Managing Director, TenStep Schweiz GmbH and TenStep Deutschland GmbH

• Dipl. Betriebsoekonom KSZ, Zurich, Switzerland
• Member of “PM Switzerland Association”
• TenStep Project Manager (TSPM™) certification from the TenStep Academy
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute

Dietziker has over 25 years experience in managing IT projects. Before he established TenStep Schweiz GmbH and TenStep Deutschland GmbH, he spent 15 years as a co-partner and CEO of the Swiss branch of a big German software company, SoftM. He has worked for both international and local companies, especially in ERP Software integration. He speaks German, English and basic French.

Managing Director, TenStep Costa Rica

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) with emphasis in Marketing, National University, San Diego, USA
• BSc in Informatics – University of Costa Rica
• Chairman of the Board of Project Management Institute, Costa Rica Chapter
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute
• Project Management Program certification award from Intituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
• Founder of the biggest Latin America study group of PMI CAPM & PMP certifications in Linkedin (+2,700 members)
• Member of international ISO 21500 group that created the global “Guidance in Project Management”
• Oracle Latinamerica top 5% most valuable player (five years)

Mr. Vasquez has more than 30 years of experience as an executive as well as consulting, sales, project management and rescue of mission critical projects in Latin America. He has held positions in international and government corporations as Project Manager, Product Manager, IT Manager, Business Development Manager, Marketing Manager and Public Relations in the Industry, Banking, Government and Education. He is a recognized regional leader in project consultancy and also in successful CAPM and PMP training programs.

Managing Director, TenStep Ecuador

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute
• Active PMI member and Community Formation Liaison with PMI for the formation of PMI Capítulo Ecuador
• M.Sc. in Construction Project Management at University of Reading, United Kingdom
• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering at Louisiana State University
• South American Champion 100 meter butterfly, 1978 – 1980 – 1982

Ledesma has over 20 years of project management experience in the construction industry, leading complex projects for private sector clients by providing project management services as client representative.   In 1995 he started and has managed Ledific S.A., his own project management consulting company with clients building: schools, universities, hotels, multiplex, shopping centers, apartment buildings, museums, an aquarium, a concert hall, a land development and country club projects.

He has experience as instructor in project management since 2000 for the M.Sc. in Construction management at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, trainer in PM for companies like General Motors Omnibus B.B., Siemens Ecuador, and speaker at local project management conferences.

Managing Director, TenStep EPM Tunisia and TenStep France

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute
• TenStep Project Manager (TSPM™) certification from the TenStep Academy
• Certified public accountants Diploma, IHEC Carthage University – Tunisia – 1986
• Certificate Business  Management –Aix-Marseille Academy – France 1976
• Certificate of Legal Studies – INTEC Academy – PARIS – FRANCE 1974

Sfayhi has more than 30 years of experience in Project Management and Financial Audit.  In the field of general project management he specializes in project audits. He is the author of two French versions of the “Guide to Using International Standards on Auditing in the Audit of Small- and Medium-Sized Entities” published by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) – First edition 2007 and third Edition 2011. He was lecturer of project management and financial audit at the universities of IHEC CARTHAGE, UVT TUNIS and UMLT TUNIS -TUNISIA. He speaks French, Arabic and English.

Vice President, TenStep EPM Tunisia and TenStep France

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute
• TenStep Project Manager (TSPM™) certification from the TenStep Academy
• Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2006
• Major Computer Engineering Degree, National School of Computer Sciences, Tunisia
• Certifications in MCSD.NET, MCDP.net, SQLSERVER MCDBA 2000, MCTS SQLSERVER 2005-2008, Oracle 9i OCA
• Architect Certification solutions EPM 2007, MCITP: Enterprise Project Management
• SharePoint 2007 Certification

Ghodbane has over 12 years consulting experience in information systems design and retro design assistance (in SQLSERVER and ORACLE), enterprise assistance in the implementation of a Sharepoint Portal (ETAP OneTech, TTE, COMAR), and the implementation of 2003/2007 EPM solutions in different fields: IT and telecom sector, communication, oil industry, banking, insurances and different services (ETAP OneTech, Attijari Bank, Orange Telecom, etc.). He speaks Arabic, French, and English.

Managing Director, TenStep Georgia

• Masters Degree in Project Management
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute
• Risk Management Professional (RMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute
• TenStep Project Manager (TSPM™) certification from the TenStep Academy

Nahavandi has 15 years’ experience as an instructor and consultant on project/program manager competency development, risk management, building and running PMOs, program and benefit management, portfolio management, program governance, and outsourcing PMOs.

