Dominion Project Management

As a top rated instructor, Darryl has presented over three hundred classes in Business-Oriented Structured Analysis, Structured Design, Real-Time Structured Analysis and Structured Methods Management Overview to over five thousand students of Fortune 500 companies around the world.

With extensive experience in Software Engineering and Quality Assurance program design, training, metrics, educational software development and Train-the-Trainer Program. With a focus on Business-Oriented Structured Analysis and Design, Real-Time Structured Analysis, Structured Programming and Structured Walkthrough curriculums. Primary focus on methods and work breakdown structure library for tools supporting project management of IBM engagement work. Included test plan development and execution, conversion of IBM Customer Relationship Management system to work breakdown structure for planning purposes, and interface design. Key team member in writing IBM’s current project management philosophy (World-Wide Project Management Method or WWPMM). Darry has assisted in the development of the following courseware:

Project Management Fundamentals

It is designed to introduce and acquaint the participant with the nine major project management knowledge areas, four life cycle phases, and the five project management processes used by project management professionals nationwide. The course will familiarize the participant with program management terms, standards and methods, metrics commonly used, and control techniques that are employed in all types of government projects.

PMP Exam Preparation Bootcamp

 This course is for project managers and project team members with significant project experience who wish to become Project Management Professionals certified by the PMI. This course is specifically designed to prepare the participant to take the PMI exam to become a Project Management Professional.

• Applied Planning and Scheduling using Microsoft Project
• Applied Execution and Controlling using BMWB
• Applied Execution and Closing using Microsoft Project and the Project Control Book
• Applied Project Management in a Customer Environment
• Applied Project Management in an Integrated Product Development Environment
• Finance for Project Managers
• Leadership in a Project Environment
• Review for Experienced Project Managers

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Summa Cum Laude
Graduate Program, Rider University with a Masters in Vocational Education and Information Systems
George Washington University Masters Certificate in Project Management
MBTI Certified
Project Management Professional
SDI Certified

He has worked with The United States Coast Guard, FAA, Aetna Insurance, the Philips Companies, Home Depot IT and Store Leadership Programs, and in-house Project Management Framework for Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Education With a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Grand Valley State University, Jo Ellen went on to earn a Master's in Management from Aquinas College. She is an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor, and has ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Lead Auditor certificates. Jo Ellen is certified with the Carlson Learning Company utilizing such products as the DiSC® Personal Profiling System and Time Management Evaluation and is also a certified DDI® Instructor. Education “Because of her experience and education, clients recognize Jo Ellen as a valuable resource - both for training and consulting. Her expertise in the areas of strategic plan implementation and quality systems management, and her proven track record in developing and implementing high-impact training initiatives make her a perfect partner in planning and designing training programs that work to a client's best advantage.” Jo Ellen managed Quality Assurance and Quality Systems for BASF Corporation, and was directly responsible for the TQM systems within a multi-site business unit. She was also responsible for ISO 9001 implementation. This direct, hands-on experience is pure gold for clients because it means that Jo Ellen can address the specific challenges - from team-building and management issues, to production and quality control - that clients face every day. It also means that Jo Ellen works equally well as a consultant or a facilitator in all levels of an organization - executive, support and manufacturing.

John Buxton, consultant and lecturer, is an expert in modern program management techniques. During the past 25 years, he has provided problem-specific consultation for major programs in the United States and overseas and provided instruction in program management to domestic and international companies of all sizes in many industries. Mr. Buxton is a trained engineer who understands the technical aspects of program management. In recent years he has lectured on Project Management in over two dozen countries on six continents

Before becoming an independent consultant, Mr. Buxton was a member of the International Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. His responsibility was to assess the capabilities and facilities of foreign companies relative to current U.S. technology programs with a view toward joint research and development ventures with the U.S. Air Force and related U.S. private-sector industry. He structured multiyear programs, the international agreement documents, and conducted periodic progress assessments.

Previously, Mr. Buxton led a team of management effectiveness inspectors in evaluating government and civilian contractor program management offices throughout the United States.

