Contributing Author Showcase
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Contributing Authors (V - X)
 Robert Van De Velde Robert Van De Velde, PhD, PMP is an experienced project manager with a significant track record completing projects on time and on budget. He has delivered award-winning projects in financial services, natural resources, and telecommunications. His articles have appeared in the Journal
of Systems Management and People and Information. Rob holds a Ph.D. and has earned certifications in project management and MS Project. His current research interests include techniques for managing time-driven projects, automation of project status analysis and reporting, and the use of advanced features in MS Project. Rob received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba. He resides in Toronto, Canada. Rob operates a commercial Web Site that features plug-ins for MS Project. See www.projectflightdeck.com for more information. You can reach Rob via e-mail at info@projectflightdeck.com.  Hubert Vaughan Professor Hubert Vaughan is a research Fellow at the China Academy of Management Science, a Professor at the Institute of International Engineering Project Management of Tsinghua University, Graduate School of China Academy of Science, Beijing Aeronautic and Astronautic University, and Nankai University teaching Innovation Management, Program Management, Project management, and Software Engineering. Hubert commenced his career in the field of computer technology in early 1972. The last 37 years had served a number of International Organizations including IBM, DEC, Unisys, Tandem, Bell Canada, Andersen Consulting, National Mutual, ANZ Banking Group and Bank of Montreal holding senior management positions in Technology related services. His career covered the five major continents around the world as Director, Assistant Vice President, and Vice President that spanned across software development, professional services, product development, technology consulting, project/program management, strategic planning as well as business development. Apart from his teaching engagements, Hubert is a Member of PMI’s Program Management Credentialing Committee (PgMPCC); a member of the International Society of Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM), a co-founder of First International Innovation Management Alliance (FiiMA), and an Editorial Advisor of e-journal PM World Today/PM Forum. Hubert is a Program Consultant to a number of States Owned technology Organizations in China. Professor Hubert Vaughan can be contacted at hubertvaughan@pm.tsinghua.edu.cn  Tsinghua University- Institute of International Engineering Project Managementt (IIEPM) The Institute of International Engineering Project Management (IIEPM) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, was founded on Nov. 9, 2001. It provides engineering management research, consulting service to governmental bodies and corporations. IIEPM aims to become a research, consulting and training base which will help advance project management standards in China and raise the competitiveness of China's industries and companies to international levels. Tsinghua University was established in 1911 and is recognized globally for academic excellence. At the end of 2000, Tsinghua University had eight colleges and 43 departments, 44 research institutes, nine engineering research centers, and 163 laboratories, including 15 national key laboratories. The university offers 37 bachelor's degree programs, 107 master's degree programs and 64 Ph.D. programs. The university's motto of "Self-discipline and Social Commitment" has inspired many generations of Tsinghua teachers and students to contribute toward the prosperity of China. Now, striving to build Tsinghua University into a world-class university by its 100th anniversary in 2011 has become the objective of each member of the teaching staff and the student body. http://pm.tsinghua.edu.cn  Kunal Verma
 Rainer Volz
Rainer Volz has been an IT architect and manager for over 10
years, mainly in the airline and financial services industries. He specializes
in technology and management consulting for virtual organizations, and edits
the "Virtual Projects" website (www.vrtprj.com
/ www.vrtprj.de) to provide
more information about collaboration and distributed project management.  Maria
Voropajev-Cates
Maria (Masha) Voropaeva – Cates is a head of projects for Lenovo
web design company. Ms. Cates was born, raised and studied fine arts in
Moscow before moving to North Carolina in 1993. Since that time, she has
been a fine artist, graphic artist, web designer, web-based training developer,
interactive media developer, and director or member of various web design
projects for customers and organizations worldwide. Masha has a Fine Arts
Degree from V.I. Surikov Art School (1978-1984) and a Master’s Degree in Fine
Arts & Graphic Arts from the Academy of Arts, Moscow State Arts Institute
(1985-1991). She has Certificates in Computer Art and 3D Computer
Animation from the School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
(1997-99). Ms. Cates is currently completing an Masters Degree in Business
Administration with a concentration in Project Management at Strayer University
in Raleigh. Masha Cates can be contacted at mcates@us.lenovo.com.
