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 Sergey Chernov,
PMP
In
his current role -- Manager, Enterprise Architecture at NiSource, Sergey is part
of company transformation team tasked to take NiSource to a new level of
Business and IT operations. Previously, he held a position of Assistant
Director of IT Strategic Planning at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago
where he was leading strategic planning, architecture and project management
oversight for a central IT group. Prior to joining NEIU, he led several
large-scale internal IT projects for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Sergey started
his career at Emerson Electric where he was responsible for project management
and implementation of B2B e-commerce systems. Sergey is a certified project
manager (PMP) and has earned a Masters of Science in Information Systems
Management degree from Loyola University Chicago and Bachelor of Science in
Accounting from Indiana University.
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 Terry
Doerscher
Terry Doerscher has over 26 years of
experience in program, project, work & resource management, process &
PMO development and strategic planning.
As the Chief Process Architect for Planview, Terry’s
focus is on innovating world-class business management techniques
aligned to the to unique challenges of today’s technology-centric,
knowledge worker environments.
Since joining
Planview in 1999, Terry has worked with over a hundred Planview
customers worldwide, and has become a trusted advisor in their journey
towards business management excellence. Mr. Doerscher is the
primary author of PlanView PRISMS™ Business Processes and Best
Practices, a companion product to Planview Enterprise portfolio
management software. He also drives the acclaimed ‘PMO 2.0’ series of
whitepapers, presentations, leadership forums, the 2008 PMO 2.0
Survey and his entertaining and educational blog, the Enterprise
Navigator - all of which are recognized as a catalyst for redefining
the role of the PMO in integrating and aligning business management
functions for the enterprise. Terry
is a passionate evangelist for integrating business management processes
as a proven method of improving organizational performance; he is a
frequently cited industry expert and his candid and engaging
presentation style makes him a sought after
speaker. He is a contributing author to the book,
“The Modern
PMO – Practical Insights and Case Studies” by Mark Perry (due out in the
Spring of 2009), and is currently co-authoring a book on portfolio
management (due out in the Summer of 2009). His collective body of work
is very influential in positioning Planview as a recognized thought
leader within the industry.
Mr. Doerscher
is a voracious reader and self-directed learner. He
received his formal engineering education in the elite US
Navy Nuclear Power Program, has been a member of PMI since 1997, is a
member of the PMI PMO SIG, is ITIL v.3 Foundation certified, and is a
Certified Process Design Engineer (CPDE).
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 Jay Gleischman
Mr. Jay Gleischman is
the founder of 4Gen Consulting LP, a multi-national specialty consulting
firm. He has over 20 years of management and client service experience
in a wide range of industries and geographies. Mr. Gleischman
established 4Gen to serve global clients who are pursuing business value
through improved use of business processes and technology. 4Gen is a
trusted advisor to companies of every size and in every industry around
the globe with emphasis on helping businesses unlock value through
Business Intelligence and Performance Enhancement, Cost Management and
Profit Improvement, IT Strategy and Operations, Systems Implementation,
Product Support Services and Program and Project Management. 4Gen was
established in 2002 as a full service consulting organization with
operations in the US and Europe.
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 Susan
Go
Susan Go is a
Senior Customer Consultant for PowerSteering Software
where she works closely with existing and prospective customers
to deploy PPM solutions tailored to client needs. Prior to
PowerSteering, Ms. Go previously worked at Primavera (formerly
ProSight), where she developed strategic enterprise solutions
focused on portfolio optimization, application rationalization
and IT governance for clients such as Panasonic, AARP, State
Street Bank, and Bank of America. In addition to her
professional work experience, Ms. Go has been asked to present
at many national events on enterprise portfolio management
including Microsoft’s Project Management Conference, Microsoft’s
New York User Group, Panasonic’s Annual North America IT
Conference, and the Project and Portfolio Management in the
Pharmaceutical Industry Conference. Ms. Go holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from the
University of Maryland.
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 Michael Klynstra
Michael
Klynstra has a rich background in pragmatic IT leadership and consulting in the
finance, insurance, healthcare, logistics, and telecommunications industries. He
has played a number of roles including the management of large-scale system
delivery, project management office leadership, and the design and
implementation lean and agile transformation initiatives. Michael currently
serves as a Client Partner with Geneca and works with clients and delivery teams
to maximize the value delivered by IT organizations.
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 Michael J. Menard
Mr.
Menard is President and co-founder of The GenSight Group, the recognized
leader in the field of Decision Excellence and Resource Optimization.