In an earlier position, as a program manager in the Air Force, Mr. Buxton was responsible for all aspects of the facilities construction portion of the $3.8 billion Saudi Arabian Command, Control and Communications System program. His primary task was to implement this large, highly visible, and political contract with extremely critical and sensitive schedule constraints. In addition, he served as chief of the Program Evaluation Division, directing the evaluation of contractor performance on all U.S., NATO, and Saudi Arabian research and development and production contracts for the Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. In this capacity he was responsible for the Earned Value aspects of over $2 billion of U.S., NATO and Saudi contracts.

Before assuming this position, Mr. Buxton spent 6 years as an assistant professor at the Air Force Academy, writing and teaching senior-level courses in management and finance, and teaching junior- and senior-level courses in aeronautical engineering.

Mr. Buxton has an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado and an M.S. in engineering from The Ohio State University. He earned an M.S. in management and a B.S. in engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also completed the Executive International Business Program at Georgetown University and the Project Management Certificate Program at The George Washington University School of Business. Mr. Buxton is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a registered professional engineer.

“PMI” is a service mark and trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations. “PMP” is a certification mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations.

 

 

EDUCATION

2003 Doctorate of Education - College of Professional Studies, The University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida

United States Army Command and General Staff College: Fort Leavenworth,Kansas

Master of Science - Personnel and Employee Relations, College of Business, University of South Carolina: Columbia, South Carolina

Bachelor of Science - Engineering, United States Military Academy: West Point, New York

 

EXPERIENCE

Summary: Dr. David Dickey has over thirty years of leadership, human resource management, course and curriculum development and instructor experience in management, education and training. Responsible for directing, coordinating and implementing operational, program and project requirements involving organizations and committees staffed from 5 to 30 personnel which included short and long range organizational planning, human resource management and employee relations, individual and organization operational planning and training, logistical planning, and budget analysis.

 Dr. Dickey provides instruction, curriculum development and consultation involving leadership and management processes to include schedule, cost, quality, contract, risk and team building activities to both the private and public domain. Have developed curriculum, instructed and consulted the top 50 Fortune 500 companies to include Dell, BellSouth, Nortel, NCR, Office Depot, HP, Kaiser Permanente, Exxon-Mobile, and Motorola. Have taught and consulted with numerous international companies to include BP, Shell Oil, ABB, TNK, Adiddas, Dialog Telephone (Poland) and Brazil Telecom. Have also provided instruction to the public sector to include all branches of the United States Military, National Security Agency, Departments of Commerce, Transportation, and Justice and NATO.

As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) have taught classes for Educational Services Institute-International (ESI) and George Washington University for the past twelve years. Developed the fundamental project management course taught by ESI for BP. Provide consultation in the development and operation of the Management Training and Development Center (MT&DC), Warsaw, Poland. The center provides the primary instruction in project management in Poland

Consultant and Adjunct Professor with The University of West Florida, Pensacola Florida. Established and marketed professional relationships designed to help, sustain, and assist education and training through university resources. Taught management fundamentals and human resource management for the Department of Management, College of Business.

 Commissioned Officer, United States Army (1976-1996). Served more than twenty years as an Infantry Officer in the United States Army.  Served on the staff and faculty of the United States Military Academy, West Point. Veteran of Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and over 10 other awards and decorations for military service.

 

 

Gardnel Dyson is a Project Management & Training Professional with over 15 years of progressive and diversified corporate experience in enterprise wide project management and software training.  He is a Project Management specialist with extensive experience in developing, implementing, and managing a wide variety of technical training programs for large and small organizations.   He has worked with a large portfolio of clients on Project Management assignments from schedule coordination to project budgeting to full scale project management and oversight on multi-million dollar domestic and international projects.  Additionally, Gardnel has taught over 100 technology courses in more than 50 separate computer software programs.

He understands that today's constantly changing technologies require that serious professionals keep their skills current.  Gardnel's varied experiences provide him with a unique insight into the workplace and an exceptional ability to craft successful project management and training solutions.  Gardnel Dyson has worked with some of the nation's largest corporations, providing exceptional training and project management consulting services. 

