Dirk Withake currently works at a safety-critical company in the domain of air traffic management and aeronautical information management, after 14 years in international IT consulting. During his more than 25 years of experience in international project management across Europe and the United States, he also delivered and sometimes recovered projects, programs, and portfolios for a wide range of industries from discrete manufacturing to finance and entertainment. Dirk holds degrees in economics and business administration and several PMI certifications including the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Project Management Professional (PMP). He volunteers with the PMI Austria Chapter as chapter president. Dirk served on the development team for the PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition and on the review team for The Standard for Program Management 5thEdition. He teaches project-management-related courses at BFI University in Vienna, Austria, and presents frequently at congresses and symposiums on project-management-related topics, including the last two PMI® Global Summit events on safety-critical project management and extreme risk management.