Andy Crowe, PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt
CEO, Founder

Andy Crowe is the CEO and founder of Velociteach, as well as the author of Alpha Project Managers: What the Top 2% Know that Everyone Else Does Not, The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, and The CAPM Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try. He is one of a handful of project management authors whose titles have sold over 100,000 copies. He served as project manager for several high-profile international projects, including the creation of Europe's largest e-commerce site and was a member of Microsoft's DNA and .NET Advisory Committees.

Andy is a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Program Management Professional (PgMP), and a Six Sigma Black Belt, specializing in methodology and information technology.

Chris Goethe, PMP
Director, Business Development

Chris Goethe, a member of the management team, heads the Business Development group at Velociteach. He manages all aspects of marketing and advertising for the company, and his organization is responsible for seeking, securing and scheduling corporate onsite classes. Drawing on his experience in project management from three multi-million dollar industrial construction projects in South Carolina, Chris brings a deep understanding of projects and project management to his work. Prior to working with Velociteach, he spent 18 years in sales and sales management and operations in the transportation industry throughout the southeastern United States. A graduate of Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina, Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

In addition to the talent manifested in his work, Chris has played the guitar professionally since 1982. He lives with his wife and three teenage sons in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Katrina Wood, PMP
Director, Operations

Katrina Wood is responsible for ensuring that Velociteach's training classes come together seamlessly. She is a member of the management team, and her organization coordinates all operational aspects of customer registration, scheduling, event planning, and business operations at Velociteach. In addition to 6 years of management experience with Aetna, Inc., she has spent 5 years planning and executing events in both corporate and private environments.

An avid reader, Katrina holds a degree from the University of Georgia in Journalism and Public Relations. She resides in Canton, GA with her husband and son.

Bill Yates, PMP
Director, Training

Bill Yates is the Director of Training at Velociteach and a member of the management team. His organization is responsible for delivery of all training classes and new course development. Additionally, he is one if the key architects of InSite, Velociteach's revolutionary e-learning system. Bill is a Project Management Professional with over fifteen years of experience in the software industry, managing projects for some of the nation’s largest utility companies. He was one of eight original founders of Information Intellect, a leading provider of financial and accounting software and consulting in the utility industry.

As a subject matter expert and project leader, Bill managed successful projects for large telecommunication organizations, including BellSouth, Sprint, Qwest, and Verizon Communications, resulting in bottom line savings, increased efficiencies, and better-trained staff for these companies. While a consultant with EDS, he managed projects with clients across the United States

At Information Intellect, Bill served as the primary contact for several key clients and managed the ongoing customer support process that involved both business and information technology solutions. Additionally, he led the contract renewal process for existing clients and was involved in the negotiation and administration of these maintenance agreements. Along with the support team, Bill was responsible for the creation and presentation of formal product training for new engagements and the annual user conference.

Bill received a BA in Business Administration, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Furman University. He and his wife have two sons and live in Kennesaw, GA.

Dallas Burnett
Regional Manager, Business Development Southeast

Dallas received a Bachelor of Science degree in Polymer Chemistry from Clemson University in 2001. He completed his Masters degree in Civil Engineering: Project Management from Clemson University in 2003 under the guidance of Dr. Ed Back, international consultant in the construction project management field.

Upon graduation Dallas served his local community building USC Upstate dormitories as a project engineer. Throughout his twenties Dallas was involved in many entrepreneurial activities ranging from regional college leadership training to national mobile marketing. For the past three and a half years Dallas has implemented his strategic planning and project management skills helping a regional corporation grow into a nationally competitive industry leader.

In his spare time Dallas enjoys song writing, playing guitar, and spending time with his wife, Danielle.

Margaret Love, PMP
Instructor

Margaret Love became a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) in 1987, achieved her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2000, and earned her Six Sigma Black Belt in 2001. Love combines this expertise in project management and process improvement with deep work experience in corporate training. Additionally, she has over 20 years experience managing projects and project managers in information technology for the life insurance industry, most recently at MetLife.

Margaret says, “Project management is my favorite process, project managers are my favorite people, and there is not much I’d rather do than talk with project managers about project management!”

A summa cum laude graduate of Charleston Southern University, Margaret now lives in Greenville, SC with her husband and two teenagers.

Louis Alderman, PMP
Instructor/Instructional Designer

Louis Alderman is an instructional designer at Velociteach, responsible for curriculum development. He is a Project Management Professional, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston.
Louis came to Velociteach with over 28 years of experience at Hewlett Packard, where he developed and delivered training courses for HP’s Computer Repair force, while also specializing in resolving escalated down-customer hot sites. He experienced successful tours of duty in technical computer sales as well as the computer peripheral OEM marketplace, where he developed and managed a peripheral distribution program for regional and national distributors.

Louis contributed 14 years at HP in information technology project management and the creation of HP Managed Services’ project management office. He has developed many processes utilized in project approval and funding, project reviews, retrospective analysis, and enterprise project management and reporting. Louis has managed many projects of global scope, including successfully providing access to HP’s Employee Web Portal to all employees on Day 1 of the HP acquisition of Compaq Computer Corporation, and he has provided project management consulting services in the PMO.

