I am a project manager of 25 years with a background in technology. I have worked on electronic commerce, transportation and government systems for most of my career. In addition to my formal project management training and PMP certification, I have much training and experience in information technology. I am a firm believer in SDLC and ITIL for systems development.

In 2003 Dana Brownlee, PMP founded Professionalism Matters, Inc., a boutique professional development training and consulting firm. Her company provides interactive training workshops on a variety of topics including project management, meeting facilitation, and team building. In 2009 Professionalism Matters launched MeetingGenie.com an online resource for the latest tips, techniques, instructional videos, and other resources pertaining to meeting facilitation. Her company has produced two meeting facilitation training DVDs: “Are You Running a Meeting… or Drowning in Chaos?” and “5 Secrets to Virtually Cut Your Meeting Time in Half!” (Both are available at www.meetinggenie.com). Dana has spoken to many Project Management Institute audiences including a presentation (“The Secrets to Running Project Status Meetings that Work!) at the PMI Global Congress 2008 North America in Denver. She has been selected to speak at the 2010 International Association of Facilitators North America 2010 Conference in Chicago. A much sought after speaker and trainer, Dana has presented courses in three countries and authored a course currently being taught in five countries. Dana’s client list includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, Emory Professional Learning Program, Georgia Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, Southface Energy Institute, Learning Tree International, OCI Chemical Corporation and many others. Dana received a BS from Spelman College, a BIE from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Emory University.

I have worked in the project industry since the early 1970s. My training and consulting career began in 1981 with the Yourdon organization. I became independent in 1986 and have taught full-time since then. I specialize in project management, business requirements and knowledge management. I am actively involved in research with the University of Oklahoma on the relationship of project deliverables and project management to knowledge management. I helped found and operate the Knowledge and Project Management Symposium each August held in Tulsa, Oklahoma (www.kipanet.org). My full bio is available at www.TryonAssoc.com. While I strongly support professional organizations and speak regularly at conferences and symposiums, I do not drink the certification koolaid.

André is a qualified Civil Engineer, with post graduation studies in Construction Management. His professional experience encompasses Industry Construction and IT Projects, consulting (including strategic planning and portfolio management) and training, in Brazil and abroad. André is the author of the book “How to Manage Construction Contracts With Contractors” (www.gestaodeempreiteiros.com.br). He works as a project manager, consultant and instructor.

Todd has been applying Lean principles to all areas of business for the past 10 years and is one of the only trainers applying these powerful concepts to project management and product development. Todd is the founder and president of Lean Solutions Limited, a consulting firm specializing in on-site workshops and implementation support. He has applied Lean principles in a wide range of industries including automotive assembly; manufacturing, repair and overhaul; food processing; electronics assembly; pharmaceutical; and the airline industry. Todd is proud to have been able to work with many industry-leading organizations such as Singapore Airlines, Michelin, Parker Hannifin, Bombardier, Timken, and Pfizer.

Rosemary trains IT project teams on delivering project success by improving business analysis and project management practices. She also coaches project management contractors and consultants on thriving in a falling economy. She is founder of Project Management Perspectives LLC consulting and training in both the commercial and government sectors. She led many global software and hardware projects; created PMO's, and conducted project assessments. Rosemary speaks at conferences on the topics on Planning for Project Success and is a co-author of Unearthing Business Requirements, Elicitation Tools and Techniques. Rosemary received her B.S. from Oregon State University and M.B.A. from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and implemented the Tools and Techniques initiative of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Keith Custer, PE, has over 30 years of consulting and management experience and is an expert in project management and the use of integrated cost and schedule techniques. Mr. Custer is an electrical engineer and has been involved in project management ranging from nuclear power electrical systems and controls to office telephony systems, international voice and data communications systems, computer systems, custom software development, and major package software applications like Financials, CIS, HR, CRM, MMIS, PMO, and ERP. His experience spans a wide range of industries including electric power, insurance, financial, retail, manufacturing, health care, and customer service. Mr. Custer has served as CIO, Program Manager, Project Officer, and Project Cost and Schedule Manager for companies such as Bechtel, SWEC, Oracle, Keane, IMRglobal, and Marriott as well as Utilities such as FPL, NUSCO, MPL, Centerior, TECO, PECO, PPL, PSEG, SMUD, and GSU.

