Opportunites for Consulting Association
As we noted on our List of Special Competencies page, Beta-Rubicon is broadly networked and has in place a substantial number of expert and trusted colleagues who are available to work with us on a secure consulting basis. We make these arrangements to expand the areas in which the company can offer competent technology assessment and technology due diligence services.
The Opportunities
We are quite flexible in the arrangements we can make for sub-contracting certain work and for the ways in which we can work with technical consultants. However, the nature of our enterprise dictates that we be highly selective in forming associations. Both the caliber of technical experts we require and our objective of providing our clients with the best possible assessment dictate that our compensation rates are nationally competitive. Because we are highly focused and almost exclusively involved in providing technology assessments, we have developed specialized procedures and practices that allow us to be efficient and cost effective. In turn, our efficiencies allow us to have a high pass through to our consultants and sub-contractors so that their compensation appropriately reflects their level of expertise and is proportional to their contributions to each project. Beta-Rubicon's by-laws provides the opportunity for individuals to become employees, participating in the Company through ownership, if one accrues a minimum of 200 billable hours per year on an on-going basis.
Our Approach
Our approach to technology assessments requires that we have experts to provide both breadth and depth in knowledge and analytical skills. We tend to have our full time staff act as project managers and to provide the breadth or contextual and synthesis components of our assessments. Our largest requirement for consultants is in areas of specialized technical expertise -- particularly in areas that extend our capabilities in providing depth of analysis for new technologies. To respond to our clients' needs, which may require the assessment of a wide range of new and evolving technologies in novel applications, we must have available a considerable array of technical experts. Because of the episodic nature of work in most areas of specialization, those working with us on consulting or sub-contracting bases are typically self-employed or have working arrangements that permit additional short-term employment. All members of project teams actively participate throughout each project from initial contract cost estimating through the final conference to determine consensus-built recommendations for our clients.
Requirements for Association with Beta-Rubicon
The following points represent the main requirements necessary for Consultants and Sub-Contractors to Beta-Rubicon:
~ The essential requirement is technical competence and verifiable evidence thereof.
~ Most of us at Beta-Rubicon have 10 to 15 or more years of technical experience in our areas of interest. Although we do not have a minimum level of qualifying experience, we do consider relevant experience essential in developing understanding and proficiency.
~ All must be willing to execute appropriate confidentiality and non-competition agreements. Beta-Rubicon must make copies of these agreements available for review. Each must be willing to provide a verifiable resume for disclosure to clients and potential clients of the Company.
~ Consultants and Sub-Contractors must be proficient and comfortable with electronic/networked communications.
~ Our work is demanding and team-oriented. Hence, we restrict our association to productive and team oriented individuals. We may work independently at a distance but the importance of these attributes is no less critical.
Interested?
If you believe that you are qualified and are interested in exploring the possibility of working with Beta-Rubicon, Inc., please contact us, preferably in writing or by e-mail. You will find contact information on the Contacts page. We will treat your expression of interest with the utmost confidentiality.
Expect Our Prompt Reply
We will respond promptly to all expressions of interest and where we see an opportunity for association, provide additional information for your detailed examination.