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Darrin Anderson
Darrin is employed at Metavante
Corporation as a project leader for enterprise projects such as
Information Technology (IT) acquisition integration, information
security, and cost reduction process improvements. Darrin possesses
a unique combination of project leadership, IT process improvement
and IT governance that has added great value to many organizations.
Darrin has completed advanced certifications in project management (PMP),
IT service management (ITIL), IT Governance (CobiT) and technology
(Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer). In his past, Darrin spent
over a dozen years as an information technology consultant advancing
from a UNIX/Windows engineer to a project manager, governance
coordinator, and a program leader. Some of Darrin's clients
included: Wells Fargo, Liberty Mutual Insurance, The Bank of New
York, The State of Wisconsin, Oshkosh (Truck)
Corporation, and Shopko/Pamida. Darrin's experiences in
business continuity and disaster recovery include a simulation for
the State of
Wisconsin, and numerous data center disaster
recovery improvement projects for companies in the financial,
insurance and government industries. Darrin has experience crafting
disaster recovery business cases that target a fine balance between
cost and quality.
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Mark Calabrese
Mark E. Calabrese, PMP is Managing Consultant in the Business
Strategy Execution Practice Group with Project Leadership Associates,
leading the development and delivery of PLA’s “Principled Project
Leadership” approach to project management. Mark has over 20 years of
experience in roles building and aligning organizations to achieve
operational excellence, world-class customer service, and maximum
benefit from their IT investment. While an executive with Aon
Corporation, Mark led departments of project managers, IT Directors and
application teams and has implemented PMOs and project management best
practices to enhance the strategic value of project management to the
delivery organization. While a consultant with Blackwell Consulting,
Mark advised senior business partners on project and program best
practices from both a client and delivery perspective. Mark has had
extensive project management training and experience with a variety of
multi-vendor solution projects including SaaS implementations,
hardware/infrastructure implementations, custom software development and
total cost of ownership studies. Mark is PMP certified and Masters
Certificate in IT Project Management from the George Washington
University in Virginia and a BA/BS from Central Michigan 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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Richard Knaster
Richard Knaster is
the WW Practice Manager for PPM at IBM Rational He has extensive
experience as a Senior Technology Leader and has held various executive
technology positions with Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies, ranging
from Director, Development to Vice President, Business Process
Engineering. Richard's expertise includes developing new products and
services, managing all phases of software and IT projects, directing IT
operations, building teams and organizations and implementing Project
Management Offices and tools.
Richard also leads a
Project and Portfolio Community of Practice at IBM to help IBMers and
customers deploy and adopt Agile and Traditional Project Management
solutions.
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Praveen
Moturu
Praveen Moturu
is currently working as an Enterprise Architect
at Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve
Company (HCSC). He has more than 14 years’ experience providing
strategic planning, enterprise leadership, driving business and
it alignment, guiding top-tier organizations in areas pertaining
to business transformation, enterprise architecture and business
performance improvement.
Mr.
Moturu has extensive expertise in leading and implementing
enterprise-wide business/technology strategies and innovative
solutions with background in senior management positions as a
Consulting Partner, Principal-Strategy Consulting, Director of eBusiness Practice, Solutions Architect and Senior Enterprise
Architect. Experienced in turnaround and change leadership,
mentoring and managing high skilled architects, and management
of subject matter experts in the accomplishment of enterprise IT
programs. His focus areas have been planning, definition and
execution of strategy and management of complex implementation
projects, establishing strategic relationships, new technology
adoption, future state business and technology architecture
definition, and the alignment of IT investments with business
strategy by collaborating with key departments/stakeholders of
the enterprise. His current engagements are focused on processes
integration, enterprise reference model development and service
oriented architecture governance, roadmap, and adoption. Mr.
Moturu has a master’s degree in IT and is a certified Enterprise
and Business Architect. Prior to joining HCSC, he held positions
at CNA Insurance and Cambridge Technology Partners.
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Rebecca Porterfield
Rebecca Porterfield
is currently an Expert Project and Portfolio Management Consultant for
Solstice, a Chicago-based technology and management consulting firm.
Solstice provides enterprises with innovative software development and
secure, scalable middleware implementations. Both a certified Scrum
Master Certified (CSM) and Project Management Professional (PMP),
Rebecca is a proven Project Management Leader with over a decade of
experience in software application development and IT project
management. She has broad expertise in diverse project management and
software development techniques including Waterfall, Iterative
Development, and Agile. With a penchant for aligning technology with
business goals, she conducts project management for a variety of clients
including fast-paced, academic, start-up and F500 companies.
Additionally, she helps clients with Agile adoption, optimizing Project
Management processes and training client Project Managers. Previously,
Rebecca was Director of Project Management of a fast-paced internet
marketing company, where she conducted project evaluation, program
planning, capacity planning and overall company portfolio management.
There she also successfully rolled out Agile across the enterprise
portfolio.
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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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James J. Sibenaller
Presently, Mr. Sibenaller is an IT Director at Loyola University
Chicago responsible for the Project Management Office, Enterprise
Architecture, Information Security, Quality Assurance and Change
Management processes. He is the primary driver behind the creation of IT
Governance processes and best practices within the Information
Technology Services department. In 2008 he and his peers received the
Most Effective IT Team Award from the Chicago Chapter of the Association
of Information Technology Professionals (AITP). He currently sits on the
IT Executive Steering Committee and established the functional processes
for that committee.
Mr. Sibenaller has a diverse background in technology, project
management and information processing. From a technology perspective he
has experience with web-based, client server and mainframe applications.
In addition to his financial systems and higher education exposure, he
has business exposure from a technology perspective in manufacturing,
inventory control, accounts payable, general ledger and data
warehousing. External activities include participation in various user
groups and technology conferences. Jim is a ten year member of the
Project Management Institute (PMI) and is Foundations Certified in ITIL.
He participates annually in the IT and Architecture Symposium & Strategy
Meetings held by Gartner. Mr. Sibenaller holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Computer Science from Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois.
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Sara
Strock
 Ms Strock
has over 25 years IT experience with 15 years of senior level
experience in Strategic Planning, Marketing, and Project and
Portfolio management. She has managed and implemented PMOs and
associated portfolio and budgeting methodologies. Ms. Strock
has worked in a variety of industries including Publishing,
Consumer Electronics, Pharmaceutical and Insurance. She is
currently working in the Chicago area for a Consumer Packaged
Goods manufacturer.
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