Saturday, June 22, 2013

Processor (Mortgage) (Northridge)

Essential Duties
? Review applications and input into Encompass
? Verify that disclosures are complete and accurate
? Ability to review credit reports, income, asset documentation, purchase contracts and preliminary title reports
? Run DU/LP and verify that loans meet guidelines
? Knowledge of conventional and FHA programs and guidelines
? Work with loan officer, lender, and closing agent
? Maintain pipeline with all required tasks

Qualifications
? 2 years experience in the mortgage industry
? Knowledge of the loan origination process
? Ability to interpret raw content and to write clearly and concisely
? Experience in creating and managing online repositories of information
? Ability to research and validate data for accuracy and compliance
? Detail oriented
? Ability to prioritize and to meet deadlines
? Proficient in Microsoft Office, DU and LP
? Work well under pressure in a fast paced environment

We offer medical/dental/vision, 401(k) savings plan as well as vacation and sick time off.

If interested, please submit your resume along with a cover letter indicating for which office you are applying.
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Posted: 2013-02-17, 6:53PM PST

Edited: 2013-02-17, 6:53PM PST

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Heinz Endowments funds drilling foes and backers

A contractor closes a valve on his tanker truck at a Range Resources hydraulic fracturing operation Pennsylvania. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

PITTSBURGH — In the fierce debates over the safety of fracking for natural gas, one group is giving both sides a chance to make their points.

Pittsburgh’s Heinz Endowments is funding groups that say fracking can’t ever be done safely. It is also working with major energy companies and environmentalists who believe the drilling can be done without hurting the environment or public health.

“The Endowments actually tries to encourage the democratic principle of airing various (and sometimes opposing) points of view on complicated and important issues,” Heinz spokesman Doug Root wrote in an email. That includes funding “different approaches to advocacy on environmental issues” because at any point in time one approach may be more effective than another.

Heinz doesn’t have a problem with the diverse views, but over the past two months dozens of environmental groups have criticized a new initiative the Endowments helped found— the Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale Development. That’s a partnership between energy companies, including Shell and Chevron, and national and regional environmental groups. In announcing the effort, Heinz Endowments president Robert Vagt said he believes fracking “can be done in a way that does not do violence to the environment.”

One anti-fracking group that received funding last year from the Heinz Endowments, which is separate from the food company, said it doesn’t approve of the Sustainable Shale effort.

“Yes, we absolutely raised serious concerns” with the Endowments, said Barbara Arrindell, director of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, a New York-based group. She said she asked Heinz “where you’re going with this.”

Arrindell called the Sustainable Shale effort “terribly silly” and a “distraction” from efforts to examine health and environmental impacts from fracking, but said she recognizes that the Endowments, like other large organizations, contains people with different views. She said her group “kind of have to live with” the situation.

Others note that some criticism of the Sustainable Shale project uses a selective brush, attacking the energy companies and certain environmental groups for working with them — but not the Heinz Endowments.

When some environmental groups issued an open letter criticizing the Sustainable Shale Center in late May, a pro-drilling website noticed the omission.

“We doubt they’ll send a nasty-gram to the Heinz Endowments because Heinz funds the very kinds of groups” that criticize drilling, noted the Marcellus Drilling News, an online publication for landowners who support drilling.

Fracking, which involves injecting large volumes of water with sand and hazardous chemicals underground to break apart rock, has made it possible to tap into deep reserves of oil and gas, but also has raised concerns about air and water pollution.

Until Heinz went public with the sustainable shale effort this year, the situation seemed far more clear-cut. The Endowments has given out more than $10 million in gas drilling-related grants over the past three years. Many of the grant recipients have criticized the industry.

One scientist who has been in the crossfire over fracking praised the Heinz Endowments approach.

“I kind of admire Heinz for funding different things,” said Rob Jackson, and environmental professor at Duke University. “Why should a foundation be any different than a company in hedging its bets?”

Jackson and his colleagues at Duke have done studies on potential water contamination related to the recent gas drilling boom. The ones that found evidence of contamination have been loudly praised by environmentalists and criticized by industry. The Duke studies that don’t find evidence of contamination provoke the opposite reaction.

One expert on foundations said the Heinz approach is somewhat unusual.

“It’s not unheard of, but it is more common for a foundation to come down clearly on one side,” said Aaron Dorfman, the executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a research and advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.

Dorfman said that the Heinz Endowments approach of “funding multiple paths” is just its way of trying to find “a sustainable way to deal with a challenging issue.”

But he wondered about the future.

“Are they going to continue to fund groups that are opposed to fracking?” Dorfman asked.

