Earthquake and fires in Bhutan

Mark LaPrairie, a Canadian who is the World Bank representative to Bhutan, has posted some stories about recent earthquakes and fires in Bhutan:

• First Month on the Job in Bhutan: Trial by Earthquake
• First Month on the Job in Bhutan: Trial by Fire

Mark has also posted this video about the destruction of these two events:

Hatfield looking for an Information System Specialist

Hatfield Consultants, the place that I work, is looking for an Information System Specialist. The full job posting is online here. This person will work on all sorts of interesting projects, ranging from local linear development applications, to aquaculture applications to international opportunities in Africa and SE Asia.

Required Skills and Experience

• Must be able to work independently and with a team to design, implement and test web based data management, project management and collaboration systems;
• High attention to detail;
• Excellent English written and verbal skills;
• 5+ years experience developing ASP.NET/PHP/Java web applications;
• Be able to work in a team context with non-technical users;
• B.Sc (Computer Science), B.Tech, B.Eng or related degree with equivalent experience;