Managing Director, TenStep Ghana

• • PhD Candidate at Nobel International Business School
  • MBA Strategy & Project Management, ESG, France
  • BSc. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Ghana
  • Certificate in Consulting, MSM, Netherlands
  • Kaplan-Norton Balanced Score Card Certified Graduate, Palladium
  • Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute
  • Prince 2 Practitioner
  • ITIL Certified

Agyapong-Bempa is a PhD Candidate and a Management Consultant with 10 years’ project management experience delivering ICT projects in Telecom sector. He has supported various projects and programs, including technical and non-technical projects.  His main technical projects involved Fixed and GSM network roll-out and expansion projects in Ghana with MTN Ghana, Airtel Ghana and Vodafone. Non-technical projects have involved business process development, project management framework design and capacity building for organizations.

Agyapong-Bempa is skilled in strategy planning and execution using balanced scorecard by Kaplan & Norton. He has a strong background in: leadership capacity building; PMO setup and operations at the international level; and corporate project delivery, earned value analysis, and performance management.

Managing Director, TenStep Ghana

• • Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • M.Sc. – Development Policy & Planning – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi, Ghana
  • Civil Engineering – University of Science & Technology Kumasi Ghana
  • Certificate – (Advanced Leadership Skills) Haggai Institute, Hawaii, USA. 2001 q B.Sc.
  • Experienced in corporate project delivery, earned value analyses and performance management

Boye has over 25 years of civil engineering, construction project management, procurement and contract management experience. He has experience in providing project management assessments, rehabilitation assessments, design/shop drawings reviews, and cost engineering including preparation of Progress Reports for multiple infrastructure and construction projects. He has worked in many corporate environments, including Department of Feeder Roads, Volta River Authority, General Electric/Stone & Webster/GECAD in Ghana, Kumasi Polytechnic, Newmont Mining/Planning Alliance/rePlan, Gecad in Ghana, Terrascon Engineering Limited in Sierra Leone and Ghana, African Development Bank in Liberia, and Joissam (Ghana) Limited.

Director and Partner, TenStep Guatemala

• Master in Business Economics, Instituto de Administración de Empresas INCAE, Costa Rica
• Electrical Engineer, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala USAC, Guatemala
• Food Program, Cornell University, NY
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute

Perez has over 20 years in Business, IT and Project Management experience. He has developed a career in a local retail operation in Central America, and contributed for 15 years to its growth to become the biggest retail operation in this region. Perez occupied positions as Information Systems VP at La Fragua, and as Regional IT Director at Wal Mart Central America. Perez has experience as IT and PM consultant in Guatemala helping companies to improve IT value realization and PM results, in projects such as ERP installations. His clients include CODISA, AgroAmerica, Banco de Guatemala, Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala, Banco HSBC de El Salvador, Corporación Multi Inversiones-CMI, GNC, Motorola and DTSolutions. Perez is founder president and active member of the potential PMI Guatemala Chapter.

Director and Partner, TenStep Guatemala

• Electrical Engineer, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, USAC, Guatemala
• Professional Translator Enlish-Spanish, Instituto Guatemalteco Americano IGA, Guatemala
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute

Villatoro has over 15 years of business, telecommunications and project management experience as a manager in several positions in telecommunications services operators and as an independent consultant to a variety of customers. Villatoro has worked in renowned companies like AT&T, Comcel Millicom, Telefónica de España, as International Traffic Manager, Operator Relationships Manager, and Interconnection and Roaming Manager. She served as well as Administrative Manager and General Manager at Networking Consultants and ICTSA, a telecommunications consulting firm in Guatemala. As a consultant, Villatoro provided guidance in several projects to BellSouth, Skytel and Sersat. Villatoro is also an experienced English-Spanish translator, specializing in ITC subjects. Villatoro is an active member of the potential PMI Guatemala Chapter and volunteers in several chapter activities.

Managing Director, TenStep Ireland

• Computer Science graduate of Trinity College, Dublin

Maher has extensive experience of the Irish ICT industry, gained over a period of more than 20 years. During that time, he has held several Senior Management positions with a number of industry-leading IT services companies, working extensively in Irish industry and commerce as well as establishing lasting business relationships at executive level with many blue-chip private and public-service organizations.

Managing Director, TenStep Italy

• • Diplomas in Accounting Management, Salerno
• IBM System Engineer for Large Systems Architectures
• Certified as Security Auditor BS7799 by the British Standard Institute (BSI)
• TenStep Project Manager (TSPM™) certification from the TenStep Academy
• Certified as Project Management Professional (PMP®) by the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Member of PMI Rome Chapter

Madaio spent about twenty years as an IBM System Engineer and Project Manager, then was the Information System Director (ISM) of Skandia Insurance Group in Italy and a Senior Consultant and Service Manager for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

Madaio, as an IBM System Engineer, led big consultancies on projects dealing with renewing, updating, transferring and merging of data centers in the Italian finance area.

