Contributing Author Showcase
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Contributing Authors (D - F)
Natalie Davis was born in West Point, Mississippi, USA. She completed her undergraduate work in Management Information Systems at the University of Southern Mississippi in 1990 in Hattiesburg, MS. She has been working for a small software company for one year as a Quality Assurance analyst. Her professional work experience includes Project Management software implementation, mainframe development/analysis and Quality Assurance testing in telecom, defense and snack foods industries. Currently she is attending the University of Texas at Dallas' Project Management certification and master's program in order to further her knowledge in business leadership skills.
Bas De Baar works as a Project Manager within the publishing industry. Since 2001, he has been the editor of www.SoftwareProjects.org, a popular website dedicated to Software Project Management. He holds a masters degree in Business Informatics and currently lives with his wife in the coastal town of Zandvoort, The Netherlands. His latest book, “Surprise! Now You’re a Software Project Manager”, was published in September 2006 and is available from www.mmpubs.com or from most book retailers. Mr. De Baar can be reached at basdebaar@gmail.com.
Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP, PMI Fellow, is author of 11 books on management and project themes including “Winning in Business with Enterprise Project Management” (Amacom, NY, 1998) and “The AMA Handbook of Project Management, Second Edition” (2005, Amacom, NY). He is President of Dinsmore Associates, a consulting and training company operating globally, with base offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A long time member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Paul has been honored with PMI’s Distinguished Contributions Award as well as the prestigious Fellow Award. Paul can be reached at dinsmore@dinsmore.com.br Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP, PMI Fellow, é autor de 11 livros sobre temas gerenciais e projetos incluindo “Winning in Business with Enterprise Project Management” (Amacom, NY, 1998) e “The AMA Handbook of Project Management, Second Edition” (2005, Amacom, NY). Paul Dinsmore é Presidente da Dinsmore Associates, empresa de consultoria e treinamento operando globalmente, com escritórios no Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Terry Doerscher has more than 24 years of experience in practical process development, project management, PMO, business strategy, and work and resource management in construction, nuclear and IT fields. Mr. Doerscher is the Chief Solution Architect for Planview, an Austin-based software company dedicated to creating project portfolio management solutions. Terry is responsible for developing Planview PRISMSTM Adaptive IT Management Best Practice. More information about Planview can be found at www.planview.com.
A Professor, Dr David H Dombkins, MPM, Doctor of Technology, Master Project Director, FAIPM, is the National President of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). Dr Dombkins is an international leader in the development of new competencies and methodologies to manage project / programme complexity and chaos. Dr Dombkins was instrumental in the introduction of Partnering into Australia; developed the Design Construct Maintain contract used broadly in infrastructure; developed the Alliancing methodology which is now used across Australia; and developed Governance Contracting and Next Generation Project/Programme Management. One of David’s greatest concerns is the inability of traditional project management to successfully deliver complex projects and programmes. David passionately believes that there is an urgent need in the world to deal with highly complex projects and programmes such as relief, aid, environment, power, water, global warming, disaster relief, possible pandemics and change in organisations. He also believes that project management needs to deliver a better solution than simply using more of our traditional approaches, and that if project management is to help our world, we need to step up to the mark with useful project management methodologies to deal with complexity and chaos. He can be contacted via AIPM at national_president@aipmcom.au.
William R. Duncan is a principal of Project Management Partners, a project management consulting and training firm headquartered in Lexington, MA USA. He is the former Director of Standards for the Project Management Institute, Inc. (USA) and is currently Director of Standards for the American Society for Advancement of Project Management (asapm). Mr. Duncan has nearly thirty years of management and consulting experience including five years with a major international consulting firm. He was the primary author of the 1994 and 1996 versions of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the most widely used project management standard in the world. In addition, his "process model" of project management was used to organize both ISO 10006, Guidelines for quality in project managemen. Mr. Duncan is a 1970 graduate of Brown University in Providence, RI and has done post-graduate work at Boston University and Northeastern.
Azra Duric is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with 15 + years of experience in the IT industry; spanning the government, financial, education and other non-profit sectors. She has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and a Post Graduate Diploma in Office Systems and Data Communications from the University of Leicester, England. Since Azra moved to Canada in 1996 she has been working in a variety of government and non-profit sectors in Ontario and has been professionally working as a project manager for the last five years. She is a member of the PMI-CTT (Project Management Institute Canada Technology Triangle) Chapter and WIPMSIG (Women in Project Management Specific Interest Group). Azra lives in Guelph, Ontario and can be contacted at durica@sympatico.ca. More information about Azra can be found on her blog http://azra-pmp.blogspot.com. 
Randy Englund is an executive consultant for the Englund Project Management Consultancy and is a Professional Associate for the Stanford Advanced Project Management (SAPM) program, specializing in converting strategy into action and effective project management offices. Randy is co-author of Creating an Environment for Successful Projects (Jossey-Bass, 2004), Creating the Project Office (2003), and Project Sponsorship (2006). He learned most of his lessons as a senior project manager at Hewlett-Packard and General Electric. He now provides coaching to management and teams about their project management culture. Contact him via email at englundr@pacbell.net and on the web at www.englundpmc.com. 