 Professor Vladimir
Voropajev, Ph.D. Professor Vladimir Voropajev, PhD. is President and Chairman of
the Board of the Russian Association of Project Management, SOVNET. Dr.
Voropajev is professor of Project Management at the State University of
Management, Moscow, Russia. He is also Head of the Program and Project
Management Faculty for the Russian State Academy’s Program for Professional
Retraining and Professional Skill Development for Executives and Specialists in
Investment Fields. He is a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural
Sciences on Information Science and Cybernetics, and of the International
Academy of Investments and Economy in Construction. From 1991 to 2001, he was
Vice-president and a member of the Executive Committee of the International
Project Management Association (IPMA), the global federation of national PM
associations based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is an honorary Fellow of the
Indian Project Management Association and a past member of the Global Project
Management Forum Steering Committee. During his 40 years of engineering,
scientific, teaching and consulting activities, he has published over 250
scientific research works including 7 monographs and 5 textbooks about the
organization and planning of construction, information systems, and project
management. Vladimir serves on the editorial boards of several
international project management journals, is a frequent participant in PM
conferences worldwide, and provides ongoing counsel and support to PM
professional leaders in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia and other
countries. Professor Voropajev can be reached at
voropaev@sovnet.ru  Jim Waddell
Jim Waddell is an independent consultant specializing in program
management and mergers and acquisitions. He is the former Director of
Program Management for Tektronix Inc. where he established and led Tektronix’s
first worldwide Program Management Office. Additionally, Jim is an
adjunct professor at the Oregon Graduate Institute, a founding member of the
Program Management Forum in Portland, and the co-founder of the Program
Management Academy. Jim has held a wide range of managerial and
operational roles ranging across engineering, marketing, systems and
manufacturing in the high tech and energy industries. Contact Jim at:
mailto:jim.waddell@programmanagement-academy.com  Patrick Weaver Patrick Weaver, PMP, FAICD, FCIOB, is the Managing Director of
Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd, an Australian project management consultancy
specialising in project control systems and a PMI Registered Education
Provider. Patrick is also the business manager of Stakeholder Management
Pty Ltd. He is a Fellow and Regional President of the Chartered Institute of
Building, Australasia (FCIOB) and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors (FAICD). He is a member of the PMI College of Scheduling,
College of Performance Management and the PMI Melbourne Chapter (Australia), as
well a full member of AIPM and the APM (UK). Patrick has over 35 years
experience in Project Management. His career was initially focused on the
planning and managing of construction, engineering and infrastructure projects
in the UK and Australia. The last 25 years has seen his businesses and
experience expand to include the successful delivery of project scheduling
services and PMOs in a range of government, ICT and business environments; with
a strong focus on project management training. His consultancy work
encompasses: developing and advising on project schedules, developing and
presenting PM training courses, managing the development of internal project
control systems for client organisations, and assisting with dispute resolution
and claims management. He is a qualified Arbitrator and Mediator.
In the last few years, Patrick has sought to ‘give back’ to the industry he has
participated in since leaving college and has sought to contribute to the
development of the project management profession. In addition to his
committee roles he has presented papers at a wide range of project management
conferences in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia, has been part of the
organising committee for two PMI Congresses in the Asia-Pacific region, and has
an on-going role with the PMOZ conference in Australia and World Project
Management Week. Patrick can be contacted at
patw@mosaicprojects.com.au or at
www.mosaicprojects.com.au.