A native Georgian, Louis resides in the north Georgia mountains with his wife. He is the father of three children.

Jason O. Breitfeller, PMP
Instructor

Jason Breitfeller is a PMP and Owner of BreitIdeas Inc., a business management consulting firm focused on implementing proven solutions for complex, small business challenges. In addition to Mr. Breitfeller’s consulting business, he acts as a part-time Instructional Specialist for the Government Contracting Program at the National Center for Small Business Information (NCSBI) at Florida Institute of Technology. Through this position Mr. Breitfeller provides guidance to small businesses on locating, understanding and pursuing government contracts and Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Programs. Prior to founding BreitIdeas, Mr. Breitfeller functioned in the Aerospace and Defense industry holding various business management and program management positions with Northrop Grumman and L-3 Communications. Mr. Breitfeller has advanced knowledge and understanding of several government organizations, including the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security, through his experience in managing an advanced development engineering group responsible for creating innovative solutions for the U.S. government.

Mr. Breitfeller holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Oglethorpe University, a M.B.A. from Webster University, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Leadership and Development from Barry University. Mr. Breitfeller maintains professional certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute and certification as a Lead Auditor for ISO9000.

Harold Samson, MA, AAMS, PMP
Instructor

Harold Samson (MA, AAMS, PMP) brings to Velociteach more than 25 years experience in Application Systems Development, including almost 20 years experience in all aspects of Project Management. As Senior Principal and co-founder of c.w. Costello and Associates, a national provider of business systems consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, Harold gained hands-on experience managing project teams in all phases of the system development life cycle within many different industries, including telecom, insurance, banking, manufacturing, public utilities, retail, publishing, and government.

Harold has been an active investor for almost 30 years, and as an entrepreneur has provided venture capital and leadership skills to three different start-up companies in the past 20 years.

Harold graduated with honors from the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Science. He also holds a master’s degree in Economics from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

Harold and his wife live just outside of Orlando, FL; they have three children.

Greg Stevens, Ph.D., PMP
Instructor

Greg Stevens (Ph.D., PMP) has over 15 years experience as a project manager for large scale training course development projects. As The Home Depot’s Manager of eLearning Development, Greg was the project manager for the creation of over 100 eLearning courses for use by The Home Depot’s 350,000 associates. In this role, Greg was responsible for managing project work streams in Information Technology, Human Resources, Operations, and Merchandising. Prior to working with The Home Depot, Greg was Manager of Change Management Services for Accenture. Greg oversaw all phases of project management for training development and delivery projects that accompanied the implementation of enterprise-wide software. With Accenture, Greg worked with clients in the telecommunications, utility, and health insurance industries. Additionally, Greg was a full time professor of Human Resource Development for several years. Greg has also served as training consultant to several large corporations including IBM, Citibank, and Motorola.

Greg holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Ohio State University, an M.S. in Management Science from Georgia State University, and a Ph.D. in Instructional Design from Florida State University.

Greg lives in Smyrna, Georgia with his wife, Christie. In their free time, they enjoy spending time at their vacation home in Pensacola Beach and traveling throughout the world.

John Niec, PMP
Instructor

John Niec created and manages the Project Office for TriNet, a California Professional Employment Organization (PEO). While at TriNet, John acted as project manager for several multi-million dollar mergers/acquisitions, software conversions, and major new client implementations, and was instrumental at bringing best practices in project management to TriNet. For several years he chaired the project review committee evaluating potential projects for value to the company and alignment to strategic goals.

John has also been a project manager for one of the largest utility companies in California and an instructor for Cal State East Bay and San Francisco City College. He holds an MA in Music Theory and Composition from California State University, East Bay and lives in San Leandro.

 

Karen Hutson, PMP, M.S.
Instructional Designer

Karen Hutson is Velociteach's instructional designer and leads the development of course curriculum. Karen holds a Master of Science degree from Georgia State University and a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Furman University with an emphasis on learning theory and educational design. Her fascination with Tony Buzan's accelerated learning theory and techniques led her to extensive study of accelerated learning techniques and mind-mapping. Karen found a natural application of these theories in the creation of Velociteach's leading-edge PMP course instruction. She led the course curriculum design with the goal of enabling rapid comprehension and promoting easy and accurate recall.

Prior to joining Velociteach, Karen worked in both non-profit and educational sectors, managing projects and developing curriculum and instructional materials for private educational institutions.

Karen and her husband reside in Kennesaw, GA with their three children.

Becky Hodgins
Manager, Student Affairs

As Manager of Student Affairs, Becky Hodgins is responsible for coordinating all aspects of private classes while providing outrageous customer service to all of our students. She is the single point of contact for corporate and government clients in the delivery of training classes and she assists our students in interacting with PMI as they work toward earning their PMP or CAPM certification. Becky also provides management oversight in the daily operations of our corporate office.

Prior to joining Velociteach, Becky worked for nearly 20 years with the Atlanta office of Prudential, providing customer service in their relocation division. She enjoys cooking, gardening, and scuba diving and resides in Canton, GA with her two sons.