PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)™

Dani holds the Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) credentials. He has over 30 years of experience across several industries managing projects, programs, and portfolios, utilizing several project lifecycle development approaches, and is a PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP) instructor.

He has studied project management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Colorado State University-Global. He is also a U.S. Marine veteran, a licensed commercial helicopter pilot, and a real estate broker. Dani is currently a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the PMI Puget Sound Chapter in Greater Seattle, the Agile Alliance, and the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

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Dani Chaparro

(PMP, ACP, DASSM)

Xavier is an Army veteran who has spent over 18 years successfully delivering projects within the healthcare, construction, and software industries. In her Project Management career, Xavier is relied on as the Project Management expert to successfully turn around failing projects; and to develop newly promoted project and program managers.

She has a stellar reputation for delivering stakeholder value, coaching PMs, and using a consultative approach to managing projects and programs. She has a passion for developing project management talent, and teaching project managers how to deliver projects proactively vs. being reactive. Xavier is certified as a PMP, LSSGB, CSM, Certified SAFe® Agilist, and PMOVR certified practitioner; and has been awarded the Individual Gold 5 Star award for her excellence in project delivery - a true achievement.

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Xavier Billingsley

(PMP, LSSGB, CSM)

Gordon Young has delivered over 200 sessions of PMP Exam Prep training, helping over 2,500 people get their career credentials. He focuses on exam strategy, how to analyze question content, and techniques for making classes memorable.

Gordon has worked as a Project Manager for large infrastructure projects in support of organizations such as Calibre Systems and RSR; and is a sought after speaker, coach, and trainer.

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Gordon Young

(PMP, CSM)

Scott is an experienced PMP exam instructor who has led over 70 certification classes and trained over 1000 learners. He has also authored numerous project management articles, and developed courseware that is being utilized by project managers globally. He has led classes for the Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin, and the State of California. Scott has over 20 years of project leadership experience with organizations including Hewlett Packard, AT&T, Innovis, and Adventist Health.

He has extensive experience developing and leading project management methodology for numerous companies across different industries. He has been instrumental in the creation and development of multiple ePMOs, and has created a library of artifacts utilized across various industries. Scott brings this real-world experience to every class he facilitates to help ensure participant success.

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Scott Rudowski

(PMP)

Don is an experienced PMP instructor who has helped thousands of individuals prepare to pass their certification exam. Don provides exceptional training to students through a combination of expert PMBOK^® Guide knowledge, and 30+ years of real world project management experience. As a Project Manager himself, Don has managed critical projects for customers such as NEC, Xerox, Air Products and Chemicals, and multiple state agencies.

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Don Sheahan

(MBA, PMP, ACP)

Ron is a strategically driven management trainer and executive coach with hands-on experience as a project manager, product manager, process specialist, and people manager. He has a 20+ year track record of successfully completing large and small scale implementations for organizations ranging from business startups to Fortune 100 firms. Ron has expertly built and led geographically dispersed, top-performing teams to deliver complex projects on time, within budget, and with high client satisfaction.

As an expert trainer, Ron has mentored and trained hundreds of aspiring project professionals in the art and science of project management, who have gone on to be successful project leaders within their organizations. He has specialized over the years on building solid project management infrastructures both for organizations and for individuals.

Ron holds a Bachelor of Arts University of California at Berkeley and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is a member of the Board of Directors for Tellefesen Hall Association (Home of the Cal Band) in Berkeley, and Cine Accion of San Francisco.

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Ron Ponce

(CAPM, PMP)

Jessika Jake, MS, CSM, PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-ATP, ITIL-SL is a project, program, portfolio, and strategic service-management leader whose career advanced from hands-on delivery to executive oversight. She spent several years as a web producer at NBC Universal, later moving into client-facing project management for BigLaw (Cravath, Pillsbury, Winston & Strawn, Fried Frank, Kirkland & Ellis, Weil), enterprise eCommerce (LifeProof, Otterbox), plus additional tech, marketing, training, and nonprofit initiatives for organizations like Princess Cruise Lines, PGA Tour, and the Outdoor Industry Association. Her project management experience led her to Fortune 100 program leadership, PMO directorship, and enterprise portfolio management.

Jessika’s leadership spans multi-site operations, product and eCommerce releases, and change initiatives that tie strategy to execution. At Digital Operative, she drove a 130% productivity improvement and a 97–325% increase in effective hourly rate while elevating team performance, morale, and quality. Her certification prep engagements include work with the U.S. Air Force, HP, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Stanford University, Cognizant, ACCO Brands, and other complex environments that demand PMI- and ITIL-aligned best practices.

Jessika is a certified PMI-ATP®, Axelos®, and DRIVE Success™ instructor who translates her real life experiences into palpable exam-ready guidance for her PMP, PgMP, PfMP, and ITIL students. She has received recognition from the American Society for Training & Development and the International Society for Performance Improvement and is an international speaker on the topic of leadership.

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Jessika Jake

(MS, PMP, PfMP, PgMP, CSM)

Christine is an enthusiastic PMP and CAPM instructor with over 20 years of real world experience leading projects, as well as developing and training organizational project management methodologies. Her background brings an effective and rich foundation of supporting successful learners of all levels. Christine has led IT and business projects at companies that include Walgreens, Aon Hewitt, Abbvie, Hospira, and CVS Health.

