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Project Management Professional (PMP)® Student Profiles:

Student Profile: Kinjal Nandy, PMP

Kinjal Nandy, PMP

I'm currently working as an IT Project Manager in CRM/ERP domain for Averda International, a leading environmental services company based out of Dubai,UAE. In July, 2004 after completing engineering, I worked as an IT consultant in UK & India for about 6 years. In 2010,

I decided to take a break and enhance by business knowledge, hence I quit job and completed full time MBA from Cranfield University, UK. Post MBA, I relocated to UAE from UK and I joined Averda and since then I had managed several projects in CRM domain that had helped provide a competitive edge to my organization. Apart from PMP, I'm also OCP and ITIL certified.

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Student Profile: Kim J. Hennes-Lehrling, PMP

Kim J. Hennes LehrlingI'm a project manager in communications, consulting/outsourcing with an additional background in healthcare and higher education. Obtaining my PMP was a sought after milestone which undoubtedly will continue to open doors. Representing the discipline of project management with the backing of a PMP is truly an honor.

I am also currently pursuing my MBA and looking forward to graduating in early 2016. Approaching both courses of study in a parallel path fashion has been exciting and helpful in applying the knowledge in the real world almost immediately.

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Student Profile: Danusha Sanchez, PMP

Danusha SanchezI am a working PM in healthcare IT running implementation, migration, and optimization projects of electronic Medical Record HW and SW. I have a Masters in Managing Information Systems with a concentration in Health Informations.

The first thing I read was the PMBOK which basically ended after chapter 1. At that time I purchased “How to Pass your PMP on your First Time” and read this book hand in hand with the PMBOK each day. At the end of my studying two weeks before my exam I took practice tests with HeadFirst, Velociteach, and other resources. I was getting great scores (not timed) so I thought I was ready. I kept looking online and in book stores for more exams and would take them until finally I came across the PMP Exam Simulator and failed on my first full length test.

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Student Profile: Ahmad Bazbaz, PMP

ahmadAhmad Bazbaz PMP, Director of Production and Manufacturing at Allstate Printing & Graphics - Prepaid and Gift card industry leader - has been in this position since 2010, and i was Supply Chain manager/Logistics Manager between 2004-2007. Hold MS. Degree in Social Sciences, AS. Degree in IT and Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

The first thing I read to get familiar with PMP is (what is the whole PMP and PMI deal is?), visited couple of blogs, some online discussions and summaries, basic information that got me hocked on this whole concept.......the first REAL reading in the field was Andy Crowe book; The PMP Exam: How to Pass On your First Try,, Fifth Edition. it is in my opinion the easiest book to get yourself familiar with the concept of PMP.

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Student Profile: Brian Berkley, PMP

Brian BerkleyI have been managing projects for about 15 years.  I always wanted to get my PMP, but kept putting it off.  I have a pretty hectic work/home schedule with having four small kids and needed to make sure I used my study time wisely.  Having a long commute (2 hours a day), the PM Prep Cast was the perfect solution to get in more study hours when my work/home schedule wouldn't allow it.

I purchased the PM Study Coach to help give me a framework of what to study and how long it should take me.  As I went through each chapter, I became more confident in what I needed to know to be successful.  For each knowledge area I would read a chapter in the PMBOK and the corresponding chapter from Rita Mulcahy, listen to Cornelius in the car, and then answer questions from each along with questions in the PM simulator.  For the meatier knowledge areas, my goal was to complete one knowledge area per week.  Just like the coach said.

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Student Profile: Saraswathy Parthasarathy, CSSBB, PMP

Saraswathy Parthasarathy CSSBB PMPI am currently working as Senior Process Improvement Manager in the Hi-Tech industry.  I live in ON, Canada and have 12yrs of experience. I have been managing projects and programs for over 6 years now in various capacities.  Obtaining the PMP certification was my second achievement after my Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

I began my studies for the PMP certification in May 2015 and obtained my certification in July 2015. I passed the exam on my first attempt.

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Student Profile: Willim Adelman, PMP

Willim AdelmanI am 57 yrs.’ old. Laid off after 28 yrs. with the same company, the last 8 as a Project Manager. The company turned to Agile so I was certified CSM, however no corp. $ available for PMP cert. Now that I have it, offers for employment are coming in weekly.

What a difference having the PMP after your name. Makes all the difference in the world. My daughter is graduating from college in 1 month. I plan on having her use you guys to get her certification. What I  recommend to students is to read the PMBOK...

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Student Profile: William Hardison, PMP

William HardisonI'm a Captain in the Army who decided that the PMP would be a great way to help my transition into the civilian world this Spring.  I've always dealt with complex projects throughout my Army career but I never considered myself a Project Manager until one of my mentors told me about PMI.

What I recommend students to read or study in the first week of their exam preparation is to memorize the 47 processes first and foremost, and learn how they interact with each other.  Learning the content of the exam is the key to success.

 

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Student Profile: Roger Jackson, PMP

Roger JacksonI am currently a planning and work execution supervisor for pacific gas and electric company. Our team is currently working on a statewide mobile home park master meter conversion program that will directly increase safety and reliability to Mobile home park owners and residents.

The portfolio is made up of 150-250 projects that are similar in nature with site specific needs. The PMBOK principals have been of great value for a program that has hundreds of stakeholder’s, fast paced work execution needs and several risk to mitigate through the risk management plan. I was also recently accepted into the Stanford advance project management program and look forward to incorporating the new knowledge gained into the mobile home park program and all future projects!

