Lou Bergner PMP, MBA "In the course of my career I have traveled widely and worked in industries from banking to manufacturing, and teaching to management in culturally diverse settings. I have worked in both the for-profit and the non-profit sectors and bring my broad experience to my clients." - Lou Bergner PMP, MBA
Professional Accomplishments:
Present - Trainer and Consultant, providing management consulting services, project management and business analysis training and mentoring to a wide variety of business sectors.
2002-2005 - Coordinator, Office of Master Reference Files, Bahá’í World Centre.
1999-2002 - Project Manager, Document Management System Upgrade Project, Bahá’í World Centre.
1997-1999 - In-house consultant, assisting a wide variety of offices to increase efficiency and reduce redundancy, Bahá’í World Centre.
1995-1997 - Insurance sales and training sales staff, American Income Life Insurance.
1994-1995 - Contract Administrator, Academy for Educational Development, a large international development organization.
1987-1993 - Deputy Director for Administration and Finance, Haiti Agroforestry Project, Pan American Development Foundation.
1983-1986 - Business Manager, American Nicaraguan School.
Previous - Export Manager, Finance and Planning Manager, Credit and Collections Manager, Polimeros Centroamericanos.
- Loan Officer, Citibank – Managua, Nicaragua.
Volunteer Experience:
Volunteer Coordinator for 3 major international conferences in Israel.
Assistant Venue Coordinator for a World Congress with 30,000 participants in New York.
Treasurer National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Haiti and the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Nicaragua.
Memberships and Associations:
- Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Microsoft Registered Partner
- Canadian Bahá’í Business Forum
- Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce
- Small Business Networking Association
Organizations Served:
- Academy for Educational Development – international development, not-for-profit
- American Electric Power – United States regional supplier of electric power
- American Nicaraguan School – international pre-K – 12th grade school
- Architect of the Capitol – United States Federal Government
- Bahá’í World Centre – international non-governmental organization
- CTS Canadian Career College – professional and vocational training
- Cementation – mine construction
- Citibank – commercial bank
- City of Mississauga – municipal government
- Pan American Development Foundation – international development, not-for-profit
- Polimeros Centroamericanos – PVC resin manufacturer
- South Coast Water District – public utility
- St. Paul Travelers – insurance company
- Time Warner Cable - telecommunications
- U.S. Department of Agriculture – United States Federal Government
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (Ontario) – government of Ontario
Services Performed:
- Business Analysis
- Problem solving
- Project management
- Project management training
- Administrative process improvement
- Strategic planning
- Event management
- Interviewing
- Staff supervision
- Translation/interpretation (English, Spanish, Haitian Creole)
- Budgeting
- Finance
- Financial analysis
- Financial management
- Financial reporting
- Credit and collection
- Purchasing
- Import/export
- Contract management
- Needs assessment
- Microsoft Office training (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project)
- Project management and business analysis training
- Team building
Qualifications:
- PMP, Project Management Professional, 2005
- MBA, Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 1975
- BA, Bachelor’s of Arts, Economics and International Relations, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois 1973