holly Hawk to inquire into the application procedure at my target companies.
• Sent email to Bob Kimbrell updating him on the status of my connection work.
• Sent Linkedin message to Michelle Stair with RAC to check on the status of the Development Security Manager position.
• Sent Linkedin invitation to Melissa Matthew (staffing specialist with ViewPoint Bank) about their IT Risk and Data Security Manager position.
• Sent email to Manish Nigam about Disaster Recovery Consultant position.
• Received email from Manish Nigam that the DR Consultant position has been filled.

Wed 9/22

• Received email from Ben Pierce about HCL. Making plans to meet for coffee this week.
• Sent email to Jean Cummings requesting status of Aegon's search process.
• Received reply from Jean Cummings. Hiring manager has been out of the office, but will be back tomorrow.
• Sent email to Paul Furr about IT Security Risk Analyst position that he was referring to on Linkedin.
• Sent email to Curt Hicks asking if Imdaad has been around this week, regarding IT Development Security Manager position with Rent-A-Center.
• Spoke to Michael Goldberg about IT Compliance Lead position with Freeman. They're still interviewing a few more candidates. Hiring manager was travelling last week. He's hoping to get back to me by the end of the week or Monday.
• Sent email to Ganesh about IT Compliance position with Brinks. He said he would forward it to his contact.
• Sent email to Bob Kimbrell about Compliance Analyst position with Bank Of America.
• TO DO: Apply for IT Manager job at Fritz Industries.
• Sent email with resume and cover letter to Matt Barner regarding Director of Infrastructure position in Garland.

Tue 9/21

• Sent email to Ben Pierce about HCL.
• Had lunch with John Madison.
• Received email from Ganesh that IT Compliance position with Brinks may be open again, as the primary candidate turned it down.
• TO DO: Forward resume and cover letter to Ganesh.

Mon 9/20

• Updated resumes on CareerBuilder and Monster.
• Followed up with David Moody about Trustwave's Information Security Consultant position.
• Checked weekly list.
• Sent email to Irene Ozturk requesting status of Bell position.
• Received email from Irene that Bell has gone with a different candidate.
• Sent Linkedin message to Cheryl Stasiak with SecureState about Audit & Compliance Consultant position.
• Sent email to Ganesh about Ashley Pinto at Rent-A-Center.
• Spoke to Ganesh about Ashley. We decided to let other connection attempts percolate for a week or two, and if nothing else comes through we'll pursue this connection.
• Sent email to Michelle Stair, recruiter with Rent-A-Center, about their Development Security Manager position.
• Applied to Sox Compliance Analyst position with Securus Technologies (on line).
• Sent email to Steve Lechner, recruiter with Securus, about Sox Compliance Analyst position.
• Checked Pepsi career site, and added it to weekly list.
• Spoke to Susan Andrews of JW. She's going to try to set up an interview this week with me, her, and Randy Watterworth.
• Sent thank-you note to Jeff Camiel of JW.

Fri 9/17

• Applied for position as Senior IT Control Analyst through Blue Lynx media (on Careerbuilder).
• Attended N TX Career Guide meeting.
• Received call from Julie Cornelius from PFSWeb. They're putting their search for an international IT Executive on hold temporarily.
• Received email from Garry Gay about IT Director position with Movie Tavern. They're reviewing candidates with more management experience.
• Sent email to Imdaad Moosajee about Development Security Manager position with Rent-A-Center.
• Arranged to speak with Susan Andrews from Jefferson Wells on Monday.
• Had interview with Tim Sheehan of Aegon (third interview).
• Sent thank-you note to Tim Sheehan.
• Received email from Chelie Marton from GT. They're exploring other candidates right now.
• Sent message to Stacey McCool about Sr. IT Service Mgmt Analyst position. It's not a good fit for my background.

Thu 9/9 to Wed 9/15

THURSDAY 9/9

• Attended the ISACA N TX meeting at CityPlace. 3 CPEs.
• Received word from Virginia that she never submitted my resume for the IT Governance and Compliance position with Brinks.
• Received email from Gabriela Phillips with the name of a recruiter at PFSWeb.
• Received email from Pranjal that she had not yet heard anything from Pepsi.
• Had phone interview with LaShawn Sykes at Aegon.
• Sent thank-you note to LaShawn Sykes with Aegon for her time in the phone interview.

FRIDAY 9/10

• Arranged for Face-to-face interview with Aegon for Tuesday 9/14.
• Received email from Michael Goldberg at Freeman regarding IT Compliance Lead position. Made arrangements to talk on Monday 9/13.
• Received call from Susan Andrews, recruiter with Jefferson Wells. Set up a phone interview for Tuesday at 4:00 PM.
• Sent emails to Michael Goldberg at Freeman, arranging to speak on Monday 9/13 about their IT Compliance Lead position.
• Attended North Dallas Career Focus Group.

