Vice President Operations Career Guide and Counseling

Question: What's the average salary for an Operations Vice President inc bonus percentile within Investment banking? Is it possible to move smoothly into middle office?

Answer: Maybe 240 to 260k after bonus, before taxes at a bulge bracket.

Question: What are the bonus percentiles for an Operations Vice President within a Top 10 investment bank?

Answer: OUTRAGEOUS,RIDICULOUS AND ABSOLUTELY SCANDALOUS.

Question: What kind of degree do I need to become a Vice President of Operations? I know that a degree doesn't guarantee you becoming an executive, but I want to know what kind education a VP gets. I was thinking of getting a Bachelor's in Economics and an MBA later on.

Answer: VP of what sort of company? Maybe if it's, say, a chemical company, you'll probably want to major in Chemistry and then get an MBA (Masters of Business). It's important for business people to know about what they're attempting to run so they're not completely blind. It may be worth getting BS or at least a minor in the field you'd like to be in later on down the road.

Question: Has Vice President Cheney had an operation on his head lately? It looks a lot fatter than I remember.

Answer: It could be that it's swelling with STUPIDITY. Or I can hope it is filling with CANCER and the demon will soon leave.

Question: How would you convince a (timber removal?)company to invest in a 20$ million dollar helicopter ? Imagine that you are a junior executive in a large forestry company. Write a memo to the vice-president of operations convincing the company to buy a 20$ million helicopter that will help remove timber from the company's land ? please + thanks ! stevenequalshearts.

Answer: you must convince him that buying a helicopter would benefit the company: more profit, better for the environment(if the forestry company cares about that kind of stuff), safer for workers, faster...

Question: Will future Vice Presidents be as active and influential in their administrations as Dick Cheney has been? Prior to Cheney, few VPs had any significant involvement in day to day operations of the Presidential administrations they served in. This has not been the case with Dick Cheney. Will we soon see more Vice Presidents like him?

Answer: Honey what country have you been in . because i am telling you all i have sen out of Cheney is that he goes off duck hunting . oh and i think he shot some one . other than that what has he done.

