thanks a lot.... i got it all sorted out.  example below for controlling state of a job on a remote server
Invoke-Command -ComputerName VisualCronServerNam  -ScriptBlock  { & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VisualCron\VCCommand\VCCommand.exe' --action deactivatejob --connectionmode remote --ip 10.10.10.10 --username admin --password SuperSecretPassword --name "Name of Job Here"}