Future Meetings
BRAND AND LAND COMES TO PMICIE – DO NOT MISS IT – THIS IS FOR EVERYONE
Is your career toolkit ready for today’s job market?
- Is your resume designed to stand out and make an impact?
- Is your LinkedIn profile positioning you as the professional employers want?
- Do you feel confident walking into a job interview?
- Are you struggling to build a strong, people-centered network?
If you answered “no” or even “I’m not sure” to any of these questions, it’s time to act! You deserve the tools and confidence to brand yourself and land your next opportunity.
The PMI California Inland Empire Chapter is excited to bring back the Brand and Land Main Event!
After receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback last year, we’re thrilled to once again partner with John Signo and his team to deliver an unforgettable learning experience.
What is Brand and Land?
This dynamic, hands-on, one-day event is packed with actionable insights to help you improve your marketability and boost your chances of landing your dream job or promotion. Over 5 hours, you’ll master essential skills, including:
- Resume Writing: Craft a standout resume that gets noticed.
- LinkedIn Optimization: Create a profile that tells your professional story and attracts opportunities.
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): Learn how to beat the system and get your resume in front of recruiters.
- Networking: Build authentic connections that open doors.
Why attend?
Whether you’re actively job hunting or simply looking to sharpen your professional edge, this event will equip you with the skills and confidence to take your career to the next level.
The Brand and Land Advantage: This year, two lucky attendees will have the chance to participate in a special live coaching session during the event. Imagine getting real-time feedback on your resume and LinkedIn profile from the experts—and helping fellow PMI members learn in the process! To be considered for this unique opportunity, submit your resume and LinkedIn profile by March 1st for a chance to join the “Fab 2.”
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
Time: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm PST
Location: Virtual (Zoom link to be provided by PMICIE Chapter closer to the event)
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to invest in your career and connect with other professionals in your community. Sign up today and take the first step toward branding and landing your next success!
For more information, check out the Brand and Land video!
Speaker Bio - John Signo
John Signo is currently a Senior Project Manager at Bank of America, managing cybersecurity projects with the goal of reducing identified risks while protecting the enterprise and its clients. He has served as a project manager and/or systems engineer at J. Walter Thompson, IBM, and BNSF Railway. John is an active member of both PMI Dallas Chapter and PMI Dallas Toastmasters. He currently holds the PMP and PMI-ACP certifications along with numerous ISACA certifications to demonstrate his proficiency in project management and cybersecurity. Since the founding of Signofied, LLC, he created the “Brand and Land” program to share his insights with others on how to optimize your LinkedIn profile and resume for today’s ATS software. In addition, he continues to mentor PMP and PMI-ACP certification exam candidates.
Speaker Bio - Mohun Sundar
Mohun Sundar has been a 10+ year member of the PMI Dallas Chapter and has earned PMP, PMI-ACP and PMI-RMP certifications. He has 10+ years of experience in healthcare project management working with business and IT groups to achieve successful outcomes. In addition, he is a Distinguished Toastmaster. Currently, he works as a senior program manager at Health Care Service Corporation. As a senior instructor with the Brand and Land team, he looks forward to the opportunity to help others in their journey to improve and optimize their professional brand. In addition, he is a certified professional resume writer and LinkedIn specialist that offers private career coaching services in job search strategy, resume writing, LinkedIn profile optimization, interview preparation, and ChatGPT prompt engineering.
| Event Date | 03-15-2025 8:00 am |
| Event End Date | 03-15-2025 2:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 03-15-2025 10:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See registration to select ticket price |
| No. of Power Skills PDUs | 5.0 |
| PMI Event Number | PDU Claim Code: C279ISCEPI |
| Location | Virtual Event/Web Conference |
Presentation Title
Don't Let Them Take Money Out of Your Pocket! Negotiations for Project Managers - Introduction
Presentation Speaker
Rick Czaplewski, PMP, CPA, MBA - Founder | Speaker | Executive Trainer - No One Walks Alone
Presentation Abstract
Have your project budgets gone sideways? Are you tired of them taking money out of your wallet? Less than 30% of today's business practitioners have learned effective negotiation skills. In this engaging 90-minute workshop you will not only learn but also practice negotiation skills that you can use effectively on your projects. Rick Czaplewski will help you go into your next negotiation prepared and confident, while showing you how to set up a partnering environment using the three-step core project management model of communication, organization, and action. Learning Outcomes include:
• Setting the right environment for successful negotiation
• Learning CPA-level financial analysis skills
• Developing the right negotiation skills to achieve favorable outcomes
So join Rick Czaplewskil and other project management professionals to learn how to become an effective negotiator in both your professional life and personal life.
Speaker Bio
Rick Czaplewski has trained hundreds of business practitioners including project managers, engineers, estimators, field services staff, site staff, administrators, and senior management across multiple organizations in topics such as customer service, negotiation, mentorship, conflict resolution, process improvement, organizational design, interpersonal dynamics and difficult conversations. His unique position as a 28-year old, 2x cancer survivor and professional speaker make him an equally effective and entertaining trainer for your organization. Together we can substantially improve your team’s negotiation skills, negotiated outcomes, and ability to close out complicated business problems.To learn more about Rick please check out his LinkedIn Profile and his website.
Agenda
6:00 PM - Breakout Room Networking
6:20 PM - Chapter Announcements
6:30 PM - Speaker Presentation
7:30 PM - Q & A and Raffle
7:45 PM - Closing & Wrap-up
8:00 PM - Adjourn
Price
$20.00 for Members
$30.00 for Non-Members
PDUs
2.0 Power Skills
We hope to see you there!
| Event Date | 03-18-2025 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 03-18-2025 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 03-18-2025 6:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Please see registration page for pricing |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event/Web Conference |
Presentation Title
Spotlight on Inland Empire Veterans Organizations - USVets Inland Empire
Presentation Speaker
Robert Watkins III - Employment Specialist
Presentation Abstract
Gainful employment can be a crucial first step to transforming a veteran’s life. Through U.S.VETS Career Centers and career counseling services, we help veterans translate their military experience into civilian employment opportunities. At the same time, we foster long-term relationships with large employers committed to hiring veterans. As a result, we help expedite the placement process and expand employment opportunities for the veterans we serve.
U.S.VETS brokers long-term relationships with employers interested in hiring veterans, effectively widening overall veteran employment opportunities and improving employment retention. Our end game is to find meaningful full-time employment for veterans who need our help. We are proud to say that more than 90% of placements made through U.S. VETS are for full-time employment opportunities. Services available include
• Counseling on your career from certified career counselors
• Accessing the Computer lab to create resumes and search for jobs
• Enrolling in Resume & Cover Letter, Interviewing and Job Search Workshops
• Participating in networking events
• And much more...
So join Robert Watkins and other Inland Empire veterans, their families and other project managers to see what both USVets and the PMICIE Chapter has as to offer for you. For more information about USVets please check out their website.
Agenda
6:00 PM - Breakout Room Networking
6:20 PM - Chapter Announcements
6:30 PM - Speaker Presentation
7:30 PM - Q & A and Raffle
7:45 PM - Closing & Wrap-up
8:00 PM - Adjourn
Price: FREE
PDUs: None
We hope to see you there!
| Event Date | 03-25-2025 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 03-25-2025 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 03-03-2025 6:00 pm |
| Individual Price | FREE |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event/Web Conference |
