Part-Time CIO/CTO?


Can't afford a full time CIO/CTO?

Would it be useful to have a CIO on an as-needed basis?

Someone who can ask the right questions of IT staff - web developers, IT Project Managers etc.?

Someone who can direct you towards the right technology to use for a particular purpose?

Someone who can review your business strategy and help align it with your IT strategy?

Someone who understands all the implications of Sorbanes Oxley and CISSP for your organization?

Someone to evaluate your business plan for a new IT/web startup? Someone who can highlight issues and advise you on direction?

Someone to perform reviews of the technical applications architecture of your web applications?

Someone to troubleshoot and help you find solutions?

If you answered yes to any of the above you need Michelle Sollicito. Michelle has been in the IT industry for 20 years, and has worked for quality consultancy companies such as Accenture, Sema (Schlumberger) and TMS (The Mandelbrot Set) for top clients such as Yahoo! and Earthlink..

Some examples of work she has carried out include:
- she ran a multinational portal project for Yahoo! / Merck with programmers in Bangalore, London, Atlanta and California
- she ran the IT side of a Sarbanes Oxley and CISSP audit for Earthlink
- she has published a great number of articles on all aspects of IT with Pearson Education (Informit.com, Sams books, QUE Books) see Informit.com
- she has produced a vast number of collaborative community-style websites for numerous clients
- she has consulted on numerous web startups
- she has produced and presented a great many training courses, business plans, detailed technical design documents and marketing documents
- she has provided numerous companies with Internet Marketing plans, Internet Marketing consultancy and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) consultancy and expertise.

Michelle is certified in over 50 web technologies and concepts - such as .Net, VB, ASP, SQL Server,MS Access, XML, Java, Javascript, JSP, eCommerce, Internet Security, Object Oriented Design, Project Management and much much more!

If you would like to know more, contact Michelle at michelle.sollicito@gmail.com

Or see her resume.

Rates start at $50 per hour and top rates are only $100 per hour.

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Seminar on Sarbanes Oxley  by Johnston Michelle

Michelle Johnston Sollicito will host an online seminar about Sarbanes Oxley and how it affects IT (esp for small/med businesses) Thurs 24 Feb 2005 at 7pm for one hour. This is part of a number of seminars aimed at small business owners to take place on that day.

To join the seminar (free!) go to http://webpageone.org/seminar/ and sign up.

Price: $FREE!

Date(s): 02/24/2005

Contact Info: mishj@yahoo.com on Yahoo! Messenger

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Publisher: Webpageone.org

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Java How To Program  by Deitel and Deitel

A good comprehensive introduction to all aspects of Java programming this book contains useful summaries at the end of each chapter for those who already have some knowledge and are able to skip some of the basics has a great many Good programming practice tips and Portability tips scattered throughout the book and lots of real world programming examples. Definitely for programmers not designers but a very good reference book as well as a great learning aid.

Price: $92.00

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

ISBN: 0131483986

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Javascript - the definitive guide  by Flannagan David

The title may sound a bit arrogant but it is true.

OReilly yet again produce the goods with this superb guide covering everything you need to know about Javascript.

Very good for learning Javascript from scratch this is also a superb reference bible to have next to you while you are coding into the early hours of the morning. The only thing it falls down on slightly is not making it absolutely clear which features work in which browsers in some cases.

Apart from that this is the book you want if you are Javascripting!

Price: $26.00

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Publisher: OReilly

ISBN: 1565923928

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Java Certification Exam Guide for Programmers and Developers  by Boone Barry

If you are determined to pass the Java Certification exam with the least effort possible this is the book for you. It contains a step-by-step guide to everything which is on the exam lots of valuable hints tips and shortcuts as well as exercises and questions to enable you to monitor your own progress

Price: $3.00

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Publisher: McGraw Hill

ISBN: 0079137407

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Executing a Sarbanes Oxley IT Audit  by Johnston Michelle

My previous article in this series described how to prepare your organization for auditing. Now well delve into the audit itself—whats involved and how to survive it.

What To Audit

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (hereafter simply Sarbanes-Oxley) is designed to ensure the following within a business:

There are sufficient controls to prevent fraud misuse and/or loss of financial data/transactions.

There are controls to enable speedy detection if and when such problems happen.

Effective action is taken to limit the effects of such problems.

In many companies most of these controls are IT-based.

Not only must controls be in place; they must be effective and it must be possible to note exceptions caught by the controls and follow audit trails in order to take appropriate action in response to those exceptions. This requirement puts a new pressure on IT that until now few IT departments have faced. To read the remainder of this article go to http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=337041

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Informit.com

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How To Carry Out A Security Audit Pt1  by Johnston Michelle
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Introduction

Your manager has told you that in the light of recent events in the US it is your job to ensure that your systems security is up to scratch.

Where do you start?

Get in a security consultant? Do it yourself? Get a member of your staff to do it?

