Student Profile: Linda Dunn, PMP
My name is Linda Dunn. I am working as an IT Project Manager in the oil and gas industry. I started my career over 30 years ago as a Software Developer and have emerged through supporting Networking, Infrastructure, System Administration, and Project Management. I have been in various industries over the years: Manufacturing, Healthcare, Grocery Warehousing, Education, and Oil & Gas. It has been my goal to become PMP Certified but kept putting it off. I took a Project Management course at the local university in 2016 but seriously began my PMP certification in January 2018.
I am working in a huge IT service provider company on different customer-facing roles, mostly related to IT operations, but not limited. Previously, I worked a lot as IT project manager. Now I am closely dealing with PMs when accepting scope extension.
I am a seasoned project management professional, having a diverse career history in astrospace, aerospace, fiber optics, pharmaceuticals, software development, and medical devices. I am continually seeking new opportunities in employment as well as learning.
I have been writing, recording, and delivering technical training throughout the United States for 30 years (working as an independent contractor.) In that time I’ve taught PMP Certification courses, CCNP Certification courses and MOS Certification courses. In that time, I’ve delivered training at Apple, Google, and Microsoft. I currently hold 3 certifications from PMI and have always derived great value from the Podcast and PrepCast. I am a member of the Los Angeles chapter of PMI.
I am a senior Aerospace Engineer with several years of experience in the space and aviation industry to get the PMP because I wanted to consolidate my project management skills and to boost my career. I have to thank the PM PrepCast team for the material they provide to their students. In fact, without the PM PrepCast training course and the Exam Simulator, I doubt that I would have passed the exam considering every limited available time to study I had.
I'm a licensed Architect, LEED, and WELL Accredited Professional. My company, APTCS Group, is a consultancy company that provides construction and project management services in the Philippines. I pursued the PMP Certification as a validation of my competence in the services that I provide. Preparing for the exam is quite tough, as I need to run an office and also a family at the same time; but with determination and persistence, it has been a successful journey.
My name is Joe Sekiya and I am currently working as a project manager for the State of Colorado's Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing on the Hospital Transformation Program (HTP). Under the HTP, hospitals will be required to implement quality-based initiatives to receive supplemental payments and demonstrate meaningful community engagement and improvements in health outcomes over time. The program will outline expectations for key activities and tracking measures, in order to establish statewide uniformity while providing the hospitals the flexibility to work with their communities on the best interventions and approaches. The program will serve as a glide path to transition from pay-for-process and reporting to a pay-for-performance structure.
Working as a senior PM in the Telco industry since 2013 and before that my role was a Telco system engineer. Currently, I have a Team Leader role in our PM group and besides leading our strategic projects within our branch. As a PM I have full, E2E responsibility for my projects including all planning activities, vendor management, contract negotiations also SLA and KPI determination. The focus of my projects usually network related, starting with RfPs, RfQs and continuing with the rollouts and working with local and virtual teams.
My name is Bethwell. I. Muruah a Project Manager with vast experience in handling Construction related projects In Kenya and the greater East Africa region.
I am a Satellite system leader and project engineer. you can learn more about my current position or previous experience and education by visiting my LinkedIn here 
My name is Shirley Y. Gabug-Al Hoda. A licensed Secondary teacher by profession, my career had shifted to Human Resources & Administration field after joining a government department 11 years ago. To further develop my career in this field, I obtained a Master of Public Management (MPM) degree and a Certification in Human Resources Professional (CHRP) to augment my knowledge & skills. In our Department, new projects are always coming up to enhance HR procedures & processes keeping abreast with the fast-changing technology and innovations.
I am currently working as a Project Manager based out of Bangalore India. I have around 18+ years of working experience in handling Software Development and Maintenance projects. I have handled projects following Waterfall and Agile Methodologies. I am very much passionate of learning new things and to apply the same in my life & work.
I am 34 years old with Bachelors degree in Business Administrations and over 12 years of professional experience, my experience is in the call center field, business process outsourcing, operations management, project management and consulting. Thanks to my PMP certificate I just scored a dream job in an organization I wanted to work in for a long time, wish me luck!
I’m a married father of three rambunctious boys (11, 4 & 2) with a fourth child on the way in December. At work, I’m a marketing strategist currently working in the Insurance and Financial Services industry. Prior to my current role, I directed prospective student recruitment marketing and communications with great success for a Top 100 public university.
I was born in South Africa but spent my formative years in Malaysia and Australia. As a result of traveling from a young age, I developed a passion for visiting to new places and learning about different cultures. After completing high school, I decided to pursue a similar career to my father, who is a Process Engineer. I started the journey by graduating in Chemical Engineering at the RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University in 2010. Shortly after, I accepted a job as a graduate Engineer at an engineering consultancy firm in Brisbane, Australia.
I have had an eclectic career. Non-IT and non-healthcare. My project management focus is at the corporate level...more PMO per se. My background has ranged from mergers and acquisitions, brand integration, procurement, construction, trade shows, events, estate executor, on and on. My current employment is in the automotive industry.
I work as an Operations and IT Adviser across Automotive, Aerospace, Health care, Shipping, Transport, Power, Computer Hardware, Gaming Console, Infrastructure, Lighting and Consumer lifestyle sectors. PMP is my first professional certification and the course helped me streamline my thoughts about project management and the processes and techniques involved within. The inclusion of agile concepts made PMP more relevant in the current scenario.
I am a software PM and after getting my PMP I scored an awesome new job! I have been managing software projects for about 2 years and get great joy out of it each and every day. I played football in college and knew I wanted to do something involving teamwork, being a PM has fulfilled that void for me.
My name is Von Katindoy. I discovered project management through FranklinCovey’s public workshop entitled “To Do, Doing, Done.” A couple of years after successfully managing projects in training, coaching, recruitment and employee engagement, I qualified to teach my company’s in-house project management course.