Kathy's Bio

Work Experience:

• Professor, Department of Business Adminstration, Augsburg College, 1991-Present. Named Educator of the Year by the Association of IT Professionals in 2011. Have taught seminar-style courses in project management in Germany and Bali.
• Author and publisher of An Introduction to Project Management, now in its 3rd edition (as of 2011)
• Author of Information Technology Project Management, now in its 6th edition (as of 2011)
• Contributing author of New Perspectives on Microsoft Project 2002, published in 2003
• Author of IT Project+ CoursePrep ExamGuide, published by Course Technology in November 2001
• Director of Communications, PMI-ISSIG, 2007-2008, Associate Director of Communications and ISSIG Review Editor, PMI-ISSIG, 2000-2002. 
• VP Education, Minnesota Chapter of PMI, 2002.  See www.pmi-mn.org for details
• Independent Consultant, 1990 - Present. Provided consulting, writing and training services for several clients.  Wrote web-based courses on project management for Course Technology,  materials for the Gartner Institute, and course materials for Digital Content Factory
• Training:  Have classes available on PMP Preparation, IT Project Management, IT Project Risk Management, and Presentation Skills.  Recent clients include Amgen, Mayo, Lawson Software, and 3M
• Student Chapter Board Liaison, PMI-Minnesota, 1998 - 2002. VP of Education for two years after that
• Internal Consultant, Senior Technical Specialist, and Senior Engineer, McDonnell Aircraft Company, 1986-1990
• Officer, Project Manager, and Systems Analyst, United States Air Force Electronic Systems Division, 1981-1986

Education: 

• Ph.D., Higher Education, University of Minnesota, 1996
• MBA, High Technology Management Program, Northeastern University, 1986
• BS, Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, 1981.  Helped start women's soccer there!  Go Irish!

If you want even more details, check out my resume.