PMIWDC

The October Speaker Exchange webinar features two presentations that are simulcast globally, courtesy of the PMIWDC Chapter-to-Chapter Outreach program. 

Building Successful Business
Using Good Project Management Practices

featuring

Scott Amey
Amyx, Inc.

11:00am to 12:00pm, October 29, 2009 and
9:00pm to 10:00pm, October 29, 2009

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Total Project Management using EVM

featuring

Joe Houser
VP Education – PMI College of Performance Management 

12:15pm to 1:15pm, October 29, 2009 and
10:15pm to 11:15pm, October 29, 2009

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About the Webinar

This PMIWDC webinar is being presented globally, and is available to anyone interested in attending. 

Attendees will receive 2 PDUs.
(Note that you can not receive 4 PDUs from attending both sessions. The two sessions are identical)

Cost

PMIWDC and C2C Chapters: Free

Non-Members: $5.00

The session is free of charge to PMIWDC members, and to members of the C2C Speaker Exchange Program. 

Date and Time:

Thursday, October 29, 2009

First Session: 11:00am ET to 1:15pm ET

Building Successful Business: 11:00am to 12:00pm

Total Project Management using EVM: 12:15pm  to 1:15pm

Second Session: 9:00pm ET to 11:15pm ET

Building Successful Business: 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Total Project Management using EVM: 10:15pm to 11:15pm

Online webcast via www.pmiwdc.org

About the Speakers:

Scott Amey

Scott Amey is the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Amyx, Inc. He also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Amyx. Inc.

In 1993, Mr. Amey co-founded RS Information Systems, Inc. When Mr. Amey elected to leave RSIS in November, 2004, RSIS had grown to be the 40th largest IT and Engineering Services provider to the United States Government, with over 1,700 full time employees and approximately $320 Million in annual revenue. RSIS provides federal customers such as NASA, NOAA, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, the Social Security Administration, the U. S. Air Force, and the Veterans Administration with professional services in the areas of Systems Engineering, Applications Development, Network Security, and Telecommunications. 

Mr. Amey served as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, overseeing the successful execution of all contracts, the capture of new business opportunities, and the annual budgeting and financial management exercises of the company. Mr. Amey also led the company's Quality Management System, ISO, and Software Engineering Institute/Capability Maturity Model certifications.

In 2007, Mr. Amey was the recipient of the GWU Alumni Service Award for founding and establishing the School of Engineering and Applied Science Career Center.  In 2008, he was once again recognized by GWU as a recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, the highest award given by the University.

Joe Houser 

Joe Houser has over 35 years experience of program and financial management experience in the commercial and the government sectors. He is Vice President of KM Systems Group and has been responsible for developing and conducting program management and earned value management training for over 15 years. His experience includes all phases of acquisition management, from strategic planning through implementation for IT programs. Joe is Vice President of Education & Certification of PMI College of Performance Management.

Prior to KM Management Group, Joe was a Deputy Program Manager with both SAIC and Lockheed Martin. Mr. Houser’s experience includes corporate level responsibilities for earned value management for IBM and Lockheed Martin and led several program performance process improvement initiatives. Joe has served as Risk Manager for several large scale programs. Joe’s experience with IBM and Lockheed Martin includes assignments developing and implementing schedule, cost, risk, and earned value management systems on large scale complex programs. 

Mr. Houser is a founding member and past Chairman of the Board and President of the Performance Management Association (now PMI-CPM). He is a past member of the National Security Industrial Association (NSIA) procurement committee; served as a NSIA industry advisor to the Department of Defense Performance Measurement Joint Executive Group(PMJEG); and is past Chairman of the NSIA Subcommittee on Performance Management. He organized and led a joint DoD/Industry TQM study on the DoD cost/schedule management process. The eighteen-month study had 17 of the 18 recommendations implemented by the Department of Defense. The Honorable Donald J. Yockey, Under Secretary of Defense (A),referred to the study as a "model for future government/industry relations." 

He has published several papers and is a speaker and lecturer on cost/schedule control and management. Professional Certifications: Lockheed Martin Qualified Program Management, IBM Process Re-Engineering Consultant Education: B.S. in Business Administration, University of Maryland.