IMS: Looking for a geek!

[LorenzoBandini]

Dust off your resume! (If you are a current or former CART CEO, you might want to downplay that )

http://www.brickyard.com/ims/jobs/jo...d=74&page=jobs

[Belanger99]

Lorenzo

The job requirements state:

High integrity and confidentiality, strong people and communication skills, innovative thinker and self starter.

I'd say that disqualifies former or present CART CEO's....

Actually, I know a couple of people I will pass this on to. Good people, and good computer skills.

[Jim Wilke]

Can't be anybody who posts here; none of us can keep a secret....

[Indycarjunkie]

I don't have enough computer skills for that.

When is IMS going to hire a top shelf CAD jockey?

[NDGator]

"Must be able to work overtime"

Now that work we'd all kill for...

IMS has got to have some kind of job for a poop engineer with a degree in finance to boot.

Does Tony still have an unwed sister, I'd take one for the team.

Guess I might be qualified to launder money

[stretch51]

RBM!

If he is still being a computer geek to pay the bills, why hasn't this thread been merged with the "Where's Robby McGhee?" thread. Then TG would be blamed for paying his salary

[BlueStang]

Originally posted by Indycarjunkie
I don't have enough computer skills for that.

When is IMS going to hire a top shelf CAD jockey?

Or COBOL programmer??

[Doctorindy]

That's funny, I don't see any IMS perks in the job description

Sounds to me like they're not offering any free admission or garage area badges...Looks like you'll have to pay at the gate just to go to work in May!


Just kidding

[Doctorindy]

...Enthusiasm for and commitment to the company and the Vision, Mission and Values. Other duties as assigned by the supervisor...

Better put: "CART fans need not apply"

[mnkywrch]

Originally posted by Doctorindy
That's funny, I don't see any IMS perks in the job description

Take it from someone who has talked to the guys in the department about the job - it sounds cooler than it ends up being. If you're a big fan, it'll likely kill your passion for the place - instead of it being the INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, it becomes your job.

Oh, you get two tickets to the events, IIRC. At least for the Indy 500. You also have pit/garage credentials and maybe even a Red Ball parking pass that lets you park almost ANYWHERE - but remember, you're working. Autograph chasing is a big no-no. You're lucky to get 10 minutes to watch practice on your way back from solving a problem. Watching Happy Hour or Pole Qualifying? In your dreams.

For this position, you're lucky to be stationed somewhere where you can see the race - remember, you're working. There's an equal chance you'll be stuck in a golf cart, looking at the back of the grandstands, waiting to be deployed to a broken PC. Or you're at your desk, watching the race on TV.

You also work every day the track is open. While that sounds fun and really cool on paper, think of it this way: you're working six or seven days a week for a the two weeks before practice starts to get things ready for the start of practice. Then you're there an hour before the track opens and you're lucky to leave two hours after it closes every day. Them hours add up. You begin to pray for rain days, so they shut the track down early and maybe you can get home before your family goes to bed. By Race Day, you just want the month to BE OVER WITH, and you don't care if Juan Montoya or Dr. Jack Miller wins the thing.

But it does give an interesting perspective on how the place operates.

[PHJIndy]

I would NEVER work at or for IMS. I've had many chances but like my freedom WAY too much to get bogged down, especially in May.

[dog-ring]

IMS had a CAD jockey on their payroll............but they gave him a job as a maintenance man Now he's in North Carolina doing contract CAD work to feed his family but still lives in Indy. Someone missed the ball on this one............

[jl]

Originally posted by dog-ring
IMS had a CAD jockey on their payroll............but they gave him a job as a maintenance man Now he's in North Carolina doing contract CAD work to feed his family but still lives in Indy. Someone missed the ball on this one............

and pretty soon he'll be back in Indy doing some CAD work and other stuff for a few race teams.

mnky is sorta correct. It can become a job, but ya get to see every inch of the place which is cool. You also get to meet some influential people which could help ya move up the corporate ladder PDQ, if you're willing to kiss a little.

Oh and the people in admin. and 16th st don't work nearly as hard as maintainence. **** they create double the work for maintainence.

[Bombardier R142]

What you have to do is to get a friend who doesn't like racing to take the job. Then you can get his/her free tickets. Use your imagination people!

[mnkywrch]

Originally posted by Bombardier R142
What you have to do is to get a friend who doesn't like racing to take the job. Then you can get his/her free tickets. Use your imagination people!

If they're your friend, why are you getting them a job at IMS?