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ProXalt® is a global leader in providing cost effective and reliable, management training in the industry. ProXalt® is a member for the Project Management Institute (PMI)® since 2006. ProXalt® is an Authorized Training Partner (ATP) for the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. ProXalt®, as a PMI® educational provider, has agreed to abide by PMI® established quality assurance criteria.

ProXalt® instructors are PMP® certified and have over 20 years management consulting experience. Worked in fortune 500 companies. They all have M.S degree. Some of them are Six Sigma Black Belt and CMQ/OE certified too.

ProXalt® was founded by experienced, knowledgeable, and passionate Program and Project Management professionals, practitioners and trainers, who value diversity and take pride in being an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to provide clients with quality education so that they have the necessary tools for success in Project Management.

Michael Berta, MS, PMP

Michael Berta is a PMP-certified Senior Project Manager and Senior Consultant with over 30 years' experience in the transportation industry, seating systems, electronics, and mechanical and electro-mechanical products. He is an innovative leader known for creating strategic new product solutions.  Michael has developed and implemented use of the ‘Stage Gate Process’ for a worldwide $700 million Tier One supplier. He has developed training programs for employees on processes, and has trained staff on program management to ensure process adherence. Mr. Berta also managed a Global Product Development team, with team members located in the USA, Germany, France, and Mexico. ...

Michael Berta is a PMP-certified Senior Project Manager and Senior Consultant with over 30 years' experience in the transportation industry, seating systems, electronics, and mechanical and electro-mechanical products. He is an innovative leader known for creating strategic new product solutions.  Michael has developed and implemented use of the ‘Stage Gate Process’ for a worldwide $700 million Tier One supplier. He has developed training programs for employees on processes, and has trained staff on program management to ensure process adherence. Mr. Berta also managed a Global Product Development team, with team members located in the USA, Germany, France, and Mexico.


John Daily, MBA, PMP

John Daily is a PMP-certified Senior Project Manager and Senior Consultant, with over 25 years' experience in the electric utility, energy and power industries, comprising nuclear, Information Technology, Enterprise Energy Information systems and Demand Response programs.  He has been successfully proposing, winning, and managing projects for large investor-owned utilities, Fortune 500 companies, US Government Departments, and international companies for over nine years.  He has worked with and for companies of all sizes, from start-up's to multi-billion dollar corporations.  John served honorably in the US Naval Submarine Service and has an MBA. ...

John Daily is a PMP-certified Senior Project Manager and Senior Consultant, with over 25 years' experience in the electric utility, energy and power industries, comprising nuclear, Information Technology, Enterprise Energy Information systems and Demand Response programs.  He has been successfully proposing, winning, and managing projects for large investor-owned utilities, Fortune 500 companies, US Government Departments, and international companies for over nine years.  He has worked with and for companies of all sizes, from start-up's to multi-billion dollar corporations.  John served honorably in the US Naval Submarine Service and has an MBA.


Robert Wangen, PMP, CMQ/OE

Robert Wangen has over 35 years experience in training, training development, and management.  He is a Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence and a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality, a Certified Project Management Professional in the Project Management Institute, a member of the Education Team for the ASQ Lansing-Jackson Section, and an adjunct faculty member at Lansing Community College. He is the owner of Implement Improvement, LLC, MI. Mr. Wangen has assisted organizations such as Capital Area United Way, DeWitt Public Schools, Onsted Community Public Schools, TFM Office Furniture, Governor's Management Intern Program, Michigan State University, Michigan Department of State, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Lear Corporation, and Republic Bank. He command ...

Robert Wangen has over 35 years experience in training, training development, and management.  He is a Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence and a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality, a Certified Project Management Professional in the Project Management Institute, a member of the Education Team for the ASQ Lansing-Jackson Section, and an adjunct faculty member at Lansing Community College. He is the owner of Implement Improvement, LLC, MI. Mr. Wangen has assisted organizations such as Capital Area United Way, DeWitt Public Schools, Onsted Community Public Schools, TFM Office Furniture, Governor's Management Intern Program, Michigan State University, Michigan Department of State, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Lear Corporation, and Republic Bank. He commanded the first Michigan Army National Guard unit to deploy to Operation Desert Shield and was awarded the Bronze Star for this service. He was the project officer for the first Michigan National Guard Future Plan, has served as the lead trainer and coordinator of all Total Quality Management Training for the Michigan National Guard, working with senior leaders throughout the state.