Frank Parth, MS, MSSM, MBA, PMP brings 30 years experience in project/program management and technology development to his teaching and consulting work. He has consulted to clients in multiple industry sectors, including high tech, food processing, construction, chemical processing, utilities, government, aerospace, healthcare, the consulting industry, and financial services. He is active within the Project Management Institute, most recently serving as the project management for PMI’s Standard for Program Management, 2nd edition. Mr. Parth has been an adjunct professor of project management and systems engineering at the University of California at Irvine (UCI) Extensions program since 1994. He is a guest lecturer at USC’s Marshall School of Business and at the American University of Sharjah in the UAE and has developed and taught courses for the American Management Association. He is an accomplished international trainer having taught over 3000 students in the U.S., U.K., Canada, the Middle East, and Asia. He is the co-author of Introduction to IT Project Management, published by Management Concepts (2006) and is currently under contract to write a book on Enterprise Portfolio Management for them. He has published multiple articles in professional journals around the world.

Kevin L. Smith serves as the Director of Project Management for Provident Enterprises where he leads the internal project management office and works with clients to develop strategic process optimization solutions. Prior to Provident Enterprises, Kevin worked for several years as an independent consultant for various Fortunate 500 companies. Kevin enjoys expertise in Strategic Project Planning, Portfolio Management, and Team Leadership, and response to RFPs. He possesses an MBA from Wayne State University and a PMP certification.

Dave is a principal with three O Project Solutions, the vendors of AceIt©. Dave was also the key architect responsible for the creation of the product. AceIt© has prepared Project Managers from around the world to pass their PMP® exams. You can find endorsements from some of his customers on three O’s web site (http://www.threeo.ca/) Dave has over 20 years of experience managing projects of every size and training IT resources for companies like Nortel Networks and 724 Solutions. He most recently led a $100M project to upgrade a leading bank’s ATM network for Diebold Canada. Through three O Project Solutions, Dave has partnered with Infomaxium (http://www.informaxium.com) to offer classroom project management training. Dave has also helped prepare project managers to pass their PMP® exam through the Lakeshore chapter of the PMI.

Wouter Baars has a masters degree in industrial engineering and management science at the Eindhoven University of Technology and is an experiences project leader. He has been leading projects for KPN, The Waag Society, The European Commission, several smaller businesses and non profit organizations. Since 2003 he has been teaching project management and helping companies to get their project management on a better level. Wouter Baars is the author of the open source book on project management that is currently in use by the KNAW (The Royal Dutch Academy of Science) and several other organizations.

An experienced professional in program / project management coming up through the ranks of software development and business analysis, working in small, medium and large size organizations and first line consulting companies. Has extensive knowledge of program / project management and methodologies as well as its tools, and is always up-to-date in management trends. Mr. Dominguez assists organizations of all sizes in seting up PMOs and governance, provides training in program / project management methodologies and tools, and delivers major solutions to multiple industries of all sizes. Fluent in English and Spanish, he authors white papers, "how to" documents, and presentations to assist program / project managers and the management profession in general. Writes monthly posts for Expiriance.com and received Expert Author status from Ezine Articles where his articles have been featured a number of times. His articles are published in many top websites around the world in both languages. Additionally, he volunteers work for several organizations such as the Pembroke Pines Charter Schools where he actively participated in the design and development of their first website. He was a contributor and reviewer of PMI\'s Project Manager Competency Development Framework (PMCDF), served in the Board of Directors of the South Florida PMI Chapter as a Director of Certification Programs assisting fellow members to prepare and obtain their certification, and is currently serving as a Director of Portfolio Management.

Shawn D. Belling,M.S., PMP. 15 years in project management, 20 yrs in general business. Current project management practitioner and adjunct instructor in private industry and public universities. I have a master\'s degree in project management and plan to pursue a doctorate. I am currently a project manager with a biotechnology company and an adjunct instructor for the University of Wisconsin as well as Lakeland College and University of California - Irvine. I also speak and teach periodically for PMI at a local and national level.

