Mark Tolbert

Mark Tolbert, PMP, PMI-ACP

Mark has over 30 years of experience in IT, including 27 years at Hewlett-Packard. He successfully managed support programs and projects within HP Services from 1994 through 2007. The programs and projects included a large e-selling program, a multivendor support program for a large telecommunications company, data center relocation projects, and MDM (mobile device management) programs.

Since leaving HP in June 2007, Mark has been teaching PMP® Prep classes. Mark has taught for several leading education companies, including Velociteach and Edwel Programs. Mark has also taught classes for the Washington, DC PMI® Chapter (PMIWDC) over the past 15 years, and his company, Best Practices Team, is providing two of the classes for PMIWDC this year. Best Practices Team has been the preferred provider of PMP® Prep classes for the U.S. Census Bureau for the past six years.

Mark earned his PMP certification in 1995 and the PMI-ACP® certification in 2015. Mark has been very active in the PMIWDC for the past 24 years. He has served on a number of board positions for the chapter and as Trustee of the chapter from 2009 through 2013.

Mark is very passionate about project management and believes adopting the best project management practices and skills is crucial to the success of enterprises today.

Mark is a long-time resident of Northern Virginia and currently lives in Annandale with his wife Linda.