 Francis D. Wega Francis D. Wega, MPM, PMP is a Senior Project Management Consultant and Engagement Manager with Project Assistants, Inc. a project management consulting firm based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. For more than ten years, he has provided project management solutions for dozens of companies in multiple industries (Telecommunications, Pharmaceutical, IT, Manufacturing, State and Federal Government, Financial, Construction, Non-profit). Francis has led numerous project management maturity assessments and health-checks, and has developed strategic and tactical plans for capacity improvement. He also led the development and institutionalization of Project Management Offices (PMO) for multiple organizations, and helped develop and deploy project management processes and methodologies. He led multiple Enterprise Project Management (EPM) systems planning, implementation and training, and provided Project Management training, mentorship and coaching to project practitioners. Francis is also specialized in issues concerning project management for developing countries in Africa. Francis Wega has been a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2001 and holds a Masters degree in Project Management with honor from Devry University, Keller Graduate School of Management in the USA. As the sponsor of the PMI Grand Centre Cameroon potential chapter, Francis has been a member of the Project Management Institute (PMIŽ) since 1998, a member of the American Society for the Advancement of Project management (ASAPM), and member of the Microsoft Project Association (MPA – since 1998). Francis can be reached at
francisdw@msn.com.  Colin Wheeler Colin Wheeler has over two decades of experience in the field of
Risk Management and is now Technical Director with Istria Risk Management
Solutions. He is a leading member of the UK Risk Management community,
acting as the UK Risk representative of the Programme Management Institute and
a Subject Matter Expert for the rewrite of the OGC’s Management of Risk
Module. Colin has extensive experience of conducting risk management
consultancy and training in both the public and private sector. Previous
clients include the Ministry of Defence, the UK Passport Office, the National
Health Service, British Telecom, DHL and Transport for London. Mr.
Wheeler played a major role in creating the leading edge risk management
software, IRIS, a user friendly tool that uniquely combines qualitative and
quantitative techniques into a single application that facilitates decision
making, automates processes and provides a secure audit trail of risk
management activity. Email colin.wheeler@istria-ltd.com
or visit www.istria-ltd.com.  Scott Whitney Scott Whitney is IT Manager for Journyx. Scott has worked
professionally in IT in some capacity for 20 years, most recently specializing
in helping small businesses make technology work for them, not vice versa. He
can be reached at swhitney@journyx.com.  Max Wideman Max Wideman is an engineer and professional project manager with
experience in systems, social and environmental projects, as well as design and
engineering projects. He is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute, of
which he is past president and chairman, and for whom he developed the 1987
version of the Project Management Body of Knowledge. He is also a Fellow of the
Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), the Engineering Institute of Canada, and
the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. His web site is at
http://www.maxwideman.com  Rebecca Winston Rebecca (Becky) Winston, Esq., JD, PMI Fellow, is a former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). She is currently Second Line of Defense Program Manager with Ahtna Government Services Corporation, Sacramento, California. An experienced expert on the subject of project management (PM) in the fields of research & development (R&D), energy, environmental restoration and national security, she is well known throughout the United States and globally as a leader in the PM professional world. Becky has over 25 years of experience in program and project management, primarily on programs funded by the US government. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska’s College of Law, Juris Doctorate (1980), in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a Bachelor’s of Science (BS) degree in Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University in the USA. Active in PMI since 1993, Rebecca Winston helped pioneer PMI's Specific Interest Groups (SIGs) in the nineties, including the Project Earth and Government SIGs, and was a founder and first co-chair of the Women in Project Management SIG. She served two terms on the PMI board of directors and was elected a PMI Fellow in 2005. She is a licensed attorney and a member of the American Bar Association and the Association of Female Executives in the USA. She has extensive recent PM experience in the areas of national defense and security, and has worked closely with local, regional and national officials, including federal agencies, the US Congress and the Pentagon. Becky is currently Chair of the US Technical Advisory Group for the new ISO Standard for Project Management, currently under development. She also serves as a Global Advisor to PMForum and is a PM AmbassadorTM, available for international speaking engagements. She lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA and can be contacted at rwinston@ahtnagov.com. |