He has a Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland at College Park, and he is an Instructor for the University of California Irvine (UCIrvine) Extension Program where he conducts Project Management training in a wide variety of areas for corporate professionals.  Gardnel Dyson is also a National Seminar Leader for Fred Pryor/Career Track, a much sought after Public Speaker, Motivational Speaker, and Professional Workshop Facilitator. 

He also holds the following professional certifications and affiliations:

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Certified Professional

IT Management Certified Professional

CompTIA ITProject+

Member, Society of Industry Leaders

Member, International Institute for Learning (IIL)

Recent projects:

Provides Earned Value Management training to aid clients in measuring the value of project work accomplished compared to planned budgets and project schedules.

Provides Risk Management training so clients understand how to effectively evaluate and measure project risk issues.

Global Team Lead responsible for coordinating over 20 separate projects for seven customer service call centers in six countries.

Created an on-line document library for managing all training documentation for an international corporation.

 

• Design, development and implementation of a global quality assurance measurement tool.
• Management Training (Change Management and Leadership) for corporate management staff.
• Design, development and implementation of enterprise wide technology training for an internet based candidate registration system.
  
  

Simultaneously managed separate technology projects in Asia, Europe, and America - for which his client awarded him an Exceptional Performance Award

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

 

• Twenty eight years experience developing, customizing and updating education offerings. Trained thousands in formal classes and individually coached hundreds in project management, leadership, communications, team building, customer satisfaction, systems thinking, polarity management, change, asset management, and administrative procedures.

• Ten years experience sharing and developing training in all areas of Project Management. Topics include scope management, time management, cost management, risk management, human resource management, communications management, earned value management and integration management. Evaluations have been consistently in the 9.7 range on a 10 point scale.

• Developed e-training packages for multiple clients in the areas of scheduling and cost control and risk management. These courses have been successfully viewed and completed by thousands worldwide.

• Published white papers, course materials and articles on the implementation of earned value management, project leadership and change management.

• Familiar with and user of state of the art learning models and instruments including Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), DISC, The Attentional and Interpersonal Style Model (TAIS), Blanchard Situational Leadership Analysis (LBA), Kostenbaum Leadership Model, Systems Thinking Model, Polarity Mapping, Strength Deployment Index (SDI) and many others.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING

 

• Initiated and led a national team of 200 in defining, consolidating, reengineering and measuring processes for $300M IBM education and training unit. Greatly improved customer and staff satisfaction. Reduced staff and expenses by 30%.

• Planned, coordinated and staffed six IBM Networking Systems Technical Conferences attended by over 2400 customers and IBM personnel. Surpassed revenue goal of $2.5M and 60% profit margin. Consistently reduced expenses each year.

• Initiated and developed process to streamline and coordinate supply of IBM PC components to customers. Decreased missed customer shipments by 95% in six months.

• Twelve years experience providing effective and timely consulting services to both large organizations and small groups on subjects including all aspects of project management, business skills, sales, marketing, administration, leadership and change. Significant customer satisfaction and innovation resulted in all cases.

• Project Management Professional certification awarded in January, 2000.

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

 

• Over ten years management experience: Director of Sales and Administration for USConnect, an authorized Microsoft, Novell and Lotus technical education center; Regional Manager of Operations for IBM Education and Training; Business Planning Manager for Networking Solutions business unit of IBM Customer Education.

• Led USConnect team of sales and administration to record year. Increased revenue by 36% and profit by 152%.

• Planned and implemented support modernization and expansion of IBM technical training facilities. Increased revenue by 60%.

• Hired, coached and motivated a high performance, diverse team of IBM professionals, responsible for developing and implementing budget, expense and revenue quotas of a $16M business unit. Expense held flat or declined each year, while revenue goals were met or exceeded. Realized a compound growth rate of 20% each year for five years.