Before you can decide it will be useful to know what is involved in carrying out a security audit of your systems so that you can decide which option is best to take – i.e whether or not you have the skills required in house (and if not whether or not the security consultant you hire has!).

The first article about Security Audits looks at the business aspects of a security audit.

The second article in this series looks at the technical aspects.

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Informit.com

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Planning an IT Audit for Sarbanes Oxley Compliance  by Johnston Michelle

Because the Enron and WorldCom scandals got so much attention and because the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 affects every public company—and many small companies are voluntarily complying—a great deal of money is being spent on compliance. In fact in excess of $2.5 billion is expected to be spent on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance-related work in 2004 alone (source: AMR Research).

Approximately 20% of that cost is expected to relate directly to IT systems work—in fact a survey of 60 Fortune 1000 companies found 85% of companies predicting that Sarbanes-Oxley will require significant changes in IT and application infrastructure. Section 404 of Sarbanes the section most likely to involve IT auditors is extremely rigorous mandating an annual management assessment of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and requiring an independent auditor to attest to managements assessment. Under section 404 its IT managements responsibility to ensure that the documentation and processes are in place before the independent auditor has to come onsite to carry out the attestation review in order to reduce the chances of signs of a material weakness in next years management letter. Thus its inappropriate for IT management to wait until the independent auditor arrives onsite to find out what needs to be changed. IT management needs to have found all the issues and be working actively on remediation of those issues as early as possible in the process; when the independent auditor arrives ideally most issues have either been resolved or are well on the way to being resolved.

To see the remainder of this article go to http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=336859

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Informit.com

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Various Useful References for Sarbanes Oxley  by Sollicito Michelle

This page has a number of very useful links to documents that are key to both the business side and the IT side of Sarbanes Oxley Audits.

Includes guidance from ISACA COBIT ISO and FISCAM Methodologies as well as more general materials such as templates to help you to implement policies quickly and effectively.

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Exceptiona.com

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What the Hell is XML?  by Johnston Michelle

An idiots guide to XML the markup language fast becoming a standard on the web.

For beginners it assumes knowledge of HTML.

Should you require further information or training please contact Michelle Johnston Sollicito at Exceptiona.

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Exceptiona.com

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SQL Server - Advanced  by Johnston Michelle

This course is aimed at those who already know the basics of SQL Server (or know SQL using another database).

It tackles some fairly advanced topics such as Normalization Data Relationships Ref Integrity Stored Procedures Triggers ASP/ADO and XML.

Should you require further training on SQL Server please contact Michelle Johnston Sollicito at Exceptiona.

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Exceptiona.com

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How Close Are C# and Java?  by Johnston Michelle

This article takes a look at the similarities and differences between the two most popular programming languages.

This article is aimed at those who already know Java and are looking to learn C# and is not for beginners.

If you require programming tuition please contact Michelle Johnston Sollicito at Exceptiona.

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Exceptiona.com

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Intro to C# Programming  by Johnston Michelle

Learn the basics of how to program in C#.

Note that this course is aimed at C++ Java or C programmers not those new to programming as it is fairly advanced!

If you require further tuition in programming please contact Michelle Johnston at Exceptiona.

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Exceptiona.com

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Ebusiness Bible  by Johnston Michelle

Michelle Johnstons Ebusiness bible tells you everything you ever needed to know about Ebusiness - how to plan Ebusiness/IT Projects effectively which methodologies are the most useful for which types of projects which technologies are most effective for which types of projects and how to carry out Security Audits/ Sarbanes Oxley Audits. There are also some bonus tutorials on how to program in Java and .Net amongst other technologies.

For a free trial copy click on the link below.

Price: $FREE trial! $30 for full copy

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Publisher: Exceptiona.com

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Selling Ebusiness To The Business  by Johnston Michelle

Lots of ‘techies’ have great ideas about what can be done with web technologies. Lots of business experts have great ideas about the ways in which these technologies can be used to enhance customer / partner relationships increase market share enhance competitive advantage etc. However many of these Ebusiness ideas never take shape simply because it was so difficult to ‘sell’ the idea to the key business decision-makers.

So what is the key to selling an Ebusiness idea to the holders of the purse strings?

Price: $FREE!

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Publisher: Exceptiona.com

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Body Wisdom Birthing  by Sollicito Michelle

This is a website for a doula who offers all kinds of services around pregnancy and childbirth in the Atlanta area. Her name is Ella Johannaber.

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Family Room Cafe  by Sollicito Michelle

An online resource for families including tips and articles on raising children information about homeschooling ideas for visits etc.

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Spiritual Connections  by Sollicito Michelle

This is the website of Heather Andrews Dobbs of the Louise Hay school of thought (Science of Mind). Her workshops classes and meetings are held in the London area and are a great way to meet spiritually minded people.

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Corbonzo.com  by Johnston Michelle

Corbonzo.com is a website all about real estate.

It contains articles, blogs, forums and podcasts about property management, mortgages, commercial investment etc.

Contact Info: c_gilliam@hotmail.com

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