Candidates 2009
Friday, 24 April 2009 21:01 | Written by the Nominating Committee | 
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2009 - 2010 SNEC-PMI Board of Directors
Election Candidates (listed alphabetically by last name)
Wayne Botha, PMP Candidate for Board of Directors
Background Wayne has experience managing eCommerce IT projects and production software release programs. Wayne’s formal education includes a B.Sc majoring in Psychology and Information Systems and an MBA in E-Business. Wayne has trained students in Saudi Arabia and managed IT projects in both South Africa and the USA. As a coach, trained through Coach University, Wayne coaches project managers to reach new levels of professional and personal effectiveness. In his current role as Enterprise Release Manager for CIGNA, Wayne manages release programs for Enterprise-wide project deployments to CIGNA's production IT systems. Prior project management roles include managing eCommerce Projects and Performance testing projects. Wayne currently serves SNEC-PMI as VP of Membership and has presented at monthly chapter meetings. Wayne is a faculty member at Axia College where he facilitates courses in Systems Analysis and Design, with a Project Management focus. Wayne is a faculty at Toastmasters Leadership Institute, teaching leadership skills to Toastmaster club officers. Wayne is a published author and enthusiastic Toastmaster. Toastmasters International develops Communication and Leaderships skills which has certainly helped Wayne in his role of Area B2 Governor for Toastmasters. What Wayne can offer to SNEC-PMI Dedication to improve our profession. With international experience, Wayne brings a unique international perspective to the SNEC-PMI Board of directors. As a published author Wayne can advise and assist all SNEC members to share their experience with other Project Managers in order to advance our body of professional knowledge and enhance their own credibility with employers. As an experienced public speaker, Wayne places a high value on the need for Project Managers to become skilled presenters. Today’s project managers need to go beyond “reporting status” and must “Present the Project” to stakeholders. Wayne’s brings years of public speaking experience to SNEC-PMI members, including a simple and repeatable process to craft memorable PowerPoint Presentations. |
Alex Cave, PMP Candidate for Board of DirectorsBackground Alex is a committed, energetic, creative project management professional who can bring a broad international perspective from North America and Europe to his work. This perspective enhances over 15 years of extensive experience and skills in project management, business analysis, software development methodology and IT gained in diverse and deadline driven environments. He combines a PMP & MBA with aptitude for applying the business focus required for successful projects & thoroughly analyzing complicated problems to enable rapid development of creative and comprehensive solutions. His strengths include versatility, articulating complex strategic visions, communication, and an ability to work both independently and as a team member. Alex has been employed at MassMutual for the last three years and can count the number of monthly PMI meetings he has missed in the last four years (since joining PMI) on one hand. He can always be relied upon to ask questions of our presenters and sometimes he even sounds like he knows what he’s talking about! But it beaks the ice and gets others involved. .
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Marc Degnan, PMP Candidate for Board of DirectorsBackground Marc spent 4+ years as an IT consultant with Tallan Inc. In 1999, he became an independent consultant specializing in IT and Project Management. During this time he worked directly with clients on process improvement, time & scope management and project planning. In 2005, he joined the University of Connecticut as the Technology Director of CIDRIS (http://www.cidris.org). Marc now teaches Project Management at the UConn School of Business and is a faculty advisor at edgelab, a collaborative research lab between GE and UConn (http://www.edgelab.com). Marc holds a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in MIS from the University of Connecticut, an MBA from the Melbourne Business School (Australia) and his Project Management Professional certification. .
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 Norman K. Prevost, PMPCandidate for Board of Directors Background Norm has over 15 year’s successful project management experience for business and technology initiatives. Norm has been with The United Illuminating Company since 1998. Recently joining the Electric System Division as the Manger - Project Management Process and Standards, prior to that Norm spent 6 years in the Strategic Business Services Division where he managed major corporate initiatives and helped to develop UI’s corporate project management methodology. His prior experience includes project management and IT architecture at Bristol Myers Squibb and Cowles Business Media. Norm holds the Project Management Professional designation and a Masters Certificate in project management from George Washington University. Norm is also a recent graduate of PMI’s Leadership Institute and currently serves as Vice President and COO for SNEC-PMI. His is also a past Treasurer for SNEC-PMI and Past President and Treasurer for several sports leagues and charity groups in Connecticut.