The most recent list of Heinz Endowment grants suggests the answer is yes. In mid-May, the Natural Resources Defense Council was approved for a project “empowering communities to safeguard against the risks of hydraulic fracturing,” and Yale University was funded to study “Natural Gas Extraction Hazards” to humans and animals.

Root said the Heinz Endowments doesn’t want to constrict “the exchange of varying points of view among grantees in testing solutions to serious problems.”

The Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, said it’s heartening that the Heinz Endowments and some others “are finally acknowledging these clear environmental and economic benefits” of the drilling boom.

“That said, it would be troubling if these same organizations continue to finance activist groups calling for a ban on natural gas production,” coalition spokesman Steve Forde wrote in an email.


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PR Agency Seeking Assistant Client Services Manager (City of Industry)

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Structural Engineer - Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. - Houston, TX

The Structural Engineer is responsible for performing and overseeing professional level engineering analysis of structures and related components for the Company’s land based drilling rig fleet.

Detailed Description

Key Relevant Tasks
Perform computer modeling and analysis of drilling rig mast and substructures per current API guidelines. Maintain computer analysis software and latest API documents pertaining to drilling rig structures. Support in-house operations with structural repairs to mast, substructures, and related drilling rig components and new designs. Create professional level engineering reports of structural analysis.
Job Requirements

To qualify for the Structural Engineering position, an individual must willing and able to safely perform the following activities:
Occasionally travel, via airplanes or automobiles, to drilling rig sites, rig construction yards, and supplier facilities. Demonstrate clear communication skills and ability to give work directions concerning structural engineering issues. Perform field measurements, create sketches, and gather necessary documentation at drilling rig sites, rig construction yards, and supplier facilities. Physically able to climb steep stairs, navigate rig construction areas and related worksite structures wearing designated personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times. Comply with Company and customer safety regulations at all times Minimum Qualifications
B.S. in Mechanical or Civil Engineering Possess current Professional Engineer’s License Experience with structural analysis software program and generating computer modeling for structural analysis of drilling rig mast and substructures per API guidelines. Preferred Qualifications
Minimum five years’ experience in drilling rig mast and substructure computer generated analysis Certification : Professional Engineer License

Supervisory Responsibilities : None

Additional Details

Work hours are typically 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. five days per week. Extended work hours can include evenings, weekends, travel time and occasional holidays as necessary.

This position is typically in an office but could require exposure to weather conditions on field assignments that will expose a person to cold/heat, dust, and high wind in the areas of operations.

This person must work with an emphasis on safety for themselves and others including coworkers and third parties.

Must be able to work effectively and productively with others, communicate well, and perform under time-sensitive deadlines.

How To Apply

To apply, click the "apply now" button at the lower right hand corner of the screen and follow the directions

Amount of Travel

Moderate Travel

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❶Computer Science Interns Needed! (Pasadena)

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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES MANAGER - Gulf Copper Dry Dock and Rig Repair - United States

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for the following: Other duties may be assigned.

1. Keeps abreast of health and safety strategies for the company and facility, ensuring compliance by all staff under his control.
2. Organizes, plans, coordinates, directs and controls the profit and loss margin of Gulf Copper’s Environmental Services business unit.
3. Plans and coordinates sales, staffing, purchasing and logistics, to ensure projects meet cost and customer expectations.
4. Manages labor to meet utilization objective and focuses on labor relations, OSHA, workers’ compensation regulations/laws and maintains accurate tracking of labor costs and materials, identifies and reduces waste (e.g. material, time, equipment, etc.)
5. Formulates, develops, implements and measures market strategies, penetration and business goals and objectives.
6. Ensures compliance with Company Mission Statement.
7. Develops key performance indicators (KPI) for the business unit and each project individually, monitors KPIs and adjusts management policies and procedures as necessary to improve KPI.
8. Ensures/enforces OSHA, EPA, and Health and Safety standards/regulations compliance.
9. Ensures quality of environmental services meets or exceeds specified quality.
10. Monitors and ensures cost effective production environmental services, always focusing on cost control measures and practices to minimize waste of resources.
11. Performs other duties and services to ensure successful projects are delivered and clients are satisfied.
12. Maintains excellent attendance and punctuality.

Required Experience:
1. 5 years experience in management in a related industry is preferred.
2. Experience in the marine industry, including storage vessel entry, purging and cleaning, barge and tank cleaning, decontamination, etc. is strongly preferred.
3. OSHA 30 hour training

Working Conditions:
1. Regular exposure to all weather conditions, especially hot, humid and / or rainy weather, combined with regular work time indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.

