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Saturday, September 30, 2006
Gilles Caupin Joins PMF Global Advisory Panel
Mr. Gilles Caupin, former President and Chair of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the French Project Management Association (AFITEP), has agreed to become a global PM advisor for www.pforum.org. Widely recognized as one of the leading authorities on modern project management in Europe, Mr. Caupin is also the former chair of the Global Project Management Forum Steering Committee.
Gilles Caupin has over 40 years of experience in projects and project management, in a variety of fields and industries. Mr. Caupin has a diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Lille in Paris, but with education in civil, electrical, electronics and mechanical engineering as well.
Mr. Caupin has been heavily involved in the development of project management professional associations and PM certification in the world for many years. He is one of the founders and a past-President of the French project management association AFITEP, past-Chairman and Distinguished International Fellow of the International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC), past-Chair and Honorary Fellow of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), and past-Chair of the Global Project Management Forum initiative.
Gilles Caupin is a Certified Cost Engineer from AFITEP (ICEC system). He is a lifetime member of the American Association of Cost Engineers International (AACEI), a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) since the early 1980's (Member N° 6558), a founding member of the first PMI Chapter in France, a member of the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm), a founding member of AFITEP and SMAP in France, an Honorary Member of APOGEP (Portugal), and an honorary Fellow of PMA (India).
He is presently Chair of the IPMA Certification Management Board, first assessor and international validator for several IPMA certification bodies. He is First Assessor for several countries (France, Portugal, USA) in the IPMA System. Under this system, First Assessors are considered equivalent to IPMA Level B. He has played a leadership role (as a member and chairman of the Certification Validation Management Board) in the development of the IPMA Certification System since 1994.
Gilles Caupin’s professional experience covers governmental organizations, information technology, infrastructure (airports, rail, road), nuclear energy, process industries, telecommunications, and both large and small projects. He has worked for Agiplan, Areva, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Cegos, and Proctor & Gamble. Significant project roles have included Assistant Project Director for Korean Nuclear Plants at Framatome (now called AREVA) and Head of Project Controls at Framatome. He assisted in the organization of project management at SNCF Infrastructure (the infrastructure branch of the French railways).
Recently he completed an assignment for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), helping align project certification processes. As an employee of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) during 2004-2005, Gilles was Project Team Leader for the "Common Procurement Certification Scheme for the UN". This scheme covered all 50 agencies / programmes / funds of the UN (including UNDP).
He has owned and managed his own consulting practice, Caupin & Associates, for many years and, although currently semi-retired, he is available for short term assignments. Gilles has presented papers, speeches and workshops on project management around the world for the last twenty years and is widely recognized as one of the leaders in the world of professional project management. Gilles can be contacted at gilles-caupin@wanadoo.fr.
On September 5, 2006, PMForum.org announced the formation of a Global PM Advisory Panel to provide advice and feedback to the editorial team at www.pmforum.org and PM World Today. The Global PM Advisory Panel consists of current and former leaders of project management professional societies and organizations around the world. Their experience and insight will help guide pmforum.org in matters associated with the world of professional project management. In particular, the group advises the managing editor on ways that www.pmforum.org can best serve the international PM community.
Established in 1995 by the late David Curling, PMI Fellow and globally recognized professional leader based in Canada, www.pmforum.org is one of the most popular and widely known websites in the world of project management. Pmforum.org is one of the world’s leading sources of project management news and information and the home of the monthly online PM World Today e-Journal where viewpoints, articles, case studies and papers by leading PM authorities and experts from around the world can be found. Free subscriptions are available atwww.pmforum.org/subscribe.
Mr. Caupin has been heavily involved in the development of project management professional associations and PM certification in the world for many years. He is one of the founders and a past-President of the French project management association AFITEP, past-Chairman and Distinguished International Fellow of the International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC), past-Chair and Honorary Fellow of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), and past-Chair of the Global Project Management Forum initiative.
Gilles Caupin is a Certified Cost Engineer from AFITEP (ICEC system). He is a lifetime member of the American Association of Cost Engineers International (AACEI), a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) since the early 1980's (Member N° 6558), a founding member of the first PMI Chapter in France, a member of the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm), a founding member of AFITEP and SMAP in France, an Honorary Member of APOGEP (Portugal), and an honorary Fellow of PMA (India).
He is presently Chair of the IPMA Certification Management Board, first assessor and international validator for several IPMA certification bodies. He is First Assessor for several countries (France, Portugal, USA) in the IPMA System. Under this system, First Assessors are considered equivalent to IPMA Level B. He has played a leadership role (as a member and chairman of the Certification Validation Management Board) in the development of the IPMA Certification System since 1994.
Gilles Caupin’s professional experience covers governmental organizations, information technology, infrastructure (airports, rail, road), nuclear energy, process industries, telecommunications, and both large and small projects. He has worked for Agiplan, Areva, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Cegos, and Proctor & Gamble. Significant project roles have included Assistant Project Director for Korean Nuclear Plants at Framatome (now called AREVA) and Head of Project Controls at Framatome. He assisted in the organization of project management at SNCF Infrastructure (the infrastructure branch of the French railways).
Recently he completed an assignment for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), helping align project certification processes. As an employee of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) during 2004-2005, Gilles was Project Team Leader for the "Common Procurement Certification Scheme for the UN". This scheme covered all 50 agencies / programmes / funds of the UN (including UNDP).
He has owned and managed his own consulting practice, Caupin & Associates, for many years and, although currently semi-retired, he is available for short term assignments. Gilles has presented papers, speeches and workshops on project management around the world for the last twenty years and is widely recognized as one of the leaders in the world of professional project management. Gilles can be contacted at gilles-caupin@wanadoo.fr.
On September 5, 2006, PMForum.org announced the formation of a Global PM Advisory Panel to provide advice and feedback to the editorial team at www.pmforum.org and PM World Today. The Global PM Advisory Panel consists of current and former leaders of project management professional societies and organizations around the world. Their experience and insight will help guide pmforum.org in matters associated with the world of professional project management. In particular, the group advises the managing editor on ways that www.pmforum.org can best serve the international PM community.
Established in 1995 by the late David Curling, PMI Fellow and globally recognized professional leader based in Canada, www.pmforum.org is one of the most popular and widely known websites in the world of project management. Pmforum.org is one of the world’s leading sources of project management news and information and the home of the monthly online PM World Today e-Journal where viewpoints, articles, case studies and papers by leading PM authorities and experts from around the world can be found. Free subscriptions are available atwww.pmforum.org/subscribe.
