The Eugene Branch supports the members of the Willamette Valley Chapter who live or work in Eugene-Springfield.
As dedicated project management professionals the board members are focused on bringing programs and education to our local Eugene branch members. We are interested in your ideas for expanding and improving our programs.
June Dinner Meeting
Thursday, June 21, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Red Lion Hotel EugeneRisk Management for Fast Changing-Projects
About
the Presenter
Jeff Oltmann
Jeff is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience developing new products and managing successful programs. His specialties include strategy deployment, operational and project excellence, and project portfolio management. He is principal consultant at Synergy Professional Services (www.spspro.com, opens in a new browser window) and previously ran the Program Management Office (PMO) and a $60M project portfolio for IBM’s xSeries development facility in Oregon. Jeff’s background is a unique combination of engineering management, program management, and executive staff. This breadth enables him to move easily from the boardroom to the lab, bridging gaps in perspective while remaining firmly focused on practical business results.
His hands-on program management experience ranges from start-ups to programs with budgets over $100M and worldwide cross-functional teams of over 100 members. His teams have delivered many successful products to the marketplace, including multiple generations of mainframe-class computer software and hardware.
Jeff is an experienced consultant, teacher, and speaker. He is on the graduate faculty of the Division of Management at Oregon Health and Science University. In addition to consulting with clients in a wide range of industries, Jeff teaches project management and portfolio management. He holds an M.Eng degree and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®).
Jeff’s past and present professional affiliations include:
- Oregon Health and Science University, faculty, MST and CPD departments
- Portland State University, School of Extended Studies instructor
- Project Management Institute, certified PMP®
- Institute of Management Consultants
- Pacific Northwest Portfolio Management Roundtable
- Board of Advisors of the Open Technology Business Center
- AeA CTO and Engineering Executive Forum
- AeA Emerging Business Committee
- AeA Intellectual Property and Technology Committee
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Program Management Forum, programs committee


