Wednesday, September 14, 2011

11:30 a.m.

Union League Club of Chicago

65 W. Jackson Blvd.

The Professional Women's Club of Chicago welcomes Karrie Goldberg, founder of Kage Konsulting, a full service agency that provides unique access to event production, brand building, and marketing innovations via 50 one-of-a-kind venues in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.

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Since its inception, Karrie and her team at Kage have been using their impressive pool of hospitality experience and strong network of cross-industry connections to provide their clients with a wide range of environments that inspire creativity and provide the perfect backdrop for any vision while assuring client satisfaction and their events success. Kage's vast client roster runs the gamut from corporate giants such as American Express and Conde Nast Publications to fashion brands including Diesel and Reebok and recording artists Depeche Mode and Black Eyed Peas among others.

Karrie's love of music led her to fill a largely untapped opportunity in the market when she founded Kagency in 2008. As a booking agency for internationally known DJ talent, Kagency represents PhilWard, Aaron James, Supermodel Eve Savail, Cielo's Nicolas Matar, resident Buddah Bar DJ Timka, Duran Duran Drummer Roger Taylor and recently signed Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols. Karrie's well-established and respected place in the community has led to international bookings from Abu Dhabi, Brazil, Ibiza and Japan to providing talent for White House Congressional Dinners.

Karrie and, by extension Kage Konsulting and Kagency, offer clients an unrivaled advantage by serving as translators; bridging the way between underground and corporate culture. Kagency will soon include a broader representation of talent, products and ideas through branding, product placement and marketing. Always ready for the next challenge, Karrie is currently working on activations on public property in NYC and Chicago in connection with local city officials, a global hospitality deal with Morgan's Hotel Group to offer Kage clients perks, special projects agency for Louie Vega and Anane, marketing and sponsorship for Haviland Hollow Polo Club and helping Wodka Vodka and Casa Dragones break into the Chicago market.

Karrie is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BAA in accounting and a minor in Japanese. She lived in Tokyo and worked for Pricewaterhousecoopers in tax, audit, new business and marketing before moving to New York. In addition to helping found GINA Network - a professional organization for women in the creative industries - she also sits on the board of the Breast Treatment Task Force (BTTF) - a NYC non-profit that facilitates free breast cancer screenings and treatment for patients without insurance - and frequently serves as a translator for various Japanese publications and media outlets working in New York.

Chicago Transit Authority

Salary Range: $59,200 - $70,000

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent

Position Summary
Leads and executes projects, initiatives and programs from concept through culmination as designated by the Manager, Strategic Planning, ensuring input and participation from appropriate divisions and departments. Responsible for the successful execution and completion of projects, on time and within budget.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops, designs, coordinates and executes projects and programs at high levels within the Authority. Designs presentations that conveys project and program content and facilitates action by senior management and the Chicago Transit Board.
• Performs strategic analysis and develops scope, project plan and budget for project and programs in conjunction with internal and external departments, including coordination with City, County, State and community organizations as appropriate. Acts as liaison to City of Chicago agencies and other governmental organizations and works to prioritize projects.
• Leads project team meetings to review, track and coordinate project activities. Drives effective team operations to ensure projects remain and are executed within defined scope, time and cost constraints. Takes primary responsibility to provide timely and accurate communication of key project issues and events to project team and management at CTA.
• Reports project-status, identifies and defines project issues, assigns actions and follows-up on issues and tasks. Responsible for dashboard development, coordination and monitoring.
• Researches best practices and trends in the mass transit industry for use of tools or processes to improve development, efficiency and reliability of products or projects.
• Ensures consistency of data and messaging for large scale projects, including support material as needed or desired.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in transportation, logistics or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 3+ years experience in transit planning may substitute for a degree.
• Thorough knowledge of common computer software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be creative since projects tend to be unique.
• Excellent written and communication skills are required.
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills are necessary.
• Must be adept at project management and able to manage projects from conception through implementation/completion. Must be able to execute action items.
• Solid interpersonal skills, ability to organize and focus people and build teams.
• Knowledge of public transportation industry is desirable.

