Aparna Gupta,M.Eng, MBA, PMP®, PMI-ACP®, ITIL Foundation®

Aparna Gupta, M.Eng, MBA, PMP®, PMI-ACP®, ITIL Foundation® has over 25 years of experience in the fields of Project Management and Information Technology. Aparna Gupta,M.Eng, has held various positions in the industry, beginning in 1994 as a Project Manager for ERP and CRM Systems at Honeywell International. From 2000-2001, they were a Program Manager for Supply Chain Management Applications at 3P Software. In 2001, they became an Enterprise Architecture Consultant/Data Modeling Expert at Arizona Public Services (APS). From 2002-present, they have held the roles of Principal Consultant, President Program Management, and Director Program Management and Cybersecurity at Phoenix Computer Academy/Amba Solutions Inc. In their roles, they have managed projects related to IT infrastructure, SDLC, Cloud applications, Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Big Data, Security Policy, Asset Security, Information Security Evaluation Method, Security Operations, and IT Infrastructure implementation and Maintenance. Aparna Gupta,M.Eng, has also used Rational Tools like Rational Rose, Rational Clearquest, and Rational Requisote Pro to manage Project requirements, Data Modeling, Business Process Modeling and Change Management.

Aparna Gupta holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Panjab University, which they obtained between 1985 and 1989. Aparna Gupta,M.Eng, then obtained a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary between 1990 and 1992. Following this, they obtained an MBA in Information Systems for International Companies from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University between 1994 and 1997. In 2011 and 2012, they completed Professional Development in Supply Chain Management at Arizona State University. Aparna Gupta,M.Eng, also holds additional certifications, including an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt from ASQ - World Headquarters (2022), an ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management from AXELOS Global Best Practice (2016), a Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM1) from Scrum.org (2016), a PMI Institute PMP from the Project Management Institute (2013), and a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) from the Project Management Institute (2018).