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Christine Fertl

(MBA, PMP, CSM)

Bonnie Cook has more than 30 years of professional experience working as a project manager, systems engineer, curriculum developer, leadership facilitator, and professional consulting instructor. Bonnies volunteers as an advisor and PMP instructor for local PMI chapters exam preparation courses. Bonnie holds a Master’s Certificate in Project Management, a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, and a Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from ƚhe Project Maagement Institute(PMI®). She is a certified Scrum Master (SMC®), a CompTIA® Certified Technical Trainer.

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Bonnie Cook

(PMP, SMC)

Kaye is a PMP and CAPM exam prep instructor with over 20 years of project management and training experience. She has presented numerous workshops, seminars, and training classes at universities, corporations and PMI Chapters across the United States. Kaye's passion for teaching and rapport with students create an engaging and interactive experience. Kaye has led projects at companies including Arrow, Martin Marietta, Motorola, Johnson and Johnson, AMP, TYCO Electronics, and Dell.

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Kaye McNulty

(PMP, CAPM)

Lee has taught PMP exam prep certification courses since 2007, and has over 25 years of direct project management experience. Over the course of his career, Lee has served as a Project Manager, IT Manager and Director for various firms. His project management experience crosses multiple domains, include Federal and State government, Clinical Research, Avionics, Publishing, Law Enforcement and Emergency Management areas.

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Lee Cooper

(PMP, CKM, CSM, ITILv3, LSSGB)

As a veteran training instructor, Joseph has presented over 150 certification preparatory courses including over 120 PMP bootcamp classes. Joseph is currently working with the UK government authority AXELOS to create integrated global practices including those used within the project management and information systems management fields. As a senior technical lead team analyst at HSBC from 2000 until 2009, Joseph led fifteen separate projects and initiatives at any given point in time. Joseph has also served on the executive board for the Boy Scout of America Monterey Bay Area Council in California.

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Joseph Tierney

(MS, PMP)

With a passion for project management and an eagerness to promote the growth of others, Tonya brings over 20 year of project, program, and portfolio management experience within the IT and business areas of the insurance, banking, academia, and retail industries. Tonya has led the introduction and improvement of project methodologies throughout her career. Tonya specializes in the alignment of IT and business needs to solution strategic organization objectives. Tonya has over 15 years of PM instructor experience within both the corporate and university arenas and is an international speaker on the topics of project management and agile methodologies.

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Dr. Tonya Peterson

(PMP, PfMP, LSSBB, CSM )

Kevin is a 45-year practitioner of project management and has numerous certifications including the PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL, 6 Sigma Black Belt, Scrum Master, CISSP and 4 degrees including an MBA in Organization Development and Change Management. Kevin has consulted nationally and internationally on project management, program risk management, business process reengineering, and a host of other subject areas in support of Fortune 100 companies. In the past 10 years Kevin has focused on PMP and PMI-ACP certificate exam preparatory courses and has trained hundreds of students across North America.

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Kevin Hart

(MBA, PMP, ACP, ITIL, CSM, CISSP)

Mike is a passionate and veteran instructor who has taught bootcamps in PMP, Agile, and PMI-RMP subject areas. Mike brings over 20 years of IT executive and project management experience into his training, which allows him to utilize real world examples to help students better understand course materials.

In addition to project management, Mike teaches leadership, team dynamics, communications, and innovation courses at UCLA and the University of La Verne. Mike has worked for organizations such as Deluxe Entertainment, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Watts Industries, ABM Industries, Allied Building Products, Forest Lawn Mortuaries, and Lavi Industries.

Mike obtained his Doctor of Psychology degree from Phillips Graduate University and his Bachelor of Arts in History from American Military University. Mike’s hobbies are astronomy, building models, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.

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Dr. Mike Ikona

(PMP, RMP, ACP)

Kevin Kovalic is a credentialed project management trainer teaching project management and Agile since 2010. Kevin has over 20 years of working project management experience combined with over 25 years within the software industry. As a result, he is able to apply practical experience with the class curriculum to enhance the student experience and consistently achieve extremely high marks from students.

Kevin has continued growing within the profession through multiple certifications including PMP®, Scrum Master and Product Owner (PSM I™, PSPO I™), ECBA, Project+, CSSGB™, Microsoft certifications MCTS, and MCP.

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Kevin Kovalic

(PMP, PSM I, PSPO I, Project+)

Ori Schibi, has over 27years’ experience providing practical new ways of leading sustainable change through ambiguous conditions, managing projects, programs and PMOs, and helping organizations maximize the benefits from agile. Ori is a visionary thought leader, who brings an edge, along with his vast experience. His training sessions and speaking engagements are interesting, capturing, entertaining, and packed with valuable information, concepts and practical ideas.

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Ori Schibi

(MBA, PMP, ACP)

Barbara’s passion for the project management discipline makes her the perfect choice for learning how to prepare for and pass the PMP Exam. Teaching others to learn, how to learn is Barbara’s greatest strength. Leaving no student behind, her dedication has led to many of her learners passing their PMP Exam on the first try.

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Barbara A. McKinnon

(MSPM, PMP, ACP, CAPM)