MONDAY 9/13

• Received email from Eric Neef about Movie Tavern's IT Manager position.
• Spoke to Michael Goldberg at Freeman about their IT Compliance Lead position.
• Sent email to Michael Goldberg about Infrastructure Director and Application Development Manager positions.

TUESDAY 9/14

• Completed online job application at Aegon in advance of face-to-face interview.
• Received email from Susan Andrews asking to postpone interview until Wednesday at 4:00 PM.
• Exchanged emails with Doug Fay about Movie Tavern's IT Manager position. He doesn't know any of the people who started it, but he will keep his eyes open.
• Determined that the IT Governance and Compliance manager position with Brinks is off the market. It's no longer listed on their website.
• Sent email to Julie Cornelius with PFSWeb about their IT Senior Account Manager position.
• Sent email to Heather Malek about her contacts at Brinks.

WEDNESDAY 9/15

• Exchanged several emails with Charlie about IT Project Manager and IT Risk Manager position.
• Received email from Chad Larsen about Verizon consulting position with Capital One. No update yet.
• Received email from Julie Cornelius with PFSWeb about IT Senior Account Manager position. She asked what my expected salary level was. I replied my last job was at $90K, and I'd prefer to not drop too much below that.

Thu 9/16

• Received email from Charlie about AHMSI positions. He clued me in to the buzz words they're looking for right now.
• Updated resumes and forwarded to Charlie.
• Received call from Jean at Aegon about their position. Scheduled interview with manager's manager (Tim Sheehan) for tomorrow at 1:00 PM.
• Left voicemail and sent email requestiong status with Chelie Morton regarding Senior IT Audit position with GT.
• Left voicemail and sent email requesting status with Michael Goldberg regarding IT Compliance Lead position with Freeman.
• Left voicemail with Julie Cornelius with PFSWeb about the status of their IT Senior Account Manager position.
• Spoke to Prunjal about RPG Programmer Analyst position with PepsiCo. She said this position has been put on hold, but she does work with them on other openings.
• TO DO: Check Pepsi website for other openings.
• Sent email to Garry Gay to apply for IT Director position with Movie Tavern.
• TO DO: Follow up with call to Garry Gay at Movie Tavern (214) 751-8277.
• Sent email to Curt Hicks regarding connecting with Imdaad Moosajee with Rent-A-Center, and also asked to connect with Curt on LinkedIn.
• Sent Linkedin message to Patrick Vo about Security Architect position with Dean Foods.
• Registered my profile on Dean Foods' website, and set up an agent about IT jobs in Dallas.

Wed 9/8

• Arranged for phone interview with LaShawn at Aegon for 3:30 PM tomorrow afternoon (Thursday).
• Got email from Lance about Fishnet opening. He suggested I apply on line while he's trying to determine who I need to speak to internally.
• Applied for Security Consultant - Compliance position with Fishnet Security on line.
• Requested status from Irene on opportunities with Bell and Movie Tavern.
• Requested status from Virginia on Manager of IT Governance and Compliance position.
• Requested status from Chelie with Grant Thornton on IT Audit position with GT.
• Requested status from Eric Neef about his connections with Freeman.
• Requested status from Gabriela Philips with PFSWeb about IT Senior Account Manager position.
• Requested status from Pranjal about RPG Programmer Position with Pepsi.
• Requested status from Barry Stephenson with CA about their presales position.
• Requested status from Cheryl Stasiak with SolidState about Senior Audit & COmpliance Consultant position.
• Requested status from Chris Tryon about IT Audit position.
• Requested status from David Moody with Trustwave about their Information Security Consultant position.
• Requested a connection to Jerry Huang with The Apparel Group to determine the status of their IT Manager search.
• Requested a connection to Jim Wahl with Rent-A-Center to discuss their search for a Development Security Manager.
• Applied to three positions with Freeman, on line.
• TO DO: Call Freeman recruiter Michelle Wood.