• Maintained consistently high marks on all IBM Opinion Survey measurements (Morale, Participative Management, and Quality). Results significantly exceeded peer groups and national averages.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

• Member, Project Management Institute
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified
• Member, International Coaches Federation

EDUCATION

 

• 6000 hours of business training and professional development
• Master’s Certificate in Project Management, The George Washington University
• Graduate Study – Business, Old Dominion University
• Graduate Study – History, University of Richmond
• BA – History, College of William and Mary

Jack is the founder of MyProjectAdvisor®, a project management services company and a PMI® Registered Education Provider (REP) that provides project management training and leadership development.  He has 15 years of adult training and education experience and has conducted training sessions and developed leadership workshops for project managers.  Jack has 18 years of experience working with project teams with extensive experience managing complex enterprise technology and business process improvement projects.  Jack is a consultant, trainer and mentor for project managers and teams seeking to excel at strategic project management. He has designed a leadership development program to help project managers build their leadership skills and important personal competencies.  Jack conducts workshops and coaches project managers and teams in a dynamic fashion.   Jack is a PMI member since 1999, and is a member of the Washington, DC, PMI chapter. Jack was a volunteer on PMI's OPM3 project, a volunteer PMP Prep course trainer for the PMI Washington, DC chapter, a project management presenter for American Management Association (AMA) and frequently writes and lectures on project management leadership trends. Jack is the author of a project management leadership book, The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-based Project Leadership, published in 2007. He has published articles for PM Network, PMI's monthly magazine, including: "Successful Sourcing" - PM Network, April, 2002 "Begin with the End" - PM Network, February, 2003 "A Question of Trust" - PM Network, December, 2004 "Self-Directed Leadership Development" - PM Network, May, 2006 Jack is a popular international speaker on project management leadership and competency. He has spoken at the: PMI Global Congress North America 2004 - "Do You Trust That Project Manager in the Mirror?" PMI Global Congress EMEA 2005 - "Self-Directed Leadership Development - Beyond the PMP!" PMI Global Congress EMEA 2006 - "Recharge Your PM Battery!" PMI Global Congress North America 2006 - "Project Manager as Generalist: Project Manager as Obsolete" PMI Global Congress North America 2007 - "Separate from the Pack"

P. Thomas Gard, PE, PMP, Esq., a project management consultant and instructor, has almost 30 years of professional experience that spans the legal, business, engineering, government and construction disciplines of project management. He is a project management professional (PMP), professional engineer, attorney, adjunct professor, engineering management consultant, former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer, and project manager of large-scale projects. He has managed mult-ihundred-million-dollar construction projects, both domestically and abroad; litigated on behalf of a Fortune 500 corporation; and taught project management topics and contract topics to government, industry, and academic classes in university settings. Mr. Gard holds an M.S.C.E. in construction management from Purdue University, a J.D. with an emphasis in government contracts from the Catholic University of America, an M.B.A. with emphasis in financial management from Northern Michigan University, and a B.S. in urban planning with emphasis in civil engineering from Michigan State University. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His professional affiliations include membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Association of Energy Engineers, the American Consulting Engineers Counsel, the American Bar Association, and the Project Management Institute. Mr. Gard is a professional engineer in ten states and is a member of the bar in California and the District of Columbia. Mr. Gard is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute. Education B.S., Urban Planning/Civil Engineering, Michigan State University. M.S.C.E., Construction Management, Purdue University M.B.A., Financial Management, Northern Michigan University J.D., Government Contract Law, Catholic University of America Additional Studies: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, engineer management courses in the Corps of Engineers including the resident engineer, office engineer, contracting officer, and value engineering courses. Professional Affiliations Project Management Institute, Association of Energy Engineers; American Consulting Engineers Council, American Society of Civil Engineers; National Society of Professional Engineers; Society of American Military Engineers; American Bar Association Professional Registrations Professional Engineer: New York, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina; Indiana, Michigan, Member of the Bar Association: District of Columbia and California, admitted to practice law before the Federal Circuit for the District of Columbia and the United States Federal Claims Court.

Professor Gibson has over 20 years of experience as a senior construction manager and executive in projects domestic and abroad. His construction management experience focuses on reducing construction costs to owners, increasing operations efficiency for engineers and contractors; and managing liability for all parties in the construction process. Today Mark is a top-notch lecturer in Project/Program management at New York University, Columbia University, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the Project Management Institute. Mark has extensive experience in transportation, high-rise commercial structures and manufacturing facilities construction executive has a wide-ranging consulting experience including outsourcing, shared service centers, procurement, real estate and general client assistance.

