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In her 15 years of project management experience Alexis has held several project positions including project manager, sub-project manager, subject matter expert, continuous improvement lead and assistant project manager. Working in different industries including retail, manufacturing and utilities has given Alexis a broad range of project management experience. Combined with an Engineering degree from the University of Michigan, Alexis has leveraged her PMP certification to successfully conduct traditional classroom and computer based training to audiences of executives and managers. Making project management a priority in her career, Alexis has acquired specialized experience building and working with virtual teams, statistical process control techniques and measurement system analysis.

Ali is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with extensive work experience in managing projects for the wireless telecommunication industry for companies like ATT, T-Mobile, Sprint, General Dynamics Wireless Division, etc. His responsibility include overseeing all tasks relating to the construction of wireless sites including identifying feasible sites, utility availability as well as coordination with A/E, environmental teams and site acquisition in support of acquiring a site. Oversee vendor performance and report milestone status on daily basis. Successfully meet critical company/client build plan, budget and quality. Ali holds bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wentworth Institutes of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts.

Audrey Phillips is a certified Project Management Professional with over 11 years experience in project management. Audrey has managed IT implementation projects in several U.S. Metropolitan school districts and is currently a Manufacturing project manager and technology engineer responsible for development of end of line test and validation software for computer interface device and electronic production facilities located in Zhuhai, China and Juarez, Mexico. Audrey holds a B.S. in Telecommunications Management from DeVry University and a Masters in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management.

For the last 20 years, Barbara has applied her software and project management skills to product development, quality assurance, and sales. She holds a Bachelors degree from Stony Brook University and a Masters from NYU-Poly, both in Computer Science. She is a certified Math 7-12 teacher, and spent a year as a visiting professor on loan to Southern University. Projects at Texaco, Bell Laboratories, and Tektronix ranged from designing the STI graphics system, to leading the QA program for the TDS oscilloscope project. More recently, she has helped a handful of startups introduce new products and expand their markets. Barbara enjoys collaborating, and is an active member of the Portland chapter of PMI and the Lake Oswego ARES emergency communications team. Other training pursuits include The Entrepreneurial Edge, Dale Carnegie, and Miller Heiman.

Charles has over fourteen years of experience in the field of Information Technology and Business Operations Management. Having worked on numerous projects with diverse groups of cross-functional professionals in both private and public sectors, he brings a unique blend of practical hands-on and coaching experience in managing projects through all its phases. Some of the companies he has worked for include Gannett-USA Today, Ritz Camera, and most recently Marriott International. In his current job where he serves as the Director of Information Systems, he is responsible for coordinating all Information Technology initiatives and managing a portfolio of projects directed at achieving the organizations strategic Information Technology objectives.

Charles holds a Bachelors B.Sc. Information Systems from University of Phoenix and Masters in Information and Telecommunications Systems from the Johns Hopkins University. He also holds professional industry certifications in four disciplines including the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Colin is a certified Project Management Professional with over 15 years experience in project management. Mr. McInnes has worked on a wide variety of multi-million dollar projects and programs in the defense and telecommunications sectors. Although he has successfully executed in all project phases, Colin is particularly adept at front end project activities, including proposal preparation, project planning, and assembling and establishing highly effective teams. Mr. McInnes hold a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University.

For over 20 years, Corey has been directing the delivery of IT services in customer facing roles. He has been a successful manager, coach, project manager, vendor manager and process change agent in small business and Fortune 500 environments. Corey has a track record of improving profitability and customer satisfaction with a focus on analytics and strong team work in challenging environments. He has been recognized for his contributions in the delivery of large project implementations on time and within budget, by managing performance and closely tracking results. Corey has held executive management positions at ICL PLC, Fujitsu, and JDL Technologies.

Daniel has many years of Project Management experience directing IT infrastructure, e-commerce and online marketing projects. With a background in software development and marketing, he is a perfect fit for the liaison role between IT and the business units. Currently, Daniel is the IT Project Manager at ReStockIt.com responsible for managing projects, the day to day operational workloads of IT staff, and quality control. Prior to this, he worked on the eBusiness team at Nestle USA. Daniel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the University of Miami. In addition to his PMP, he holds the PMI-RMP (Risk Management Professional), PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional), CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) and ITIL Foundation certificate in IT Service Management.

Elden is a certified Project Management Professional and has more than 20 years of experience managing businesses and key strategic projects in the financial services space. He is a seasoned and versatile executive with deep experience in driving strategy and key initiatives and is recognized for designing and implementing results-oriented strategic and operational solutions for organizations small and large. Elden has a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Mathematics from the University of Mary Washington and studied Graduate Business at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Lynne has extensive experience coming from management and project related positions in a variety of industries that include: public utilities, technology, landscaping, residential construction, magazine publishing, and finally independent consulting. She is highly skilled in employee management, career planning, and development. Her strength and proficiency was demonstrated in playing a key role on major projects including assembling and leading effective teams. She has enhanced her knowledge by doing professional development courses like: Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, Facilitative Leadership, Psychology of Supervision, Intervention Skills, Team Problem Solving, Technical Writing, and Distribution Field Engineering Training Program. She has gained her Bachelors in Business Administration from the American InterContinental University and is a certified Project Management Professional.