Tue 9/7

• Received email from Eric Neef about IT Compliance Lead position with Freeman. He has not yet heard back from his contact there. I forwarded my resume and a cover letter to Eric.
• Left second voicemail message with Jean Cummings at Aegon about IT Security Engineer position.
• Sent follow-up email to Heather Malek about IT Manager position with The Apparel Group. She has not yet heard back from them.
• Applied for "Development Security Manager" and "Senior IT Auditor" positions with Rent-A-Center.
• Requested that I get connected on LinkedIn with Becky Crawford with RAC HR through Alan Bogard.
• Sent email to Angel Jones at Aegon about IT Security Engineer position. I requested she sends me Jean Cummings' email address.
• Sent email to Jean Cummings at Aegon about IT Security Engineer position.
• Received call from Jean Cummings at Aegon. She's going to forward my information to LaShann (?) who's the hiring manager, and they will be in touch to set up a phone interview. She said I should expect to hear from them this afternoon.
• Sent email to Irene Ozturk about Director of IT position with Movie Tavern. On Linkedin she's connected to Scott Nixon, who's current title is Director of IT there.
• Received notification from Alan Bogard that he forwarded my connection request to Becky Crawford with RAC.
• Joined PCI DFW user group.
• Applied to Application Project Manager position with Hilton (on line).
• Traded voicemail messages with Jean at Aegon. Tentatively agreed on having a phone interview tomorrow afternoon, around 2:00 - 2:30 PM.
• Spoke to Chad Larsen about a Compliance/Audit Engineer position with Verizon / Capital One. He's going to submit my resume, and was expecting to set up an interview for next week when the hiring manager returns from vacation.

Fri 9/3

• Sent email to Amanda Jauch about Compliance Manager position with Enova Financial. She replied that the position is in Chicago.
• Sent follow-up email to Charlie Sawyer about Technical Project Manager position with AHMSI. He hasn't found anything out yet. They're looking for a VP of App Dev at this time.
• Received email from Chelie Marton at Grant Thornton. Apparantly Jeff Resta is no longer with the company. I sent her my resume and a description of the Senior IT Audit position I was talking to Jeff about.
• Sent email to Eric Neef about IT Compliance Lead position with Freeman. He has several contacts in that company.
• Updated resume on Monster and CareerBuilder.
• Left voicemail message with Jean Cummings at Aegon about IT Security Engineer position.

Thu 9/2

• Sent email to Gabriela Philips with PFSWeb about "IT Senior Account Manager - Europe Liaison" position.
• Spoke to Pranjal about Pepsico position. I told her I would do the contract for $40 per hour.
• Sent email to Barry Stephenson at CA about my presales experiences at JBA.
• Spoke to Chad at Lucas Group. They have no immediate openings they're working on, but he will keep me in mind if things come up going forward.
• Received call from Jean Reynolds (972 422 3222) at Aegon about IT Security Engineer positon. They're willing to pay $76K. They're located in Plano, and offer 15 days PTO the first full calendar year of employment.
• TO DO: Call Jean back to let her know if I'm interested in this.
• Sent email to Barry Stephenson at CA to let him know about Cinemark's status in a variety of technical areas.
• Sent follow-up email to Jeff Resta about IT Audit Sr. position with Grant Thornton.
• Sent follow-up email to Lance Clark about Compliance Security Consultant position with Fishnet.
• Spoke to Irene about Compliance positions with Bell in Hurst. They submitted my resume on Tuesday, and have not heard back from them.
• Tried to reach Eric Gentry about positions with Rent-A-Center.
• Sent follow-up email to Eric Gentry about Rent-A-Center.
• Spoke to Heather Malek about IT Manager position with The Apparel Group. She's going to check to see whether she's heard back from them or not.
• Received email from Eric Gentry about Rent-A-Center. He's going to follow up with his contact, and get back to me by noon tomorrow.
• Received email from Gabriela Philips about PFSWeb position. She's going to find out who I need to talk to about it.

Wed 9/1

• Spoke to Barry Stephenson at CA about presales position.
• TO DO: I will send him my resume and discuss my presales work with JBA.
• Got a call from Pranjal about RPG Consultant position with Pepsi. They want to negotiate my rate, and want it to be $40. I requested they meet me halfway at $45.
• Received email from Bob Kimbrell about the highest rated companies to work for in the Dallas area.
• TO DO: Send Bob an email about the companies I'm targeting.
• Received email from Brian Serra about Accuvant positions. He said I may be a good fit for a couple of different positions with Accuvant. He's forwarding my resume to their HR department.
• Received voicemail message from Chris Tryon. The client he's working with is overwhelmed with other prospects at this time, but the position is still open.
• Collected message from Chad with Lucas group about future IT opportunities.
• TO DO; Call Chad back to discuss my resume and job search in general.

Tue 8/31

• Requested TWC payment for two weeks leading up to 8/28. My next request is the week of 9/12.
• Sent resume to Pranjal Kupsad about RPG Programmer Analyst position at PepsiCo.
• Sent updated resume to Irene Ozturk about Compliance Analyst position at Bell.
• Sent email to Bob Kimbrell about Infrastructure Security Consultant position with Accenture.
• Sent email to Brian Serra about openings at Accuvant.
• Spoke to Chris Tryon about IT Audit position. We're going to talk again tomorrow at 3:00 PM.
• Left message with Eric Gentry to call me back about Rent-A-Center positions.
• Tried reaching Randy Watterworth with JW about their Risk Advisory Services opening.

