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Text Box:   Sharad Dayma has been named our February 2006 Employee of the month! He has recently come off a project and is currently moving into a role as a Technical Analyst on a Restatement effort at one of our other Financial Services Clients. He has been working with us for several years and we are excited to have him representing ProLink on his next project.   Sharad is a Project Lead and  

Text Box: Technical Architect. He has extensive knowledge of deploying Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence solutions and software development solutions. He has a unique combination of technical specialist skills with a focus on delivering business results. He was recently at Freddie Mac as a technical lead involving the SOX TDQ and Data Attestation Project.   Sharad has a degree in

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Text Box: Employee of The Month: Sharad Dayma

Text Box: Industry News: Financial Services

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Text Box: Data clarity through people, process and technology. ProLink provides a commitment to innovation and specialization, with a niche focus in the communications and media, life sciences, and financial marketplaces. ProLink delivers excellence in our solutions through industry and subject matter experts, technical skills, business practices and forming strategic partnerships with the top software vendors in the industry. For further information check out our website at www.prolinkservices.com or give us a call at (703) 748-5420.      

Text Box: Sudoku Challenge of the Month! To play, enter a numerical digit from 1 through 9 in the empty spaces. Each row, column, and region must contain only one instance of each numeral. Good Luck!

Text Box: ProLink Holds 2006 Corporate Meeting

Text Box:   We received several great comments about our vision for this year and beyond.   Here is what some of our consultants had to say:   “I can honestly say that a tone and vision have been set and I can see the possibilities, or rather the probabilities of the plan happening in 2006.” – Dawn Curry   “The overview provided by the [Practice Managers] gave me good insight into the near future and also confidence in Prolink management's leadership.” – Uday Kumar    

Text Box:   The aggressive growth plan for 2006 was highlighted by such elements as the continual growth and diversification of our Financial Services and Communications & Media verticals, along with the development of our software offerings currently channeled through our Life Science clients.   We look to further grow both our client and consultant base, through enhanced internal and external communications of our innovative ideas and forward thinking strategies.

Text Box:   On February 10th, ProLink held its annual All Hands Meeting in which corporate employees and consultants came together to discuss the goals for the upcoming year. With communication the theme for this year, we,  at ProLink invited  our consultants to give some feedback on how we can further improve our communication both in in-house and with the business community at large. Many of these suggestions, (like the Newsletter your reading) have been implemented, or are in development.  

Text Box: Business Communications   from the University of Bombay and certification in Computer Engineering & Software Technology.   Sharad is originally from Bombay, India but is now living in Ashburn with his wife and newborn baby daughter Aanya. He is an avid fan of Tennis and Cricket and enjoys standup comedy, with his favorite comedian being Jerry Seinfeld.

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Text Box: Phone: 703-748-5420 Fax: 703-827-8877 E-mail: john.fraser@prolinkservices.com

Text Box: consideration on future projects. You can also submit a business opportunity for us to pursue.         Submitting opportunities through the SharePoint site is now the fastest way to gain feedback and mobilize action. Our Recruiters and Practice Managers are updated on changes in real-time and can act on them immediately.   Our revamped referral program not only includes our employees but is also extended to anyone in our network who refer to us an opportunity.   For more information and complete details of compensation, or for details on accessing the employee site please contact: john.fraser@prolinkservices.com    

Text Box: Your Family and Friends Can Make ‘cents’

Text Box:   Now you can help your friends and co-workers gain employment while also earning some extra money. ProLink employees and friends have the opportunity to refer consultants or clients they may know. We also welcome referrals for project or position openings at past or current client locations.   This year we have made it even easier for employees to recommend business opportunities and candidates. The new extension to our existing employee SharePoint site:[employee.prolinkservices.com] has a built-in component that allows users to electronically submit candidates. You can submit people for projects we currently have open, or for

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Text Box: Happy February Birthdays to the following employees   Suresh Wales   Namarta Bhatia      

Text Box: Welcoming New Members to the ProLink Team

 

Text Box:    In January, ProLink welcomed five new people to our staff. Our three new internal corporate employees are Jaclyn Benjamin, Anna Kessler and Terisha Gibbs. Jaclyn will be assisting our recruiters in sourcing highly qualified candidates and Anna will be working closely with our clients to determine which candidates are best suited for any open positions or projects. Terisha, our Office Manager, will be assisting executive management and office administration.   We have also hired two new consultants, Lev Koptiovsky and Sam Bhushan. Lev is now working at

Text Box: Discovery Communications doing back end development using the Gabrielle Suite and Sam, an Ab Initio Developer, will be doing ETL work for Fannie Mae.   We welcome all of our new employees to our team, and look forward to adding more highly qualified individuals in the weeks and months to come.       In other news, ProLink has received requests from our employees to create a more consistent payroll schedule. We have listened and responded  by creating a bi-monthly plan in which employees will be paid on    

Text Box: the 15th and last day of every month.   We hope that this has resolved any confusion with the payroll schedule and hope that this will provide for a more consistent and efficient system.   We thank all of our employees for providing us with feedback to continually improve not only our policies and procedures, but the ProLink way of life.   As always, we will continue to encourage feedback and will respond with strategic initiatives to strengthen and broaden the services that we provide. We consistently strive for excellence!

Text Box: Prolink's Financial Services vertical extended the company's footprint within the industry by launching the first of a series of project implementation initiatives.  One project aims to introduce a streamlined time management module within a large financial institution.  The project involves the introduction of methods and procedures to track  resource management  

Text Box: and  to streamline time reporting capability for an array of in-house projects. The new timekeeping system package, Unanet, will permit the client to address the needs of the business. These needs include technical and governance teams, to better support project activities, and audit/compliance to efficiently

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Text Box: -Continued from Pg. 2   information to in-house business and IT teams  within a large financial institution. A major objective of this initiative, as in the previous project, will apply an integrated approach  to the needs of the business, technical, and governance teams in order to better meet their institution-wide mandates. At completion, the various teams will have a common vision of the Information Architecture utilized by the SharePoint implementation, a clear understanding of institution-

Text Box: data movement and controls, and financial disclosures and we are seeking to expand our presence into the brokerage field.   At the same time, the Financial Services vertical continues to pursue its more "conventional" mandate which include the identification of teams to participate and lead project initiatives within client institutions.  We are targeting 2006 as a growth year both in our strategic consulting practices and our project-based consulting services.

Text Box: wide capabilities and objectives, a management strategy for the SharePoint solution, and an implementation guide for the development and implementation effort.    Both of these projects are expected to generate important financial savings and overall efficiency improvements across the institutions. The results of these projects will be monitored and evaluated at completion and findings and conclusions replicated to other companies.  In addition, The Financial Services vertical is actively pursuing projects addressing

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