Project Management Update from Houston

Quang Ton
PM World Today International Correspondent
Author

Quang Ton, CABM, CISM, CGEIT, PMP, is an international correspondent for PMForum based in the Houston metropolitan area of South Texas, USA.  He is also the IT Security Manager – North & Latin America for Schlumberger Limited, the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world. Through well site operations and in research and engineering facilities, the organization is working to develop products, services and solutions that optimize customer performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner. He has been working on global projects, programs and strategy to secure information and offer security solutions, implementation and integration for the enterprise of 70,000+ employees located world-wide, his main focuses are in service quality, business processes and operational excellence.  He currently holds a Masters degree in Computer Engineering from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) in France as well as a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Créteil (IUT) in France and he has also acquired several credentials such as Certified Associate Business Manager (CABM), Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM®), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT®) and Foundation Level in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).  Quang has been active in leadership positions with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) (Director at Large and VP of Communications) and Schlumberger Limited (Eureka SIG Leader in Process Management). Quang lives in Houston, Texas, USA and can be contacted at pmi.qton@yahoo.com.