Government- extensive experience of government work from portfolio rationalization to process improvement to construction.

Military- Former Military Engineer.

International Experience- United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, PR China, South Korea, Japan, Australia, SR Vietnam, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Malaysia, New Zealand. Project management of manufacturing and office facilities in Japan including high availability IT data centers. Commercial manager of world's largest bridge (Tsing Ma) and the Airport Platform Formation Contract Hong Kong Project Manager of new 3 million sq ft HQ facility mid west. Direct Project Management of over $2B in total projects.

Professional Affiliations:

PMI- Project Management Professional

Fellow Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Chartered Arbitrator

Member Association for Project Management IFMA 

 

Bachelor of Science- University of South Florida, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Studies - University of South Florida, Business Administration Graduate Studies - University 2002 of South Florida, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning LEEDS Sustainable Design Engineer Florida: 1989 / Mechanical Engineer New York: 1992 / Professional Engineer Connecticut: 1993/ Professional Engineer

Mr. Halpin is a highly accomplished energy management professional with over 17 years experience in:

• Operational Management of multi-regional territories for premiere ESCOs
• Development of energy and cost saving programs for utilities, government, healthcare, educational institutions, commercial property owners, and Fortune 500 corporations.
• Implementation of multi-regional business plans for two of the nations largest energy service companies. Generating profits in excess of 10 million.
• Assisting utilities and the US Department of Defense and Energy to maximize the effectiveness and results of their energy savings programs as part of the USDOE ESCO Steering Committee.
• Developing and overseeing the execution of energy savings projects including, but not limited to, the following technologies:
  • Chillers and Chiller Plants
  • Lighting o HVAC Systems
  • Building Automation Systems
  • Boiler and Steam Systems
  • Building Envelope Systems
  • Pumps / Fans/ VFDs
  • Air Compressors

Co-generation Expertise includes outstanding knowledge of North American energy markets, development, and launching of customer value-oriented energy services and technologies, management of multi-office regions, evaluating the technical and economic aspects of energy products, adapting business management systems to support new products and competitive environments.

Mr. Halpin's career has taken him from the entry-level engineer to director level in several prestigious energy-engineering firms. In those capacities, he has tremendous experience in writing, editing, reviewing, and executing CSI specifications that were modified to reflect the energy efficient designs being implemented in the projects he was responsible for.

Celtic Energy, Inc. is a small business focused on providing energy engineering and energy management services to government, institutional, commercial and industrial customers.

 

 

Professor Hank Koffman, PE

Mr. Koffman holds a B.S.C.E.-Cum Laude from The University of Southern California and a M.S.C.E. from Stanford University. He is currently Director of the Graduate and Undergraduate Programs for University of Southern California.

A Professional Engineer with over 40 years experience in Construction Engineering, Management, and the Design/Build Industry. Professor Koffman incorporates this experience into his Graduate and Undergraduate Program at the University of Southern California. The USC Construction Management Program is one of the largest in the world and is rated in the top three.

Often seen on The History Channel, he has appeared on the successful "Modern Marvels" series numerous times, discussing: Cranes, The Panama Canal, The Roman Aqueducts, The St Francis Dam and The Three Georges Dam.

As visiting Professor at Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan and the Yonsei University located in Seoul, Korea, he has lectured and conducted research. He is currently writing a book on International Construction

Professional affiliations:

American Society of Civil Engineers, past President of the LA Section
The Dispute Review Board Foundation
Associated General Contractors
Construction Management Association of America

 

QUALIFICATIONS: More than thirty-five years of progressive experience culminating in executive management accountability regarding the development, initiation, and management of organization-wide safety and loss prevention programs affecting facilities worldwide.

Gary has extensive training capabilities in Safety/Loss Prevention Extensive experience in planning, implementing, and administering corporate programs to reduce or/eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, deaths, and financial losses, as well as maintain environment controls.

