Born in Santa Monica, California, David Hayter spent the first eighteen  years of his life traveling the world while picking up the Japanese and French languages.  After graduating from high school in Kobe, Japan…

Jerry Manas is an internationally best-selling author, speaker, and consultant. He is frequently cited by leading voices in the world of business, including legendary…

Deb Sloane is a Project Coordinator for Chamberlain Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of residential and commercial door and gate operators. Deb works within Chamberlain’s PMO…

Therese has held a range of new product development positions over her +30 year career in engineering, marketing and project management. Her focus has been on developing…

Gavin, PMP, leads Engineering Services for B Braun Medical Inc. with over 16 years of experience in project and program management, capital planning and product…

Michael Fay has over twenty-five years of experience in IT project and program management in a variety of industries including higher education, healthcare…

Molly Wilde is a resource capacity management professional consulting at Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC.  She specializes in the theory and application of topics such as skills…

MayAnn Severud is consulting at Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC as a resource capacity management Sr Analyst. She first began to work with resource capacity management…

Baruch Gabo has been with the company since his graduation from Columbia University, with a double major in computer science and mathematics. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional and has taught Microsoft .Net Framework certification classes at DCIC Business Institute, while completing his undergraduate studies. While at...

Daniel is the Head of Resource Planning & Optimization for Commercial & Institutional Banking at PNC Bank.  In this role, he has leveraged his Entrepreneurial Spirit, Optimistic & Energetic Leadership as well as his expertise in Business Management, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement…

Captain Smith is a noted Author, Speaker, Design Consultant, and expert in the field of Optimizing Performance in Mission Critical Environments. As a Naval Aviator, Captain Smith lead efforts to Optimize Performance of all Air Combat Flight Crews…

Heather is a John Maxwell Team Certified Trainer, Speaker, and Coach with over 20 years of experience in leadership and project management, in multiple industries. 

 She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Decision Science…

Kenny Turner, PMP, is the Director Global PMO who has over 20 years of experience in product design, process and project leadership. Currently he is leading efforts a Gilbarco to improve on time delivery and resource management.

Donna Fitzgerald is the executive director of NimblePM, Inc. where she focuses on helping companies more effectively execute their strategy by adopting a few key transformative practices. Before NimblePM, she spent ten years at Gartner as a research VP…

Mark is the Portfolio Coordinator for Trimble’s Machine Control Joint Venture where they design the advanced electronic guidance and control products for earthmoving machines in the construction, and mining industries. Mark coordinates across multiple business areas to optimize the project portfolio for financial return…

Judson Laipply is the world’s first YouTube Celebrity. His video “The Evolution of Dance” the first video to ever hit 100 million views and held the most watched video on YouTube for 3+ years and was the the YouTube OG…

Frank P. Saladis, PMP, is a Consultant and Instructor / Facilitator within the project management profession. He is a senior trainer and consultant for the International Institute for Learning and has conducted numerous project management training seminars domestically and internationally.

Patrick Henry is an author, songwriter, and performance keynote speaker who believes “If you can’t create an emotional connection with your team…you’re going to lose them”. As a former Nashville songwriter and humorist on the SiriusXM Radio Family Comedy Channels, Patrick brings…

It seems that one of the toughest issues for companies today is to understand how to innovate without impacting their bottom line.  Unfortunately, many organizations do not fully understand the current capabilities of their existing workforce to tap in to their potential as well as maximize their efficiencies.  The companies have employed the latest strategie

Peter Heinrich has a long history in technology product development and management. He co-founded PDWare with Paul Samarel in 2001 to provide high-value, low-overhead resource planning software to support operational decisions and improve resource and project portfolio productivity. During his 20-year career with Xerox, he managed the group that developed the...

Phil Wolf is a 24-year veteran of the application software market. As SVP of Products and Sales at PDWare he brings his many years of experience and understanding of the PPM market, ranging from project management tools to software integration of disparate systems and much more. He has spent time working... 

Virgil Howard, PMP, is a Sr. IT Program Manager who has over 20 years of experience in strategy, process and technology development. Currently he is leading efforts at Medtronic to integrate IT Solutions into Cardiac products.

Brian Binnie has spent over 40 years flying experimental vehicles and is the the only person to have flown all 4 of the privately funded spaceships on the planet. Those experiences have exposed him to many different business cultures, their strengths and weaknesses.

Taylor Dubois is Director of Resource Capacity Management at Thrivent Financial, a Fortune 300 not-for-profit financial services company.  Previously, he has served as Vice President of RCM for Bank of America’s Online and Mobile division, where he oversaw large...

For the last 10 years, Isabelle Suares managed a Change Management Office for Cisco. In this position, she managed a portfolio of transformational, multi-year programs impacting the roles, processes and tools of over 30,000 stakeholders. Prior to Cisco, she built then sold a training and consulting company specialized in program management, led...

In his fiftieth year as a professional speaker, Art Mortell, at the Project Leadership Conference in Paris, France, was listed as “America’s number one technology motivational speaker.”  Art has given over six hundred presentations for IBM including Australia, Canada and Singapore, as well as speaking in The Bahamas, England, Jamaica, Mexico and Spain.

Andrew Tarvin is the world’s first Humor Engineer teaching people how to get better results while having more fun. He has worked with thousands of people at 200+ organizations, including P&G, GE, and Microsoft. 

Alan Mallory  is an international speaker, author and professional development coach who is  passionate about leadership and human performance. A graduate from Queen’s University, he has worked internationally with large organizations as a professional engineer and project manager. 

Eileen O’Loughlin conducts market research on project management technology and trends. She specializes in topics such as the impact of social collaboration tools, the growing interest in adopting agile processes, and best practices for implementing project management software. 

Kip Leggett, is the Director of Program Management at Maxwell Technologies, a global leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing energy storage and power delivery solutions for automotive, heavy transportation, renewable energy, backup power, wireless...

Ruth is the Senior Director of the Global PMO at ON Semiconductor.  She has 21 years of Engineering, IT, and Business Operations experience.  12 years of leadership of global PMO reporting to C-Level executive.  Ruth runs the portfolio budget and resource capacity vs. demand planning for global IT organization of 700+ people.  

Recognized as an internationally acclaimed expert in the science of human
excellence and known as the People Mechanic, Gary De Rodriguez has over a 30
year career in designing and integrating the most effective models of psychologybased
systems of success in leadership, human...

Ted Parafinczuk is a Program Manager for The Chamberlain Group, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of residential and commercial door and gate operators. Ted works within Chamberlain’s PMO organization on NPD process oversight and improvement, resource planning, and program prioritization.

Ken is the founder and principal of Skyemar Consulting specializing in Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management. We facilitate the development of strategic priorities and translation into near term goals in conjunction with senior management. Prior to Skyemar, Ken was the Director of Corporate Planning & Portfolio ...

Paul Samarel has over 20 years of experience in Resource Management, Portfolio Management, and Project Management software and consulting.  As CTO of PDWare, he oversees the design and development of ResourceFirst, a top Resource Management software solution.  Over his career, Paul has provided services for over 400 companies, from custom reporting and development to software training and process consulting.

Kevin D. Martin, PMP, PMI-ACP brings over 38 years of leadership and project/program/portfolio experience in Information Technology, Call Center Operations and Project Management areas.  Leading the Alamo PMI chapter and its 1500 members, for more than 20 years, he continuously leads successful...