DPC SIG Board of Director Bios

 

Chair
	Robert J. Gries, P.E., CCM, PMP Robert (Robb) Gries has over twenty-two years of progressively successful and challenging experience in engineering, management, planning, and administration. For the past fifteen years, Robb has worked on a wide variety of construction projects (~$500 million US) for the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In 2003, Robb was selected as the National Society of Professional Engineer's Federal Engineer of the Year for NOAA. He is Project Management Professional with PMI as well as Certified Construction Manager with the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). He has served as the CMAA - DPC SIG Liaison and Vice Chair of Membership 2003-2005, and more recently as the DPC SIG Chair since 2005. Robb is also a graduate of PMI's Leadership Institute Masters Class 2008.
Past Chair
	Douglast Kaiser, PMP Douglas J. Kaiser is the Past Chair of the Project Management Institute Design-Procurement-Construction Specific Interest Group. Mr. Kaiser has been a project manager in the design and construction industry in the United States for more than 20 years. He has experience as a project manager on commercial office, medical office, retail, warehousing, manufacturing, multi-family & single family residential facilities during his career. He also has experience in organizational management in the areas of recruiting & hiring, professional development, and operations management. He is currently employed as a Vice President of EXXCEL Project Management managing capital programs and projects for its strategic customers across the continental United States. 2008.
First Vice Chair
	A. Lee Barco, P.E., PMP Provides facility engineering support for APM Terminals portfolio of marine container terminals in North and South America. Recently completed construction of the largest, most highly automated, privately financed, deep draft container terminal in the US, which opened in September 2007. Previously a Manager with KPMG/BearingPoint, with responsibility for strategic sourcing studies of public works, facility management, construction management, and engineering program management functions. Completed a Coast Guard career spanning over 20 years which included multiple project and program management positions in engineering, construction, and financial management. Serves as a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the Society of American Military Engineers. Contributed to the revision of the Construction Extension to the PMBOK for PMI and a revised edition of Manual 73, Quality in the Constructed Project for ASCE and the Construction Institute.
Vice Chair Administration
	Eric Johnson, PMP, CPC Eric Johnson has more than 10 years of heavy/civil construction project experience. He has held positions in the construction industry ranging from Field Engineer to Owner/Operations Manager on projects ranging in value from $25,000 to $100,000,000. Mr. Johnson has a B.S. in Building Construction from Virginia Tech and is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Professional Constructor (CPC), as designated by the American Institute of Constructors. Eric currently serves as a Project Manager / Estimator for Texas Sterling Construction Co. of Houston, Texas, USA. His current duties include full responsibility of multiple projects from selection to closeout.
Vice Chair Communication
	Gary Vandiver, PMP Gary Vandiver is a project management consultant with his company Expert Project Management, LLC. Gary is currently managing the design of sulfuric acid plants worldwide for MECS, Inc. He has experience with virtual projects and working with many clients in Asia where communications issues must be addressed on an on-going basis. While Site Manager at a Superfund site from 1993 through 1998 Gary was responsible for communicating to the community and the other stakeholders via a quarterly newsletter, speaking engagements, meeting with the Community Action Group and meeting with local governments and legislators. While at Solutia he was the Leader of the department safety team and responsible for safety communications. Gary was also the primary author of a Project Safety Manual.
Vice Chair Finance
	Marcie Ramsey, PMP Marcie Ramsey is a PMP and CPA (inactive). She is currently Manager of Properties Project Management at FedEx Express. Her group is responsible for approximately 60 facility related projects ranging from counter upgrades to new Airport locations including the sort handling equipment installation. New office building construction and leasehold improvements to existing buildings are also included. Marcie holds a BS in Accounting, a MBA in Quantitative Management, and a Master of Arts in Executive Leadership.
Vice Chair Marketing
	Dr. Joe Obadike, P.E., PMP Bio not yet available.
Vice Chair Membership
	Judy Wilks, PMP Born and raised in Montreal (Quebec), Judy began her project management career in 1996, upon obtaining her undergraduate degree in Airway Science Management, with a major telecommunications company in Canada, and then progressed up the ranks to senior project manager on various engineering related projects in North America and abroad within the aerospace, manufacturing, banking and transportation industries. Judy joined PMI in 2003 and in 2006 she became an active volunteer with the Design-Procurement & Construction (DPC) SIG where she was commission Deputy Vice Chair of Membership. External to PMI, she is also a member of Habitat for Humanity's Project Development for the Central and Eastern Massachusetts region.
Vice Chair Projects
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