Barry Otterholt has been a project management specialist and coach for the past 30 years. He is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and a Project Management Professional (PMP). He works with both public and private sector companies in the USA, Europe and Scandinavia. Mr. Otterholt was a Director with Microsoft, a senior consultant with Deloitte Consulting, and a COO with a nationwide consumer electronics enterprise. In 1988 he founded Public Knowledge, LLC to provide independent management and operational support to the public sector. More recently, he founded Stouffer & Company, LLC to provide as-needed project management services to fill an obvious skills gap in both private and public sectors. Mr. Otterholt is an adjunct professor teaching project management at Northwest University. His essays on project management have been published in PMI newsletters. His runs a blog, Project Management Essays, where he muses about various project management topics. Mr. Otterholt is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) and the Project Management Institute (PMI). He has a BA in Accounting and Computer Science and an MBA in Business Administration. He lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Darrel is a senior technology executive, consultant, and turnaround specialist with over twenty years management experience. He has succeeded in line and staff management, organization restructuring, Project Management, business analysis, software application development, project recapture, and acquisition evaluation and integration. He has recovered projects and organizations and managed major new technology enterprise financial and other software development and integration projects. He has consulted, presented keynote speeches, and trained for organizations in the finance, high tech, energy, nonprofit, and other industries. Other categories I can train in are: Agile Project Management, CAPM certification, Change Management, Communications Management, Computer Based Information Systems, Corporate Transformation, Delegation, HR Management, Implementing Project Management, Integration Managment, People issues, PMBOK, Procurement Management, Program Management,Project Management Advantages, Project Management Best Practices, Project Management Ethics, Project Management for Beginners, Project Management Office, Project Management Proposals, Project Management Templates, Project Portfolio Management, Project Workforce Management, Quality Management, Requirements Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Scope Management, Soft Management, Time Management,

Michelle M. Campbell is a seasoned project manager with more than 8 years in program and portfolio management. Her primary focus has been the management and recovery of projects in the financial services industry. She has delivered on projects varying in cost from $ 200, 000 to $4 million and length from 3 months to 2 years. Michelle has leveraged her experience by providing coaching and training on project success strategies to individuals and organizations. She also consults on the establishment of program management offices and ensuring projects are aligned with strategic business objectives. Michelle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, MBA in International Business and the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. She is a member of Project Management Institute (PMI), American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and Toastmasters.

Esra Guven, BScEE, PMP, the Founder of Star-PM at www.star-pm.com and serves in the position of Director. She is a professional project management consultant, instructor, and author. She has written two books on project management. She is a qualified trainer who has over 10 years of project management experience in the Information Technology area and 8 years of network qualification experience. She has created several user guides, manuals, test protocols on IT and project management. She can be reached by e-mail at esra.guven@star-pm.com at http://www.star-pm.com

John Bolden, founder of TLIR Consulting Group, is internationally renowned for strong thought leadership that paves the way for leaders to propel and compel significant improvement in corporate transformation, operational alignment and business improvement project performance and results. In addition to direct client engagements, John conducts ongoing research into the prevalent issues that lead to cost overruns, delays, quality issues, organization vs. project conflict, vendor litigation, unacceptable ROI, frustrated stakeholders, tarnished reputations and worse. The baseline for his thinking is now 3,400+ significant projects spanning every common form of business improvement along with some not so common that are truly bleeding edge. They vary from cosmetic through to mission critical and beyond; ranging from $500K to $17Bn+. Several thousand projects of lesser size / cost yet just as important in the minds of those who conceived, planned and executed them augment the core baseline. His identification of the key traits and tendencies that contribute to failure and what can be done about them is recognized as innovative, practical and value laden. John’s articles are widely published and his presentations have engaged business, government and academia leaders at conferences worldwide. John delivers his profound, thought provoking ideas and observations in public and private forums where business leaders, managers and staff gain an appreciation for both organization centric and project centric perspectives of what is typically overlooked, ignored or taken for granted whenever Corporate Transformation / Business Improvement is on the agenda.

I first became involved in project management quite accidentally! While working in a large organisation which was going through huge change I realised that these changes would only be successful if people delivered projects effectively. But, no one had received any training in this area! I ran a series of workshops and saw that this was an important area - working to help organisations deliver projects on time and to budget. I have personally trained many thousands of people to deliver projects effectively. In addition, I have spoken at conferences, coached individuals and worked with project teams. After encouragement from a couple of grateful workshop participants I wrote Deliver That Project - a practical guide to delivering projects. Alongside this my big project is to make my company Project Agency even more successful. We work with a wide range of clients providing them with project management training alongside developing in-house project management systems to ensure a uniform approach to project delivery.

