Speakers at the Project and Portfolio Management Conference

Wade Ash

Wade Ash is the Director of the Project Management Office at PepsiAmericas, the second largest anchor bottler in the world. In this role, he is responsible for program and project execution, portfolio management, project governance, project methodology, and change management. Wade has more than 15 years of experience in project management and technology with a focus on driving change and creating sustainable value for the business. In less than three years at PepsiAmericas, Wade has established a PMO and implemented a portfolio governance model for project evaluation, selection, and prioritization. Further, he has ensured the successful delivery of an $80M global project portfolio. Prior to joining PepsiAmericas, Wade worked for IBM Global Services and Fujitsu Consulting to provide value added services to clients such as McDonald’s, R.R. Donnelley, The Chicago Board of Trade, and BP/Amoco. He also held various management and technical positions at AT&T and Motorola. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Wayne Caccamo

Wayne Caccamo is the Vice President of Marketing at Instantis. Wayne Caccamo leads worldwide marketing for Instantis, a premier provider of on-demand project portfolio management software which he helped establish as a leader in the IT/PMO, operational excellence and now green/sustainability solution spaces. Before joining Instantis, Wayne served as VP of marketing at Pathlore Software Corporation, a leading learning management software provider. There he helped accelerate sales growth and positioned the company for a successful $50 million acquisition. Previously, he guided product management and product marketing for learning management software rival Docent, Inc. up to and through a successful $95 million IPO. Prior to Docent, Wayne spent 11 years in a variety of strategic planning, marketing and business development management posts at Hewlett-Packard Company. Among his many achievements was creating H-P's Open Source Solutions Operation. As H-P's point man, Wayne helped establish the Palo Alto, Calif., company as a leader within the Linux and open source movement. His exploits on behalf of H-P were profiled in a front page Wall Street Journal story. Wayne holds a master's degree in business administration from Yale University, and a bachelor's degree in economics from Tufts University.

Celeste Grammer

Celeste Grammer, Senior Project Manager, has over five years of management experience and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She has successfully managed multiple IT projects and established strong customer relationships. Customers have consisted of large trading firms, a worldwide automotive tool company, a well-known U.S. Retailer, and a reputable Chicago-land Medical School. Celeste holds a BS in Management Information Systems and a BS in International Business from Millikin University.

Jay Hoskins

Jay Hoskins is a Senior Portfolio Management Solutions Architect at PowerSteering Software. He helps companies improve the value and return of their portfolios, programs, and other business investments through efficient and effective business processes, change management, and system automation. Jay has helped many business leaders successfully implement enterprise-wide Portfolio Management processes, Business PMO’s, IT Governance, Six Sigma, Merger and Acquisition, and New Product Development programs. With over 25 years of experience, Jay has been a portfolio management professional for 9 years with an extensive background in aerospace, manufacturing, supply chain, financial services, IT, and enterprise applications. Jay also has experience in managing enterprise deployments of ERP systems, project management, and software development methodologies.

Praveen Moturu

Praveen Moturu is currently working as an Enterprise Architect at Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company (HCSC). He has more than 14 years’ experience providing strategic planning, enterprise leadership, driving business and it alignment, guiding top-tier organizations in areas pertaining to business transformation, enterprise architecture and business performance improvement. Mr. Moturu has extensive expertise in leading and implementing enterprise-wide business/technology strategies and innovative solutions with background in senior management positions as a Consulting Partner, Principal-Strategy Consulting, Director of eBusiness Practice, Solutions Architect and Senior Enterprise Architect. Experienced in turnaround and change leadership, mentoring and managing high skilled architects, and management of subject matter experts in the accomplishment of enterprise IT programs. His focus areas have been planning, definition and execution of strategy and management of complex implementation projects, establishing strategic relationships, new technology adoption, future state business and technology architecture definition, and the alignment of IT investments with business strategy by collaborating with key departments/stakeholders of the enterprise. His current engagements are focused on processes integration, enterprise reference model development and service oriented architecture governance, roadmap, and adoption. Mr. Moturu has a master’s degree in IT and is a certified Enterprise and Business Architect. Prior to joining HCSC, he held positions at CNA Insurance and Cambridge Technology Partners.

David Otte

David Otte is the Chief Information Office (CIO) for Sidley Austin LLP. His team is responsible for the global Information Technology that supports Sidley’s 17 offices in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Prior to becoming the CIO, David was the Project Manager Office (PMO) Director for three years and prior to the PMO David was the Financial Systems Director for five years. As the PMO Director, David helped standardize the Firm’s Litigation Support department processes and technology as well as actively participates as an administrative member of Sidley’s E-Discovery Committee. David has participated in large scale projects and initiatives spanning both business and technology including office openings, technology implementations, disaster recovery planning, human resources technology/process reviews, and practice development initiatives. David is a CPA and holds a Bachelor’s in Finance degree from the University of Illinois and a MBA/MIS from DePaul University in Chicago. David was formerly with Baker Robbins, Arthur Andersen, and Andersen Consulting.

