Molen Associates' Team Successfully Deploy Foreign Labor Certification Permanent Online System’s Portal Used at Department of Labor

Molen making technologies available to assist other agencies, corporations in hiring alien professionals to work in US and abroad.

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) March 17, 2006 -- Molen Associates, (www.molenassociates.com) a small, woman owned/ MBE (Minority owned) business founded in 1997 in Baltimore, Maryland, has been one of the best-kept secrets in the greater Washington, DC metro area. In the past nine years, the elite teams of technical professionals headed by Katrina and Harrison EgbireMolen have aided major Project Teams at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, DynCorp, Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Labor.

While working at Labor during the past five years, the Molen team were able to demonstrate technical skill while deploying new technologies on behalf of the agency, including the development of Labor’s Foreign Permanent Labor Certification Online System, (www.plc.doleta.gov) , the latest of the five major and complex projects assigned to Molen deployed for the government agency within a four year-period.

Department of Labor Foreign Labor Certification Permanent Online System

Labor’s Foreign Labor Certification (“FLC”) Permanent Online System is an Internet and Intranet application created for the Department of Labor (DOL). The System allows U.S. employers to file and submit applications for Permanent Employment Certification -- Form ETA 9089 with DOL via the Web for foreign workers they wish to hire to work permanently in the United States.

Harrison EgbireMolen, Chief Technical Architect and President of Molen Associates, believes that elements implemented in the five Systems at Department of Labor such as the work-flow designs and document management system using Microsoft Word via the Internet and saving the contents of the Word document into the database should be replicated in other agencies where work-flow and document management systems are highly needed.

“In the five years that we have worked in the US Department of Labor, we have not only raised their technological standards by building sophisticated web-portals to meet their e-government initiates, we have seen a need to show, share and teach the latest technologies to those employed by the DOL staff and contractors alike” Mr. EgbireMolen said. “We needed to be sure that the work that was done on the FLC Projects were done with the utmost specificity and accuracy according to (the) customers instructions. With security screening at such a crucial phase in our history, we have found that we have provided the Department of Labor with an important tool not just for the PLC System, but also for other systems we designed and developed such as the LCA, H-2A, Perm Backlog and H-2B. We are seeking to replicate the technology and expertise in other corporations and agencies.” Mr. EgbireMolen said.

“We have seen with our work at the Department of Labor that it was almost a back to school, back to basics approach with technology, as we unveiled several incarnations of the web portals that are being used by the agency, Mr. EgbireMolen explained. “We are aware that there are other agencies, such as the Department of State and the US Army and Navy that would like to replicate much of the same kind of work, which we would be happy to design and develop for them, and train their own teams, Harrison said. This is vital for federal agencies, as Molen Associates is technologically neutral in the information technology tools they use.

“A Permanent type Foreign Labor Certification Online System applications can work in corporations and in government agencies seeking to hire personnel on a worldwide basis, here and abroad.”--Harrison EgbireMolen

Mr EgbireMolen also believes that a solution such as the Foreign Labor Certification Online System this would be an excellent tool for a Chief Executive Officer or a Corporate Board Officer for their Human Resources, agents and hiring staffers to use in a commercial setting within a fortune 500 companies. In working with Labor, and retaining a similar in scope to the H-1B VISA initiative, with the influx of workers coming into the US, many skilled workers are coming into the United States (What is an H-1B? -- SEE: uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/h1b.htm ) Where the H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification used by an alien who will be employed temporarily in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability), many also seek to work abroad while being employed for a commercial entity and while performing government service.

Mr. EgbireMolen explains: “A Permanent type (System) modeled off of the Labor Certification Online System application can work in corporations and in government agencies seeking to hire personnel on a worldwide basis, here and abroad for those who will be working and in an organization for the long-term.

“In our opinion at Molen, the FLC-type system would be applied as organizations hire and screen personnel, similarly to DOL. There are many good people coming into the US to work, as well as work being outsourced to countries such as India and other parts of the world” Mr. EgbireMolen, who hails from Nigeria, said. “It is best to a have the easiest, seamless technology possible to assist in all processes involving skills sets and certifications of personnel, here and abroad. This is where I believe our assistance matters, and recommend to major corporations as well as federal agencies wholeheartedly, especially in our Military and State Department.” -- Mr. EgbireMolen stated.

To learn more about Molen Associates special expertise in the Labor Permanent Labor Certification Online System applications program, and white paper that demonstrates the work that Molen Associates has done in the US Department of Labor delineating five key projects including PLC, please e-mail Harrison EgbireMolen directly at hmolen @ molenassociates.com, or HighVizPR at highvizpr @ highvizconsulting.com

About Molen Associates: As their slogan says, “Providing the right solutions with the best technology available”, since 1997 the Molen strategic approach has focused rigorously on providing their customers with the right solutions to meet their business needs. Molen Associates is Small, woman owned, HUBZone certified, and an MBE/DBE designate in the State of Maryland. Molen Associates is also having the following qualifications to offer other agencies and major corporations, including:

• Software Application Development

•Legacy System Re-engineering

•Business Process Management

•Database Design and Management

•E-Form/Document Management

•E-Government and E-Business

• Network Operation and Security

Molen Associates are continually seeking to form strategic relationships with reputable software companies to leverage our customers' needs with the very best solutions available, including SUN, and IBM, with whom they are strategic partners.

Molen Associates -- Corporate office

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Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Phone: 410.825.7410

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