Question: Poll - Based on the debate between obama and Vice President Cheney yesterday? Michael Graham ran this poll today. I’d like to continue on with it. Please add your own. Got a great email from listener Ken yesterday after the Obama/Cheney speech-off: Michael, Obama is Dr. Phil, and Dick Cheney is Batman. Batman didn't care if anyone liked him. The juxtaposition of President Obama and Vice-President Cheney is striking, and my listeners weren't the only people to notice. Here's Bill Kristol: Obama's is the speech of a young senator who was once a part-time law professor--platitudinous and preachy, vague and pseudo-thoughtful in an abstract kind of way... Cheney's is the speech of a grownup, of a chief executive, of a statesman. John Feehery at The Hill writes "Where Dick Cheney is approaching this conflict as a Defense secretary, Mr. Obama is approaching it as a law professor." Personally, I think Barack Obama is your therapist ("How does that make you feel?") while Cheney is your surgeon ("I'm cutting out your lungs at noon!") Or maybe it's Obama's Pete Carroll vs. Cheney's Bill Belichick? Here's your mission: Post your best Obama is __________, Cheney is _________ analogy below. At the end of today's show, my "That's A Wrap" panelists and I will pick the best one. The winner will get dinner for two at Ken's Steakhouse, a copy of my book REDNECK NATION, and some other WTKK swag. May the best man/woman/T operator win! Obama - worthless...Cheney - pricless Obamma is Mickey Mouse, Cheney is Walt Disney. Obama is the polite guy that doesn't offend anyone while Cheney is the blunt speaker that doesn't care if you don't like the truth of the situation. (Sugarcoating is for dealing with children, people! I prefer to be spoken to like an adult.) Obama is Human Resource Manager: Cheney is Chief Operations Officer. Obama is Stimpy, Cheney is Ren. Obama is the Coyote,...Cheney is Roadrunner! Obama is the fat opera singer, and Cheney is Bugs Bunny, from "What's Opera Doc". OBAMA IS STIMPY CHENEY IS REN ;) Obama is Harriet Myers, Cheney is Samuel Alito. Obama is the thunder, Cheney is the lightening. Barack Obama is David Banner, Dick Cheney is The Incredible Hulk. Banner; weak, vulnerable,confused, inexperienced. The Hulk; Strong, Focused, Angry, Confident. Obama is playing in the sandbox and Cheney is playing dodge ball. Obama is Gilligan , Cheney is The Professor Barack Obama = Tom Shattuck while texting..."Trust Me, I know what I'm doing" Dick Cheney = Michael Graham..."Are you crazy?? You're going to get someone killed!" Obama is Harriet Myers, Cheney is Samuel Alito. Obama is friend on hunting trip, Cheney is friend who shots in wrong direction Obama is Homer, Cheney is Flanders Obama is Harriet Myers, Cheney is Samuel Alito. Obama is Kris Allen. Cheney is Adam Lambert. Cheney is Deer Hunter Obama is Bambi Obama is Harriet Myers, Cheney is Samuel Alito. Obama is a show pony, Cheney is a mustang obama is mr rogers and cheney is the old muppet in the balcony Obama is the Enabler and Cheney is the Terminator Obama is a pussy cat, Cheney is a lion Here's mine: Obama is the Mad Hatter and Cheney is the Red Queen (off with his head!) From "A Few Good Men" Obama= Lt. Daniel Alistair Kaffee(Tom Cruise)-the smart *** lawyer Cheney= Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson)-gritty, in your face Obama is a wine cooler and Cheney is a shot of Irish Whiskey! Obama is Jim Braude, Cheney is Michael Graham. Obama says what "feels good", Cheney lives in reality and speaks the truth Obama is Bush, Cheney is Cheney Obama is a wine cooler and Cheney is a shot of Irish Whiskey! Obama is Olive Oil and Cheney is Popeye! The world is made of mice and men - Obama is the mouse, Cheney is The Man! ..... And in matters of national security (and any other situations), I definitely trust the wisdom of Dick Cheney. Obama is Barney, Cheney is Yosemite Sam Obama is Bailey's Irish Cream liqueur on the rocks, Cheney is Glenlivet Scotch Whiskey straight up. Cheney is Frank Sinatra...Obama is Boy George Obama is Gas Man, Cheney is Graniteman. I have a few... Obama is "Austin Powers" ... Cheney is "James Bond" Obama is "Sydney Bristol (Alias)" ... Cheney is "Nikita (La Femme Nikita)" Obama is "Steve Austin ($6 Million Dollar Man)" .... Cheney is "Superman" Is Joe Biden the joker? No, just a joke.... Nobody is laughing though. Barack Obama is the referee. Dick Cheney is the quarterback. Obama is france, Cheney is the 101st airborn in WW2 Obama: Megatron...Cheney: Optimus Prime http://michaelgraham.com/post/2009/05/22…

Answer: obama - Josef Goebbels Cheney - Winston Churchill

Question: You are the vice-president of application development for a small, but rapidly growing software company that? produces patient billing applications for doctors’ offices. In working on the next release of you firm’s one and only software product, a small programming glitch has been uncovered in the current release that, if left uncorrected, poses a security risk to its users. The probability of the problem being uncovered is low, but if exposed, the potential impact on your firm’s 100 or so customers could be substantial-hackers could get access to private patient data and change billing records. The problem will be corrected in the next release, but you are concerned about what should be done for the users of the current release. The problem has come at the worst possible time. The firm is seeking approval for a $10 million loan to raise enough cash to continue operations until revenue from the sale of its just-released products offsets expenses. In addition, the effort to communicate with users, to develop and distribute the patch, and to deal with any fallout will place a major drain on you

Answer: It has to be rolled back to a safe and secure issue, or be well insured. As for hackers they will always find a way in no place is truly secure, just can be more difficult to get the info.

