Sneak Peek !

 Hello!

Hope your week is going well?

Synchro ERP are as busy as ever this week we are attending the .. 

AFS Regional from the 28th Feb - 1st March at the Crowne Plaza Airport, Milwaukee. Come and see us at booth #413.



The Marketing department are still busy working on preparations 
for the CastExpo in April ...

St. Louis, Missouri -  Booth  # 1463 I am very excited to be able to show you a sneak peek at some of the merchandise we will have at our booth ...

                                 Lovely Chocolates and .....

                            Excellent embroidered Polo Shirts.

Everyone else has been as busy as usual. I hope you have enjoyed the brainteasers and posts on Facebook and Ill look forward to catching up with you all next week.

If your not following us on Facebook and would like to, please use the link from our website.

Have a great week.

Getting to know you ......

Hi Guys

Hope you have had a great week?

We've been busy as usual here at Synchro ERP. 

I have started using SlideShare, You may have noticed on Facebook if not come and have a look ...

http://www.slideshare.net/victoriajsmith

So it's "Getting to know you" time of the month again and this month I have chosen our Sales and Marketing Director Barbara Nolan-Collins.

Name: Barbara Nolan Collins   - Job Title: Marketing Director

How long have you worked for Synchro ERP?

Since its inception.

What is the best part of your job? 

Growing the company, communicating with the industry about Synchro ERP and the enormous benefits a manufacturer gains when using a specific software system.

Describe yourself in 3 words:

Determined, passionate and impatient.

What did you have for breakfast this morning?:

Apple, mango, strawberries, kiwi, walnuts, sunflower, pumpkin and sesame seeds, almonds and linseed.

What is your favorite food?

Thai

What do you dislike most?

People who are not totally dedicated to a job or a commitment (family, animals) fundamentally people who do not take self-responsibility.

Who is the most precious person to you?

Myself and my husband

Who is your famous idol?

The person who first struck a fire.

What is your favorite book?

Your  Life in Your Hands - Prof Jane Plant

What is your favorite film?

I do not have one.

If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go and why?

Vietnam, as yet it is unspoiled, they cook amazing food and have an interesting culture.

Barbara is very dedicated to her job and Synchro ERP. 

She is a very passionate person and an inspiration to us all. 

She is also a fantastic support when needed with our individual lives be it nutrition advice or to provide an emotional crutch.

Hope you have enjoyed finding out a little more about her, Catch you all next week.

TTFN

Victoria x

Silver Arches...

Howdy from Texas,

I am really getting fired up for CastExpo.  This year it will be in the the GateWay city of St. Louis.  I've never had the pleasure of partaking in St. Louis, so this will be great.  I'm really looking forward to seeing and experiencing the Silver Arch - AKA the Gateway Arch.    Although, I have no doubt that I will not be able to get Simon to climb to the top.  Although he spends a great deal of time high in the air in an aeroplane, he does not like heights.   I do hope to catch up with some friends in St. Louis, they got engaged under the arches late one night and danced the night away and told me it is a great place to get engaged at.

Be sure to make plans to attend CastExpo 2013!

 But first, I must lend myself to the snow encrusted bitter cold land of Milwaukee for the AFS Regional Conference...  I do hope the weather is temparate.

Until next time, see you on down the road...

Shane Allen
Head of North American Operations...

Duck and Cover

It's Friday in Texas,

I hope this BLOG finds you and finds you well!   That meteor strike in the Urals was really wild to say the least and has made a "huge impact" on the world.  I'm just happy that the Russian air defense system didn't see that as an inbound ICBM and do a launch on warning or impact.  Pretty spooky stuff when you think about it.  Not too long ago, events like this at the height of the Cold War could have sparked a global Armageddon.      

Kevin from the Brazil office remarked this morning that what makes it so unusual is that it was all caught on video and has spread across the Wild West Web.  Technology today makes it possible for events to be easily captured and spread around.  Not but a few years ago, there might have been a few still pictures of the event and maybe a shaky video image, but nothing like the technology of today.

In Russia, it has become very commonplace for drivers to have dash mounted video cameras capturing everything that is going on.  Of course, the news sources closest to the impact have the best images and videos - as it was right on top of them.  With the Wild West Web - one can go to the Russian news sources and get the latest information from RT, Pravda, and the St. Petersburg Times.  The satellite images of the meteorite streaking across the sky are very, shall I say, striking... as well as the impact crater. 

