Please join us at Noon on Monday, September 21, 2009, to welcome our M2D2 guest speaker for the month of September, Mr. Phil Obi, a Reliability Engineer at WMATA, who will be speaking on "Requirements Engineering and Quality Management: a marriage of necessity in project management." In his presentation, Mr. Obi will focus on the close link between quality and requirements, showing that quality means nothing without requirements. But which comes first? Which is the more important of the two? These questions will give rise to an engaging discussion centering on the real meaning of project success.
To register for this event, click here.
- Date: September 21, 2009
- Time: 11:30 am: Sign-in & Networking; 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm: Presentation
- Location: U.S. Department of Agriculture (South Building), 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250.
- Room: USDA Cafeteria Conference Room (this is a glass-enclosed area at the back of the cafeteria)
- Speaker: Phil Obi, PMP
- Topic: Requirements Engineering and Quality Management
- Cost: FREE!!
- PDUs: YES! This event is worth 1 PDU. Information on claiming PDUs will be made available on the day of the event.
Phil Obi, PMP
Phil Obi is a certified project management professional with 14+ years of process, manufacturing, quality, and reliability experience in the energy and transportation industries. He holds a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Federal University of Technology Owerri, and a Master's degree in software engineering from the University of Maryland University College.
Phil has held a number of positions with Mobil Oil and ExxonMobil, rising to the level of Aviation Superintendent. While with ExxonMobil, he worked on the ISO certification of lube plant and aviation operations. He served also as an internal auditor ensuring the adherence of procedures, standards, and policies.
Phil also worked as a quality officer for Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA). In this role, he conducted many quality inspections and audits. Currently, he is a Reliability Engineer at WMATA focusing on managing reliability improvement projects for the Automatic Fare Collection System, Communications, and Shop and Materials Services. In this capacity, Phil established and inspired teams to achieve organizational goals and missions.
Phil is passionate about meeting project requirements. With a burning desire to achieve needed changes, Phil knows the necessity of proper requirements definition in realizing project quality.