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		<title>Investigating the Relationship Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Since March of 2007 I began work to build network connections that could cushion the blow when consulting contracts expire. At that time, I was on the final leg of a contract with Unilever in Trumbull, CT. I knew that I had to grow my contacts in the industry quickly so I could find additional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Eternal Student Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the beginning of my eternal student blog. I know I am bit old to be formalizing this but, now seems a fine time to be learning how to blog and start passing on to a younger generation some of what my life lessons have taught me.
In construction, law enforcement, military and now IT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever Contract #4</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ms Project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[RD Watkins extends contract into Customer Engagement Manager  role.
Due to an extended medical absence of a key customer engagement manager who has ownership of several web/extranet and integration projects, RD Watkins has been  engaged to temporarily take on these responsibilities. The projects that are the  scope of this contract are LiveLink (OpenText), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever Contract #3</title>
		<link>http://rdwatkins.com/51/unilever-contract-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 07:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Foods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[RD Watkins extends contract with Unilever in Integration Project  Manager role to complete Best Foods NJ facility and Canadian business units  Desktop Application roll-outs.
Unilever has  committed to an extension of Robert D. Watkins contract so that the GIO Integration  Lab may use his skills and years of experience with the Wise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever Contract #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2002 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global Infrastructure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Sms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[RD Watkins inks new contract with Unilever for Project Management / Coordination
Unilever North America Global Infrastructure request Robert D. Watkins to assist with several ongoing projects. These projects include the Manufacturing for the Millennium SAP Project, Business Objects Upgrades, Gentran Migration from NT to Unix migration and Legacy Integration, Targeter for the Web enabled AMPs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Project+</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2002 23:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Feasibility]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gain Consensus]]></category>
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IT Project +
Comptia IT Project + Certified
Key Benefits

A Project Manager can listen to your needs and requirements and negotiate agreement across departments culminating in a project plan including resource requirements, budget estimates, schedules and change management structures.
Once the plan is authorized by key stakeholders, the PM will execute the plan using the agreed to resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever Contract #1</title>
		<link>http://rdwatkins.com/284/unilever-contract-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mentoring]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Offshore Model]]></category>
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Unilever Contract #1

Contract MCSE.com inks first contract with Unilever North America.
Unilever, via Group Technology (recruiting division), has contacted and negotiated a year long contract with Bob Watkins to provide Wise Scripting Engineering. Unilever is deploying the standardized Aztec II Desktop to various sites and Business Units across North America. As such the application requirements gathering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CCNA Co-Author</title>
		<link>http://rdwatkins.com/47/ccna-co-author/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2000 05:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdwatkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Syngress Media engages Robert D. Watkins to co-author &#8220;CCNA Test Yourself Practice Exams&#8221;, 2nd Edition (Exam 640-507).
Syngress Media, a well known publisher of certification exam training materials, has asked RD Watkins to be one of the co-author to the second edition of their newest offering. This book will assist new candidates who are seeking to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCSE Co-Author</title>
		<link>http://rdwatkins.com/46/mcse-co-author/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2000 07:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Syngress Media engages Robert D. Watkins to co-author &#8220;MCSE Migrating from Windows NT to Windows 2000 Study Guide&#8221; (Exam 70-222).
Syngress Media, a well known publisher of certification exam training materials, has asked RD Watkins to be one of the co-authors to their newest offering. This particular study guide will review and assist MCP&#8217;s studying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marathon Oil Wise Scripting</title>
		<link>http://rdwatkins.com/45/marathon-oil-wise-scripting/</link>
		<comments>http://rdwatkins.com/45/marathon-oil-wise-scripting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2000 05:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdwatkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RD Watkins inks contract with Marathon Oil of Findlay, Ohio. USA.
Marathon Oil has contracted with Robert D. Watkins via Darwin Partners (recruiters), to assist in the scripting of approximately 1200 application to support their transformation of their current Windows NT 4.0 environment to a full Windows 2000 SMS enabled and automated application environment.
This will require [...]]]></description>
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