Special Skills:
1. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
2. Ability to behave decisively.
3. Ability to grasp complex concepts easily.
4. Pay attention to minute detail.
5. Excellent planning, negotiating, and organizing skills.
6. Ability to motivate co-workers, colleagues and others.
7. Ability to operate in a systematic and logical manner.
8. Good judgment.
9. High performance and a strong team player.
10. Commitment to company values.

Candidates who do not meet the required experience and/or do not provide salary requirements will not be considered.

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Resident Services Director (Montrose)

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BP registers $2.4B as Carson, Calif., refinery sale completed

British oil giant BP has completed the sale of its Carson, Calif., refinery and other assets to San Antonio-based Tesoro Corp., an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products, for $2.4 billion.

London-based BP said the transaction closed on Saturday.

BP announced plans to divest its Carson and Texas City refineries in February 2011 as part of a strategy shift. The Texas City refinery sale to Marathon Petroleum Corp., which also was for $2.4 billion and included other assets, closed earlier this year.

Read more: BP completes $2.4B sale of Texas City refinery

The Carson refinery sale included related logistics and marketing assets in the region.

BP said cash proceeds from the sale include roughly $1.075 billion for assets and an estimated $1.35 billion primarily for inventory and other working capital.

BP will keep business ties to California, including a large ARCO retail and logistics operation presence that includes roughly 270 retail sites in the northern part of the state. BP will also continue the distribution and marketing of lubricants through its Castrol brand, the company said.

Meanwhile, Tesoro has taken ownership of the 266,000 barrel per day refinery near Los Angeles as well as the associated logistics network of pipelines and storage terminals and the ARCO-branded retail marketing network in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.

BP said it retains ownership of the ampm convenience store brand and has franchised it to Tesoro for use in the Southwest.


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Social Media Moderator (short-term contract) (Venice)

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Group Product Manager - Metalworking (Woodland Hills)

Posting ID: 3624323005

Posted: 2013-02-17, 1:44PM PST

Edited: 2013-02-17, 1:44PM PST

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Ballast Control Operator - Diamond Offshore - Houston, TX

Diamond Offshore Drilling, a leading deepwater drilling contractor, owns and operates one of the largest fleets of offshore drilling units in the world. Diamond Offshore provides contract drilling services to the energy industry around the globe and is a leader in deepwater drilling. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Company also maintains primary regional offices in Australia, Brazil, and Scotland, with local offices in other countries as required to support operations.

Responsibilities:

Operate ballast control system on a semi-submersible drilling rig to maintain the required stability of the vessel; continually monitor the deck loads so as to maintain the desired list/trim through activation of the proper stability procedures;responsible for performing tasks in a safe, conscientious, and efficient manner under the supervision of the Barge Engineer/Supervisor.

The Ballast Control Operator may be responsible for:
Ballast and de-ballast the rig as required to maintain station Monitor all ballast controls and related instrumentation Monitor variable deck load on a daily basis to calculate and maintain the rig’s stability Prepare the daily and weekly stability report for the rig Monitor quantities of expendables such as fuel, potable water, drill water and report findings to Barge Engineer/ Supervisor Inform the Barge Engineer /Supervisor about any anomalies, which may affect the safe and efficient operation of the rig Carry out Preventive Maintenance on ballast control equipment and other marine equipment as required Inspect ballast equipment and other marine operations and lifesaving equipment, as required, for safe working conditions Monitor the weather conditions and rig motion Assist the Barge Engineer/ Supervisor in carrying out rig move plans, aid anchor handling boats, and perform mobilization and demobilization preparations Follows Diamond Offshore Global Excellence Management System (G.E.M.S.)
Qualifications:

Basic
At least 18 years of age Valid USCG Ballast Control Operator’s License/Endorsement 1 or more years of direct experience as a Ballast Control Operator Ability to perform simple mathematical equations Possess or able to obtain a valid passport
Preferred
Possess or able to obtain a valid Transportation Worker’s Identification Card ( TWIC ) Legally authorized to work in the United States without restrictions Possess High School Diploma / GED or higher 3 or more years of direct experience as a Ballast Control Operator
In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and submitting a copy of your resume on or before the requisition closing date of May 27, 2013.

Diamond Offshore is an equal opportunity employer
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Truck Driver Trainees (Los Angeles)

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Posted: 2013-02-17, 3:00PM PST

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Drilling Cost/Invoice Assistant - Moody International, Inc. - Anchorage, AK

This position will assist the GKA workover and drilling engineers and rig supervisors with daily review of costs coming in from the rigs, ensuring all work orders and invoices are coded accurately, and helping to assist in updating cost estimates for future work.

Candidate should have good communication skills and excellent attention to detail.

Basic knowledge of accounting, rig operations, WellView (a drilling cost/planning software program), and business degree or certification preferred but not required.
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