Question: Who is planning Vice-President Cheney's Birthday Party? Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney[1] (born January 30, 1941), is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. As Vice-President, Cheney is also the President of the United States Senate. Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska but soon relocated to Casper, Wyoming where he grew up. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Ford administration where he served as White House Chief of Staff. In 1978, Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming; he was reelected five times, eventually becoming House Minority Whip. Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H.W. Bush, a position he held for much of Bush's term. In it, Cheney oversaw the 1991 Operation Desert Storm, among others. Out of office during the Clinton presidency, Cheney was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000.

Answer: I would hope that Haliburton would send him a gift he deserves it.

Question: If you became President, would you be confortable with Hillary being vice-president? The contents of the post borrowed from a fellow poster on these boards...Richard Crainium Thanks Richard good stuff! Just a quick refresher course lest we forget what has happened to many "friends"of the Clintons. 1-James McDougal - Clinton's convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key witness in Ken Starr's investigation. 2 -Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown. The murder happened just after she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House. 3- Vince Foster - Former White House councilor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock's Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide. 4- Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown's skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with prosecutors. The rest of the people on the plane also died. A few days later the Air Traffic Controller commited suicide. 5- C. Victor Raiser II. Raiser, a major player in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992. 6-Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock, September 1992. Described by Clinton as a "Dear friend and trusted advisor". 7-Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the woods in VA of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising events. 8-Jerry Parks -Head of Clinton's gubernatorial security team in Little Rock. Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little Rock. Park's son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton. He allegedly threatened to reveal this information. After he died the files were mysteriously removed from his house. 9-James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a "Black Book" of people which contained names of influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas. 10-James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater. 11-Kathy Ferguson- Ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases, as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit. Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones. 12-Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and fiancee of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancee, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the grave site of his fiancee. 13-Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton's friend Dan Lassater, died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a convicted drug distributor. 14-Florence Martin - Accountant & sub-contractor for the CIA, was related to the Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case. He died of three gunshot wounds. 15- Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her death. 16-Paula Grober - Clinton's speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car accident. 17-Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists, apparently in the middle of his investigation. 18- Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 "October Surprise" was found dead on a toilet June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment. Had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death. 19-Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington, Virginia apartment balcony August15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan Guaranty scandal. 20-Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died November 29, 1996. Her bruised, nude body was found locked in her office at the Department of Commerce. 21-Charles Meissner -Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash. 22-Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton's advisory council personally treated Clinton's mother, stepfather and brother. 23-Barry Seal -Drug running pilot out of Mena Arkansas, death was no accident. 24-Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. Lawhorn was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole. 25-Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guaranty. His death was a purported suicide and his report was never released. 26- Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund raiser died March 1, 1994 when his plane exploded. 27-Kevin Ives & Don Henry - Known as "The boys on the track" case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of death said, was due to boys falling asleep on railroad tracks. Later reports claim the 2 boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to that case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD INFORMATION ON THE IVES/HENRY CASE: 28-Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, 7/88. 29-Keith McMaskle - Died, stabbed 113 times, Nov 1988 30-Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound January 1989. 31-Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April 1989. 33-James Milan - Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his death was due to "natural causes". 34-Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death in the front seat of his pickup truck in June 1990. 35-Richard Winters - A suspect in the Ives / Henry deaths. He was killed in a set-up robbery July 1989. THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD: 36 -Major William S. Barkley Jr. 37-Captain Scott J . Reynolds 38-Sgt. Brian Hanley 39-Sgt. Tim Sabel 40-Major General William Robertson 41-Col. William Densberger 42-Col. Robert Kelly 43-Spec. Gary Rhodes 44-Steve Willis 45-Robert Williams 46-Conway LeBleu 47-Todd McKeehan Quite an impressive list! Pass this on. Let the public become aware of what happens to "friends" of the Clintons!

Answer: Holy Crap--I had no idea all these people died!! I know there was a rumor (I live in LR, AR) that Vince Foster and Hillary were having an affair. When he was found dead, I always thought of that rumor. I went to school (Elem school and Jr High) with a lot of the kids of parents involved with Clinton.