Menard is also the creator of The GenSight Group’s Project Portfolio
Management methodology which has been implemented
into leading corporations
around the world including Johnson and Johnson, US Department of Energy,
Coca-Cola, Sun Chemical and British Telecom to name a few. Mr. Menard
and his work has been featured in such publications as the Harvard
Management Update, Business 2.0, PharmaVoice and the Journal of the
American Management Association. Throughout his 35-year career, Mr.
Menard has demonstrated a unique capability and passion for innovation;
he has been awarded 15 US Patents.
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 Dave Meyers
Dave
joined Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in 2003 and is a Senior Director in the US
Commercial Systems organization. Dave is responsible for the planning,
development, implementation and direction of Wyeth’s technological answers to
the corporate business needs, primarily focused on improving productivity,
streamlining processes, and integrating systems in his area of responsibility.
Dave has an extensive consulting and general management background in
Information Technology, Process Redesign, Strategy Development and Business
Operations. Before coming to Wyeth, Dave worked at McDonald’s Corporation
as well as Accenture. He is experienced at leading operational strategy
and planning sessions, deploying process reengineering initiatives, introducing
emerging technologies, and developing business solutions for marketing,
operations, supply chain, sales and finance. Dave received a BS and MBA with a
focus on management and finance from the University of Illinois.
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 Peter
Mollins
Peter Mollins is director of
product marketing at Micro Focus. In that role, he is responsible for
positioning technologies that support application portfolio understanding,
modernization, and management. Peter was previously director of marketing at
Relativity Technologies where he managed all aspects of marketing a
enterprise-class analysis platform. Prior to that, Peter marketed for
Togethersoft, iMediation, and Netscape. He holds a Master of International
Management from Thunderbird.
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 Steve Pieczko
Steve
Pieczko has more than thirteen years experience managing custom software
development and implementing packaged products. With a career largely dedicated
to the advancement of best practices that leverage the PM’s ability to
predictably deliver business value, he has expertise in Financial Services,
Telecommunications, Education, Healthcare, Transportation and Insurance. Today,
Steve works with Geneca’s enterprise clients to help them achieve business/IT
alignment, predictability and clarity. Steve has an MS in CS from DePaul
University.
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 Fabrice Roche
Fabrice
Roche, a Senior Vice President and Chicago Regional Director with UMT
Consulting Group, has over 12 years of Portfolio and Project Management
implementation, software development and consulting experience.
Fabrice is actively involved in managing, leading, planning and
participating in all facets of Portfolio and Project Management, with
concentrations in methodology development, governance, process design &
definition, creation, prioritization, optimization and on-going
management of portfolios and projects. He also has a strong financial
background including Accounting and Corporate Finance. Fabrice has
taken leadership and participated in multiple strategy consulting,
business process and IT implementation projects for Financial Services,
Professional Services & Manufacturing clients in North America and
Europe. He has worked with several Fortune 1000 companies including but
not limited to JPMorganChase, Wachovia, KeySpan Energy, Ernst & Young,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, Michelin, Renault Nissan, Arcelor, Alcatel,
Dassault, National Savings, etc. Fabrice holds an MBA with focus
on Management and Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York
University and a Master of Science and Engineering from ENSTA, a leading
French engineering school.
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 Andrew
Thompson
Andrew Thompson is an Application Portfolio
Manager in the Midwest Development Center, an intra-enterprise IT consulting
group for Liberty Mutual Group. A senior business manager and entrepreneur,
he currently oversees management, development and maintenance projects for
the Information Technology department. Prior to his experience at Liberty,
he was involved in numerous successful start-up and small companies as a
principal or a consultant ranging from computer hardware to IT services and
strategic consulting to venture capital. Most of his professional career has
been in project management and running a project office. Mr.
Thompson received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in
1996 and his MBA from the University of Illinois in Business Development and
Technology Strategy. He is a member of PMI, is PMP certified, and is
certified in Six Sigma Green Belt.
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 Randy Wimmer
Randy Wimmer is a Manager at UMT Consulting Group which provides
IT Portfolio & Project Management consulting services. Prior to
joining UMT Randy was at Allstate Insurance where over the
course of ten years he worked in several technology area PMOs
implementing portfolio and project management best practices
including the Capability Maturity Model-SW. His background also
includes a first career of over ten years in Public & Corporate
Accounting. Randy holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting
and has successfully achieved certifications as a Certified
Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Software Quality Analyst
(CSQA).
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