Team

Anything worth doing does not happen without help from several volunteers. It’s true in our case too.

Here is the team of volunteers that is bringing you this conference!

Prasanna Adavi
Founder and Main Organizer
Independent PPM Consultant and a Project MVP. Having come up with the idea for this conference, these days Prasanna is a restless workaholic, working to get everything in place for the event.
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Cindy Lewis
Marketing & Sponsorships
Project MVP, and a respected educator and speaker for over 20 years on EPM and PPM. She is helping with the Marketing and sponsorship for this event. Find out more about her by clicking one of the links below.
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Treb Gatte
Track Lead
Treb is a Project MVP, International Speaker, Author, entrepreneur and a million other things, we do not have the space here to list. He is helping us as a Track lead with content selection and finalization for the conference. More about him in the links below.
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Ben Howard
Track lead
Ben is a well known Project MVP, Author, Speaker and trainer. He has lots of Microsoft qualifications, including MCSE and currently MCP/MCT in Project Server. He is helping us as a Track lead with content selection and finalization for the conference. More about him in the links below.
Rod Gill
Track Lead
If you have used VBA in MS Project, there is no way you do not know Rod. Till date, he has the only book on using VBA in Project. He is obviously a Project MVP, Author, Speaker and trainer. He is helping us as a Track lead with content selection and finalization for the conference. More about him in the links below.
Paul Mather
Track Lead
Known for his feats with PowerShell, JavaScript and BI in the Project Server/project Online space, Paul is a Project MVP and a senior PPM Consultant. He is helping us as a Track lead with content selection and finalization for the conference. More about him in the links below.
Julie Sheets
Track Lead
Julie is a Project MVP and is known for her passion for helping people with question on using MS Project. Although she supports multiple Microsoft and non-Microsoft software products, she finds Project the most interesting and rewarding. She is a instructor, project manager, and project management consultant for over 20 years. She is helping us as a Track lead with content selection and finalization for the conference. More about her in the links below.
Vadim Bogdanov
Track Lead
Vadim is a Project MVP, but his main focus is on improving Project Management Processes and Methodologies while applying the necessary tools. He is a PMP, PfMP and in his own words, Russia's Project Management Guru. He is helping with content selection for the event.
Renee Borowski
Session Moderator
Works as a Business Systems Manager at ZIN Technologies, Inc. and has over 25 years of experience working on government contracts. She is a DBA using Microsoft SQL server and manages business systems department which utilizes SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics and a host of other Microsoft products.
Melissa Renton
Session Moderator
SharePoint Administrator, Architect, Developer, and enthusiast. Also a freelance website developer - Joomla installations, configurations, and customizations
Jonathan Durda
Session Moderator
Jonathan Durda is an Applications Programmer for Zin Technologies, Inc in Ohio. He has been working in the .NET field for 5 years. He has experience with ASP.NET, C#, SSRS, and some introductory experience developing in Sharepoint. Jonathan obtained his Bachelors degree from Cleveland State University in Computer and Information Science and is currently working on completing work on his Masters degree in the same discipline.
Andrew Loy
Session Moderator
Andrew Loy is a technology enthusiast and from the Midwest. A freelance WordPress and web development contractor and graphic designer, he is currently pursuing a degree in engineering, and produces and records music and designs album art in his free time
Deena Dombrosky
Session Moderator
Deena Dombrosky designs, builds, and runs experiments on the International space station. She received a BS in astronautical engineering (rocket science) from the Ohio State University in 2012. In her spare time, she like to bake, and play ukulele.
Victoria
Session Moderator
Victoria has a BA in Political Science, with minors in History and Sociology. She is an avid book reader, focusing mainly on esoteric texts and ancient philosophy. She hosts for a radio show called “Universal Knowledge” on Mixlr, as well a community counselor and public speaker.
Uma Adapa
Session Moderator
Experienced Senior Consultant with proven leadership and analytic aptitude in delivering Business and Technology solutions. Demonstrated ability as a Business Solution Architect, able to define and represent business capabilities across boundaries and align technology solutions to business objectives. Exceptional communicator with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and departments and at all professional levels.