Kathleen Culver

Engineer ✧ Longtime project lead ✧ Founder of PMEZ

Talks, workshops and guides to make progress under pressure

Booked by conferences, community groups, and organizations that want audiences to leave with tools they can use the same day.

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I teach, speak, and write about practical ways to make progress under pressure, using simplified methods drawn from engineering and project management. I translate these complex fields into something people can actually use.

Before PMEZ, I spent 35+ years delivering innovative technology under real constraints: limited time, real tradeoffs, and plenty of opinions. Along the way I led high-stakes projects and earned formal certifications (PMP, PgMP). I now teach at the University of Vermont and run talks and workshops for groups that want practical tools to think clearly, decide well, and keep moving.

What I do now

- Keynotes and workshops on thinking and acting under pressure
- Teaching built for real-world constraints (time, budget, priorites)
- Free plain-English guides through PMEZ

Topics I’m known for

- Reframe Worries as Risks
- Finish What Matters
- Handle Strong Opinions, Without Getting Derailed

Credibility highlights

- TEDx speaker
- Instructor, University of Vermont
- 35+ years in complex tech/program leadership roles
- Certifications: PMP, PgMP
- PMEZ founder

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