PMI Kentuckiana Chapter

President, PM Center of Excellence, Corporate Communications

Community Care, Newsletter

Joe Luttrell, PMP is a seasoned practitioner as the Manager of Systems and Process Integration at Southern Graphic Systems International in Louisville, KY.  He is the President of EQ Seminars, LLC, a company dedicated to providing professional development workshops focused on interpersonal leadership skills.   Mr. Luttrell is a practical PM application and PMP exam prep instructor at the University of Louisville Delphi Center.   He is a Dale Carnegie Graduate Assistant instructor.  Joe is a 6-year board member of PMI’s Region 5 Kentuckiana Chapter and the chapter’s current President.   His speaking accolades include two Dale Carnegie Awards and glowing feedback from numerous professional development days, speaking and teaching engagements.  Mr. Luttrell assists the Cerebral Palsy Kids Center and the Spina Bifida Center in Louisville with their Project Management and data analytic needs.  Joe resides in Louisville and enjoys spending time with his wife and two teen age daughters.

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VP, Communications 

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VP, Education, Certification Support, Practitioner Support

Career Advancement, University Outreach

Chuck is the Director of Program Management for Churchill Downs Incorporated and has over 25 years experience in personnel and project management. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Management in 1993 through Southern Illinois University, his Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida in 2000 and a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Wisconsin in 2003. Chuck’s certifications include:
Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Program Management Professional (PgMP) through the PMI
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt through the American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) through ASQ
Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) through ASQ

As the Kentuckiana PMI VP of Education in 2008, Chuck sponsored the implementation of the following services for chapter members:

Vijay Verma professional development workshop on the Power of Influence
PMP® Certification Exam Facilitated Study course
Practitioner Support program that offers targeted professional development opportunities with topics defined through a KIPMI membership survey to ensure alignment with our chapter’s needs.

In addition to his professional experience and KIPMI chapter contributions, Chuck teaches Project Management, Quality Management, Operations Management, and Critical Thinking courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level for the University of Louisville and the University of Phoenix. Additionally, he is the program manager and author of the University of Louisville Delphi Center’s (a PMI Registered Education Provider) Project & Program Management Training and Certification Program.

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VP Elect, Education

Steve is an accomplished Technology Program Manager with extensive educational and commercial experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and an MBA with a concentration in eCommerce from the University of Oklahoma. He obtained his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2008. Steve has broad industry experience leading quality initiatives and change acceleration projects including Lean, Six Sigma, Business Process Management (BPM), and ISO 9001. Steve is an accomplished speaker and trainer. Students who have attended his training sessions describe him as informative, kind, contemplative, and thorough. “Steve has the ability to explain complex topics and technical terms using language I can understand”.

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VP & VP-Elect, Finance

Torrey became a member of the Project Management Institute in 2006.  He completed the F.L.I.E Program (Foreign Language International Economics) at the University of Kentucky, earning Bachelors Degrees in Economics, Business Administration, and Spanish.  He is currently completing the MBA program at the University of Louisville.  Torrey resides in Louisville with his wife and two young daughters.

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VP & VP Elect, Logistics

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VP & VP-Elect, Marketing

As an Account Manager, Karen Babcock presents ZyQuest services to diversified industries in the and Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio region, matching the companies' information technology staffing and project outsourcing needs to candidates that possess the required experience and skill sets.

She holds a BA degree from Notre Dame of Ohio and an Executive MBA from Jacksonville University. She has also earned the PMP (Project Manager Professional) designation. Before joining ZyQuest in 2008, she served in numerous Project Management and Operational Management roles for companies including Prudential Insurance and Financial Services, Prudential HealthCare, Victoria's Secret, and YRC Worldwide.

VP, Membership

Kelly Peck became a member of the Project Management Institute in June 2005 and earned his Project Management Professional certification in September 2005. He joined Humana Inc. in March 1998 after serving as a Personnel Service Manager in the U.S. Army for 5 years. He has held various positions within Humana and is currently working as an Information Technology Project Manager in the Information Technology Project Management Office. He earned an Associate in Applied Science from Elizabethown Community College in June 2005.

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VP, Programs & President-Elect

Mary is an Information Technology Project Manager at Humana and has over 20 years experience in operational management and project management. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis on Consumer Psychology in 1988 through the University of Kentucky.

Mary’s first volunteer work was the Vijay Verma event in the fall of 2008 on Power and Influence in Project Management which provided a development workshop for chapter members.

Mary’s tenure will be a minimum of two years as the VP of Programs for 2009 an 2010. Mary is the executive sponsor for the Region 5 Leadership Conference in January 2010 in Louisville.

Mary and her team strive to provide interesting and powerful monthly speakers as well as a minimum of one annual workshop to provide knowledge and development in the area of project management (and of course, PDUs).

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VP, Web Integration

Ed Hammerbeck, PMP, has ten years of experience in systems & business analysis and design, programming, enterprise application support, IT security, and IT/business alignment. In his seven-plus years with the Metropolitan Sewer District, he has led teams of users and consultants in SAP ERP upgrade projects, call center management software upgrades, and numerous custom development projects. Since 2005, he has also served the project management profession in another capacity as a volunteer leader for the Americas' SAP User Group. He currently serves ASUG as the Project Systems SIG Program Chair, developing educational content, delivering webinars, and planning events for the benefit of users of SAP's integrated project management module (Project Systems). Ed has been supporting KIPMI's Web Integration team since 2007.

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Volunteer Board Coordinator

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