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David Brandon's Bio
 

BIO

BIO

David is a Project Manager at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Enterprise Information Technology Division in Austin, Texas. He has over 15 years experience directing and managing multiple, simultaneous information technology projects for the State of Texas. He is PMI certified and holds the PMO Certificate of Added Qualification.

 

He currently serves the PMI GovSIG as Vice-Chair and is the GovSIG Magazine Senior Editor. Prior to joining the State of Texas, David was an information technology consultant to the public sector. 

 

 

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Arlington, BBA, Finance, 1990, cum laude

Certified Project Management Professional, PMP, from the Project Management Institute.

PMO Certificate of Added Qualification, from PMI. (Only 20 such certificates granted by PMI.)

Certified Microsoft Project 2000

Certified Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Certified Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS)

 

 

AFFILIATIONs and awards                                                                                                                                      

2004 Member of the Year, PMI, Government SIG

Most Valuable Professional, allPM.com and the International Institute for Learning

Texas Department of Human Services MIS Division Performance Award, 2004

Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)

Vice-Chair and Board Member, PMI, Government SIG

Editor, PMI, Government SIG: GovSIG Magazine

Member, PMI, Information Systems SIG

Member, PMI, Austin Chapter

 

 

Presentations and articles:

·         PMP Exam Preparation, Training Presentation for HHSC Project Managers, April 2004.

·         The State of Texas Project Management Methodology, Training Presentation for Project Managers throughout the State of Texas sponsored by the Texas Department of Information Resources, February 2004.

·         Fundamentals of Project Management, Training Presentation for HHSC Project Managers, December 2004 – present (regular featured speaker for HHSC training curriculum.)

·         Effective Status Reporting, Training Presentation for HHSC Project Managers, December 2004 – present (regular featured speaker for HHSC training curriculum.)

·         Using MS Project, Training Presentation for HHSC Project Managers, December 2004 – present (regular featured speaker for HHSC training curriculum.)

·         Project Planning& Estimating, Training Presentation for HHSC Project Managers, December 2004 – present (regular featured speaker for HHSC training curriculum.)

·         The Stronger Project Manager Wins!, Article Published in the Project Management Institute’s GovSIG Magazine, March 2005

·         Bypass the Bureacracy Using Project Management Techniques, Article Published in the Project Management Institute’s GovSIG Magazine, October 2004

·         Smart Solutions: Case Studies of Projects Turned Around Due to Remarkable and Novel Project Management Techniques, PM Network Magazine, October 2004 (quoted)

·         Project Estimating: Eliminating the Guesswork, Presentation at LavaCon, The International Conference on Technical Project Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2004

·         Developing Detailed Estimates Using Your Work Breakdown Structure, Presentation at LavaCon, The International Conference on Technical Project Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2004

·         Implementing Project Portfolio Management Within A Government Organization, Article Published in allPM.com, June 2004

·         Project Estimating: Eliminating the Guesswork, Part II, Article Published in the Project Management Institute’s GovSIG Magazine, June 2004

·         The Sum of All Parts: Find Your Portfolio’s Strengths, Fill The Gaps, and Frame a Strategy for Success, PM Network Magazine Cover Story, April 2004 (quoted)

·         Project Estimating: Eliminating the Guesswork, Article Published in the Project Management Institute’s GovSIG Magazine, March 2004

·         Beyond the PMO, How a Texas Agency Uses Project Management as it Customer Service Model, Article Published in the Project Management Institute’s GovSIG Magazine, September 2003

·         Project Estimating Practices, Presentation to Department of Human Services MIS Division, April 2003

·         Managing IT Maintenance Projects - Planned vs. Unplanned Maintenance, Article Published in Department of Human Services MIS Division, February 2003

·         Implementing Earned Value in a Multi-Project Environment, Presentation to Department of Human Services MIS Division, June 2002

·         Responsibilities of an Effective Project Portfolio Manager, Article Published in Department of Human Services MIS Division, June 2002

 

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