Tech Controller to Flyer to Professor of Project Management with Dr. Michael J. Shick

Dr. Michael J. Shick, Air Force, MSPM, PMP®. Episode 1 of Veterans in Project Management. He'd been on the internet once, in a high school library, when the Air Force made him a tech controller. Twenty-one years later he retired into the university where the PMP was invented. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:27 What this show is for 5:04 What actually counts as a project 10:22 Enlisted at 20 as a tech controller 13:54 Spotting project management before he had a word for it 16:54 Commissioning, and the master's degree decision 19:06 What a framework changed 22:24 NORAD, the Pentagon and the Invisible Wounds initiative 25:33 A doctorate on PTSD and organizational support 32:30 The ride comes to an end. Then what? 36:47 Retiring into academia, and the hiring timeline 38:57 Where the PMP was actually invented 44:13 Mapping the path: CAPM, PMP, master's 50:47 What the certifications actually pay 53:39 Why where you live decides which cert matters 57:00 One piece of advice LINKS Full episode and transcript: https://veteransinprojectmanagement.c... After Action Report (PDF): https://veteransinprojectmanagement.c... See CAPM and PMP training: https://veteransinprojectmanagement.c... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MGSKHk... Be a guest: https://veteransinprojectmanagement.c... ABOUT THE HOSTS Dr Michael J. Shick: https://www.rosemet.com/our-founder/ Stuart Bell: https://mrstuartbell.com, Brutal Guides: https://brutalguides.com ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Michael J. Shick — MSPM, PMP Air Force Twenty-one years in the Air Force, from enlisted tech controller in the late '90s to combat systems officer in electronic warfare and navigation. Retired out of the Pentagon leading the Invisible Wounds initiative. Now assistant professor and assistant school director at Western Carolina University, with a project management master's from George Washington and a doctorate in business administration. He also runs ROSEMET LLC, a project management company. Links out of this site may lead to businesses owned by the hosts, or to ones we hold a commercial interest in. A link isn't an endorsement or a recommendation. Disclaimer: The views expressed by the hosts and guests on this show are their own. They don't represent any branch of service, employer, or organization they're affiliated with.