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Dr. John J. Byrne

John Byrne


Dr. John J. Byrne, PMP is an Associate Professor at DeVry University and Senior Faculty at the Keller Graduate School of Management.  John has a Doctorate in Business Administration in Management from the University of Sarasota, a MBA degree from Wilmington University, and a BS in Nuclear Engineering.   

 

John served ten years in the US Navy as a submarine nuclear reactor operator stationed on the USS Nathanael Greene and the USS Boston.


John is an outspoken advocate of project management.  John has spoken at the Project Management Institute Leadership Sessions at PMI's Global Congress and has presented at PMI Global Congress Breakout Sessions in the past. John is a consultant to industry on Project Management and has been a practitioner of project management for over 20 years.  Additionally, John does presentations for local chapters of PMI as well as businesses and Fortune 500 corporations. 

 

John has written books and articles for PMI’s Educational Foundation's K-12 Education Initiative and is on the PMI Educational Foundation's International Visioning Committee for K-12 Project Management Education.

 


 Ian Hughes

Ian Hughes

J Ian Hughes is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton Business School in England and holds an MSc in Operations Management from the University of Manchester, as well as being a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.  He served for 27 years in the Royal Air Force as a Supply Officer, engaging in various procurement, ICT, logistics, and engineering management roles.  His last tour was at the internationally renowned UK Defence Academy at Shrivenham, where he was involved in a variety of Information Management and Project Management teaching and Education Management roles.

 
Ian has presented on procurement issues at an International NATO conference, on Lean implementation to defence staff, and been involved in a wide range of defence related projects including major relocations, ICT system development, business change, Lean implementation, and organisational restructuring.


Mark Kozak-Holland


Mark Kozak holland

The Lessons-from-History series was developed by Mark Kozak-Holland. Mark is very passionate about history and sees its potential use as an education tool in business today. Mark is a PMP and a Senior Business Consultant and certified in the Consultant Profession. He specializes in helping organizations evaluate how emerging technologies can impact their business. Mark puts a different spin on complex business problems by applying lessons from history. In his book series, Lessons-from-History, he uses relevant historical case studies to examine how projects and emerging technologies of the past solved complex problems. Mark believes history has great relevance in business today. A good analogy helps to simplify, frame and put today's complex projects into context. It builds up a better understanding and enhances reader retention.

 

Mark delivers seminars and workshop for project managers, business professionals, and decision makers, and routinely speaks at conferences, chapter meeting, and at organizations and businesses. Please feel free to contact Mark.  

Video  Linked In: http://www.linkedin-ech3.com/pub/mark-kozak-holland/0/17a/547

Amazon.com Bibliography: http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Kozak-Holland/e/B002BLY1EW/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

 


Bob Lerner


Bob Lerner

Bob is a retired business executive whose career spanned more than 30 years in the high tech industry. Bob began his professional career at Xerox Corporation after he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business. In 1980 Bob joined Wang Laboratories and spent twenty years with Wang and its successor companies in a variety of product development, marketing, sales and service management positions. Following Wang’s emergence from bankruptcy in 1993 as Wang Global, Bob was named President of Wang Canada, and following his turnaround of that operation, Bob was appointed President of Wang Global’s North American Field Service operation with responsibility for over 4,000 employees and revenues of more than half a billion dollars.
 
In 2000, following Getronics NV’s acquisition of Wang Global, Bob led a management buyout of a division of Getronics and was appointed President and CEO of QualxServ, the newly formed company.  Under Bob’s leadership QualxServ grew into a global computer services provider spanning more than a dozen countries and employing over 3,000 computer service professionals worldwide.

 

After spending nearly a decade with QualxServ, Bob retired from his position as President and CEO in 2009 and stepped down from QualxServ’s Board in 2010 (the company has since been renamed Worldwide TechServices). Retirement has allowed Bob to spend more time with his wife Diane and daughters Meredith and Allison as well as pursue his passion for the study of the business management lessons that can be learned from ancient Rome.

 

Bob remains a consultant to Worldwide TechServices, serves as an Advisor to Work Market, a web-based labor management company, and is a member of both the Simon School of Business Advisory Council and the George Eastman Circle at the University of Rochester.

 


Glen LeClair

Glenn LeClair

Glenn has 20 years of consulting experience in the technology industry and he has significant skills in the areas of business modeling and ROI/business case construction. His current focus is on developing and delivering ITSM Program Managment in a variety of sectors.  

 

Glenn worked on a variety of assignments in both the public and private sector as a consultant. His industry experience includes the telecom, chemicals, and publishing sectors. In addition, Glenn is a specialist in Information Privacy and IT Governance. 

 

He is a contributing author to a series of titles on IT Governance and IT Service Management


Joe Luttrell


Joe Luttrell

Joe is an 8-year member of the Kentuckiana Project Management Institute’s board of directors and immediate past President.  As President, Joe implemented a leadership framework that tripled board size, doubled meeting attendance & launched processes set to double revenues.  As the Operations Manager for ASAP Supply Chain Automation in Louisville Kentucky, Joe manages 10 project leaders. Joe is working with the President to lead internal training to certify all of ASAP’s PMs by the end of 2011.  He is implementing Program & Project Management processes that meet PMI’s OPM3 and SEI’s CMMI level 3 standards.  Joe teaches PMP Prep and Practical Application at the University of Louisville Delphi Center and Innovative Management Solutions, LLC.   Joe is CEO of EQ Seminars, LLC founded to help principled leaders with skills to transform team dysfunction into emotional intellect, mutual respect and financial security. His speaking credentials include two Dale Carnegie Awards, PMI 2009 and 2011 Global Leadership Institute Meeting presenter, worldwide webinars, i-tunes podcasts & seminar offerings in Columbus Ohio, Anchorage Alaska and Washington DC in 2010.

 

 


Jerry Manas

Jerry Manas LFH Author


Jerry Manas is the author of Managing the Gray Areas (RMC Publications, January 2008) and the international bestseller Napoleon on Project Management (Nelson Business, April 2006), and co-author of 42 Rules for Creating WE (Superstar Press, August 2009). His work, which is at the crossroads of organizational development and project management, has been cited by management guru Tom Peters and highlighted in a variety of publications, including Leadership Excellence, The National Post, The Globe and Mail, The Chicago Sun Times, and The Houston Chronicle. He has written numerous articles and appeared on radio programs nationwide with the release of his first book, which Kirkus Reviews called, "The ultimate case study in effective project management."

 

Through his consulting company, The Marengo Group, Jerry focuses on the human side of project management, with a specialty in virtual teams. Using the principles of simplicity, engagement, and trust, he is passionate about helping leaders create energized teams that are aligned and focused toward shared goals.

 

Jerry is co-founder of the popular blog site, PMThink!, and a founding member of The Creating We Institute, an international group of critical thinkers dedicated to harvesting new forms of engagement and innovation in the workforce. He is also a founding member of Project Management Institute's New Media Council, as one of the leading influential voices in the online project management space. 

 

Jerry can be reached at jmanas@marengogroup.com or on Twitter as jmanas. Visit his website at www.marengogroup.com.