Student Profile: Manjeeta Sitaula, PMP
I am a Civil Engineer with five years of experience in construction management and design. I am currently enrolled in a Master's degree program in Structural Engineering which I will be finishing in December of 2013.
Since I was already working in construction management, PMP was an obvious choice. For me the PMP certification would help fill in gaps in knowledge and improve my skills, and hence help me in my career advancement.
I am from Venezuela, I have been working in the telecom sector since I got my BS in Electronic Engineering and I have participated in projects in the Americas including: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico and USA.
My name is Jean Bosco Rwagaju and I’ve post-graduated in Human Resources Management and Labor Law from Paris-France. I started my career in Paris as Employee Relations&Safety Counselor. I moved to Corporate Labor Attorney, then to Director of Human Resources/Project Manager. Due to economic crisis, my company closed out and I lost my job. I applied for the same positions, but the outcome was negative. So, I decided to prepare an international certification in order to relocate. I started enhancing my English skills. One of my friends advised me on LinkedIn to take the PMP courses and become self-employed by creating my consultancy firm.
My name is Elina Zlotchenko. For the past 7 years I've been working as MPO/RPO (Metropolitan & Rural Planning Organizations) Program Manager with the NC DOT.
I work in the medical device industry where I’m an district operations manager and Six Sigma Black Belt. I cover the northwest US and I’m based in the Seattle area. I’ve been in this field for the past twelve years. My organization has a weak matrix structure, so I fulfill many of the duties that a PM would handle in a more matrixed environment. Projects that I manage will range from leading Kaizen events, to software/process deployments (beta and validation tests) to moving entire facilities- start to finish. Before working in this industry, I spent two years with the federal government working in field operations- mainly on projects, and before that I worked in film and multi-media production working primarily on...yes, projects.
I have a Master degree in Management Information Systems, with 10+ years of professional experience in the IT industry. Originally from Colombia, but living in Bratislava, Slovakia since 2009. Happily married and with two children. I have been working at Hewlett-Packard for the last 3 years as IT Project Manager, on-boarding and implementing Asset Management solutions for EMEA customers.
I am Nimesh Karia and I am graduate in Production engineering with 14+ years of industrial experience in various domains. Currently associated with Larsen &Toubro Technology Services and we are into business of providing engineering service to various clients across the globe.
I am an IT professional, working as a Project manager/ Business Analyst for the last 4 years. I have worked in varied industries like Banking, Financial Services, Legal and IT. My foundation stems from my degree in Business Administration.
My name is Chandra Akkala and I’ve graduated in Mechanical Engineering from India. I started my career as a Production engineer in a Telecom Manufacturing Industry in India. I was lucky to move up the ladder within the same company, where I started as a Production Engineer and grew up to be a Product Manager. During the same time, I completed number of IT courses to broaden my Professional borders as I love challenges and swim through them.
I am a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and I am currently working as a Six Sigma Program Manager in a bank in the Philippines. A large part of what I do is to train and coach the Six Sigma Belt Candidates on the methodology and problem solving techniques while they are working on their respective projects which aim to improve service quality, process efficiency or enhance customer satisfaction on the bank services.
My name is Beakal Teshome Woldemariam. I have a BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering and MSc in Systems Engineering. I currently work at Utilities Telecom Council as an IT Manager in Washington DC, United States of America. I always wanted to have a career that matters to the organization I work for. I have a big dream and I am sure I will succeed if I continue aiming high.
I am a registered nurse by background with a master’s in organizational management. My current role is process improvement and a liaison between clinical and informatics to ensure the electronic health record adequately supports the needs of the organization.
I am an Indian experienced IT consultant with 10+ years of experience including large scale SAP based business transformation projects/implementations, programs with multiple technology platforms & global implementation and IT Pre-sales. I've an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur: one of India's top management institutes . I am employed with Infosys Limited and have worked on several multi-national SAP engagements for Global companies like Procter&Gamble(USA), Nissan Motors(Europe), Air Liquide (Paris).
I'm a happily married 40 year young father of two kids. Born and raised in Belgium and currently living there again after a few years as expat in Morocco. Working for 17 years in the Telecommunications industry with major companies like Alcatel-Lucent, Siemens and Nokia Siemens Networks, started out as a Field Engineer and gradually moved up the ladder into managerial positions (technical and project management). Besides spending time with the family I love motorcycling and playing the guitar.
I have spent the past seven years in the software business working with telcommunication billing software at Advantage 360. I was lucky to grow within the company and in a short period of time start managing new software product launches. Working with this multimillion dollar software led me to work with many different types of people and businesses around the world, including Gabon, Kiev, Bermuda, and Antigua. After receiving my masters in Software Engineering I had the knowledge and expertise in working with the SDLC, but was encouraged by Advantage 360 to also get my PMP Certification.
I have been an IT Project Manager in the Banking and Financial services industry since the mid-90’s. I learned my PM skills on the job but without any formal training. Although I managed a 5 year Program of projects with a combined value of over $3MM, I realized my knowledge and skills were limited to those organizations I worked for and crossing over industries could be a challenge. A co-worker told me about the PMP certification and its benefits which motivated me to pursue it. I saw the PMP certification as a means to successfully cross over industries and step into companies and projects with confidence in my skills and expertise.
I am a Project Manager in a Software Company called Sparta Systems.