Sonali Nair is an  Information technology professional with 14 years of experience in Project, Program executions,  Functional- Technical Analysis in Health Care, Finance, Retail and Manufacturing industries. She now leads Programs, product implementation initiative at SKYGEN USA - a third party administrator and SaaS Provider.

She is a proud Milwaukee / SE WI chapter member and Project Management Professional (PMP) and Scrum Master certification holder. She earned an MBA from Montclair state university in Accounting and Finance and passed a uniform CPA examination from NJ state.

Her young family (husband and two kids)  enjoys learning, traveling and cooking together. She has keen interest in learning about data analytics, product management and usage of Artificial intelligence in various industries.

Rodney began his association with PMI Milwaukee SE WI in 2012 while working as a contractor at Kohls.  As a PMI volunteer he was part of the PDD planning committed and assisted with monthly chapter meetings. 

his professional background includes roles as a senior project leader in software development at Rockwell and MillerCoors developing and deploying a manufacturing execution system across five Miller and two Coors breweries.  At his current employer MyPath, he leads IT infrastructure and system installations projects across multiple business units in the Midwest region.

Rodney’s strength is in bringing business leaders together with technology experts to design solutions, and developing and leading teams in either predictive or agile approach to most effectively utilize resources and meet objectives.  Finally, bringing the benefits of project management through measurable results; completed projects and benefits realized.

Looking ahead, I want to help bring the Milwaukee chapter back to prominence with an active membership base and proactive outreach to the business and education communities. I will use my PM skills and experience to bring folks together to share experiences, collaborate on problems and have fun doing it. We will utilize the current tools PMI has to offer and build on it, utilizing new technologies to address challenges as they arrive. In doing this I will always have the best interest of PMI and its membership as the guiding force behind my actions. PMI has brought me many opportunities and I am hoping to give back with my time and talents. I look forward to working with all of you.

Uma has overall 20+ years of extensive experience as an IT Leader working with large companies such as Northwestern Mutual (NM), Standard Charted Bank (SCB), Citibank, Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), Dell Services, Perot Systems, and General Electric (GE) across Asia, Southeast Asia and US

He has been with PMI for the last 13 years and extensively involved in volunteering, coaching, mentoring, and teaching project and program management. His contributions extend across PMI charters in various countries (India, Singapore and US), and still passionately contribute to core values and principles of PMI 

He has extensive experience leading Organizational Change, Transformation programs, Business Operations Management, Lean Six Sigma organizations, Operational excellence initiatives, Productivity & Efficiency Initiatives, and Continuous Improvement Programs

Uma is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) from American society of quality, certified Six Sigma Black Belt from GE, certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, and Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM) from Scrum.org

Daniel Bennett is a Program Manager II at Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems in Menomonee Falls, Wi. Daniel has more than 15 years’ experience in project management, defense acquisition, and supply chain management across the defense industry.

He is a member of numerous professional organizations and holds a variety of specialized credentials across multiple disciplines. He served as the Vice President of the Supply Corps Association and the President of the Order of Sword and Shield and on numerous, councils boards and community boards.

Prior to joining DRS in December 2018, Daniel spent 14 years in the Navy in aviation, surface, submarines, and expeditionary warfare in a variety of roles. He retired in 2018.

Daniel is currently enrolled in the Harvard Business Analytics program and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Accountancy with a focus in Management Information Systems from Miami University (OH); Master’s of Science in Acquisition and Supply Chain Management from the University of Maryland, Global Campus; a Master’s certificate in Organizational Change Leadership from UW-Platteville, and a Master’s Certificate in Emergency Management from American Military University.

Craig Dedo works as a software development and project management consultant both directly and through information systems consulting service firms. He has developed software for large corporations such as Navistar, Mayo clinic, Abbott labs in the areas of engineering, scientific, accounting, and financial analysis applications with manufacturing applications dominating his work in recent years.

Craig has been a member of the PMI Milwaukee SE WI chapter for many years and served as a volunteer including PDD and chair of the speakers committee. He also served as the Secretary and a Board of Directors member for the Milwaukee Software Proce3ss Improvement Network (M-SPIN) from 2007 until 2012 and as a member of PL22.3, 17 the ISO/ANSI Fortran Standards Technical Committee for many years.

Craig Dedo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, An MBA degree from the University of Wisconsin –Milwaukee, and a Master of Project Management degree from the Keller Graduate. He is CAPM certified.