IT outsourcing in the DR

suarezn

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Does anyone know if there are any businesses setup in the DR to provide programming, IT outsourcing, call center, software development, etc...to businesses in the US?
Also, what's the market like to get good programmers with updated skills (Java, C++, .net, etc) in the DR? What kind of salary/rate would they command, in case you could find them?

Any info on this would be appreciated.
 

Adrian Bye

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I experimented with this. Its not worth it.

I found both the tech level and work ethic of dominicans to be very low.

I now work exclusively with extremely sharp eastern europeans and its working great. Phone + email + IM is a great combination.
 

DCfred

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I have a cousin that works with a company that does that in the San Isidro Free Trade Zone. They provide customer service support for American companies via phone- can you believe that?
 

Chirimoya

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You'd better believe it: it is cheaper to employ bilingual Dominicans and incur the costs of long-distance phone calls than to do it in the US. They pay around 50 pesos an hour (under a dollar) - or less for the most junior employees.

My husband's oldest neice and nephew who are university students are working in this sector to fund their education. There are telephone enquiries operators for US companies who are not allowed to reveal their true location. I heard that there was even a dial-a-horoscope type operation here as well.

Chiri
 

Talldrink

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If its cheaper to do this from India, imagine how much more it is from DR. Most Major companies have been set up in India now. No wonder the Cisco certification is now worth zero. These people here used to get paid well over $80K a year, why not pay some one in India or DR about a dollar an hour?
 

Adrian Bye

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The DR and india are not the same. The technical indian guys are much better educated compared to the dominicans.
 

Tomvangeffen

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sounds good :)

Hey,

I am a VERRRY sharp quadruple lingual (dutch, english, german, and a passable spanish) dutch IT-specialist who wants to come living in the DR. (dominican wife)

you guys think i could make a living?

Tom
 

Cyber Park

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mywebpage.netscape.com
IT Outsourcing

we developed several business models for IT soutsourcing for several US based corporations.

usually the models are based on one or more US engineer setting up standards, system requirments and QC and senior / junior dominican programmers.

we also have excellent experiance running call centers to the US (telemareting in/outbound). can get you personnel for halp desk / CRM / customer support / pre & post sale of technological products

Gabriel
g_h_yon@hotmail.com
809 440 4100
 

gilbert

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php programmers

Is it hard to find full time webdesigners with full knowledge of PHP or ASP programming in the DR?
 

XanaduRanch

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Quick!

Chirimoya said:
I heard that there was even a dial-a-horoscope type operation here as well.
Chiri, give me that number! I want to call and give them the Bald Hippo's data, and the election date, and find out who wins before they shut it down for making an "L" with their fingers and saying "Leonel!"

Tom aka XR I am ROOT.* Obey me!

*Maybe only Adrian will get that one. But it's still funny!
 

NatashaA

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