Neil P. Goldman, PMP, ITIL V3, IPMA-C

Mr. Goldman, is a PMP certified Project / Program Manager with 30 years of extensive experience interfacing up to the CEO level, managing global projects valued up to 60 million dollars with teams of up to 200 people in Fortune 500 companies in Information Technology.  He has held numerous local and global leadership positions within the Project Management Institute (PMI), including Chapter President.  In several companies, he was responsible for creating a central Project Management Office (PMO) from scratch or improving existing ones, to increase multiple project performance.  He has also has been an instructor at Macomb Community College (Warren, MI), and has been teaching both PMP preparation, as well as Project Management and MS Project classes since 1998. Neil holds a Bachelor Deg ...

Mr. Goldman, is a PMP certified Project / Program Manager with 30 years of extensive experience interfacing up to the CEO level, managing global projects valued up to 60 million dollars with teams of up to 200 people in Fortune 500 companies in Information Technology.  He has held numerous local and global leadership positions within the Project Management Institute (PMI), including Chapter President.  In several companies, he was responsible for creating a central Project Management Office (PMO) from scratch or improving existing ones, to increase multiple project performance.  He has also has been an instructor at Macomb Community College (Warren, MI), and has been teaching both PMP preparation, as well as Project Management and MS Project classes since 1998. Neil holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI).


Gary Rao, MS, MA, PMP, ITIL, CSM

Gary Rao is the founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ProXalt®. In this capacity, he has rolled out ProXalt® Training Programs across the USA, Canada, India and the Far East. He has over 24 years' experience in IT &Project Management, including positions as a PMO Director, PM Consultant, Associate Director, Project Manager, Team Leader, and DBA with both project leadership and technical experience.  He has successfully implemented Project Management Office, PM Standards, PMP Training programs, and has managed all phases of the technology solutions lifecycle from planning through implementation. Gary is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and has experience teaching more than 1200 PMP’s successfully in the US, Canada, the UAE, Iraq, the Philippines and in India. ...

Gary Rao is the founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ProXalt®. In this capacity, he has rolled out ProXalt® Training Programs across the USA, Canada, India and the Far East. He has over 24 years' experience in IT &Project Management, including positions as a PMO Director, PM Consultant, Associate Director, Project Manager, Team Leader, and DBA with both project leadership and technical experience.  He has successfully implemented Project Management Office, PM Standards, PMP Training programs, and has managed all phases of the technology solutions lifecycle from planning through implementation. Gary is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and has experience teaching more than 1200 PMP’s successfully in the US, Canada, the UAE, Iraq, the Philippines and in India.


Rishi Kumar, M.S, P.Eng., PMP

Rishi Kumar received his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1976, and has authored and co-authored papers and technical reports and has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences. With over 30 years' experience in the Engineering and IT industries, Rishi has conducted numerous professional development courses and seminars for University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, Educational Program Innovations Centre (EPIC), and Global Educational & Consulting Services (GECS) and other professional organizations throughout Canada, the USA, Central America, and Portugal. He has held a variety of positions within the Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Ontario Power Generation, and Hydro One and Cap Gemini America Outsourcing. ...

Rishi Kumar received his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1976, and has authored and co-authored papers and technical reports and has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences. With over 30 years' experience in the Engineering and IT industries, Rishi has conducted numerous professional development courses and seminars for University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, Educational Program Innovations Centre (EPIC), and Global Educational & Consulting Services (GECS) and other professional organizations throughout Canada, the USA, Central America, and Portugal. He has held a variety of positions within the Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Ontario Power Generation, and Hydro One and Cap Gemini America Outsourcing.


