John Riopel has been managing projects since before computers became
the mainstay of managing schedule information. As a Berklee
College of Music musician, he began managing projec...ver másJohn Riopel has been managing projects since before computers became
the mainstay of managing schedule information. As a Berklee
College of Music musician, he began managing projects by handling
scheduling and delivery of gigs. He graduated to managing projects
for a major defense contractor on the Extra Low Frequency (ELF) program
for GTE Government Systems, working on microelectronics circuit
boards for the ELF radio's delivery. He was program manager for
the Wire and Cable Services (WACS) program delivering fiber optics
network infrastructure for Cape Canaveral and the Supreme Court
among others.
He is now a project management consultant and owner of PM Providers, a Microsoft Silver Partner
and Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP). He presents and
records courses on project management, Microsoft Project, and Project Online/Project Server for
LinkedIn Learning and speaks at PMI Global and Chapter meetings, and many other project management
events. John holds a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification, and Microsoft
Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certifications
from Microsoft in Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management. He was awarded Community
Leader for the Microsoft Project User Group. He provides coaching, training, and project management
services for government and commercial customers.ver menos