Started in IT as a programmer way back in 1975 when punch cards were new! Gradually worked my way up to Project Manager and for about 15 years managed projects in diverse industries such as financial services, oil refining, electricity generation, home shopping, etc. Eventually I realised that project management was far too hard, so here I am teaching it and loving every minute. Qualifications: B.Sc. (hons) Mathematics, MBCS, CITP, CE, PRINCE2 Accredited Trainer.

Robert Prieto, Senior Vice President Robert Prieto is senior vice president for Fluor, where he leads strategy for Fluor’s Industrial and Infrastructure group. Mr. Prieto focuses on the development and delivery of large, complex projects worldwide. Prior to joining Fluor, Bob served as chairman of Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. As head of PB’s board of directors, he was responsible for overseeing management performance, establishing top-level policies, and ensuring the firm’s continued long term success. He is a member of the executive committee of the National Center for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a member of the board of directors of the Business Council on International Understanding, a member of the board of the Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation, and co-founder and member of the board of the Disaster Resource Network. He currently serves on the National Research Council’s committee framing the challenges on Critical Infrastructure Systems. Until 2006 he served as one of three U.S. presidential appointees to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and served as chairman of the Engineering and Construction Governors of The World Economic Forum and co-chair of the infrastructure task force formed after September 11th by the New York City Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the board of trustees of Polytechnic University of New York, and was previously selected as alumni of the year by its New York Chapter. He has had an executive sponsorship role in the World Trade Center Transportation Hub; West Coast Rail Modernization; Train Protection and Warning System; Level 3 Communications Long Haul Network and Superconducting Super Collider. Prieto holds a master of science in nuclear engineering from Polytechnic University of New York and a bachelor of science in nuclear engineering from New York University.

I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, where I excelled at football, basketball, math, and art. I went to college at Princeton and earned a BS in Engineering. I then entered a career in industry, working in mining, manufacturing, metal fabricating, environmental services, and other related industries. Along the way I earned my MBA from Carnegie Mellon. After about 12 years I made a switch into the information technology field, becoming a Lotus Notes developer. I gradually moved into project management in that field. Today, I am in the project management consulting field, and have several web sites, including Project Management Training Online (pmtrainingonline.com), Lean Six Sigma Training Online (leansixsigmatrainingonline.com), and a growing blog site (PMcrunch.com).

I have worked in the online space as a Project Manager for nine years, and I'm currently the Director of Fulfillment at WebFeat Multimedia Inc., in Toronto. I'm passionate about how marketing is affected by technology and trends in social media. I have worked exclusively in the interactive space for my entire project management career. I believe that we are only as good as the information we share with one another. Working together, we will advance project management methodologies in a way that makes sense in this technological era of speed and change.

A project manager with 15 years experience in financial services and IT leadership. Known in the project management community through speeches at many PMI Congresses and other events. A leading author on the topic of project charters and the relationship between projects and organizational strategy.

I have been involved in project management for over 13 years and I am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). I have served as a project manager on numerous product development teams – some successful, and some, well, not so successful. However, I have learned from every endeavor. Now as a Program Manager for a major company in the Chicago, Illinois area, I manage a group of very talented project managers and in the process, I learn from them, and I hope they also feel that they learn from me. My goal is to provide some of that same knowledge and insight to others through pm411.org, and I hope that you will do the same.

I've been managing projects and programs since 1983. In 2007, I managed to write it "all" down in "Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management." I teach Pragmatic Project Management, Iterative/Incremental Development with Scrum, as well as several one-day workshops about pieces of project management (lifecycles, estimation, more to come). All of my workshops are interactive and experiential--you will learn by doing.

I have 15 years of experience in Software Engineering and Project Management with the emphasis on disciplined delivery techniques. I have taught both PMP Prep Courses as well as practical 5 and 6 day Project Management immersion sessions at the Fortune 500 level. I focus mainly on Project Management Training as a corporate culture change mechanism or as a tool to jump-start accelerated improvement situations.

I've had 30 years of industry experience, 20 of it as a project manager or supervisor of project managers. I've been PMP Certified since 2000.
Since 1985, as a "side job", I have been teaching adults, first in PC and internet applications, then in Project Management and PMP Certification. I've co-developed a 12-CD PMP Prep course, providing the voice for the audio tracks myself.
I have been developing and delivering PM Master's Certicate courses at a local college and for Boston University's Corporate Education Center for the past several years.
Here's a good part about this: I have fun. Here's a better part: I keep learning from teaching. Which leads to more fun...and more learning ...and more teaching...

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