Student Profile: Chris Love, PMP
I have over 20 years in IT, technical support and management of global support teams. I have managed a number of small projects along the way from construction to software and hardware rollouts.
I am currently a consultant working with clients who need to revamp, revitalise or implement technical/customer support departments as well as website design and instructing on various topics from defensive tactics to use of force. I had considered taking the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam for quite awhile before I actually took the class and got it done.
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Student Profile: Bruno Bergallo, PMP
I live with my wife and my two daughters in Bahia Blanca city in the south of Buenos Aires province in Argentina. I am a professional engineer with a huge background in gas pipelines, petrochemical industry and power generation.
I work for Pampa Energy the biggest energy company in Argentina, nowadays I am Site Manager for a new power facility of 101MW located in Bahia Blanca. I always be involved with Engineering, Project Management and Construction Projects. Around ten years ago I found the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) in the Project Management Institute (PMI)® website a powerful tool for my routine work.
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Student Profile: Thomas Okedi, PMP
Thomas Okedi is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® with over 12 years’ practical experience of managing Development and Humanitarian Programmes in Uganda, Somalia and Cambodia. He has also implemented short term assignments in Kenya, Tanzania and Iraq.
A Candidate for the IFRC-TISS Online Certificate in Disaster Management and a Graduate of MSc. Public Health and Bachelor of Community Psychology; Thomas uses tailored, contextually respectful and capacity enhancing approaches in the management and implementation of development and humanitarian interventions.
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Student Profile: Farhiyo Igal, PMP
I am a wife and a mother of four. My family is a huge part of my success and the lead support of my career, I wouldn’t have accomplish this if it wasn’t for their unlimited dedication in my pursuit.
I have been managing projects for ten years for Technology & Telecommunications research and developments and other engineering products. I have come to believe that better project managers are those who can properly execute the PMBOK and make their decision based on what’s better for the project and not their own interest. Thus getting certified was icing on the cake.
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Student Profile: Alissa Jandrain, PMP
I have been working in Project Management for 12yrs in the school software business. Our company was looking to take project management to the next level and asked if I would be willing to accept the challenge. I gladly did. This was a certification I thought about for some time and was now at a point in my career where I was ready to go after it.
The most difficult part for me in my PMP studies was seeing the big picture and how everything interrelated to each other. But through my PMP® Exam coaching classes and formal teaching I understood the concepts but didn’t quite grasp how everything interrelated.
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Student Profile: Brian Fink, PMP
Currently I work for a communications company called Vocera. They make devices that are modeled after the Star Trek communicators. I manage these for the Boston Veterans Hospital system.
I began working on simple projects approximately 10 years ago and become a part-time project manager for a healthcare software developer about 5 years ago. It was at that time that I began looking into the PMP® certification.
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Student Profile: Kirby Brafford, PMP
I am a management consultant with over 22 years in the industry, having spent the last 10 mainly in project and program management. I decided since I have been doing the work, I should also get accredited with the PMP® certification.
The first week, I only listened/watched the PrepCast podcasts. I did a little bit of surfing on the internet as well to see people's experience and strategies with length and approach to the preparation, but I didn't buy any other books as part of my training.
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Student Profile: Rui Konno, PMP
I am an engineering manager at a software company in Silicon Valley to lead product globalization. I have been working for a large scale business performance management product for 8 years that many products get involved and all need to be appropriately managed and successfully internationalized and localized for global market.
Collaboration with program management and portfolio management in organizational project management framework are great fun for me to achieve a big goal for my deliverables.
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Student Profile: Yamuna Nair, PMP
I have more than 10 years of experience as a technical project manager at Technology Company. I am currently working in a fast-paced and innovative software company, Mopro. Able to manage stakeholder expectations and willing to take full responsibility for the delivering of project objectives. Oversee multiple projects across all phases of development, monitor workflow and make adjustment to timeline adjustment as needed.
It is really important to read PMP® handbook start to the end at least once. Afterwards, you can listen to The PMP PrepCast and take the simulator exams as much as you can.
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Student Profile: Ravikant Totade, PMP
I am Contract Manager with 21 years of experience working for Oil and Gas EPC Projects ranging from USD 300 million to USD 3 Billion. As a Contract Manager I have to manage end-to-end Projects from stage of tendering (Business Case) to handover (closing) involving review and analysis of Business case before starting of the Project, drafting / reviewing / modifying various types of precise, clear, specific, and focused Contracts and all Project management activities during the course of the Project. After PMP®, I am pursuing for PMI-PBA certification.
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Student Profile: Michael Bartlett, PMP
I’m originally from the UK, now living in the beautiful Ozarks in Missouri, where my focus in on User and Customer Experience. My exposure to Project Management began in 2001, using Agile (Back then we called it Evolutionary Prototyping) to build software systems for a Space Agency. I have applied my knowledge not only across industries, but also outside of the software world – producing feature films. The skills are amazingly transferable. The most recent film I made – “Treehouse” – was shot whilst working a full time job. Project Management is all about the art of balance, and that was certainly quite the balancing act!
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Student Profile: Emily Warmann, PMP
I have been in project management for over 10 years within varying industries. I started my career in the entertainment industry, then transitioned to Government, overseeing Capital Improvement projects at a Federal agency, then to Process Improvements within the Operations/Engineering arm of a major Biotech. Currently, I am a Project Manager within the Commercialization and R&D Compliance group of the same major Biotech company.
In the first week of PMP® exam preparation, I recommend obtaining a copy of the PMBOK, reading through the table of contents and first chapter, taking the practice exam, then listening to the first/introductory modules of the PrepCast. The first chapter is fairly easy but the content quickly gets complicated. Don't get hung up!
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Student Profile: Jideofor Ebeogu, PMP
Since after graduating from the school of architecture, Jideofor has been engaged in architectural practice and has worked with prominent architectural firms and property development companies in Nigeria, where he actively participated in design projects and project implementation processes. With his exposure to established architectural best practices, he has garnered valuable years of experience in various design and building projects, including residential homes and apartments of varying types, industrial and commercial buildings, and renovation projects. His specific skills include conceptual design proposals, construction detailing and documentation, construction supervision and project management. Over time, I developed interest in project management and have been privileged to manage various projects from initiation to practical completion.
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Student Profile: Phil Schuyler, PMP
My Name is Phil Schuyler, I am 33 years old, and I work as a Sr. Controls Engineer in the Augusta, Ga area at Starbucks Coffee Company (Manufacturing). Most of my job consists of developing software applications related to my industry and manufacturing business intelligence. I have recently began managing capital projects with my organization as well as my previous employer so I only had about four years of experience managing capital projects prior to sitting for the PMP® exam. I knew that the PMP® credential would allow me to be more competitive within my organization so I went for it! A quick online search revealed that the PM PrepCast seemed to be the most cost effective approach to a successful test and I happen to learn better with some type of video delivery whereas traditional classroom coursework didn’t fit within my schedule.
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Student Profile: Joel Ogden, PMP
I am currently broadening my business acumen as a Business Development Principal with Jacobs, primarily working in the public and defense sectors. I have over 15 years of management and IT consulting experience working with Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte Consulting, and now Jacobs. Recently, I was the deputy program manager for a multi-million dollar software development project for a government customer. It was in this role that I pursued my MBA in Project Management and began the quest for PMP certification. I never saw myself becoming a PM, but as my responsibilities grew, I became acutely aware of the need for solid project management across the various projects I supported. This led me to pursue the PMP beginning last summer (July 2015), and achieving the certification in December 2015.
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