October 30 2009 at 08:52AM
WV/OV PMI 2010 Chapter Board Elections Ballot
Dear PMI WV-OV Chapter members,
It is that time of the year again. It is time to vote for your open chapter board positions. This year we have two Director At Large (2 year term), the Secretary (1 year term), the CEO-Elect (2 year term), and the CEO (2 year term) positions up for election. Below you will find the candidates nominated for each position and a brief explanation of their qualifications. Instructions for voting for each position are also included.
Please respond by email to president@wvovpmi.org with your votes by 5:00 pm on Friday, November 13, 2009.
The ballot lists each position, and the candidates nominated for each position; write-in candidates will also be accepted. Qualification statements from all nominees follows the ballot. Please indicate your choice by replying president@wvovpmi.org with the first and last name of the candidate desired for each office. Write-in candidates are also encouraged.
1. CEO - Vote for ONE
Candidate: Mr. Marvin Taylor, PMP
Write-in:
2. CEO-Elect – Vote for ONE
Candidate: Mr. Phil Loftis, CAPM
Write-in:
3. Secretary - Vote for ONE
Candidate: Mr. Ronald Madurski, PMP
Write-in:
4. Director At Large - Vote for TWO
Candidate: Mr. C. Eric Kirkland, Ph.D., PMP
Candidate: Mr. Thomas Key, PMP
Candidate: Mr. Atul Agrawal, PMP
Write-in:
Candidate Qualifications Statements
(alphabetical order, information supplied by the candidates)
Mr. Atul Agrawal, PMP
(candidate for Director At Large)
Atul Agrawal has Bachelor's of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering. He has more than 20 years of experience in IT industry. He has been a PMP since 2004. He is a board member and Co chair of Program Committee of the local chapter of AAII. Currently he is working with HP for a Federal Government project.
Mr. Thomas Key, PMP (candidate for Director At Large - No Photo Provided)
Thomas Key has over 20 years experience in project management in both the public and private sectors. He is currently a Senior Project Manager for ManTech in Hinton, West Virginia where he has served in various project management positions since 2001 to include project manager for the DOD Corrosion Exchange e-portal, the DOD Nanotechnology and Logistics e-Portal, and as deputy project manager for the Anti-Corrosion Nanotechnology Solutions – Logistics project. In addition, Thomas and his wife own and operate an organic farm in Summers County, West Virginia and are currently pursuing organic certification through the USDAs National Organic Program.
Mr. C. Eric Kirkland, Ph.D., PMP
(candidate for Director At Large)
Dr. Kirkland is the Executive Vice President of Salem International University. At SIU Dr. Kirkland has led projects to develop new degree programs and to revitalize existing curricula. He led establishment of the School of Nursing in 2008, which offers a RN-to-BSN degree completion program at present, with detailed proposals under consideration for LPN and for RN programs. He manages operations, housing, student activities, and security; and leads accreditation efforts, including evaluation of institutional effectiveness and student learning outcomes.
Prior to joining SIU, Dr. Kirkland was Vice President of the University of Management and Technology in Arlington, Virginia for five years. At UMT he established the undergraduate school comprising ten degree programs, as well as adding four new master’s degree programs and a Doctor of Business Administration with specialization in project management. He taught business, project management, and computer science courses. He led project to obtain approval from the Air University for UMT’s degrees to be part of the Associate-to-Bachelor Cooperative program and for UMT’s inclusion in the eArmy program. He managed accreditation, including serving as an evaluator for the Distance Learning and Education Council and leading the project to obtain specialized accreditation of UMT’s master and doctoral degrees in project management by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Global Accreditation Center. Prior to UMT, Dr. Kirkland was Director of Education for Grantham College of Engineering in Slidell, Louisiana. While at UMT and at Grantham, he helped increase student enrollments dramatically and led projects to reorganize and enhance the schools’ distance education programs.
