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Meeting or exceeding company objectives through solid Project Management

20+ years of project management and IT leadership experience including leading complex global initiatives; proven record of on-time, on-budget delivery. Led project teams of up to 60. Accomplished senior project manager who consistently steps in to manage challenging projects, turn around under-performing teams, or devise creative solutions to longstanding issues. Works tirelessly to deliver results with an exceptional record of on-time delivery even in the most challenging circumstances. Balance deep technical knowledge with sharp business acumen. Adept at leading culturally diverse teams across multiple locations.

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PMP

PMP

I’m a trained Project Management professional, PMP, with more than ten years of practical project management experience on both software and infrastructure projects. As a Project Management Institute PMI member, I’m committed to the project management industry and agree to Read More ...

What am I looking for

What am I looking for

I’m looking for a challenging full-time senior project management position in which I can apply PMI processes and tools leading to successful projects of any size and time frame. I have the most experience with software development, but I also Read More ...

What makes me different

What makes me different

People describe me using the following characteristics: tenacious, big pictures, quick study, early adapter, futurist, leader, teacher, patient, planner, on-time, organized, and problem solver.

Volunteer Activities

Volunteer Activities

I am a volunteer photographer for several non-profits such as: American Heart Association Junior Diabetes Research Fund Richmond ARC Mark of Dimes Other Non-profits

The three whys

Posted onJanuary 2, 2017January 4, 2017Leave a comment

A principle that I have employed for several years in the three whys. The theory is you have to ask “why” at least three times to really get the root need, want, or cause. This principle has proofed useful over Read More …

What I learned about the US by going to India

Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 4, 2017Leave a comment

In India the traffic on the roads is chaotic. There are cars, trucks, pedestrian, bicycles, motor cycles, and yes, cows, and even ox pulls carts. And horns blowing constantly. And, by the way, they drive on the opposite side of the Read More …

Travel to India

Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 4, 2017Leave a comment

A few years ago, I went to Chennai, India to help a third-party company with testing and asset their change management capabilities. It was an amazing experience. Being throw into a culture so radically different from what we know in Read More …

I can put it together

Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 6, 2017Leave a comment

I have a reputation for being able to put anything together from chairs, to bicycles, to beds. My reputation was put to test a few years ago when I purchased the greenhouse from Brighton Greenhouse. It came with literally a Read More …

I can’t accept this beautiful tie

Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 4, 2017Leave a comment

Several years ago, I had a team member from the Vietnam, offer an expense neck tie to me as a Christmas give. It was hard to explain to him that I couldn’t accept sure a beautiful nick tie. I had Read More …

How do I buy a car?

Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 4, 2017Leave a comment

One of my team member, who happen to be from Sri Lanka, asked me one morning if he could meet privately with me. Sure, I said. The individual had only been in San Francisco for about a month and he Read More …

Treat people as human beings

Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 4, 2017Leave a comment

In a matrix environment, a project manager has to build trust and respect for each team member. Not that it is motivating anyway, but you cannot force people to work hard and do a good job, they have to want Read More …

Manage by walking around

Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 9, 2017Leave a comment

PMI states that 90% of a project manager job is communication. I agree, and long before it was popular, I managed by walking around. Sure, I have always had the weekly status meetings, etc., but I always learned a lot Read More …

How I got my first job by asking a lot of questions

Posted onDecember 31, 2016January 4, 2017Leave a comment

The recruiter from EDS, where I got my first job, was so impressed by the fact that I had questions for him rather than only questions for me. Finding a win-win position means asking questions for a potential employer in Read More …