Additional Professional Highlights

Served as the Program Manager for various USACE Headquarter, Division and District initiatives. Portfolio Manager for various DOE (Office of Science, NNSA and EM) programs/projects. Account Manager for all Healthcare projects within the portfolio for state and commercial clients and was Executive Vice President for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and was responsible for Project Management/Controls.

Community Outreach Highlights

Throughout her career, Mayes has worked tirelessly to support female entrepreneurship, economic empowerment, and education in East Tennessee and beyond. Currently she helps lead:

East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC) – Currently serves on the Board of Directors. ETEC is s an independent, regional, non-profit membership organization dedicated to supporting the federal government’s missions in Oak Ridge as well as encouraging new opportunities to fully utilize the highly skilled talent, cutting-edge technologies and unique facilities that make up the federal reservation.

University of Tennessee College of Engineering – Has served as chair of the college’s Board of Advisors, since the fall of 2018. Having served for two years as the Board’s first female chair, Misty has also co-chaired a new program that brings together female engineering students, female engineering faculty members and female engineers from industry to help the university attract and retain top female students and faculty.

Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) – Serves on the Board of Directors as well as chairing WIPP’s Leadership Advisory Council. Additionally, she is the co-chair of WIPP’s healthcare committee that is on the forefront of working with the federal administration on trying to make sure all women business owners have a voice in the changes being made to the Affordable Care Act. She has been fortunate to be invited to the White House and was able to testify before Congress on various topics impacting woman owned businesses as well as entrepreneurship.

Webb School of Knoxville – Serves as the chair of the Board of Trustees, since the fall of 2020, and is the Board’s first female chair. Webb is PreK-12, private independent day school and is ranked among the top in the southeast. This role has enabled Mayes to focus on creating opportunities for greater visibility into STEM and robotics programs as well as being involved in the design and delivery of entrepreneurial curriculum.

Knoxville Chamber of Commerce – Serves on the Board of Directors as well as the Council for state business. In this role she continues to advocate for an entrepreneurial and robust business climate for Knoxville to enable businesses to locate, operate, and expand in the East Tennessee region.

Restoration House of East Tennessee – On the Board since 2010, and she became the chair in 2014, Misty and her team continue to volunteer their talents and time to this worthwhile organization that provides temporary housing and a hand-up to single mothers and their children.

Personal History

Misty received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, from the University of Tennessee. Misty is a member of the Project Management Institute and is a certified Project Management Professional. She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma professional and a Certified Change Management Professional. Misty holds an active DOE Q clearance. Mayes lives in Knoxville with Sam, her husband of over 30 years, where they raised three sons and continue to enjoy hiking in the Smoky Mountains, biking, golf, and the natural beauty of the region.

As a recognized expert, Ms. Banner has written and delivered training both internally and for external clients on topics such as Earned Value Management, Schedule Management and Resource Management. She has also had a leading involvement in the development of end point assessment material for TASC (assessing Project Controls competence up to degree level).

As the Principal Project Controls Trainer for Project Controls Solutions, she is responsible for creating and delivering Project Controls training to cohorts ensuring they are upskilled in every Project Control discipline area, their skills are enhanced in understanding the whole project delivery lifecycle and their behavioral skills are improved.

Professional Highlights

Served as the Planning Manager for Jacobs (previously Wood) – Nuclear Division. Ms. Banner was responsible for the functional leadership and capability growth of the Planning and Risk Team (+20 individuals) both in the UK and abroad.

Community Outreach Highlights

ACostE – Ms. Banner is an active member of the ACostE and has delivered a series of webinars during 2020 on several project controls topics.

ACostE represents the professional interests of those with responsibility, at all levels, for the prediction, planning and control of resources and cost for activities that involve engineering, manufacturing, and construction.

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) – Ms. Banner is involved in the development of Project Controls Apprenticeship standards and vocational qualifications through the employer led trailblazer group.

ECTIB is the skills, standards, and qualifications body for the development of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain.

Personal History

Michelle has a degree in Civil and Structural Engineering, is a PMO Practitioner and has completed Association for Project Management (APM) Risk Management (Level 1 and Level 2). As an industry expert, Ms. Banner most recently presented at the Project Controls Expo in 2020 on “Humans vs Machines” exploring the perception of Project Controls as more data driven technology emerges.

Kevin Hendricks

Program Manager

Kevin Hendricks has decades of experience in strategic leadership, government, and administration. Prior to joining Project Controls Solutions, Hendricks served as Associate Dean for distance learning and Director of the Army Advisory Group at the Air University. In addition, he was Academic Chair at the War College and professor in the Department of Strategy. Hendricks’ leadership experience includes positions as Director, Strategic and Congressional Legislative Affairs, and Commander of US African Command (AFRICOM) and US European Command (EUCOM). Additionally, he served as principal trainer, educator, and curriculum development expert for the Commanding General and Governor’s office in training and mobilization of 13,000+ soldiers and leaders. He has a B.S. from the United States Military Academy as well as master’s degrees in Strategic Studies, International Strategic Studies, Operational Military Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, and an honorary degree in leadership and education from Kansas University.

Brian Manus

Project Controls Trainer

Brian Manus is an experienced project manager and leader who has built and delivered innovative training training and readiness programs globally. Prior to joining Project Controls Solutions, Manus had a distinguished career in the US Army, where he served as Director of Academic Operations at the US Army Command &  General Staff School; Facilities and Construction Chief in a Field Army engineering directorate; and Area Officer-in-Charge for the US Army Corps of Engineers in northern Afghanistan. Manus’ teams managed over 100 construction projects valued at over $700M with more than 60 military and civilian personnel, 87 local national engineers and dozens of contractors.