Rachel Paulson is the Vice President of Project Management Services and Training for Columbia Technical Consulting, Inc. She has over 14 years combined Project, Engineering, Resource Management and Consulting experience in the IT, software, financial, retail, fitness, health plan, steel and truck manufacturing industries, including EPMO, PMO and TMO consultation, development and implementation. Her diverse industry experiences have created a well rounded foundation for solving complex program and project issues. Rachel’s current areas of interest include project rescue (turning projects that have failed or are failing into successes) in various organizations, strategic planning for portfolio and business initiatives and project management consulting with a specific focus on assessing EPMO / PMO maturity and providing guided steps for achieving the next level of organizational maturity.
Rachel is active in her community as a seminar or event speaker, volunteer soccer coach, teacher’s assistant and violinist in the Clark College orchestra. She has served in many capacities with the PMI Portland Chapter including the titled roles, Director of Certification, President-Elect and now Chapter President.
Considering my birthplace in Iowa, call me the ‘Duke of Dubuque”. Early on, I spent several years in the Navy managing electronics support teams in the waters of Indonesia and the Philippines and several US stations. While serving, I attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
More recently, I’ve spent over 13 years leading insurance, health care and energy-related project initiatives. Experienced at managing and contributing to both large and small projects and ‘rescuing’ flailing projects, while tailoring methodologies to the requirements of the organization, to consistently finish projects on time, under budget, and fulfilling customer expectations.
This past year, I've been honored to work with an outstanding team of volunteers as VP of Membership. We updated volunteering processes, expanded and streamlined communication and quality surveying processes, and started new member welcome meetings - all with the goal of developing improvements and efficiencies that will bring added value to our members.
In previous board of directors positions as VP At Large and VP of Marketing & Outreach, I provided leadership to establish chapter strategy and foster smooth operation of chapter events and activities. I enjoyed contributing to the strategic success of the chapter, and fostering relationships with chapter businesses, facilitating chapter sponsorship, advertising, involvement, and support.
My time as both a chapter member and as a volunteer board member has been extremely rewarding. On a daily basis, I apply the concepts I’ve learned here as I lead large and small projects as a senior Project Manager at PacifiCorp Energy in Portland.
Dianne Johnson is senior project manager with over 14 years in various industries managing large, small, and multiple projects. She earned her PMP in 2003 and has served on the PMI Portland Board of Directors as VP Programs, VP Membership, VP At Large, President Elect, and President.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Westminster College in Salt Lake City and an MBA with the University of Phoenix.
Dianne is a U.S. Army veteran with 20 years service. She was seven years on active duty as Public Affairs Specialist. Her more exciting assignments were in Germany in Berlin, Garmisch, and Bertchesgaden. The remainder of her military service was in the Army Reserve as a Legal NCO and a First Sergeant.
On a personal note, Dianne is married, no children, two dogs, and two cats. For recreation, she enjoys flying and is a student pilot stalled at the solo stage of training, she reads – a lot, and watches stupid TV shows like Survivor.
Kathy Pemberton has been a member of PMI-Portland Chapter for 6 years. She manages small projects as well as coordinates large projects at Regence. Current activities include Event Chair for the Excellent in Project Management Awards program, Mentor for the State, Special Needs advocate, LifeSkills coach with teenagers and involvement with the Portland Singing Christmas Tree since 1984.
Shancy Saban is a proven IT Executive focusing on vision, strategic planning, information technology (IT) governance and oversight for the development and implementation of IT initiatives that improve cost effectiveness, focus on process improvement, service quality and ensure alignment with business objectives. She has 17+ years of IT leadership experience in the hospitality, F&B, entertainment, gaming and consulting industries. She has initiated PMO’s at her last two companies and has been involved with PMI for the past 10+ years. As the VP of Finance for the PMI Portland Chapter, she is excited to add value to organization and share her knowledge of finance and leadership throughout the coming year.
Jeff Oltmann has led successful programs for over 20 years. He ran the project office for a $60M project portfolio at IBM’s Oregon development facility. Jeff’s hands-on program management experience includes program budgets over $100M and worldwide cross-functional teams of over 100 members. He is on OHSU’s graduate management faculty.