Ercan Erdis, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Mustafa Kemal University in Turkey. He has a PhD (2004) in Civil Engineering from Cukorova University, and MSc (2001) and BSc (1998) in Civil Engineering from Mustafa Kemal University in Turkey. Professor Erdis is engaged in teaching and research related to construction management, crisis management and total quality management. He is the author or co-author of 12 papers published in international journals, conferences, books and scientific meetings. Ercan can be contacted at e_erdis@hotmail.com.
Morten Fangel is Managing Director and Chief Consultant of Fangel Consultants Ltd., Saettedammen 4, DK-3400 Hilleroed / Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also the founder of the Association of Danish Project Management, of which he today is the Executive Director. Morten is a member of the Association of Danish Project Management and four other Nordic Associations, the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the Project Management Institute (PMI ®) and the Association of Certified Management Consultants (CMC). He is former president, past Chair and an Honorary Fellow of IPMA, and an honorary member of the Icelandic Project Management Association Morten Fangel holds a Masters of Science degree in Civil Engineering, and Ph.D. in industrial research from the Technical University of Denmark and a Diploma in Economics degree from the Copenhagen Business School. After years in consulting Engineering companies, he founded Fangel Consultants Ltd., from where he has more than two decades of experience in management consulting. Morten Fangel has introduced and is a specialist in methodologies for project preparation and start-up, and for planning and evaluation of project management. He also teaches advanced project management seminars for IPMA. Morten can be reached at morten@fangel.dk. Nina
Felt, PHR
Nina Felt is a human resource professional who has worked with various companies in project-oriented phases of operations. She has worked with a software reseller company and supported them through their international operations as well as their various merger and acquisition projects. She quickly transitioned into the healthcare industry as a National Director of Human Resources supporting her organization through numerous Information Systems implementations as well as company culture projects. She has now started a consulting company focusing on providing strategic Human Resource support and guidance to companies. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science, and obtained her Professional of Human Resource certification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Phillip
Felt, MBA, PMP®, CPHIMS
Philip Felt is a Partner with Tidewater Consulting Group (www.consulttidewater.com). He has over ten years experience in project management, business operations, and healthcare technology. His most recent healthcare project management experience includes the development of healthcare project/program Management offices and leading a hospital integrated delivery network through their Electronic Medical Record implementation. Philip holds a Business Degree in Accounting(U of Tulsa), a Master of Business Administration in Project Management(U of Texas @ Dallas), and is certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP®). He also is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems.
Edward J. (Ed) Fern is President of Time-to-Profit, Inc, a Project Management training firm providing services on four continents. He has held director level positions with Sprint, Control Data Corporation, TRW, and Infonet Services Corporation. He earned an MS in Technology Management from Pepperdine University in 1992 and his Project Management Professional designation in 1998. Ed has served as Vice President of Professional Development of the Project Management Institute chapter in Orange County and is Sponsor of the California Inland Empire chapter of PMI. Ed has also served as a director of the Southern California chapter of the Product Development and Management Association and as Director of Education of the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management. He is the author of the book Time-to-Profit Project Management: A Primer for Project Managers in Commercial Product Developmentand co-author of Six Steps to the Future: How Mass Customization Is Changing Our World, both published in English, Russian, Romanian and Brazilian Portuguese. His E-mail address is edfern@time-to-profit.com. 
Amanda Finch is CEO of A.D.V Group; a company that helps executive and management teams to develop and execute partnershipand alliance strategies. Drawing on her expertise in application development, program management and business development, she understands the need to minimize "organizational drag" while maximizing effectiveness. As CEO of A.D.V. Group, Finch also acts as director of strategic alliances for Journyx in a contractor role. Finch formulates alliance strategy that is aligned with Journyx’ corporate strategy and develops alliance programs to execute strategy and drive revenue. Ms. Finch is a Certified Project Manager with eighteen years professional experience and has managed projects for numerous industry and government clients.
Curt Finch is the CEO of Journyx (http://pr.journyx.com), a provider of free Web-based software located in Austin, Texas, USA that automates billing, payroll & project management by tracking time, expenses and mileage. Finch is a software industry veteran. In 1997, Curt created the world's first Internet-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offering. Curt has managed development teams creating enterprise-level software solutions since 1985, with a focus on distributed workforce management. In 1992, Finch led the team porting Tivoli's product line to the AIX operating system, which led to the company's acquisition by IBM. As a member of the executive team, Curt helped launch The Kernel Group (TKG), a venture-backed firm that grew to 50 employees and $7.5 million in sales during his tenure. Curt has a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech University in the USA. Curt Finch can be reached at curt@journyx.com.
Panos Fitsilis, Ph.D. is Professor at TEI Larissa and Head of the Project Management department. He is also Director of “Software Applications” division at Centre for Technological Research of Thessalia. Professor Fitsilis has extensive experience in managing large IT projects for organisations of the private and public sector. He is the author of three books and of many articles published on prestigious scientific journals. His research interest includes project management methodologies, project software management, software development methodologies and business information systems.
