Ricardo Viana Vargas
Ricardo Viana Vargas | |
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| Born | 8 April 1972 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Education | B.S. Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais; M.S. Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais; Doctorate's degree student in Civil Engineering (UFF) |
| Occupation | Executive director of brightline initiative |
| Known for | First Director of infrastructure and project management at the United Nations |
| Website | www |
Ricardo Viana Vargas is a
Previously, Vargas was the director of infrastructure (engineering) and project management at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).[6][7]
Early life and education
Vargas was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[1] In 1995 he received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and in 2002 a master's degree in industrial engineering from Brazil's Federal University of Minas Gerais.[1][8] Vargas also has a master's certificate in project management from George Washington University and training in strategy and innovation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[1]
Career
Vargas has been a member of the
He has written multiple books on project management.[2] Vargas also served as a reviser to the project management manual A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) published by PMI and chaired the Translation Verification Committee for the Guide's Brazilian Portuguese translation in 2000 and 2004.[1]
From 2012 to 2016, Vargas worked as Director of infrastructure and project management at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) where he was responsible for an annual budget of 1 billion dollars and headed a team of 300 project managers. One of his responsibilities was to create adequate infrastructure and adequate conditions in war refugee camps to receive migrants who found themselves obligated to leave their country of origin.[6][9]
In 2017, he became the executive director of Brightline Initiative.[4]
In 2018, Vargas co-wrote and co-produced "Zaatari- Memórias do Labirinto", a documentary detailing the largest refugee camp of the Syrian war that had become equivalent in size to the city of Jordan.[10][11]
Awards
Vargas received the PMI Distinguished Contribution Award (DIST) and PMI Product of the Year Award in 2005.[1][12]
In 2010, he was named Brazilian Project Management Personality of the Decade.[13]
In 2015, Vargas received the TQM Award from the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering for his contribution to project management.[15]
Bibliography
- Analytical Hierarchy Process, Earned Value and other Project Management Themes ISBN 1502528126[16]
- Microsoft Project 2016 (ISBN 9788574528014)[17]
- 140条推文 让你项目管理快速入门 (Chinese) (ISBN 978-1544731100)[18]
- Planning in 140 Tweets (ISBN 9781628250169)[19]
- Planejamento em 140 Tweets (Portuguese) (ISBN 9788574525716)[20]
- Planificación en 140 Tuits (Spanish) (ISBN 9781631027543)
- Planlægning med 140 Tweets (Danish) (ISBN 978-1517273330)
- Planifier en 140 Tweets (French) (ISBN 978-1517270506)
- Pianificando in 140 Tweets (Italian)(ISBN 978-1517799489)
- التخطيط في ١٤٠ تغريدة (Arabic) (ISBN 978-1518835711)
- Manual Prático do Plano de Projeto (Portuguese) (ISBN 978-85-7452-430-6)[21]
- Practical Guide to Project Planning (ISBN 1420045040)[22]
- Análise de Valor Agregado em Projetos 5a Edição (Portuguese) (ISBN 9788574524696)[23]
- Gerenciamento de Projetos: Estabelecendo Diferenciais Competitivos (Portuguese) (ISBN 9788574522999)[24]
- Gerenciamento de Projetos: Estratégia, Planejamento e Controle (Portuguese) (ISBN 8585840773)[25]
- Microsoft Project 2013 Standard, Professional and Pro to Office 365 (Portuguese) (ISBN 9788574526232)[25]
- Microsoft Project 2010 Standard e Professional (Portuguese) (ISBN 9788574524689)[26]
- Microsoft Office Project 2007 (Portuguese) (ISBN 978-85-7452-315-6)[25]
- Microsoft Office Project 2003 Standard, Professional e Server (Portuguese) (ISBN 857452168X)[25]
- Microsoft Project 2002 (Portuguese) (ISBN 8574521159)[25]
- Microsoft Project 2000 (Portuguese) (ISBN 85-7452-056-X)[25]
- Construindo Times Eficazes (Portuguese) (ISBN 978-85-7452-706-2)
- Analytical Hierarchy Process, Earned Value and other Project Management Themes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ricardo Viana Vargas". PMI. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Ricardo Viana Vargas". Worldcat. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Management". UNOPS. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ a b "New coalition to drive leadership in strategic initiative management". Saudi Gazette. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Brightline: Una Idea Billante". Executive Excellence. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ a b Daniela Moreira (23 April 2013). "Todo mundo quer contratar gerentes de projeto". Exame. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Reducing carbon emissions across UNOPS global operations". UNOPS. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ISBN 9781420045055. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Como nascem as cidades de refugiados espalhadas pelo mundo". Zero Hora. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Cinesesc vai exibir filme inédido da Girafa Filmes e da Nós em encontro organizado pela ONU". BraviTV. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Documentário Brasileiro revela força e poesia de refugiados na Jordania". uol. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "PMI Professional Awards History". Project Management International. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "PMI-Rio Brazilian Elects Standouts: Decade in the area of Project Management". Mundo. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Most Valuable Professional". MVP Microsoft. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "2015 TCM EXCELLENCE AWARD". AACE. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ISBN 9781502528124. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "search". Agência Brasileira do ISBN. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "search". ISBN Search. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Planning in 140 Tweets". Project Management Institute. Retrieved 10 October 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Planejamento em 140 Tweets". Brasport. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "MANUAL PRATICO DO PLANO DE PROJETO". Livaria Cultura. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ISBN 978-1420045048.
- ^ "Gerenciamento de Projetos Utilizando Análise de Valor Agregado (EVMS) – 5 ª Edição (Portuguese Edition) [Kindle Edition]". Amazon. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Gerenciamento de Projetos – Estabelecendo Diferenciais Competitivos (Portuguese Edition) [Kindle Edition]". Amazon. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Books". Ricardo Vargas. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Microsoft Project 2010 Standard e Professional". Good Reads. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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