His career includes over twelve years’ experience directing IT systems design and development projects for Oracle, Integrated Microcomputer Systems, Transportation Management Systems, Texas Instruments, and Lunenburg County (Virginia) Public Schools. For seven years he led business development and planning for the National Captioning Institute, where he created a special education research division, winning numerous grants from the U.S. Department of Education to provide television captioning and to explore the use of media to enhance learning by students with special educational needs. He led program evaluations for the National Science Foundation’s Informal Science Education and Research into Education, Policy, and Practice programs. He led formative evaluations of several projects for the Benton Foundation in Washington, D.C. and the Parenting Matters initiative for The Skillman Foundation in Detroit. He led the national summative evaluation of the DeWitt Wallace Reader’s Digest foundation’s YOUTHalive! program. As Assistant Inspector General of the Legal Services Corporation, the Congressionally-funded program to provide civil legal aid to the poor, he led the only national evaluation of services provided. He has numerous presentations and publications, including several U.S. patents.
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Education, specializing in research methodology and program evaluation, at the University of Virginia. He also completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Education in Counseling there. He earned a Master of Business Administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in management with concentrations in entrepreneurship and strategic management. He has an Associate of Science in Computer Science from Grantham and an Executive Certificate in Acquisition Management from UMT. He is certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional.
Dr. Kirkland resides with his wife and son in Bridgeport, West Virginia. He is active in the community, including working to support the Salem Fireman’s Carnival and Apple Butter Festivals. He is a Charter Member of the Salem-Doddridge County Kiwanis and a member of the Clarksburg chapter. He attends Bridgeport Methodist Church. His hobbies are travel, reading, camping, and playing the drums for blues and rock jams, as well as attempting old-time clawhammer banjo and mandolin.
Mr. Phil Loftis, CAPM
(candidate for CEO-Elect)
Mr. Loftis is a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), with plans to complete PMP certification later this fall. He has been involved in project and business management for over 30 years, and have participated as Secretary of the PMI WV-OV Chapter for 2 years, and Director At Large for the past year. He joined the PMI TPSIG (Troubled Projects Special Interest Group) and IT & Telecom SIG (Information Technology and Telecommunications Special Interest Group). He has assisted PMI with examination question development support for the CAPM examination.
He is currently engaged in project management and IV&V services delivery for the NASA IV&V Facility as an employee (and part owner) of MPL Corporation, a sub-contractor to Northrop Grumman Corporation. He has been involved in all phases of project management, from conception and development through close-out.
He also looks for opportunities to apply project management concepts and principles in leadership areas beyond his professional life, through his church and community volunteer service.
Mr. Ronald Madurski, PMP
(candidate for Secretary)
Mr. Ronald Madurski graduated from Thiel College in 1981 with a degree in Geology. He worked as a Wellsite Geologist and Engineering Technician for 10 years. During this time he discovered computers. He has spent the last 20 years working through the ranks doing Windows, Unix, and Network Administration, Systems Engineering, and Engineering Management. He is currently employed with Keane Federal Systems, Inc. supporting the Biometric Interoperability effort between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). He has worked at the Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Division for over 10 years primarily in technical lead roles for both operations and development and as a manager.
Mr. Madurski has been a certified Project Management Professional since March 2008 and has actively participated in the PMI WV-OV Chapter since that time.
Mr. Marvin Taylor, PMP
(candidate for CEO)
Mr. Marvin Taylor has been the Chapter's CEO-Elect for the past 2 years, and has been a Project Manager for the Shared Services Center of CDI Corporation since 2005. His responsibilities cross the functions of Payroll, Billing, Accounts Payable, Cash Applications and Collections. He has been a Project Management Professional since 1999 and a Certified Public Accountant since 1992. He worked 14 years with Nisource, formerly Columbia Gas, in various capacities in Information Technology and Financial Planning. He worked as an Auditor for the State of West Virginia Legislative Auditors Office for 4 years.
Mr. Taylor graduated from Glenville State College with a major in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Computer Science.
He is active in charitable, religious and community organizations. These include current roles as the CEO-Elect and former Treasurer for the PMI WV-OV Chapter; various roles at Fisher Chapel United Methodist Church including Audit Committee chairman, Finance Committee member, Sunday School Teacher, Bible Study Leader; and Secretary Treasurer of the Clover Patch Acres Homeowners Association. He lives in Charleston, WV with his wife and two sons.
