Former Apollo 13 Disaster Team Member to Discuss Project Leadership at PMI Northern Nevada

RENO, Nev. - July 23, 2016 - PRLog -- "Rocket Tom" Taormina has worked with more than 700 companies as an expert in quality management, organizational development, leadership and risk avoidance. He has published 12 books on these topics.

The foundation for his work and books is his 14 years at NASA's Mission Control in Houston during projects Gemini, Apollo and Skylab. He has turned the model that won the space race in 7 years into guidance for business leaders to fulfill their most ambitious dreams. He has also created a model from the same processes used to rescue Apollo 13 from disaster, to help enlightened leaders solve their most difficult problems. The Apollo Business Model™ is documented in his 12th book, It WAS Rocket Science©.

Tom is also an eminent expert witness in products liability and organizational negligence. His 11th book, Foreseeable Risk is a desk reference for risk avoidance in organizations that want to deliver defect free products and services. It is also a guide for attorneys prosecuting or defending products liability litigation.

Tom is currently on the Boards of The Challenger Learning Center of Northern Nevada and Space Station Novato, where he works to endow these lessons to the next generations of pioneers. He is a Certified Management Consultant, Certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence and is a Forensic Business Pathologist™. For the last 20 years, he has lived and worked in Virginia City, NV.

Taormina's presentation is scheduled for 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. PST on Tuesday, July 26th.

Meeting Location:

Twisted Fork Restaurant
1191 Steamboat Pkwy
Reno, NV 89521

For registration and more information, visit  http://www.pmi-nnv.org
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About Project Management Institute - Northern Nevada

PMI-NNV is a local chapter of the world's leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession. Our local chapter has close to 150 members, and there are more than half a million members and credential holders total in over 185 countries. Our charter is to advocate locally our globally-recognized project management standards and credentials, our extensive research program, and our professional development opportunities. These products and services are the basis of greater recognition and acceptance of project management's successful role in governments, organizations, academia and industries.