Learn about Project Managers
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Learning on the Trail @BTPS28
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In this Episode: Rui Teixeira is Senior IT Project Manager at NAIT. He stops by to chat with Rhae-Ann about what is involved with an IT Project Manager career and the path he took to get there. He shares stories about as a high school student and an immigrant he could not speak English, yet by adjusting to his environment and using his skills with computers he overcame obstacles to become a Project Manager, a business owner and now an instructor and Senior Project Manager at NAIT. Share a few minutes with Rui and Rhae-Ann...
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ALIS: https://bit.ly/3Dfedn1
NAIT Project Management Courses: https://bit.ly/3qstTvu
Rui Teixeira PMP Profile: https://bit.ly/3Dmh5OO
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