I do hope that the people are not seriously injured and there are no fatalities.  From what I gather, people naturally rushed to the windows, human nature, to see what was going on, and were then cut up with flying glass from the explosion.  Truly frighting experience. The windows makers and installers will be quite busy for sometime.

All is well in the land of Synchro and Richy has safely returned from Turkey and Simon is headed out to the States for his 2nd visit of the year.

Everyone is looking forward to CastExpo and plans are well in place.  I myself will be heading to Milwaukee before long for the AFS Wisconsin Regional.  Fingers and toes crossed for temperate weather.  Details at Synchro ERP Exhibitions Schedule

Until next time, see you on down the road and DUCK AND COVER.

Shane Allen
Head of North American Operations

Snow, Pancakes and Love ...

Happy Friday Guys!

So its been a busy week here in Germany the white stuff has returned and has been snowing again for 2 days now! 
We've had Shrove Tuesday and Valentines day too! 

Team Synchro have been busy ...

Richy has returned from training one of our customers in Turkey, Simon has been visiting a number of customers in the UK, Chris and Barbara are returning from a very successful business trip in the Isle Of Man and everyone else has been in the office supporting our lovely customers and working on an exciting competition 

 - What do you think?

Please come over to our Facebook page to enter.

I hope you all enjoyed my write up's of Facebook this week about Chinese New year, Shrove Tuesday and Valentines Day? If you haven't already please go and have a read!

I was very spoilt on Valentines day - Lee bought me the most beautiful necklace  Leah and I had a mug engraved for him and got him some other bits and bobs!

All in all another busy week! Hope yours has been an enjoyable one. Catch you next week.

Victoria

8th Wonder of the World

When the Houston Astrodome opened in 1965, it was heralded as the 8th Wonder of the World being the first domed stadium for any sport.  We're talking the Astrodome.  I remember going to my first baseball game there, I must have been about five or six.  It was truly a sight to behold.  Air conditioned and heated for baseball, American Football, concerts, rodeos, circuses, and even the famous tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billy Jean King.  Over the years of growing up in Houston, I attended many events there.   During my high school years, me and my buddies were constantly at the dome watching the Houston Astros play.  $2 parking, $2 cheap seats, and $2 beer - affectionately known as  "Dome Foam" and of course $2 cardboard pizza slices.  About the 3rd inning we would sneak down to the coveted red seats at playing field level.  Even got to sit behind the dugout on more than one occassion.

I was in Houston this doing some shopping with the girlfriend and we attended the RV show at the Reliant Arena, next door to the Houston Astrodome.  The Astrodome has fallen into serious disrepair and is rusting on the outside.  I fear that it will not survive much longer - it will go under by implosion or the wrecking ball.  It's really a shame as it is a landmark in Houston.  When it first opened, it was all the rage - the NASA Astronauts were there and a lot of muckty-mucks.  Now, it sits idly by.  I understand the roof leaks and the inside is a disaster.

I really don't understand why Houston and the taxpayers foot the bill for two new stadiums when the Astrodome could have been revived.  I was told that it didn't have enough luxury boxes for the top dogs.  It cost me $10 just to park yesterday.  If you go to Houston and stay in a hotel or rent a car, you will be paying a huge local tax which is amongst the highest in the nation - all to cover the costs of new sports arenas.

A little brash here, but I guess Synchro ERP will just have to be known as the next 8th Wonder of the World.  Until next time, see you on down the road in Milwaukee.

Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations

Oh, I forgot to mention I did do my good civic duty of giving back to the community... A little bloodletting of platelets and plasma.. 

Snowing in Texas

Howdy doody from Texas,

It's FRIDAY, can you say Friday?  Been a very good and typically busy week at Synchro.  Demos conducted, visits arranged, etc.  The implementation and training team is at full speed.  Simon and Richy returned safe and sound from the UAE.  Richy is on his way to Turkey.  Daniel is coming up to speed nicely and is being a huge asset with reports.

I woke up one morning this week and although it was 50F, 10C, it had snowed across the street from my house.  It will get up to near 80F today, 27C, and the snow still hasn't melted.  It's a very unusual snow.  Spring has sprung in Texas and it's only February 8th 2013!  I'll take the heat in Texas over the snow and bitter temperatures experienced by other parts of the country.  Burr.  The older I get, the less I like cold weather.  My battered knee can warn me of impending bad weather by several days.  

Until next time, see you on down the road at the AFS Wisconsin Regional.
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