Project Management Institute presents ‘What I Have Learned as a Project Manager’

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  • By Robert Lindeman
  • ATA Systems Engineer
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. --  The Project Management Institute Southern Middle Tennessee Branch will host a luncheon meeting at the University of Tennessee Space Institute June 9 at 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

The guest speaker will be Steve Pearson, general manager of ATA.
Pearson began his career in the 1970s as a turbine engine project engineer in the Engine Test Facility at the Complex. In 1985, he transferred to Sverdrup Technology and served in engineering, marketing and management positions for automotive and aerospace test facilities. His work included several projects outside the U.S.

From 1988-1998 he served as a program manager for the master planning, design construction support and commissioning of the Chrysler Scientific Test Facilities in Michigan. From 1999 to 2002 he was the program director for the construction of the Department of Energy National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Pearson assumed a newly created role in 2003 as the first director of the ATA Resource Provisioning Department, laying the foundation for that organization's operation, and in 2006 he served as the director of the ATA Projects and Design Engineering.

In his previous roles with ATA, he led two enterprise-spanning departments at AEDC and served as the deputy general manager providing oversight for all test operations. He assumed the ATA general manager role in 2011.

Pearson earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University.

The Project Management Institute is a not-for-profit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession. PMI advances careers, improves organizational success and further matures the profession of project management through its globally recognized standards, certifications, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities. 

Call 454-5407 for additional information about joining the local branch or to make a reservation for the luncheon.

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