David Fleming is a 2006 graduate of Aspen University, Colorado, where he received his Masters in Business Administration with Specialization in Project Management. He is the Founder and President of the Texas Society of Accomplished Young Professionals (TSAYP), a Texas based organization with the mission of recognizing outstanding students and promoting professionalism. He has experience assisting with projects in both the private and public sector, and currently serves as a consultant to U.S. based companies sponsoring projects in Mexico. Mr. Fleming currently resides in Guadalajara, Mexico and can be reached directly by e-mail at dcf555@hotmail.com.
Quentin W. Fleming has had over four decades of professional experience in project management, with two distinct careers: one in private industry and another as a consultant in project management. Quentin has written seven textbooks project management, which collectively have sold over 60,000 copies world wide. In 1995, Quentin was honored when the Performance Management Association, which has since become the PMI College of Performance Management awarded him their prestigious Lt. General Hans Driessnack Distinguished Service Award for his work in earned value management. 
Following more than 20 years' experience in the enterprise software industry, Liz Fletcher is now a freelance writer, translator and consultant specializing in IT and engineeringrelated subjects. She is based near Paris, France and is trilingual in English, French and German.
Oleg Fonarov is the founder and the CEO of Program-Ace, an independent software house from Ukraine with 15 years of history on regional and global markets. His key areas of expertise include R&D investments, strategic partnerships and visionary IT-development projects. More information about Oleg could be found on his public profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/programace.
Born without arms, John Foppe has had to break down and re-engineer every aspect of day-to-day life. He learned that the inability to do something didn’t rest on the lack of resources or vision. Instead, it has more to do with one’s subconscious perception to meeting a challenge head on. In the field as part of his master’s degree in social work, John saw this scenario play out repeatedly. To his surprise, he discovered that many people subconsciously substitute personal improvement with systems to support their perceived limitations. As a speaker, John also witnessed this resistant mindset operate in all sort of companies. He repeatedly heard leaders complain about how difficult it is to motivate their people. John has addressed this common challenge through years of research, clinical study and field testing, which ultimately led to the discovery of the primary cause of failed vision execution. In light of this important, personally-significant discovery, he has developed a variety of solutions to help individuals and leaders overcome their exasperation and translate their visions into outcomes. His compelling story and methods caught the attention of the legendary Zig Ziglar, who broke his long-standing rule of promoting from within and recruited and mentored John. In 1995, John launched a successful training business that has taken him to 15 different countries, pro-football organizations like the Miami Dolphins, and to Fortune 500 clients such as Boeing, GE, and State Farm. John’s insights on how the biggest vision can be derailed by the smallest bit of resistance are now being used to orchestrate the missions of visionaries and change agents around the world. John Foppe speaks, coaches and trains on how to maintain momentum when executing initiatives and translate visions into outcomes. He is the CEO of Visionary Velocity Worldwide, based near St. Louis, MO. For further information, visit www.visionaryvelocity.com or call 1.618.526.5500.
Davidson Frame, PhD, PMP, is Academic Dean at the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Arlington, Virginia, USA. He has been active in project management since the 1970s and has written ten books on the subject, including the business best seller, Managing Projects in Organizations (2003). Prior to joining UMT, David was a Professor of Management Science at The George Washington University (1979-1998), where he was Chairman of the Management Science Department (1988-89), and Director of the International Center for Project Management Excellence (1995-98). David has been actively involved with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) since the late 1980s. He served as PMI’s Director of Certification during 1990-96 and Director of Educational Services during 1997-98. David served on the PMI Board of Directors during those periods and again during 2000-2003. In 1993, he won PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award, and in 1995 PMI’s Person of the Year Award. He was named a PMI Fellow in 2004. Davidson Frame has a Ph.D. and an M.A. from American University and a B.A. from the College of Wooster in the USA. David can be reached at Davidson.frame@umtweb.edu.
Sue Freedman, Ph.D. is a consultant and teacher specializing in management, leadership, and change management strategies for projects and project based organizations. She has worked with fortune 500 and other companies in the areas of international project management, international leadership, complex collaboration, team effectiveness, and large systems change. Recent public presentations include: Management Across Borders” (Project Management Institute, Houston, 2007), “Initiating and Planning International Projects” (PMI SIG, 2006), and “Executing International Projects” (PMI SIG, 2006). For the past five years, Sue has taught project and organizational leadership at the University of Texas at Dallas for the Executive Education Project Management MBA Program. She is co-author of Beyond Teams: Building the Collaboration Organization (Jossey-Bass, 2003) and the “Managing Virtual Teams that Cross Borders” chapter of The Handbook on Virtual Teams (Jossey Bass, 2008). Sue spent 12 years with Texas Instruments, serving as Manager of Organizational Effectiveness at the Division and Corporate level and 2 years as Vice-President of Organizational Development and Human Resources of a real estate investment trust. Together with her Partner, Lothar Katz, she co-developed and frequently co-instructs a series of workshops on “Managing Projects Across Borders.” She can be contacted at sf@knowledgeworkglobal.com
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