Vedananda Venkata, MS, B. Tech, M. Tech, PMP, ITIL

Vedananda Venkata has over 17 years' experience in USA working for fortune 500 companies including Verizon, American Airlines and IBM Global Services, and over 5 years in the teaching profession. Ved has served as a Senior Lecturer for Masters and Bachelors students in Computer Science and Engineering. His expertise is in Project Management, Software Consulting and blends well with multi-cultural team members. At Verizon, Ved implemented a Project Management Methodology based on PMI standards, and led efforts on creating a PMO for the Speech Program. He is also associated with various software development projects, including a multi-year effort to build systems for London Underground in U.K., and a CRM effort for Sprint, U.S.A. He is currently Vice-President of ProXalt-Asia, leading effort ...

Vedananda Venkata has over 17 years' experience in USA working for fortune 500 companies including Verizon, American Airlines and IBM Global Services, and over 5 years in the teaching profession. Ved has served as a Senior Lecturer for Masters and Bachelors students in Computer Science and Engineering. His expertise is in Project Management, Software Consulting and blends well with multi-cultural team members. At Verizon, Ved implemented a Project Management Methodology based on PMI standards, and led efforts on creating a PMO for the Speech Program. He is also associated with various software development projects, including a multi-year effort to build systems for London Underground in U.K., and a CRM effort for Sprint, U.S.A. He is currently Vice-President of ProXalt-Asia, leading efforts in the Asia / Pacific region. Ved has a M.S. in Computer Science from Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS, USA), a M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, and a B.Tech. in Civil Engineering. He has experience teaching more than 400 PMP’s successfully both in India and in the U.S.


Shankar B.Tech, PG Diploma in Mgmt. PMP, ITIL

Shankar has over 18 years of Project management , Quality and Process engineering experience. He has won international recognition , when he spearheaded the Total Productive Maintenance ( TPM ) activities , as a Chairman of Quality Maintenance pillar and was instrumental in his company , getting the TPM Consistency award , from Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance ( JIPM ) , Japan. He has great passion towards training and has rich experience in the field of Management trainings and has taught over hundreds of Project managers towards getting the PMP certification. Currently, he is based in Dubai and is a Director of ProXalt . ProXalt is a US based Management training institute and is a global registered education provider, approved by PMI, USA. He regularly conducts the training camps for ...

Shankar has over 18 years of Project management , Quality and Process engineering experience. He has won international recognition , when he spearheaded the Total Productive Maintenance ( TPM ) activities , as a Chairman of Quality Maintenance pillar and was instrumental in his company , getting the TPM Consistency award , from Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance ( JIPM ) , Japan. He has great passion towards training and has rich experience in the field of Management trainings and has taught over hundreds of Project managers towards getting the PMP certification. Currently, he is based in Dubai and is a Director of ProXalt . ProXalt is a US based Management training institute and is a global registered education provider, approved by PMI, USA. He regularly conducts the training camps for the PMI credential exams like PMP ,CAPM, etc. He has designed and developed an elective course on “Project Management” as part of the academic curriculum for the MBA program conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Management, Sri Lanka. Shankar is a mechanical engineer by profession, having completed a post-graduate diploma in Business administration. He graduated from the University of Mysore in India. He is a certified PMP from the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA and is a member of PMI, USA. He has experience teaching more than 200 PMP’s successfully both in India and in UAE.


Saif Rahman, PMP

Saif Rahman is a PMP certified senior performance consultant with over 19 years of experience in performance consulting and training across industries in Eastern Africa, India and the Middle East. He is a Lean Construction Champion from Drees and Sommer, Germany and provides training and consulting in Lean construction to contracting companies globally.  He has worked with companies including Computer Sciences Corporation, IBM, Dr. Reddy’s and Vertex, UK. He is also a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance from Association of Talent Development (ATD) and a Registered Facilitator of Lego®SeriousPlay® ...

Saif Rahman is a PMP certified senior performance consultant with over 19 years of experience in performance consulting and training across industries in Eastern Africa, India and the Middle East. He is a Lean Construction Champion from Drees and Sommer, Germany and provides training and consulting in Lean construction to contracting companies globally.  He has worked with companies including Computer Sciences Corporation, IBM, Dr. Reddy’s and Vertex, UK. He is also a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance from Association of Talent Development (ATD) and a Registered Facilitator of Lego®SeriousPlay®