Career Accelerator

21 - 25 January, 2024

YMCA of the Rockies - Estes Park Center
Estes Park, Colorado USA

Events

Kenneth Barber

Sr. Director, Engineering & Project Management, Edmund Optics

Project Management for Engineering, R&D, Technology Teams

Discover what it really means to be a Project management for Engineering, R&D and Technology Teams. Learn how to apply fundamental Project Management tools to any project in a practical way. Understand how you can leverage your technical know-how into a career in project management and beyond. Learn about key concepts like the triple constraints with fun examples.

About the Speaker

Kenneth has over 23 years of experience in the photonics industry specializing in Project Management and Product Development. During his career he founded and help develop Edmund Optics’ Project Management department and New Product Introduction process. As Director of Engineering and Project Management, he leads a global team of Designers and Project Managers in the US, China and Germany in the development of new product. Kenneth holds a graduate certification in Project Management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and received his BS in Optics from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. • Founder and Co-chair of Edmund Optics’ US Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee • Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Published Articles contributed to: • Optics that focus on manufacturing https://www.machinedesign.com/archive/article/21815751/optics-that-focus-on-manufacturing • Hemispherical Display Uses Single Lens and Digital Projector https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Hemispherical_Display_Uses_Single_Lens_and/a17374