[Jobs] [nylug-job] VMware, Inc. seeks Technical Trainer (VMware)

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    * JobID: #276
    * Submitted On: 2005-04-08 14:18:16

    * Company: VMware, Inc.
    * Contact: W. Sage,
    * Email:  wsage at VMware.com
    * Url: http://www.VMware.com/
    * Phone: Not Specified
    * Fax: Not Specified

    * Reference No: nylug-003

    * Title: Technical Trainer (VMware)

    * Salary: Not Specified

    * Description: Technical Trainer: VMware, an EMC company (NYSE:
EMC), is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for
industry-standard systems. The world's largest companies use VMware
solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing
investments and respond faster to changing business demands. VMware is
based in Palo Alto, California.

      Position/Responsibilities: This position, reporting to the Manager
of Education Services, is responsible for delivering, developing, and
maintaining technical courses for VMware distributors, channel partners,
customers, and internal employees. Courses will be delivered in
traditional lecture/lab settings, and, at times, on-line.

      Responsibilities include:

      Instruction:
      * Teaching courses for customers, partners, distributors, and
internal employees,
      * Conducting train the trainer sessions,
      * Working with fellow instructors to improve training materials
and delivery,

      Course Development:
      * Developing custom courses using and extending existing training
curriculum,
      * Working with subject matter experts to validate course design
and content,
      * Working with course developers and marketing to determine
curriculum needs,
      * Updating and maintaining existing courseware and labs,

      Other:
      * Traveling 50% of the time,
      * Working with VMware’s Technical Publications and Systems
Engineering group to ensure consistency of product documentation and
training materials, and to exploit opportunities for reuse of these
materials,
      * Investigating, developing, and implementing programs for
alternative education channels for customers and strategic partners,
such as online “webinars”, eLearning, and technical awareness seminars,
      * Assisting in interviewing and selecting new technical trainers,
      * Mentoring new trainers, and providing support to other trainers,
especially those based off-site.
      * Supporting VMware sales by acting as a strong advocate for
VMware products both inside and outside classes, and
      * Assisting engineers in product development by discovering and
reporting bugs and requesting new features in VMware products.

      Benefits:

      VMware offers great compensation, work-life balance, health
insurance coverage, insurance for your financial protection, and
savings/investment plans. This includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life
Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending
Accounts, and 401(k).

      For work-life balance, plan on 8 paid holidays and 3 float
holidays each calendar year, three weeks of personal time off (PTO)
beginning your first year, as well as additional PTO granted with years
of service. There is freedom in planning the workday with flexible start
and stop times subject to the company's needs.

      Equal Opportunity Employment:

      VMware is an equal opportunity employer that values the strengths
diversity brings to the workplace.

      Please submit your resume in .doc format to wsage at VMware.com.

    * Location:

          New York City, NY