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Hello all, I am Dr Venkat, clinical pharmacist (Doctor of Pharmacy)by training with intrest in clinical trial and drug safety management.

I am a lead Safety Science Specialist with an experience of 10 years in the field of drug safety. My passion for health care and intrest in clinical services fuelled me to choose drug safety and clinical trials as my path to serve patients with approval of safe and effective new drugs for life threatening diseases.

​​​​Managing clinical and patient safety projects as per standards plays a pivotal role in the successful approval of new treatments. This sole reason drove me to patient safety project management which is a Herculean task due to highly regulated pharmaceutical industry

​​​​​MS projects is the king of PM tools even though it doesn't have fancy options like Jira or others. However I wish to explore other project management tools which improves the speed, quality of work and ease of managing the project reports.

I am proud that I have accomplished a Gold

I aim to become a PMO head and inspire the groups

Hi Laura, my name is Jenny Lai.

I have been working in the Banking industry for over 6 years as a Project Manager, coming from an IT background. It is rather a natural career path that comes my way as I gained experience in the software and hardware industry simultaneously.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a book author. But my upbringing somehow pushes me to STEM, and ended up in Math and Computer Science side.

Favorite project management tool has to be JIRA and Confluence, as each task could be distributed to each team member, and also able to generate report to departments as a high-level overview for a quick glance at project health.

Hello everyone!

My name is Despoina, and I am a Neuroscientist with 5 years of research experience and 2 years of project management expertise.

A decade ago, I left my home country, Greece, to pursue my studies in the Netherlands. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of living and working in several countries, adapting to diverse cultures and environments. Initially, as a Neuroscientist, my career seemed naturally aligned with the academic path. However, during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to transition into management roles. This shift allowed me to rediscover my strengths and realize how my scientific and organizational skills could align within project management.

I’m excited to continue growing in this field and am looking forward to connecting with all of you!

Hello everyone!

My name is Despoina, and I am a Neuroscientist with 5 years of research experience and 2 years of project management expertise.

A decade ago, I left my home country, Greece, to pursue my studies in the Netherlands. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of living and working in several countries, adapting to diverse cultures and environments. Initially, as a Neuroscientist, my career seemed naturally aligned with the academic path. However, during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to transition into management roles. This shift allowed me to rediscover my strengths and realize how my scientific and organizational skills could align within project management.

I’m excited to continue growing in this field and am looking forward to connecting with all of you!

Hello Everyone!
My name is Matt, and I’m based in British Columbia, Canada. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with 16 years of experience, including working as a Construction Project Manager. I’m currently preparing for the PMP certification to transition back into project management.I was drawn to this field because of my passion for planning and executing projects, and what keeps me motivated is the satisfaction of seeing projects come to life. My proudest accomplishment is adapting to new challenges after moving to Canada and staying focused on my goals.
Looking forward to connecting and learning from this community!

Hello everyone! My name is Shamika Sookoo and I am a Renewable Energy Project Development Manager based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Here's a bit of my story based off of the guidelines presented:
When I was growing up, I actually wanted to become a forensic scientist. I was so fascinated with how we all leave a trace of evidence everywhere we go and the power that this evidence holds in solving a case. But as time went on and as I became exposed to the 'real world', I grew a deeper passion towards engineering and specifically the energy sector.

I began my career on-site as an electrical engineer, but this opened my eyes to how we could streamline certain processes and further improve the standard for the quality of work we deliver. I was then drawn towards Project Management (PM) due to the potential it had to effectively improve the way we worked as a team. I transitioned from Technical into the Business and Project Development department and with this, I became a fully-fledged PM.

I enjoy this role because it gives me a central view of all processes involved in the lifecycle of projects as well as the commercial aspects. Currently, as a PM, I am particularly drawn towards tools and processes involved in the Agile methodology. I do think this methodology creates maximum efficiency and is most effective in my professional environment.

I feel honoured to have represented our local subsidiary and our country at a global meeting held in Germany where I was selected to present our views and outlook for the year. I had since grown the confidence to represent my organisation on various platforms and speak as a panelist and a presenter at other conferences.

Away from work, I enjoy hiking, adrenaline rush activities, cafe hopping, reading self-development books, entertaining friends and family and creative arts.