Bio:
Judy Balaban, PMP, currently manages the Office of
the CIO for Covanta Energy. Her responsibilities span
Portfolio Management, Change/Communications Management and
Vendor Management. Previously at Ortho Clinical
Diagnostics, she developed and implemented multi-level IT
& Business Governance for strategic portfolio creation
and program execution monitoring. Judy has also
implemented and run global Project Management Offices at
Cushman & Wakefield, International Flavors &
Fragrances (IFF), Dow Jones & Company, TRAC Intermodal
and Realogy Franchise Group. Judy is Past President of PMINJ
and President of the NJ SIM Foundation. Judy holds a
Masters Certification in Project Management from George
Washington University and a BA from Purdue University.
Panelists:
Peter Burbela graduated
from NJIT in 1989 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
After a bit of searching, I ended up doing Project
Management in the field of electronic Building Management
Systems until what I like to call my Star Trek moment —
there’s a story in that. That moment had me totally shift my
field into the world of food becoming full time a chef and
career changer in 2005, but through that time I have always
used tech and Project Management every single day of
business.
Claire Kerr moved into
R&D Release Project Management 6 months ago for Nokia’s
Optical Business. She managed R&D engineering teams
including SW test in both Optical and Wireless Businesses,
as well as Wireless Physical Design. She is a
Mechanical Engineer with a BS from Cornell University and an
MS from University of Pennsylvania. In her spare time,
Claire helps on non-profit boards and has produced shows for
a Community Theater group while raising three children.
Sagar B. Patel opens the
line of communication between clients, vendors, and
businesses to get projects done. With over 10ish years in
healthcare/pharmaceutical organizations from provider of
dental treatment to healthcare management, Sagar has
experience in CQV consultation, team training, professional
development, strategic implementation, and company
collaboration. Currently working as a CQV Project Manager
with Integrated Project Services. Sagar holds a Dental
Degree, MPH (Masters in Public Health), MS in Project
Management, Graduate Certificate in Agile Lean, a current
PMP® and CSM certification, and currently pursuing a Ph.D.
in Business.
Harvey Peralta is an
experienced telecommunications manager / Marine Corps
Veteran, recruited to turn around multiple dysfunctional
projects by instituting controls and improving processes
that significantly expedited project closeouts. A cellular
communication and secured radio transmission systems expert
who utilizes natural leadership and interpersonal skills to
provide guidance and technical expertise to market directors
and executives. A persuasive communicator who builds
consensus among stakeholders that facilitates the execution
of project deliverables.
Dr.
Josh Ramirez is founder and CEO of the Institute for
Neuro & Behavioral Project Management. He is currently
building an organization (www.nbpmi.com) that is working on
redesigning project management with behavioral, social,
cognitive, and neuroscience, in an emerging field of
Behavioral Project Management. In addition, he is currently
researching application of science to project management to
build a foundation of project science under existing
practices. You can visit the website for the Institute for
Neuro & Behavioral Project Management at www.nbpmi.com,
become a member of the institute at www.behavioralpm.com, or
read more about training for the NPPQ master planner
credential at www.neural-plan.com.