• Conducted research studies to identify hazards and evaluate loss producing potential of systems, operations, or processes.
• Developed accident prevention and loss control programs for incorporation into organizational operating policies and procedures.
• Compiled, analyzed, and interpreted statistical data concerning exposure factors related to occupational illnesses/accidents and prepared informational reports identifying trends.
• Maintained liaison with governmental authorities and other external organizations to assure information exchange and mutual assistance.
• Coordinated and conducted independent and internal safety audits at sites worldwide.
• Reviewed Workers' Compensation claims and investigated accidents involving serious injury, loss of life, or major property loss.
• Implemented systems and directed procedures for handling, storage, and transportation of hazardous materials.
• Coordinated and implemented a program for driver awareness.
• Implement a variety of behavorial processes.
• Develop KPI's and other safety measurement tools.  Diversified experience in administering the development, implementation, and coordination of all organizational staff and management safety training programs worldwide.
• Conferred with executive personnel to determine organizational training requirements.
• Developed and prepared course outlines, instructional procedures, and training materials, including the use of video technology and all other suitable media to maximize impact information presented.
• Conducted training courses, seminars, and workshops for hourly staff and management personnel at organizational facilities, both domestic and international.
• Monitored post-training performance of personnel to evaluate effectiveness of programs and refine training requirements. Extensive experience in directing and coordinating operations and personnel.
• Developed and implemented policies and internal controls to guide operations.
• Ensured organization-wide compliance with governmental, regulatory, and related standards, including participation in OSHA informal hearings, litigation, and variance preparation.
• Interfaced with corporate legal and insurance personnel in gathering evidence and preparing defense materials for lawsuits, as will as negotiating settlements.
• Administered recording, reporting, and documentation procedures relating to worldwide safety procedures.
• Assigned and supervised staff personnel.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE: Safety Consultant ( Cendant Corp ) BASF CORPORATION Corporate Manager of Safety Programs and Training Corporate and Divisional Manager of Safety and Loss Prevention Corporate Safety Representative Plant Safety, Health, and Quality Control Manager C. Schmidt and Sons Brewery, Cleveland, Ohio

EDUCATION: TIFFIN COLLEGE, Tiffin, Ohio: Business Administration Other Training: Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene - Toledo University Fire Protection - Factory Insurance Association Safety Program Development and Implementation - Kemper Insurance Safety First Fire Training School Multimedia First Aid Instructor Course State Fire Brigade Training Liberty Mutual Training Methods Institute The Hartford Graduate Center Management Program DuPont Crisis Management Course Deming Management Training Course Behavorial training and safety management courses

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: National Paint and Coatings Association Member and Past Manager of Safety Professional Task Force

 

 

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Extensive experience facilitating adult education, corporate training and leadership development.
• Experienced public speaker with exceptional presentation skills.
• Documented success developing and delivering dynamic training programs.
• Outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Enthusiastic teaching style.
• Proven success with employee development and career counseling programs. Creative, energetic, professional facilitator.

 

TRAINING, FACILITATION AND CONSULTING SERVICES

• Delivered training to US and international organizations, specializing in negotiation skills, project management, communication, coaching, mentoring, facilitation, leadership skills, team development, and group dynamics.
• Experience and success facilitating Myers Briggs Type Indicator, SDI, LBA II, DiSC, and other personality and communication style tools and assessments.
• Facilitated organizational off-sites and team building conferences.
• Successfully provided classroom education, group facilitation, team building, and strategic planning interventions for public and private sector organizations.
• Over 25 years of experience planning, organizing and delivering creative training.
• Initiated highly successful transition counseling/employee development program.
• Designed programs and curriculum to meet identified client requirements.
• Developed curriculum and applied innovative use of visual aids.
• Initiated customer service training program for employees and supervisors.
• Hosted television show featuring intercultural opportunities. Wrote, produced and narrated television advertisements on recreation activities for military families.

 

EFFECTIVE TRAINING SKILLS

• Developed and delivered Charisma Adult Learners
• Facilitated e-training leadership and communications course on line.
• Provided facilitation and training for project teams. Assisted self-directed work teams, project management and process improvement teams achieving significant success.
• Instrumental in modifying curriculum to address specific needs of organizations.

