VETS2PM - Key Persons
Brian Niswander is an Air Force Veteran with over 24 years of experience with Fortune 500 and public sector organizations with a diverse career that includes marketing, management, strategic planning, global distribution, supply chain, and manufacturing. During the seminar, you'll learn his unwritten interviewing rules that have been developed through first-hand experience as a hiring manager, job candidate, interview coach, and marketing professional.
Bridgett Manning is experienced in all facets of Military, military and general aviation, logistics management and operational planning. Strong leader capable of managing multiple tasks, supervising a diverse team, and exercising sound judgment in stressful situations while keeping the work environment balanced. She is self-motivated, a fast learner with excellent communication skills who enjoys problem solving and adapting to change as a means of overcoming challenges and advancing organizational objectives. Bridgett's goal is continue to develop veteran opportunities and assist in finding veteran's lucrative and meaningful careers after their military service.
Job Titles:
- Director of Career Services
- Writer and Executive Search Recruiter
Cathy Miclat is a professional resume writer and executive search recruiter with expertise in many industries, including helping transitioning veterans to find their ‘civilian' voice. Over the past 23 years she has worked in recruiting and human resources, evaluating candidate credentials against specific job requirements, and facilitating overall best fit scenarios.
Doc Wright is the Founder of Vets2PM, LLC, 501c3 VPMMA, and Amazon #1 Best Seller, with expertise in financial and project management, accounting, leadership, adult instruction, and PMP® exam application completion and audit defense. Eric is dedicated to helping Military Veterans profoundly change their lives through project management, entrepreneurship, and AI. Doc served active duty during the Gulf War Era in the U.S. Navy and Post-911 as a federalized California National Guardsman. His project portfolio includes several enterprise-wide financial system upgrades, multiple accredited curricula, retail and customer service delivery, audits, and human capital projects. He has also held many academic leadership and faculty positions and is the past Treasurer of the Space Coast Chapter of the Florida Association of Veteran-Owned Businesses.
Jessica Boswell is a Navy veteran who completed our Vets2PM SkillBridge program in the Human Resources pathway and is now our Assistant Program Manager - providing valuable support to the team, our SkillBridge program, and transitioning service members.
Job Titles:
- Director of Client Services With
- Director of Staff
Kelly Wright is Director of Client Services with Vets2PM, utilizing her background in business management and experience running a successful Internet-based start-up to provide exceptional client relationship management. Additionally, she leverages her project management skills and abilities to plan, manage, and deliver, project and business process success to grow Vets2PM's services.
Job Titles:
- Instructor
- Retired Coast Guard Officer
Kirk Hiles is a retired Coast Guard officer with over 30 years' experience in project management, as well as naval architecture and marine engineering. He served on three Coast Guard Cutters before coordinating projects at the Program Executive Office for Acquisition at Coast Guard Headquarters. After obtaining Project Manager Level III certification at DoD's Defense Systems Management College in 1999, he obtained his PMP® certification in 2000. A seasoned instructor, he taught Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy while on active duty, and then the PMP Boot Camp course while working at Amtrak's Enterprise Program Management Office. He has three sons serving in the Army and Air Force; the youngest became a PMP® after taking the Vets2PM Boot Camp Plus program. Kirk is committed to using his Project Management experience with Vets2PM to help transitioning service members jump start their second career.
From the moment I first learned of Vets2PM, and subsequently met Eric "Doc" Wright, I knew I wanted to be part of the organization because I am a Vets2PM! When I transitioned from the Navy to retirement in 2000 there was no organization like Vets2PM, so I had to blaze my own trail without much assistance. As a Civil Engineer Corps Officer, I worked as a Project Manager for over 15 years and along the way earned a Master of Engineering and a Master of Science in Construction Management. Earlier during my four-year enlistment in the Marine Corps, I had also gained experience in managing projects and leading other Marines.
After retiring and taking several years off to follow my dream of sailing my own boat through the Eastern Caribbean, I returned to the good ole USA to discover what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. Upon return to Florida, an old college buddy informed me of a company in the panhandle of Florida that was hiring project managers. I applied for, was hired and thus began my 12-year career as a Project Manager in the Oil and Gas Industry. I obtained my Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2011 and enjoyed great success while managing numerous projects. I was eventually offered the opportunity to join several other colleagues in forming our own engineering and project management company. I retired from the Oil and Gas Industry in the Spring of 2019 after managing a very enjoyable portfolio of projects and achieving financial security along the way. I now reside in Southwest Florida and enjoy assisting the next generation of Vets2PMs obtain their PMP credentials so that they too may pursue the profession of Project Management and reap the financial rewards that accompany that pursuit.
Well-versed project/program manager in both the military and civilian sector and is currently fulfilling the role of Director of Client Ops. Has led cross-functional teams from procuring and implementing multi-million-dollar software upgrades to standing up new innovative units within a larger organization.
Foundationally rooted in believing, relationships matter!!! Loves meeting new people, as many people as possible, and has made life-long friends throughout the years during travels across the globe from Japan to Germany, then England, and it's Alaska [which will always have a special meaning].
Misty Moreno is the mother to Maximus and wife to Johnny. Misty and Johnny have been married for 17 years. Misty retired from the Air Force after 20 years. She finished her career at U.S. Air Forces Central as the Executive Assistant to the Manpower, Personnel, and Services Commander. Misty is a LinkedIn success story as she was recruited by Continental in June of 2020. She is a Lean Manufacturing Coach and Head of Project Management. Before retiring, Misty utilized Vets2Pm to achieve her PMP certification. She also utilized the career services offered by Cathy to help create a resume that accurately reflected her military experience in civilian terminology. In March of 2021, Misty reached out to Vets2PM to discuss creating an HR certification prep course and it launched in September 2021. She also is an instructor for the PMP Boot Camp Plus course. Misty's mission is to help veterans fight a different battle on a new battlefield and she does that through her social media and course offerings.