Jeff Brummel, PMPhas worked in the high tech sector as a Project and Program Manager focused on product development for over 20 years at Intel, IBM and ROLM Systems with products ranging from next generation Digital Home PCs, Servers and telephony equipment. Jeff has significant customer-facing experience bridging the gap between internal and external design teams, marketing, validation and management with world-wide teams in the US, Europe and Asia. A key area of expertise is his understanding of end user requirements and usage models then translating these into products that exceed their expectations.
While serving as the Director of Marketing for the Portland Chapter he earned his PMP Certification and has shifted into the energy sector as an IT Project Manager with specialization in federal regulatory compliance programs related to the US Department of Homeland Security. This has added FERC, NERC, WECC & CIPS to his acronym list of key words with projects that provide Electronic Security Perimeters around Critical Cyber Assets for the Western US.
Jeff put his PM skills to good use with a 5 year complete restoration of his father's 1959 BMW r69 motorcycle that has won several awards and was prominently featured in the international BMW Owners magazine. He remains an avid photographer after running a freelance Design & Photography business in the Bay Area. Jeff earned his B.S. Industrial Design and volunteers his time to manage the PCC Capital Career Center’s website.
Jeremy Black, PMP is a Portland native with a passion for sustainability and energy conservation. He worked in the medical manufacturing industry for over 10 years in a variety of roles. He received his PMP in 2009 after four years as a New Product Development Project Manager responsible for launching production both domestically and offshore. Jeremy graduated from the University of Oregon with a dual Business major in Finance and Management. He has recently been taking continuing education classes related to the Energy Industry and Renewable Energy Technology in order to shift his career in a new direction.
Jeremy has been active with the PMI Portland Chapter as our Volunteer Recognition Program Manager before being appointed to the position of VP of Membership. His is also an active Toastmaster, a certified Master Recycler, and he sits on the board of Hostelling International USA, Oregon Counsel as the Treasurer. Jeremy and his wife (along with their rescued greyhound) live in Tualatin.
Jimmy Godard is a certified Project Manager. He completed his undergraduate studies in Computer Science at Saint Thomas University in Miami, FL. He pursued his master's degree right after in Computer Information Systems. He is currently pursuing a second master's degree in Business Administration at Marylhurst University.
Mr. Godard has been working for Bank of America for the past 10 years in various functions. He occupies the function of Technology Project Manager where he manages multiple end-to-end infrastructure projects that have significant impact on a line of business or the Bank of America Enterprise globally. His favorite show is The Apprentice, and his hobby is to spend time with his family.
Eldon delaCruz, PMP, is a certified Senior Project Manager and Scrum Master at Kaiser Permanente. He has over 21 years experience in high technology, specializing in new product introductions and process improvements. He obtained his BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University. Eldon worked in the microwave communications industry for ten years and subsequently joined Sun Microsystems, where he managed new product development projects for enterprise servers, storage arrays, and networking products. He is a firm believer of PMI-Portland's mission, vision, and commitment to our community that is especially important during these trying times. He is an impactful team leader recognized for building cooperative and enthusiastic teams.
Darin Goble, PMP has worked in the software and IT sector since 1990 and has been a member of the Portland PMI chapter since 2005 when he became a certified PMP. A graduate of Linfield College with a B.S. in Economics, he started his career with Hewlett Packard in 1990 in the IT data center of the Cardiology Business Unit in McMinnville, Or. Darin has worked in Finance, Marketing, and Operations for various organizations, and is currently the Director of Engineering and Estimating and viaLanguage, where he manages internationalization and localization projects for major software companies. He has extensive experience and background in developing efficient, cost-effective processes for servicing global, company-wide localization needs. Darin serves the Portland PMI Chapter as the VP of Professional Development, and is a member of the Localization Institute's advisory board for Project Management Round Tables. A lifelong Oregonian who enjoys many outdoor activities, in his free time, Darin can be found flyfishing for steelhead in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
For the past 4 years I have worked for Daimler Trucks North America LLC (formerly Freightliner LLC), based in Portland as an IT project manager. I am originally from Idaho, lived in California for about 19 years, the east coast for about 3 years and moved to Portland in 2000 and I love it here. Currently my biggest past time is remodeling my house. I like to ski, read and spend time with my friends and family.
