Project Management News from Virginia

International Correspondent – USA

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David “Dave” Maurer, Lieutenant Colonel, USA (Ret.), PMP, is Project Director for the Continental United States Military Transition Assistance Program delivered by Inverness Technologies, Inc. through the U.S. Department of Labor. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of Synergy Development and Training, LLC.   He is a former VP with Axiom Resource Management, Inc., where he consulted for the U.S. Defense Department. Dave has a B.S. degree in economics from Seton Hall University and a master’s degree in management from Central Michigan University.  Commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army’s Adjutant General Corps, Dave served in a variety of command and staff positions in the USA and overseas throughout his 22-year military career.  His service included tours with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Staff in the Pentagon and culminated as the 72nd Adjutant General at the United States Military Academy at West Point.  He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He has served as a director of several civic organizations, as a Hospice volunteer, and as a member of the board of directors of the USO of Metropolitan New York City, the Washington DC Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the George Washington Chapter of the Association of the United States Army, and the Heritage Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.  He has also held leadership positions with local Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.   He is a trainer and public speaker on a wide variety of topics for diverse audiences and organizations, and has lectured for the University of Maryland and the Virginia Tech University.  Co-author of the recently published book, “Are You the King or Queen of Conflict in Project Management?,” he is also an international correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today.  David Maurer lives in northern Virginia, USA and can be contacted at dmaurert@comcast.net.