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Student Profile: Ibrahim Altine, PMP

AIbEiAIAAABECMOAzrWu4uGhsQEiC3ZjYXJkX3Bob3RvKigxYjZiMWY2NWY3MjBjODFmZjc4OGNmMTFlNjFhNTgyYmI3ZTU5ZTI4MAGciK6HzRah1BAVMkpoREtOhmUPngI'm senior intelligent Network Engineer working for a leading telecom vendor in Cote D'ivoire (West Africa)

All I will tell to student is to follow exactly what Cornelius Fichtner is recommending during the training course. There is nothing more than that to succeed the PMP exam. I remember when listing to the PrepCast..Cornelius said .... And you will pass the exam..... that was my director..following only the PrepCast,....and doing many exercises from the simulator and and other free exam tool availalble in the web...

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Student Profile: Alexey Kharchevnikov, PMP

alexeyI'm a project manager at IBM Software Services in Russia and Business Training manager as well.  I'm certified IBM Advisory Project Manager and now PMP.  I work for IBM since 2006. My projects mostly related to software deployment and education but not all. Now I run project called2015 Banking study - Defining the next generation banking model in Russia as part of the IBM Institute for Business Value global project.

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Student Profile: Alberto Hervello, PMP

Alberto HervelloI’m a passionate development & project management professional committed to get the most of every operation. I take pride on delivering quality at a fair cost & time.

Having strong and trustful teams along with consistent policies & procedures are the most important assets a company could have and building those are my priority. To lead by example and persuasion helped me to achieve sounded results in challenging and pressurized environments. Adaptability, fairness and strong ethics allowed me to accept changes and manage conflict, as part of any real life project.

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Student Profile: Nikhil Madan, PMP

Nikhil MadanI am a B.E. in I.T. with a total of 4.6 years of experience out of which 3.6 years as a Project Coordinator, Project Analyst and Project Manager and currently I am working as a Project Manager with KeySight Technologies and hoping to enhance my project management skills with the understanding gained through PMP.

I would recommend to start the preparation with the PMI lexicon and relax in the last couple of days.

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Student Profile: Terence Rose, PMP

Terence RoseIn addition to the PMP, I'm also a CPA, CIA, and CFE. I began my career in Washington, DC at a boutique consulting firm, moved into internal audit roles at various clients I had previously served, and then ended up relocating to South Florida when my wife was accepted to medical school in the area.

I currently work as an audit manager at Carnival Corporation, the parent company of ten leading cruise brands.

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Student Profile: Venugopal Venkitakrishnan, PMP

Venugopal VenkitakrishnanVenugopal Venkitakrishnan(Venu) based in Sydney, Australia.

I'm an Electronics & Communication Engineer with over 14 years of experience in the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) domain. Currently working in dual role as Sr Product Manager for Policy based Charging & Control (PCC) product line and Project Manager responsible for customer projects in Australia with Mobileum Inc. Over the last 7 years, I have been responsible for managing software engineering projects, customer deployment projects, product lifecycle, product marketing and program management for the product line.

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Student Profile: Sara Kraft, PMP

Sara KraftI've worked for a financial institution specializing in commercial loan underwriting for about 10 years.  I was asked to step into a project-focused role in 2012, and decided in 2014 that I wanted to pursue my PMP.  This was no small task, as I chose to do most of my studying on my own, which required balancing work, study and my family, including my husband and two busy children.

The 3 things that I recommend that other students should look at:

1. Taking practice exams are absolutely critical.  I used The PMP Exam Simulator and found it to have the most challenging and accurate questions.  It's hard to take other 'free' practice exams seriously when they are full of grammar and spelling errors!

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Student Profile: William Brown, PMP

William BrownI currently work as an Electrical Engineer for Areva. My previous experience before my current job was in Electrical Project Management. I received my engineering degree and MBA from Georgia Southern University. I plan on transitioning back into project management on my current job.

The three materials I used to pass my PMP Exam were Rita Mulchahy’s Exam Prep book, PM PrepCast podcast and the PM Exam Simulator. These were very helpful in helping me pass the exam especially the PM Exam Simulator which helped me to focus on my weak points and improve.

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Student Profile: Tahir Alyana, PMP

Tahir NaeemI graduated in electrical engineering in 1990 from NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan. I joined govt. electric utility (WAPDA- Water & Power Development Authority) in 1991 and served in the thermal power generation department of the organisation.During this time, I kept on continuously improving myself and in 2000 moved to Saudi Arabia for better financial prospects.

Since year 2000 to 2014, I remained in Saudi Arabia except some brief interruptions where I went back to Pakistan on two occasions for about two years each and every time returned back to Saudi Arabia.My last employer was Siemens with whom I spent 7.5 years of my career and was good enough to raise to the position of...

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Student Profile: Ivan Fućak, PMP

ivanI am a 30 year old project manager at a small IT company called RRC in Slovenia. I was born in Rijeka, Croatia, and moved to Slovenia to finish the Faculty of Computer and Information Science in Ljubljana. I’ve started to develop my managerial capabilities in student days by the establishment and running of the society for Croatian students in Slovenia. Within my 6 years of work experience, I’ve moved from managing smaller projects to the bigger ones.

I would recommend young project managers to start reading and using knowledge from PMP as soon as possible in their career and also plan their certification path.

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