EDGe Webinar Registration
Brought to you by the EDGe (Energy & Environmental, Design & Construction, and Government ASQ Divisions).
Mental Health and Me: Enhancing Wellbeing for Managers in the Design and Construction Industry
Speaker: Dr. Willis H. Thomas, PMP, CPT.
When: August 15, at 12:00pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Agenda
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Understanding Mental Health in the Design and Construction Industry
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Physical Wellbeing: Its Role in Mental Health
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Social Wellbeing: Building Supportive Work Environments
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Mental and Emotional Wellbeing: Fostering Resilience
Please follow the link below to register your details and email address for the webinar:
The webinar is part of a learning series to enhance partnerships that will shape our today and tomorrow by enhancing quality in design, construction, energy, environmental performance, and government excellence. Please spread the word! 0.5 RU (Recertification Unit) will be awarded to the attendees, which may be used towards the recertification of your ASQ certificates.
About Our Speaker
Dr. Willis H. Thomas, PMP, CPT, is a seasoned expert in Project Management and Performance Technology, with over two decades of impactful work in Human Resources and Training across the life sciences sector. Since 2003, he has contributed to critical functions spanning Drug Product (DP) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing in Kalamazoo, MI; Quality Assurance for Vaccines R&D in Pearl River, NY; Pharmacy Benefits Management in Irving, TX; Clinical Research in Arlington, VA; and both generics and branded pharmaceuticals in Lake Forest, IL. His current role involves consultancy in life sciences on an international basis.
Since 2019, Dr. Thomas has extended his professional experience, serving as a business strategist, adjunct professor and guest speaker engaged in global initiatives aimed at elevating compliance, performance, and innovation. He has been featured on International Project Management Day and traveled abroad since 2005 as a conference speaker for organizations such as IVT Informa.
An active contributor to thought leadership in his field and editorial advisory board member, Willis regularly publishes in academic journals, blogs, and newspapers, and is a frequent speaker at pharmaceutical and life sciences conferences worldwide. His expertise spans a wide range of topics including:
- Project Management
- Quality and Compliance
- Human Resource Development
- Evaluation, Research and Measurement
- Learning and Development
- Information Technology
Willis has successfully deployed leading learning management systems, such as ComplianceWire, SumTotal, ISOTrain, Plateau, OnTrack Online, and Registrar—transforming training infrastructures to support robust centers of excellence for training.
A passionate advocate of Project Evaluation, he has authored globally recognized publications and earned prestigious awards including the PMI Cleland Award and an APEX Award for Publication Excellence. His work is showcased on [
www.lessonslearned.info](
http://www.lessonslearned.info), a hub for knowledge sharing and performance evaluation resources.
Backed by Pfizer, Willis earned a doctorate in Evaluation under the mentorship of renowned scholar Dr. Michael Scriven. This rigorous academic foundation underpins his success in supporting FDA, OSHA and EPA regulatory compliance and designing impactful training programs for process improvement.