Mon 8/30

• Invited about 30 people I know to connect through LinkedIn. 13 had accepted by the end of the day.
• Sent resume to Darrell Williams and Bob Kimbrell.
• Updated resumes on CareerBuilder and Monster.
• TO DO: Reach out to Melinda Flath with Brinks about Manager of IT Governance & Compliance position if Virginia decides not to submit me.
• Sent message to Angel Jones with Aegon about IT Security Engineer position with Stonebridge Life.
• Sent email to Angel Jones to apply for IT Security Engineer position. The hiring manager is actually her manager.
• Apply at Protiviti ... http://www.protiviti.com/pages/apply.aspx

Fri 8/27

• Received message in LinkedIn from Heather Malek with Matrix about IT Manager position with The Apparel Group. Wrote her back asking what the best way for me to apply would be.
• Sent an email to Luda asking what it was like to work at The Apparel Group.
• Sent an email to Rachel Meaney with Accuvant to inquire into opportunities there. Brian Serra said they're trying to fill "positions in Sales, Consulting, and Operations".
• Attended North Dallas Career Focus Group.
• Sent a LinkedIn message to Cheryl Stasiak with SolidState about Senior Audit & Compliance Consultant position that was posted in the PCI DSS Compliance Specialists LinkedIn group.
• Left a voicemail and sent an email to Randy Watterworth of Jefferson Wells about their Risk Advisory Services opening.
• Spoke to Heather about the position with The Apparel Group. She suggested I go ahead and apply on LinkedIn, and she would reach out to her contacts within the company to let them know to look for my application.
• Applied to IT Manager position on LinkedIn, and forwarded my cover letter to Heather as well.
• Spoke to Virginia Sumrall about Manager of IT Governance and Compliance position. Emailed her my resume.
• Reviewed the above job description, and highlighted the areas in my background which makes me a good fit for this position.
• Spoke to Virginia again about the Mgr. of IT Gov and Comp position. She will consider submitting me to the customer.

Tue-Wed 8/25-26

• Exchanged emails with and spoke to Irene Ozturk about the Compliance Analyst position she's trying to fill in Hurst. Sent her my resume. The company is Bell Helicopter.
• Spoke to Eric Gentry about Rent-A-Center positions. He has some contacts there. Sent him job descriptions as well as an explanation as to why I think I'd be a good candidate for these positions.

Thu 8/26

• Spoke to Chris Tryon about IT Audit position. He said I'm at the top of the queue, to be reviewed when the hiring manager returns next week.
• Followed up with David Moody at Trustwave to find out what the timeframe is for their hiring process.
• Followed up with Russ Grimes to see if he was able to locate anyone within the Lucas group that works with IT staffing. He's going to follow up with them.
• Played phone tag with Carla Johns at Lucas. She did say on one message they may have an opening that would be a good fit for me.
• Checked the weekly list.
• Emailed Jeff Resta at Grant Thornton about a IT Audit Sr. Associate position with GT.
• Emailed Michael Medrano about a Business Analyst position with Heartland.
• Emailed Jeff Camiel at JW about a RASP opening. Jeff sent me the name Randy Watterworth, who's the director of this group, and suggested I call him.
• Emailed Lance Clark at Fishnet about Compliance Security Consultant position.
• Sent message in LinkedIn to Josh Blessing at CA about some of their openings, such as "Sr. Services Consultant". He requested I send him my resume, and he'll push it up the ladder internally. I emailed him my resume, and received confirmation that he recommended me to their internal resource database.
• Spoke again to Irene about the Bell position in Hurst. A compliance position has again opened up, and she thought I'd be a good fit. She's sending the reqs, and I will tailor my resume for this position and send it back to her this afternoon. It's an 18 months contract, and she's going to submit me at $60.
• Received an email from Paige Harrington at Slalom. They don't have any current openings, but she will keep me in mind as she continues staffing up for their growth.

Monday 8/23

Left voicemail and sent resume to Russ Grimes - Lucas Group.
Spoke to Russ Grimes. He's to forward my resume to the people at Lucas who handles IT.
Created list of companies to check weekly.
Sent email to David Moody about Information Security Consultant position at Trustwave.
Sent resume to David Moody for him to refer internally within Trustwave.
Sent email to Chris Tryon about IT Audit position (he's to call me Mon afternoon).

Sites to check every week

Grant Thornton - Job site - Jeff Resta
Heartland Payment Systems - Heartland Openings - Michael Medrano
BDO - US Openings - Paul Feather
Trustwave - Employment Opportunities - David Moody
Jefferson Wells - Careers - Jeff Camiel
Fishnet Security - Careers - Lance Clark
CA - Careers - Josh Blessing
Accudata - Careers - Cara Radigan
Tenet Healthcare - Careers - Alan Bogard
AHMSI - Careers - Charlie Sawyer
Pepsi - Careers - Pranjal