Madaio’s native language is Italian, and he speaks fluent English and solid French.

Managing Director, TenStep Middle East and TenStep Pakistan

• B. Sc. in Zoology, Statistics from University of Cape Town,  South Africa, 1974
• Diploma in Datametrics (with distinction) in Operations Research, Computer Science, from University of South Africa, 1981
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute

Bragg has 30 years of business and project management experience, covering all aspects of IT as well as insurance, education, development, mining and consulting.  He has extensive experience as an instructor in project management and technical fields, has lectured in Technology Management at the Arabian Gulf University, and has been an invited speaker at several regional conferences.  He has been based in the Middle East for the last 12 years.

He is a past Regional General Manager for one of the biggest international software companies, and has substantial experience in change and performance management, outsourcing services, training, data analysis and design, and consulting services.

President, TenStep Poland

• B.Sc in Informatics – Technical University of Wrocław
• Member of  Project Management Poland Association – member of IPMA
• TenStep Project Manager (TSPM™) certification from the TenStep Academy

Guzik has worked for numerous companies in Poland and abroad as an middle or high level manager. Some of the positions he has held in the past are Marketing Manager for Lediberg Ltd, Translation Engineer for Magit/Corel Poland, Sales Manager for Bortslap/Fabory Poland. He has participated in numerous projects within Poland, cooperating with companies such as Dialog Telekom, Siemens, Inter Cars, etc. He speaks fluent Polish, English, and Russian.

Managing Director, TenStep Western Poland

• Masters in Philosophy from University of Wrocław, Poland
• Post-Diploma Degree in Application of Information Technology from University of Zielona Góra, Poland
• Post-Diploma Degree in Service Marketing from Academy of Economics in Wrocław, Poland
• Post-Diploma Degree in Social Communication from University of Warsaw, Poland

Filipiuk is an expert in project management. Through managing large telecommunication and industrial companies, he acquired unique and wide professional experience in conducting projects not only in the business environment, but also in public administration and government. He specializes in high-risk projects and risk management in general. Joining professional interest and passion for philosophy, he particularly appreciates epistemological and ethical aspects of project management.

Managing Director, TenStep Suriname and TenStep The Netherlands

• Masters in Computer Science from Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Certified aPRO Recognized Assessor (company assessor), International Project Management Association, USA
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute
• TenStep Project Manager (TSPM™) certification from the TenStep Academy
• Member of IPMA-NL and PMI Netherlands Chapter
• Certified instructor for Project Management for Results (PM4R)

Valkenburg has 20 years of Project Management, ICT and Business Consultancy experience across a wide variety of industries (chemicals, energy, medical, public sector), countries (Netherlands, USA, Belgium UK, Germany, France, Suriname, Guatemala, Barbados, Belize) and cultures. He has successfully completed projects for several large companies and organizations in both the private and public sectors. His clients include Rijksoverheid, Dupont, BSN Medical, Atos, NUON, KPMG and ICI/Huntsman in Europe; KPMG LLP, Siemens, Chemtura and Rutgers University in the United States of America; and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in Suriname, Barbados, Belize and USA. Valkenburg is available as project manager, trainer, consultant and coach (both one-on-one and team).

Managing Director, TenStep Tanzania

• Mzumbe University – Tanzania (2001) in accounting
• Postgraduate studies in International Project Management at Rovaniemi University of Applied Science (began 2004)
• MBA programme with Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) (present)

Mwalukasa is a founder, consultant and Managing Director of TenStep Tanzania. He has been working in the development field for more than seven years. He has been involved in developing and promoting participatory approaches and processes in management of community projects. He developed and delivered training modules on participatory monitoring & evaluation, project management, financial management, accountability, budget preparation and management, resource mapping and mobilization, the roles of Senior Managers in managing projects, complying with donors’ rules and regulations, and many others. He has experience in the banking industry and in donor funded programs in roles as Project Finance and Compliance Manager.

Director, TenStep Uganda

• MSc. Project Management, Cavendish University Uganda
• Electrical Engineer, Makerere University
• Project Management Professional (PMP®)
• Member, Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers
• Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)

Kalema is a Registered Electrical Engineer by the Uganda Engineers Registration Board [ERB] with 16 years’ experience in ground aeronautical engineering systems and mobile telecommunications. Over the years, he has managed several projects in the areas of power, telecommunications transmission, subscriber registration, radio optimization, mobile billing/charging, and aeronautics/aviation. He has also spread his wings into project management consultancy under Tenstep Uganda.

Kalema is also passionate about volunteering, currently serving under PMI Uganda Chapter and PMI Africa Region.