Frances Tessler has been a project manager for the past 20 years. Her expertise is in process improvements for system applications and general operations departments. She has managed both IT and administrative projects. Her biggest project challenge was in working with a software company to create a GUI that would allow an eligibility department to process paper applications with 99% accuracy and then creating an audit process to insure accuracy of data in the data warehouse. She greatly enjoys the problem solving and networking that project management brings to the table.

Jaimie M. Rush is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over fifteen years of service in the field of project management and holds an MBA degree from Brigham Young University. Jaimie’s work experience includes being the PM for a diverse range of multi-million dollar initiatives within consumer products, financial and IT services, with a compelling track record in direct mail advertising, product launch/development, cutting edge system implementation, and outside-the-box sales programs that open untouched markets. She currently holds the position of Director, Project Management at the Los Angeles Times and is also a part-time Business Instructor for University of La Verne and University of Redlands.

Jeffrey Raines is an accomplished project manager with 17+ years of experience in managing projects and people in the construction and aerospace industries. Jeffrey has applied his skills to projects sponsored by Disney, NASA, the United States Air Force, and numerous aerospace contractors in Central Florida. He has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation Management/Flight Technology from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He is also a Certificated Flight Instructor with over 3000 hours of flight experience in single and multi-engine aircraft.

Jill Reynolds has spent the majority of her career working for start-up companies. She believes one of the greatest advantages of working for a small start-up is the ability to build and implement project management processes and procedures where none exist. She most recently held the position of Director of Project Management at a company that creates online account opening websites for financial institutions. Previously, she worked with insurance companies to automate claims handling through web-based systems. Jill graduated with an MBA from the University of Memphis through the Executive program.

Having over 14 years experience working on projects has provided Karen with a broad spectrum of project management knowledge and skills. Her background encompasses managerial positions in project management, client services, procurement, data collection, and editing in the publishing, manufacturing, and printing industries. Her main focus has been on developing, implementing, and improving company-wide processes and procedures. Karen has an honors psychology degree from the University of Waterloo, and a master’s certificate in project management from the Schulich Executive Education Centre.

Magaline Harvey is a hands-on, results-driven business, and technology leader with 10 years of experience and a successful record of working with companies ranging from start-up operations to Fortune 500 global entities. Her broad-based expertise includes project management consulting services to private and public businesses. She has been recognized as an empowering motivator and mentor with a unique blend of technical depth, interpersonal strengths, and business savvy; adept at building and leading diverse cross-functional teams and matrix management of complex projects.

Mike had spent the majority of his career with Motorola (cellular telecommunications) in South-East Asia. He was an expat for seven years (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) and travelled back and forth for an additional five years. He had always interfaced with the customer and trained them on the new features and technologies as they came to market. He has been responsible for many large projects through all phases of the project and involving all levels of engineering. Many times he was requested to come to an existing project and help it get back on track.

Certified Project Management Professional with over 15 years of experience, Mimi Laraque has extensive experience in leading cross-functional, global teams to successfully deliver large scale systems for increased efficiency, improved productivity, ROI and decision-making capabilities. Her expertise includes proactive leadership, working closely with all levels of management from Steering Committee through line management. Outstanding influence in fostering partnerships with customers and peer organizations through collaboration, decision making, conflict management and resolution. She is well versed in ERP implementations, such as Oracle. She has worked in the Telecommunications, Publishing, Pension, and Manufacturing industries.

Richard Mather is an accomplished manufacturing engineer, having extensive experience in the high tech manufacturing environment and managing projects. In addition he has been involved with regulatory labeling and RoHS/WEEE compliance. (Restriction of Hazardous Waste and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directives) An electronics engineering graduate and Certified Project Management Professional, Rick is highly skilled with expertise in all facets of the project life cycle. He has worked on international assignments from the establishment of a configuration center in Dundalk, Ireland, to licensing a manufacturing facility in Oslo, Norway, with Tandberg Data. He has spent the last several years launching new products for companies such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, HP and Dell, into the manufacturing environment in Penang, Malaysia. This gives him a great perspective on virtual teams and working across cultures.

Ross has over 30 years experience in project, program and systems management. He has led teams of corporate and third party resources in multi-million, multi year projects for Fortune 500 companies in the areas of manufacturing, freight, retail, banking, healthcare, and criminal justice. In addition to his accomplishments in planning, project guidance, and improving operational efficiencies, Ross has been described as someone whose “patience with people and ability to adapt his teaching style make him a good coach and mentor.” Ross holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Western Washington University, and is PMP and ITIL service desk certified.

