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You are 120 feet below sea level, it's cold, your air is running low, your dive group is no where to be seen and something dark, 8 feet in length and moving at 30mph just swam underneath you … When your project success is at risk do you have the necessary tools in your Project Management toolkit to get you to the surface and back on track? Come find out what can be learned from the great hobby of scuba diving and how these lessons can make you a better Project Manager and a better Leader.

Valis Houston is a "Project Manager for-hire" possessing a broad range of International experience in the software/infrastructure arena with a diverse list of industries under his belt; including Financial Services, eCommerce, Telecomm, Travel/Hospitality, Defense and Consumer Electronics. Valis is PMP Certified, ASQ CSQE Certified, a Six Sigma Green Belt and a published author. With 10 years of experience in Project Management and Software Process Improvement, along with an additional 8 years of military experience, Valis brings a unique blend of leadership and team building skills that is marked by years of hands-on technical "in the trenches" know-how.

He enjoys sharing his lessons with others and teaches part-time at several Universities in the Dallas area.

He can be reached at valis@acacia-software.com