Mark Price Perry
In 1999, Mr. Perry founded BOT International, a boutique project management firm now celebrating its 10^th year anniversary. As the head of operations, Mr. Perry manages product marketing, R&D, technology integration, and foreign language enablement for Processes On Demand, a productized offering for PMO Setup. Mr. Perry has been with BOT International since its inception and has led over twenty Japan/China market entry engagements and has implemented Processes On Demand in more than one hundred PMOs in North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America including such recognized brand named companies and organizations as: Advo, American Chemical Society, Amtrak, Austin Energy, AZ-EM, Biovail, Black Entertainment Television, Black & Veatch, Boart Longyear, Cheniere Energy, Citizen’s Gas and Coke, Enbridge, GAF Materials, Gallatin Steel, Group Health Inc, GW Bakeries, Hawaiian Airlines, Hub Distributing, ING Romania, Intuit Software, Kos Pharmaceuticals, KV Pharmaceuticals, La-Z-boy, Life Touch Portrait Studios, Meggitt Electronics, National Institutes of Health, Open Solutions Inc, Partner Re, PBS&J, Port of Houston, Precision Drilling, Purdue University, Quiksilver, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco, SHUAA Capital, Siveco Romania, Stanley Works, Stiefel Labs, Texas Association of School Boards, Toyota Motor Corporation of Australia, United States Geological Society, and Yale University. Largely as a result of years of experience in PMO Setup work with companies and organizations and with talented project management practitioners of all disciplines, Mr. Perry is a servant-leader in the domain of setting up and managing a PMO and the practical application of project portfolio management (PPM) applications, collaboration platforms, and PMO content assets.

Rebecca Porterfield
Rebecca Porterfield is currently Director of Project Management at Performance Trust Capital Partners, where she is responsible for establishing and streamlining Project Management and Project Portfolio Management methodologies, as well as overseeing the Enterprise Project Portfolio. Both a Certified Scrum Master Certified (CSM) and Project Management Professional (PMP), Rebecca is a proven Project Management Leader with over a decade of experience in software application development and IT Project Management. She has broad expertise in diverse project management and software development techniques including Waterfall, Iterative Development, and recently has become an Agile specialist. Previously, as a consultant, Rebecca had a penchant for aligning technology with business goals, providing Project Management expertise to a variety of clients including fast-paced, academic, start-up and F500 companies. And, as Director of Project Management of a fast-paced internet marketing company, she conducted project evaluation, program planning, capacity planning and overall company portfolio management. There she also successfully rolled out Agile across the enterprise portfolio.

Mark Price

Mark Price is currently a Director in the Enterprise Project Management Office for CCH, a Wolters Kluwer company. He was responsible for the development of the first CCH Project Office and assisted in the migration of five local PMOs into the now, enterprise level office. Mark has been a business leader for seventeen years in both industry and management consulting. His project experience and success covers a variety of industries and business initiatives including Mergers and Acquisitions, New Product Development and Launch, Event Facilitation and Management, Process Redesign and Development, Real Estate/Facilities Planning, and Technology Management/Deployment.

Fabrice Roche

Fabrice Roche, a Senior Vice President and Chicago Regional Director with UMT Consulting Group, has over 12 years of Portfolio and Project Management implementation, software development and consulting experience. Fabrice is actively involved in managing, leading, planning and participating in all facets of Portfolio and Project Management, with concentrations in methodology development, governance, process design & definition, creation, prioritization, optimization and on-going management of portfolios and projects. He also has a strong financial background including Accounting and Corporate Finance. Fabrice has taken leadership and participated in multiple strategy consulting, business process and IT implementation projects for Financial Services, Professional Services & Manufacturing clients in North America and Europe. He has worked with several Fortune 1000 companies including but not limited to JPMorganChase, Wachovia, KeySpan Energy, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, Michelin, Renault Nissan, Arcelor, Alcatel, Dassault, National Savings, etc. Fabrice holds an MBA with focus on Management and Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a Master of Science and Engineering from ENSTA, a leading French engineering school.

Irwin Tedoro

Irwin Teodoro is Director of Systems Integration for Laurus Technologies, and has been with Laurus since September of 2007. In his role, he is responsible for leading the team of engineers, consultants and architects that work with customers on customized solutions to their IT challenges. He is responsible for assessment services, integration of multi-vendor solutions, and coordination of professional service projects. Previously at Laurus, Mr.Teodoro served as Practice Manager. Prior to Laurus, Mr. Teodoro served in various professional services and consulting roles for Sayers, EMC, StorageTek, and Comdisco. Irwin holds a BS in Business Administration from DePaul University in Chicago, is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He resides in Frankfort, IL with his family.

Randy Wimmer

Randy Wimmer is a Manager at UMT Consulting Group which provides IT Portfolio & Project Management consulting services. Prior to joining UMT Randy was at Allstate Insurance where over the course of ten years he worked in several technology area PMOs implementing portfolio and project management best practices including the Capability Maturity Model-SW. His background also includes a first career of over ten years in Public & Corporate Accounting. Randy holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting and has successfully achieved certifications as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA).