Paula is a member of the Project Office of the High Luminosity-LHC project at CERN since August 2017. She implements Earned Value Management throughout several Work Packages, from Civil Engineering to Cryogenics. Within an agile environment, her team helps to develop the EVM tool used at CERN, which now allows the traceability of changes regarding their origin: scope or cost, and an Estimate At Completion follow-up. She enjoys taking part in the generation of new ideas to improve the re-baselining exercise and to coordinate with other groups to optimize processes such as accruals.

As of January 1st 2020, Paula started a new position in one of the Work Packages of the project, the Inner Triplet String, this consisting in the surface test of a chain of components that will later go in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) tunnel, such as superconducting magnets. Her PMP certification will help to successfully manage this complex project that deals with state-of-the-art components coming from several other groups, integrating them into a whole of great importance for the future of the famous LHC.

The PMP was the last achievement of a 2019 full of goals, when Paula joined the Olympic distance challenge at the “Triathlon de Genève”, tried out trail running within a 2-people relay with the classic “Lausanne-Genève par le Jura” race, and finally crossed the Thorong-La Pass (5,416 m) in the Nepalese Himalayas. 2020 will be the year to apply the gained knowledge in the new challenging position, but also to smaller personal projects to achieve better and more!

Paula enjoys exchanging PM ideas and is looking forward to meet other inspirational and self-started members of the PMI Switzerland chapter. She can already announce that several talks and trainings on EVM will happen at CERN in 2020.

You can learn more about Paula by visiting her LinkedIn page.

Dmitry started his career as a mechanical engineer in 2006 after graduating from Moscow State Technical University. In 2008 he moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to contribute to the international accelerator project at CERN.

Along with developing his engineering skills by working within international and interdisciplinary teams, and moving from one successfully finished project to another, Dmitry started getting project management tasks from his management to yield more benefits to the organization.

Beginning in 2014, he started spending more than half of his working time on project management activities, as well as taking project management classes, which led to obtaining PMP certification in 2019. Now, Dmitry is driving an international scientific instrumentation project with parties located in different countries in Europe and Asia. In this matter, he keeps applying his engineering, project management, and multilingual skills towards successful project completion.

You can learn more about Dmitry by visiting his LinkedIn page.

Mervyn is working as Global IT Service Owner & Project Manager and is having 18 years of corporate experience delivering IT solutions and projects across multiple business areas of Sales, Demand Planning, Marketing, Purchasing, Logistics, Finance, and Cost Controlling.

Besides his keen interest in Project Management, Mervyn is a specialist in SAP solution designing and is certified in all their ERP Supply Chain modules, he has been part of multiple SAP Implementation and Roll-Out projects. He believes that Projects are one of the most important value generators for an organization and is passionate about continuously improving his skills and knowledge in Project management.

Since passing his PMP Certification last year he has been keen to join the PMI Swiss chapter to be a part of a community of Project management enthusiast and to find opportunities for sharing knowledge, experience and the latest trends.

Mervyn has been based in Geneva since 2008 and loves the beautiful landscape of Switzerland, he is an avid sports enthusiast and is a keen follower of Tennis and Football.

You can learn more about Mervyn by visiting his LinkedIn Profile

Chloé Azzopardi is French and has been living in Switzerland for over 10 years. With over 15 years of experience gained across the Tourism, Hospitality and Real Estate sectors, she is an expert in marketing, digital, and project management. Roles held include that of project manager, digital marketing and customer relations manager, and product and service development manager.

Some of her key skills are in developing marketing and strategic plans (incl. marketing mix); conducting customer and prospect studies; analysing consumer insights; managing online sales channels; implementing communication campaigns; and developing innovative products and services.

Chloé is passionate about monitoring market trends and innovation, brands and their history, and strategy development.

She enjoys skiing with her family and cold-water swimming - a passion she discovered shortly after her arrival in Geneva.

Chloé is PMP® certified and joined the Swiss chapter to formalise her project experience, access a wider network of project professionals, and continue her professional development.

You can learn more about Chloé by visiting her LinkedIn profile.