Project Professionals, LLC | About Our Instructors

Carolyn Yoshihara, PMP, is currently a manager in trust operations of a Hawaii financial institution. In this capacity, she trains and mentors team leads in project management. Carolyn was a project management instructor at Japan America Institute for Management Science and at CTA as a certified Boston College project management trainer. Carolyn was previously a manager of Project Office for a financial institution where she supervised a team of project managers responsible for implementing major, strategic information technology projects for the organization. In her capacity as a Project Manager, Carolyn has managed both information technology projects, such as the implementation of a new retail bank platform system and a new Human Resource information system, and non-IT projects such as new product development for Mortgage Banking. She has experience in project management, management consulting, service quality, process re-engineering, residential loan production, appraisal and finance administration.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Beloit College, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii.

Carolyn is a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI). She has served several years on the Board for the PMI Honolulu Chapter.

Roy Uemura, PMP, is currently a Project Management Consultant working for a project management/engineering firm. Roy was with a large utility company where he managed integrated resource planning for the company and managed the design and construction of power plants, alternate energy, electrical transmission and distribution systems, and telecommunications projects. One of his projects was awarded the “Project of the Year 2000 for Structures Costing Over $10 Million” by the American Public Works Association of Hawaii.

Roy managed military construction projects for several years while serving in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and is a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Hawaii. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Chaminade University of Honolulu.

Roy is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI). He has served several years on the Board of the PMI Honolulu Chapter and is currently the Director of Programs.

Alan Yamashiro, PMP, is a project management consultant and trainer for Project Professionals, LLC. As a consultant, Alan has helped clients managed complex projects in healthcare and educational institutions. He is a Past President of Project Management Institute Honolulu Chapter, Inc. Alan has been a Project Manager for large core information systems replacement projects and new systems installations in health care, banking applications, telecommunications, mortgage banking, trust, real estate management and other financial management systems. He has also developed a methodology and headed a project portfolio management department for multi-million dollar budgets.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Colorado State University, a Mortgage Banking Certificate from Mortgage Banker's Association, Management Skills and Theory Diploma from American Institute of Banking, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii.

Alan is a trained facilitator and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI). He has served several years on the Board of the PMI Honolulu Chapter

Ku'uipo Laumatia, currently manages a Project Management Office at a large Hawaii financial institution. She is a project management and business process management consultant and trainer for Project Professionals, LLC. Ku'uipo has managed portfolios, programs, and projects in many different industries including information systems, telecommunications, utilities, education, insurance, real estate, software development, infrastructure, airlines, state and local governments, and various military branches.

Ku'uipo has developed project management curriculum for several organizations and academic institutions and is an adjunct professor at Hawaii Pacific University.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems Computer Science from Brigham Young University-Hawaii, a Masters of Business Administration in Human Resources Management from Hawaii Pacific University, and is a certified FranklinCovey facilitator.

Ku'uipo served several years on the Board of the PMI Honolulu Chapter. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and is a temporary Board member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).