Tuesday, March 25, 2025 PMICIE Chapter Live Online Spotlight on U.S. Military Personnel

Free PMICIE Chapter Live Online Special Event
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pacific Time
Spotlight on U.S. Military Personnel Project Management Certification

Presentation Title

From Service to Certified - Certifications for Veterans to Help You Leverage Your Military Experience for Career Success in Project Management

Presentation Speaker

Matt Quick, Sergeant Major (Ret.), PMI Head of Military Affairs

Presentation Abstract

The PMICIE Chapter has added a new Program - Military Outreach. Engaging military active-duty, veterans, reservists and their families in project management is an excellent post-service career choice that is a great fit with many of the skills and disciplines learned in the service. Some of these include communication, collaboration, team-building, leadership skills, and many others. It is estimated that by end of 2028 an additional 22 million project managers will be needed globally. Getting military personnel trained in project management best practices and principles will fill the gap of much-needed project management talent now and in the future.

In this presentation, Matt Quick, Head of Military Affairs at PMI Global, will present a 5-Step plan for military personnel to obtain the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) credential for entering the project management profession. Matt will also share some of the skills he acquired in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines,  that helped him in his transition from being a Master Sergeant in the military to an accomplished project manager, and now directing PMI Global's Military Outreach program - 'From Service to Certified'. This program provides free certification services for military personnel to help them leverage their military experience for project management career success.

Learning outcomes include the following steps to qualifty to sit for the PMP exam.
- Step 1 - Confirm Eligibility
- Step 2 - Funding Options (No cost to YOU!)
- Step 3 - 35-hours of PM Education / Training Options
- Step 4 - Complete & Submit Your PMP Application
- Step 5 - Pay, Schedule, and PASS Your PMP Exam

So join Matt Quick and other Inland Empire military personnel, their families, and other project managers to see what both PMI Global and the PMICIE Chapter have to offer military personnel to help them enter the project management profession. For more information about the PMI Global 'From Service to Certified' program, please check out their website.

Speaker Bio

Matt Quick served in the United States Marine Corps and the U.S. Army for a combined 25+ years. From 1993 to 1997 he served as a Marine Human Resource Specialist, then transitioned to the U.S. Army for his remaining 21 years. He served in a wide range of human capital management and talent & acquisition positions, and supported the Security Force Assistance Brigade, the 10th Mountain Division, the 3rd Mountain Division, the Army Forces Command. He also served as the Executive Assistant for the Army Chief of Staff, General Eric Shinseki.

After Matt retired and transitioned from the U.S. Army in 2019 ,he worked for a short time with Fusion Technology and then took a position with Hire Military. For 2+ years he did a stint as the Director of Operations for the Digital Networking Professional Program, and then took his current position as Chief of Military Affairs with the Project Management Institute. Matt is also the Founder and President of Army Reenlistment, and further serves as the Executive Director of the Dylan Quick Foundation - a non-profit formed to give back to kids with pediatric cancer. For more information about Matt, please check out his LinkedIn Profile.

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!