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Maverick Software Consulting :

Maverick Software Consulting Staff Augmentation

Company Overview:

Company Overview Maverick Software Consulting staff augmentation services provide skilled personnel to work with your employees to help you develop, maintain and test your applications while building your IT staff.   We accomplish this by working with local Universities to hire the top computer science students to work on your software development and testing projects. 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 2

Company Overview:

Clients Manage ongoing pipeline of software engineering work assignments. Can work directly with students or have MSC Onsite Lead work with students. Students Work 20 hours/week during school year and 40 hours/week during summer breaks. Clients should plan on providing 20 hours/week of work for each student during school year and 40 hours/week of work for each student during summer breaks . Work in Maverick Software Consulting office near campus Company Overview 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 3

Benefits for Clients :

Benefits for Clients Provides a pipeline for entry-level employees already trained in clients products and technologies. Increases company and brand recognition to help with recruiting students. Provides outsourcing option within same culture, time zone, language, etc., within short travel distance at rates similar to offshore vendors. Secure office location is exclusive to clients to protect intellectual property. All contractual arrangements are governed by the U.S. Legal system. 2008 Thomson Awards of Excellence (see www.mavericksoftware.com) 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 4

Benefits for Clients:

Benefits for Clients Get software engineering work done at reasonable rates Hourly rates comparable with offshore contract resources, but productivity is higher without the inherent issues of communication/language, time zone, and cultural differences. Hire new college graduates with experience in client products, technologies, and team dynamics within a professional environment Advanced access to key talent enables us to assess students before making hiring decisions. New graduate hires from this program are productive at least 3-6 months sooner which saves in labor costs to train each hire. Avoid the struggles new college hires typically experience in communication, collaboration, tools, cognition, and orientation (see SIGCSE ‘08 article). 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 5

Benefits for Clients:

Benefits for Clients Presence on Campus – We work with your existing college relations / recruiting teams to help make them more effective. Having an office located next to the college campus gives the client a much bigger presence on campus. Provides an opportunity to interact with Students more frequently and at a much deeper level than you can at a career fair or short visits to the campus. Your employees work with the students on a daily basis. We can have the students work onsite at the client site for a week while they are on summer break. We can setup a time for your HR / College Relations team to speak with the students about the job opportunities your company has to offer We are willing to work with you and help out anyway we can. The client becomes ingrained into the campus culture and becomes part of the day to day lives of the Students. The Students become “ambassadors” for the clients and will help spread the word about the company and what they are doing. 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 6

Benefits for Clients:

Benefits for Clients Streamlined Hiring - MSC Specializes in Recruiting Students Focused Marketing… Working directly with the University Career Advisors, Professors, etc. Working directly with Student Groups Referral bonus for existing employees (students spread the word about MSC) FaceBook Ads targeting CS, CE and MIS Students Standard Print Ads (Posters on Campus, Local College News Paper Ads, etc) Career Fairs 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 7

Benefits for Clients:

Benefits for Clients Streamlined Hiring – Automated System / Process for Job Application, Interview, Evaluation, Contracts, etc. All marketing directs students to our “Apply Online” website Automated and Standardized interview process lets us gather data about the students you want to hire Standard scripted technical interview questions help assure that the same process if followed at all offices. Helps us assess students technical, team and communication skills Students required to write code examples during the interview. Helps us assess their technical skills. All students complete a “Myers-Briggs” type of personality test. Helps us assess their interpersonal skills and gives us a standard data point to compare across all offices. Automated Student Management Systems makes us very efficient at what we do. 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 8

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Benefits for Clients 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 9

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Benefits for Clients 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 10

Benefits for Clients:

Benefits for Clients Streamlined Training Processes – Training Services "I hear and I forget." "I see and I remember." "I do and I understand." --Confucius Training is an investment to accumulate intellectual assets. Our Training Packages are crafted such that Students are exposed to real world situations. We believe that theory is essential, but without the relevant practical application, it remains a mere exercise in academics to be studied and set aside to gather dust. We make learning valid for instantaneous productivity. MSC’s Training Management System allows easy assignment, tracking and grading of training. 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 11

Benefits for Clients:

Benefits for Clients Streamlined Management of Student Access Control System logs when students enter office. Automated Alert Systems send e-mail notices to MSC Office Manager When a Student Logs on to MSC computer If software is installed/un-installed If new hardware is installed/removed Automated Monitoring Systems tracks and logs all computer activity (including screen shots of what student is doing on desktop) Application activity Internet activity Chat / IM activity E-mail activity 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 12

Benefits for Students :

Benefits for Students Opportunity to apply academic learning and gain experience on real world software engineering projects Opportunity to earn one of the highest student employment wages Convenient location allows students to work while taking classes Flexible scheduling provides opportunity for students to work during non-business hours Opportunity to work 40 hours per week during summer breaks Positions students for potential full-time employment with client after graduation KEYC TV News Video (see www.mavericksoftware.com) 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 13

Benefits for Universities :

Benefits for Universities Year round internships and part-time/full-time jobs for students. Closer relationship with clients. Gives the University a competitive edge over other Universities that don’t have a similar agreement. Gives the University view into what current technologies and skills are being used in the industry. 5/18/2011 www.MaverickSoftware.com Copyright 2011 Maverick Software Consulting, Inc. 14

Questions:

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