PDD 2014

 PLATINUM SPONSOR: Gilbane is one of the nation’s oldest builders. The company was founded in 1873 by William H. Gilbane and his brother Thomas as a family-run carpentry and general contracting shop in Providence, Rhode Island. Originally known as William H. Gilbane and Brother, the firm quickly developed, building some of the homes in Providence. New projects soon followed, including churches, hospitals and other public buildings that are still in use today.

Transamerica works to Transform Tomorrow® for those who entrust its dedicated professionals with their financial needs, helping them take the necessary steps to achieve their long-term goals and aspirations. Transamerica’s 10,000 employees serve nearly every customer segment, providing a broad range of quality life insurance and savings products, individual and group pension plans, as well as asset management services. In 2013, Transamerica fulfilled its promises to customers, paying over $6.5 billion in benefit claims, including return of premiums paid.

Transamerica’s corporate headquarters are based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Baltimore, Maryland. Transamerica employs nearly 150 in its Project Management Office throughout some of our major locations across the country. "

BRONZE SPONSOR: Every day, Modis helps top project management professionals just like you connect with exceptional companies. By staying right in the center of the ever-changing world of technology, Modis connects you with the very best temporary and permanent opportunities for a variety of roles. By keeping our finger on the pulse of the IT staffing industry, Modis keeps you up to date with the latest workforce trends and information that can help guide your Project Management career. We look forward to being a part of your success!

BRONZE SPONSOR:  Randstad Technologies creates the talent-driven strategies that help our clients stay competitive in the marketplace.  We understand that every business has a unique set of challenges and opportunities and we leverage our unique industry insights, honed through decades of experience in the technology sector, to deliver the talent and solutions necessary to achieve each client's specific goals.

As the third largest technology and solutions provider in the US, our track record speaks for itself.  From connecting clients to the expert technology talent they need, providing strategic technology consulting services, to jump-starting and completing stalled projects, or allowing them to outsource a fundamental technology function, we help companies become more efficient and reduce millions of dollars' worth of costs.  Backed by our high-impact professionals, we deliver tangible and meaningful results powered by solutions that help create, innovate and lead change.

Our focus on long-term partnerships- with both clients and candidates- helps us see our world at 360 degrees to continually refresh and deepen our industry expertise.  With this deep understanding we generate the solutions that match and surpass business and career objectives.

BRONZE SPONSOR: Shive-Hattery is a consulting architecture and engineering design services firm focusing on education, commercial, government, industry, healthcare and telecommunication clients. Recent area projects include Cedar Rapids Schools Educational Leadership Center; DuPont plant expansion; Westdale Mall Redevelopment, and Utilities for the new Children’s Hospital at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Shive-Hattery has been ranked Best Engineering Firm in the Corridor seven years in a row by the Corridor Business Journal and is nationally ranked 208 in Engineering News Record’s Top 500 firms and 22 in top engineering/architecture firms in Building Design and Construction’s 2013 Giants 300 Report.

BRONZE SPONSOR: St. Ambrose University is known throughout Iowa and the Midwest for the excellence of its educational experience and the quality of its graduates. Professional Development at St. Ambrose University offers non-credit training programs in a variety of topics. Classes include Project Management, Leadership and Supervisory Skills, and Grant Writing. Customized training programs are also available. St. Ambrose University Professional Development is academically based with real world applicability. Graduate education at St. Ambrose University serves students and society by offering dynamic programs where knowledge and professional practice are advanced in a community of learners. St. Ambrose offers a broad range of master's degree programs to meet the growing need for well-trained professionals around the country. Programs include MBA, Organizational Leadership, IT Management, Accounting, and a Doctor of Business Administration.

BRONZE SPONSOR: People are at the heart of every successful business initiative. At TEKsystems, we understand people. Every year we deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America, Europe and Asia. Our deep insights into human capital management enable us to help our clients achieve their business goals—while optimizing their IT workforce strategies.  With 106 locations throughout North America and local presence here in the Iowa market from the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines offices.  The areas of expertise we support are Applications, Network, Infrastructure, and Telecommunications through our IT Staffing and Services.  With 30 years of success TEKsystems has grown to be the number one IT Staffing and Services company.

BRONZE SPONSOR: Triple Constraint® was incorporated in 2005 as a Project Management Improvement company specializing in helping organizations realize business objectives through the implementation of Organizational Project Management Best Practices. Since 2005, Triple Constraint has helped organizations across North America improve organizational project management through assessment, training, and consulting services. Triple Constraint assists organizations in maturing organizational project management processes using the Organization Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3®), Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), and the Portfolio, Program and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3). CEO – J. Alan Northrup, PMP, MA, OPM3CC, TOC is the CEO and Principal Consultant with Triple Constraint®, Inc. He is a former US Army Officer and has served as an Executive, Senior Manager, Program Manager, and Project Manager in the Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications, and Educational Industries. A graduate of the University of Iowa, J. Alan Northrup holds a degree in Management Science. He is certified as a PMP through the Project Management Institute and an original OPM3® team member and OPM3® Second Edition Core team member. He is trained in CMMI through the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and teaches project management courses as an adjunct professor with the University of Iowa, Tippie School of Business.

BRONZE SPONSOR: United Fire Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance protection for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Property and Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance.  The company sells its products through a network of independent agencies. United Fire Group, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

BRONZE SPONSOR: The Weitz Company is a national full-service construction firm operating as general contractor, design-builder, and construction manager.  Customers gain all the benefits of industry knowledge, partnerships, and resources, when working with a company having 159 years of history.  Weitz serves the markets of commercial and industrial construction in Eastern Iowa and beyond, with 16 office across the United States, including Guam.   At Weitz, we focus on exciting the customer by taking care of cost, quality, schedule, and safety.  All of these combined benefits allow Weitz to provide solutions for your upcoming construction needs.