Chicago Transit Authority

Salary Range: $85,000 - $100,000

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent

Position Summary
Manages and is responsible for all activities within assigned areas of the Purchasing Department that procures the goods and services necessary for the daily operations of the CTA, the maintenance of its rolling stock and the physical plant and the design and construction of CTA's capital projects. Also manages and is responsible for Oracle Purchasing and Inventory Management modules and Microsoft functional support staff in the maintenance of systems that support all procurement functions. Implements the initiatives, directions and policies of the department and overall CTA by day-to-day management of procurements and supporting staff. Responsible for managing and executing the day-to-day procurement operations that permits the Vice President and General Managers to direct and oversee upper management initiatives, policies and procedures.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Directs Purchasing staff in the preparation of bid documents and the public solicitation of all procurements (including: Invitations for Bids, Requests for Proposals and Letters of Interest and Qualifications) to ensure compliance with all CTA regulations and applicable laws.
• Directs Purchasing staff in the Commodity Buying Section in the preparation and the solicitation of informal bid documents to ensure compliance with all CTA regulations and applicable laws. Directs the coordination of procurements between the informal and formal (public) bidding processes to ensure that all CTA regulations and applicable laws are followed.
• Directs Purchasing staff in the review of bid proposals and negotiates, as necessary, with contractors in the preparation of contract recommendations, annual service orders, task orders, change orders, amendments, etc. for execution.
• Reviews and makes recommends to the General Manager regarding: contracts, change orders, amendments, ordinances, intergovernmental agreements, indemnifications, etc. for consideration by appropriate management, the President or the CTA Board.
• Reviews all purchasing related documents for accuracy and revises and edit documents as necessary to ensure all documents submitted to the General Manager and Vice President are free of errors and are fully accurate.
• Coordinates setting priorities for procurements with the General Manager and other senior CTA management. Directs and assigns responsibility for specific projects to Purchasing staff in accordance with established priorities; monitors and evaluates work performance.
• Investigates, analyzes and recommends resolutions to procurement issues such as bid protests, contractor defaults, claims and disputes.
• Secures concurrence and approval from funding agencies for the execution of contracts, change orders, options, amendments and other required contractual activity.
• Directs staff in research of the marketplace to identify new products, services and technologies in order to formulate recommendations to the General Manager regarding their applicability to new and ongoing procurements.
• Directs functional staff in the support of the Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning System Purchasing, Inventory Management and Order Management modules. Directs the creation of forms, reports, etc. in support of various Purchasing initiatives.
• Directs functional staff in the creation, maintenance and support of Microsoft Office Suite applications, including the development of forms, relational databases, etc. in support of various Purchasing initiatives.
• Consults with the Vice President of Purchasing and the Budget Department in the preparation, analysis and monitoring of the Operating and Capital budgets of Purchasing and other departments as directed by the Vice President.
• As required, recommends and initiates all personnel actions of subordinates including performance reviews, hires, promotions, transfers, terminations and other personnel changes. Acts as the General Manager of Purchasing in the General Manager's absence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or Management or a combination of education and experience related to this position is required. A Master's Degree in Business Administration or a Juris Doctor is preferred.
• Possess progressively responsible management experience in the purchasing field and 7+ years of increasingly responsible experience in procurement, purchasing and/or contracting and negotiations.
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills and strategic ability to formulate and drive a high-profile and company-wide program.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to edit and create a clear and concise work product.
• Possess a comprehensive knowledge of Federal, State and Regional procurement regulations and guidelines.
• Possess a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of formal and informal bidding procedures and the legal implications and requirements of both.
• Possess strong organizational and management skills necessary to define, develop and evaluate goals, objectives, standards and performance levels for assigned personnel.
• Possess a working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and the applications of these products in support of Purchasing activities. Possess a working knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Purchasing and Inventory Management modules.

Chicago Public Media

Chicago Public Media is one of the nation's largest and most respected NPR-member organizations and is home to WBEZ 91.5 FM, This American Life, Sound Opinions and Vocalo. We're passionate about increasing the breadth and depth of conversations across our diverse metropolitan area. We have 600,000 monthly listeners on-air and much broader audience online. We thoroughly embrace the potential of the web and mobile technologies and the ability to increase citizen interaction.

We seek a Director of Digital Product Management to help realize our potential. This position guides the product development process for new website features, mobile app development, and even site launches through all stages from idea to business case, to definition, to resource allocation, planning, testing, implementation and feedback phases; for all of Chicago Public Media's digital properties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Gather, evaluate and communicate product needs and solutions for both internal and externally facing development
• Supervises small team web developers, assigning tasks and projects and redirecting resources as priorities change
• Demonstrates end- to-end ownership of projects, including ideation, solution sets, planning, prioritization, and team coordination
• Ensures all projects are within established budget guidelines and help evaluate ROI. Manages the terms and relationships with external business partners, vendors and third-party service providers
• Maintains documentation of all digital assets and contracts including vendor contracts and domains. Participates in departmental planning and goal setting
• Creates and runs reports on digital product uptime, usage, and trends

• Broad technical knowledge of open source web development, mobile platforms, web server structure
• The ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical people
• Experience identifying and building strategic partnerships for both internal and external business partners
• Fluency with web analytics tools
• Experience supervising technical teams
• The ability to manage multiple priorities with tight deadlines
• Appreciation of creative/artistic types
• Loves feedback (positive and constructive)
• Total comfort with "always in beta"