 

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, delegate and motivate teams resulting in increased efficiency, high morale, and effectiveness.
• Successful in building highly effective paid and volunteer teams.
• Recognized for sustaining productivity and morale while experiencing 40% departmental budget reduction.
• Awarded three Department of the Navy Civilian Service Medals for service and leadership.

 

EDUCATION AND PUBLICATIONS

• Masters Certificate, 2000 The George Washington University School of Business Graduate Studies (Leadership/Business Management/Organizational Psychology)
• Bachelor of Science 1987 University of the State of New York Highlighted in magazine cover story for academic accomplishments through distance learning.
• Co-Author: "Charting Your Course for Effective Communication", Personal Strengths Publishing

 

Carl Pritchard is a world recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. As a lecturer he is considered a leading authority on risk management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. As an author and researcher, he has published articles on project management maturity, the international trends in PM, advances in risk management, and on the nuances of training on the Internet. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today.

Carl has authored several texts, including:
The Project Communications Toolkit (release May 2004, Artech House Publishing)
The Project Management Drill Book
Risk Management Concepts and Guidance (2nd Edition)
Precedence Diagramming: Successful Scheduling in the Team Environment (2nd Edition)
How to Build the Work Breakdown Structure

He also authored chapters in Joan Knutson's Project Management for Business Professionals and David Cleland's Field Guide to Project Management.

Carl has recorded presentations for international conferences on DVD and regularly presents Webinars through the PMI Specific Interest Groups. He was the architect of ESI International's landmark programs in distance learning and authored (with J. Davidson Frame) the project management CD-ROM, Managing Projects in Organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors for ProjectConnections.Com and recently recorded a 9-CD audio training program The Portable PMP Prep with J. LeRoy Ward.

Carl regularly consults and coaches on project management, presentation skills, risk, distance learning, and course development with a variety of organizations. He serves on the board of directors for ProjectConnections.com. He holds a B.A. from the Ohio State University, and is a Project Management Professional (PMP) as certified by the Project Management Institute.

 

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) for MS Project 2000 with over twenty years of enterprise project management (EPM), project management, and program management experience. EPM expertise includes assessing project management maturity, writing policies and procedures, configuring Microsoft EPM software to support policies and procedures, setting up earned value management (EVM) based on ANSI 748 standards, developing portfolio management systems that align projects with strategic plans, managing cultural changes resulting from EPM, and training project managers, executives, resource managers, team members, and other users.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Political Science

Published Articles: "The Challenges of Implementing Enterprise Project Management (EPM) in a Federal Agency," Gantthead.com, June, 2003 "EPM Implementation 101", Gantthead.com, August, 2003

Speaking Engagements: "Implementing a PMO & Enterprise Project Management Software at NIH", Microsoft Project Users Group Meeting, February, 2005

Experience

• Established a Project Portfolio Management Program (PPMP) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that increased management's ability to monitor the portfolio of agency projects and increased the number of projects brought in on time, on budget, and within requirements. The PPMP policies and procedures became standard operating procedures for the organization.
• Worked to establish a Project Portfolio Management Program (PPMP) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that increased management's ability to monitor the portfolio of agency projects and increased the number of projects brought in on time, on budget, and within requirements. Assisting the Internal Revenue Service set up a program management system by identifying their needs, configuring Microsoft EPM software, and training executives and project managers.
• Increased efficiencies and improved collaborative capabilities by: creating enterprise project templates that linked tasks to deliverables and provided standardized WBS, resource information, format settings, calendars, and other project elements; creating "executive" dashboard" views that helped executives mange their portfolio of).
• Training project and program managers on risk management, quality planning, resource management, earned value, and other PMLCM policies and procedures
• Creating implementation procedures consistent with Section 53 "Information Technology and E-Government" and Section 300 "Planning, Budgeting, Acquisition, and Management of Capital Assets" of OMB Circular No. A-11 that dictates "budget justification and reporting requirements for major acquisitions and major IT systems or projects" (Section 300-1)
• Mentoring resource managers, project managers, and program managers
• Gave presentations and briefing management on PMP vision, goals, and objectives.