Program Number: C020-20032012
PMI – The First 40 Years
Category: A
Activity Sponsor: PMINJ Chapter (C020)
PDUs: - 1.5
Leadership - 1.5
Strategic - 0.0
Technical - 0.0
Jim Snyder, PMP
Bio:
Jim is retired from SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals,
now GlaxoSmithKline, where his last assignment was Associate
Director of Planning and Business Management, Strategic
Product Development. Jim has 37 years experience in
the pharmaceutical Industry in computer sciences, operations
research, international marketing, marketing administration
and finance. He has been involved in developing and
implementing business systems as well as using project
management skill in a wide variety of international projects
since 1964. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial
Management form Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master
of Business Administration from Drexel University. He
served as an officer in the US Army Corps of Engineers from
1961-1963 in the US and Germany.
He is a Founder of PMI, Fellow of the Institute, past
Volunteer Executive Director for 13 years, President,
Chairman of the Board, and continues to be an active
participant in the activities of the Institute. He has
been awarded the PMI Man of the Year Award and is an
Honorary Life Member of the Institute. He received the
2010 James J O’Brien Lifetime Achievement Award from the PMI
College of Scheduling. Jim is a founding member of the
Delaware Valley Chapter (DVC), the Pharmaceuticals Special
Interest Group, and the College of Scheduling. As a member
of the PMI Global Project Action Team (1999 - 2000) he
worked to help structure the Institute to meet the
challenges of 2000 and beyond. He is also a member of
the Publications Board of the Institute. The James R. Snyder
Knowledge and Wisdom Center at PMI Headquarters is named in
his honor. He has served as a member of the PMI
Education Foundation (PMIEF) Board of Directors and in
January 2006 he was recognized as Chairman Emeritus of
PMIEF. The PMIEF Student Paper Award is namen in his
honor. He is now serving as advisor and administrator
to DVC.
Jim served as PMI’s Project Manager for the
construction of the PMI World Headquarters in Newtown
Square, PA. The project was completed and occupied on
schedule and on budget. He also served as the Project
Manager for the second office building constructed in mid
2000 and occupied in January 2001. He headed the DVC
education project to teach project management to selected
Philadelphia and other area high school students. He
has developed, and is leading, programs to implement project
management programs in K-12 using project learning
techniques to teash 21st century skills and projrct
management.
In addition to his PMI work, Jim is an active member
of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Springfield, PA. He
served as manager of the Capital Campaign for Church
renovation and expansion and is Chairman of the Endowment
Committee. He also serves as Treasurer of the church
Nursery School. He has traveled extensively since the
early 1970's expanding his interest in new places, fine
restaurants, and great wine.
Topic: Networking for Project Managers
Topic: Meet and Greet