Jim Cassio - Product Development

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Product Development

My product development experience includes the design and development of information systems, career resource publications, desktop and web software applications, and annual reports.

SkillsMatch, for example, was an interactive software program I designed to assist individuals with their skills assessment, career exploration, and job search activities. It was developed in association with the California Employment Development Department and the U.S. Department of Labor to serve dislocated (laid-off) workers at sites such as The Boeing Company in Long Beach, California, and McClellan AFB in Sacramento, California.

I developed the first comprehensive, regional training directory in California so that students and job seekers alike could see and compare their postsecondary education and training options. From this experience, I played a key role in the design of the Enhanced State Training Inventory for California.

The Skill Matrix Network was an online resource directory I developed as part of a demonstration project to identify skill gaps in the high-tech labor market and to provide free skills assessments to career explorers and job seekers.

I developed the Career Pathways Handbook as a first-of-its-kind resource that combined the best elements of occupational resource and career exploration content with "real people" and career pathways content.

CareerDNA is an online, interactive career discovery and assessment tool based on the 30-year practice of Dr. Brian Schwartz, a psychologist and leading career development professional. I not only played a major role in the design of the CareerDNA tool, but I was responsible for the content development of the occupational taxonomy and all related career material, including the utilization of O*NET "intelligence" data. My CareerDNA work also includes helping to develop next-generation talent management solutions to help organizations meet their workforce challenges.

See sample Occupational Outlook & Training Directory in pdf format:
Sacramento Regional Occupational Outlook & Training Directory (2.4MB)