MSProjectExperts Management Team

Leadership Team

Please allow us to present our management team.

Gary L. Chefetz


Gary L. Chefetz, President

Gary Chefetz is founder and Chief Executive Officer of MSProjectExperts. Gary is a Microsoft Project MVP, recognized for his expertise sharing in the Microsoft Communities and for authoring numerous books about Microsoft Office Project and Project Server. Gary also holds an MCP in Project Server.

Prior to establishing MSProjectExperts, Gary provided outsource project management services for large corporate e-commerce and supply chain management initiatives. His many years of entrepreneurial experience help guide our company.


Dale A. Howard aka eDale


Dale A. Howard, VP Education


Dale Howard manages educational services for MSProjectExperts. Dale  is an enterprise project management trainer/consultant holding a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT) certificate with more than 12 years of training field experience.

Dale has worked with Microsoft Project since 1997 and volunteers many hours each week answering user questions in the various Project news groups in the Microsoft Communities. Dale received the prestigious Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in 2004 for his expertise with the software and for his contributions to the user communities. Dale is married to Mickey and lives in Dunedin, Florida.


Jennifer Herman


Jennifer (Herman) Farrell, VP Client Services


Jennifer Farrell manages business development, client services, vendor management, and partner relationship activities at MSProjectExperts. She has more than ten years of experience in Project Management, Business Management, and EPM (Enterprise Project Management) Consulting and Training – focusing on People – Process - Tools. Prior to working in this space, Ms. Herman was an executive with a leading sportswear manufacturer where she managed merchandising and sales for more than 190 stores.

Jennifer holds a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University. While attending BU, she played a leading role in generating funds for the Travis Roy Rehabilitation Campaign. Along with playing soccer, rollerblading, working out and free style dancing, Jennifer enjoys having fun with her little dog, Ms. Bailey.


Tony Zink


Kenneth Steiness, VP Professional Services


Kenneth Steiness manages professional services for MSProjectExperts. Kenneth has worked in the methodology and project management field for over 14 years, and has managed customer engagements in over 13 countries worldwide. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for Microsoft Project with years of experience in designing and implementing Microsoft Project Server solutions for clients across different industries. He is very involved in the project management community and has held numerous board and leadership positions with the Microsoft Project Users Group (MPUG) and Project Management Institute (PMI).

Tim Clark


Tim Clark, VP of Operations


Tim Clark manages the daily operations of MSProjectExperts. Tim has an M.A. degree from The Ohio State University and more than a decade of experience as an Operations executive in the high tech and publishing industries. He is an avid sports fan, and also loves to read and spend time with his family. Tim and his wife Deborah live in Manhattan with their children, Olivia and Sam.


Rodney Walker


Rodney Walker, Director of Publishing


Rodney Walker is the Director of Publishing at MSProjectExperts and works closely with the product development team to produce books, training manuals, e-books and CBT products. He began editing the MSProjectExperts series of EPM Learning books in 2003 and continues to edit the series in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Rodney has several years’ experience working as a free-lance journalist and is a fully-licensed Teacher of French and Spanish.

Rodney holds a B.A. in French and Portuguese from SUNY Buffalo where he graduated cum laude. While attending undergraduate school, he studied abroad at the Université de Grenoble, France and the Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Rodney also holds an M.A. in Journalism from Louisiana State University.

Treb Gatte


Treb Gatte, Principal Consultant


Treb Gatte is a seasoned business expert with significant experience with the Project Server tool as well as with process and project management. Treb has over 20 years of experience in project management, business process development, and software development management. Treb was the Microsoft Program Manager responsible for Setup, Upgrade and Business Intelligence features for the Microsoft Project Server 2010 release. He also has experience as the former Project Manager for a large national bank’s Project Server implementation. Treb holds a BS in Management from Louisiana State University and an MBA from Wake Forest University