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by Tim Rodgers Leave a Comment

DTK John Ayers Author

John Ayers Author

Tim interviews John about project risk management, which is the topic of John’s new book by the same title.

John Ayers is a consultant and the author of “Project Risk Management: How to Avoid Failure,” which is part of the CERM Academy Series on Enterprise Risk Management.

John earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Engineering Management from Northeastern University. He has extensive experience working in both commercial and defense companies. He has managed numerous large high-tech development programs valued at more than $100M.

John has held a number of positions over his career, including Director of Programs, Director of Operations, and Engineering Manager. He has experience with design, manufacturing, test, integration, contracts, project management, risk management, and quality control. He has extensive domestic and international subcontract management experience.

John is a certified six sigma specialist, a member of PMI, and he’s certified to level 2 in earned value management.

 

In this episode, Tim and Andy discuss:

  • What is risk based problems solving and how it is different then other methods
  • Expanding the scope of reliability engineers to include project management and subcontractors.
  • How project risk affects product reliability
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You can find John’s book on Amazon, Project Risk Management: How to Avoid Failure

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Filed Under: Dare to Know: Interviews with Quality and Reliability Thought Leaders | Hosted by Tim Rodgers, The Reliability FM network

About Tim Rodgers

I'm a director-level global operations manager experienced in leading hardware engineering and new product development teams, project & program management (PMP certification), quality engineering (Six Sigma Black Belt), and international manufacturing and supply chain management for consumer electronics and industrial markets.

I graduated from the University of California (Santa Cruz) with a Ph.D. in chemistry, and later received an MBA from the University of Oregon. I've been employed by large aerospace and consumer electronics companies, and spent two years in China while working for the world's largest contract manufacturer. I'm currently teaching supply chain management and operations management at the University of Colorado (Boulder) and Colorado State University.

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