Having more than ten years of experience in the field of project management across multiple industries, Ruth has expertise in training, consulting, and project management methodology implementation. She is currently a Managing Partner for a software company. Being a good practitioner and having a passion for project management, she has established and enforced PM standards for her project managers in her software consulting organization, and the organizations she worked for previously (including General Motors and Adexa). Ruth has completed her bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and has a Masters degree from Stanford University with concentrated studies in Organizational Behavior Management and Team Based Design.

Sandra Strech has fifteen years of experience in the field of project management. She has developed federal and local government programs in Health and Human Services and Education. She developed an award winning HIV Care Act program for the State of Illinois and wrote a master's degree program for Southern Illinois University. She created the Office of Institutional Research and Reports for Kishwaukee College. In San Diego, she developed a Department of Education program for the San Diego State University Foundation before working with the County of San Diego. There she served as a Contract Manager developing a transportation program for senior citizens and working with technology services to improve IT systems. Later she developed a process management program for the Health and Human Services Agency, creating and providing trainings, including a 'Project Management Boot Camp.' Sandra holds a masters degree in Public Administration with majors in Program Evaluation and Human Resources Management, and a bachelor's degree in psychology. In addition to her PMP, Sandra is a Certified Community Transit Manager.

A leader in developing project management focus in non-project management oriented companies, Scott Ferrin has 15 years experience in project management. Scott has worked leading and delivering project outcomes in financial services, education, and mining. He has expertise in the key phases of project development including initiating and planning. His ability to think strategically about the impact of a project and the potential stakeholders affected has led to recognition as a key strategic partner with the HR functions of his current role. Scott has led project management focused training in previous roles, and has provided strategy training in his current capacity. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and an MBA. In addition to his PMP certification, he is a Senior Professional in Human Resources.

Scott is a certified Project Management Professional with over 15 years of experience in the disciplines of classroom training, business analysis and re-engineering, process consultation, and operational management. Scott worked for over 20 years at California State Automobile Association where his projects and training programs encompassed a diverse range of specialized areas such as IT, Mobile technology, Support Services and web-portal implementation. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts from Sacramento State University where he studied theatre directing and production. Scott incorporates his theatre, business and training background to provide his students with a learning experience that is both educational and entertaining. Of teaching Scott says, "I enjoy all aspects of teaching and take pride in bringing such a valuable set of Project Management tools and processes to our business professional."

Tommie L. Sherrill joins the PMstudy.com faculty with twenty years service as a career U.S. Army officer and current active member of the Army Acquisition Corps. He has a diverse background which includes numerous Army leadership and staff positions in operational, joint, and program/project organizations that focused on system Test and Evaluation and Research and Development activities. His most recent position was as the Army Materiel Commands lead for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology in Seoul, South Korea. Mr. Sherrill holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Oklahoma and is a graduate of the Army’s Command and General Staff College and Materiel Acquisition Managers Course. He holds defense acquisition certifications in Program Management, Logistics, Systems Testing, Information Technology Systems, Systems Engineering, Defense Requirements Management, Contracting, and commercial certifications in Project Management (PMP) from the Project Management Institute, and Executive Leadership from Cornell University.

Torri Stokes is a Project Manager for Cisco Systems, Inc. She has been working in the IT field for about 7 years with a focus in the manufacturing environment. She began her career as an Operations Manager working with an IT outsourcing company and later developed tremendous passion for Project Management and it is now a part of her everyday life. Her educational background began at Oakland University in Pontiac, MI. She also attended what was formerly known as NIT, National Institute of Technology (now Everest Institute), where she obtained a certificate in Computer Technology and Electronics. As a student there, she also interned as a Assistant Lab Instructor where she taught classes related to multiple electronic concepts and processes. She then attended, and obtained her Bachelor’s degree from, Siena Heights University in Adrian Michigan. It was during this time that she had developed a strong interest in business management and marketing. This business interest along with her experience in computer technology background was the perfect complement to her career interest.

Trent Fogg has been developing innovative and successful technical and exploration products for the Petroleum industry for over last fifteen years. He has directed major geological studies, exploration analysis software and Geographic Information System (GIS) based consulting tools covering North America and Europe. His success in bringing multi-disciplinary teams together across skill sets and continents has been aided by his understanding and experience with the PMBOK^® Guide framework. He has his Masters Certificate in Project Management through York University – Schulich School of Business.

Vince Belanger is a 15 year veteran of the Project Management process. He has practiced as a project management professional in all areas of construction management including public and private structures, commercial development and large scale residential. Vince has initiated a successful start-up residential development company as well as played key roles as Vice President of Project Management and Senior Project Manager in top Fortune 500 real estate development companies. Vince’s typical projects range from $5 to $50 million. Among Vince’s many strengths include his disciplined and highly organized ability to bring projects in on time and on budget as a team leader. In addition to being a PMP Vince has earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Finance from California State University, Fullerton, is a Certified Construction Manager from University of Illinois and subsequently taught Construction Management at University of Illinois. Vince has held both a California State Contractors Type B license and a California Brokers License. Vince is an active member of the San Diego Chapter of PMI.