Heather Riney, Director

Heather Riney is the director of the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Office, which serves as a resource to university leaders through the management of complex projects with university-wide scope and impact. Reporting to the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Heather provides leadership and management expertise for a portfolio of projects and initiatives across Oregon State University. With over eight years of project management experience at OSU and over 20 years experience in the human resources field, Heather brings high-performing teams together to drive strategic, operational, and technical excellence for the university. She holds a BA in Business Management and a double minor in communications and sociology from OSU. 

Email Heather; 541-737-4764

 

Kirsten Bradley
Project Manager 
541-737-7263

Danny Hough
Project Manager 
541-737-9576

Trent Guan
Project Manager 
832-562-0985

Thomas Arand
Business Analyst
541-737-5325

 

    Business analysts at OSU: 

    • Work to understand submitted project requests 
    • Prepare concept review documents for sponsor approval
    • Develop business cases for approved projects
    • Bridge technical feasibility and business needs
    • Engage in process and journey mapping

    Project managers at OSU: 

    • Bring together core project team members
    • Monitor project progress and set deadlines
    • Manage scope, schedule & budget
    • Solve issues that arise to ensure stakeholder satisfaction 
    • Evaluate project performance
    *Please note this email is monitored by both EPPMO & IT PMO staff