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 Craig F. Radocy, PMPCandidate for Board of Directors Background He is a multi-disciplined project manager, change agent, and process improvement business leader with over 15 years of increasing management responsibilities. Craig is currently an Assistant Director at The Hartford and has been a Senior Project Manager with The Hartford, Hartford Technology Services Company, since 2004. His prior experience includes Engineering Services Competency Manager at United Illuminating, Director of Operations for Avexxis Corporation, a Partner of Control Solutions New England, and a Project Manger for ABB. Craig holds the Project Management Professional designation, Master of Science on Operations Management from RPI, and a BSEE from UCONN. Craig has served on the Board of Directors for the past 2 years in the Membership portfolio. Craig has crated the Benefit of Membership Charter, participated in the creation of the SNEC-PMI Board of Directors Handbook, manned the SNEC-PMI booth at the Connecticut EXPO center, presented “Best Practices in Communications Planning” as well as other presentations at monthly meetings, and spearheaded PMP study group formation at The Hartford. In addition he enjoys fly fishing, skiing, basketball, and most sporting activities.
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 Kevin Riley, PMPCandidate for Board of Directors Background Kevin is an experienced business and project manager with more than twenty years of demonstrated results in information technology, program/project management and business consultation. Kevin has shown leadership, commitment and communication skills working with cross functional teams to integrate business functions and business systems on large scale multi-million dollar enterprise projects. His recent program and PMO leadership assignments have expanded his management expertise in coordinating the strategic objectives and benefits for Product and IT enterprise initiatives for The Hartford. Kevin has been a member of the SNEC-PMI for the past four years including past membership on the Programs committee. Kevin is a certified Project Management Professional, holds a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs. Kevin also has received certificate training in the Management of Technology and Six Sigma Black Belt programs.
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 Carin G. Salonia, PMPCandidate for Board of Directors Background Carin has served on the SNEC Conference Committee in 2008 & 2009, providing leadership and overall program oversight to the team. Carin has over 15 years in program and project management for both business and technology initiatives including development of best practices, standards and new process implementation. Carin has spent half of her career in health care, providing direct hands on patient care, developed clinical practice standards as a respiratory therapist and was a part of the first state wide aeromedical program, Life Star. Carin led the implementation of physician performance reporting, state and national wide benchmarking and product line analysis for enhanced clinical outcomes management and managed care contracting and negotiations at a local tertiary hospital. Carin has over nine years in IT consulting, implementing process changes and managing medium and large on-and-offshore system development teams for the CT Department of Public Health, Department of Children’s and Families, Mohegan Sun, Bioterrorism Preparedness, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Terrorism Preparedness and Hartford Life. Carin recently holds a transformation program director role in Hartford Property and Casualty for Financial Planning and Reporting, designing a new outlooking, forecasting and business reporting process and system. Carin holds masters of Organizational Behavior, bachelors of Science in Respiratory Care, PMP certification and is a Six Sigma greenbelt. .
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 Holly C. Witalis, PMPCandidate for Board of Directors Background With 24 years of progressively responsible software development and management experience in Insurance, Aerospace/Defense and Oceanographic industries, Holly Witalis specializes in Project Planning and Control, Earned Value Management, Training, and Implementation. Holly is Project Director at Travelers Insurance; VP of SNEC-PMI Communications; former SNEC-PMI VP of Programs; former member of the SNEC-PMI Communications and Education committees; a member of PMI College of Performance Management; former member of Business Network International and a former member of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. Her experience in Insurance, Aerospace/Defense and Oceanographic project management include: Travelers, United Technologies, the International Space Station; Space Shuttle; Top Gun; National Data Buoy Center; joint-venture with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Naval Oceanographic Office, and the University of Mississippi. Holly received her Masters of Business Administration from Cornell University and her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Scientific Computer Programming from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.
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