Bernard Akem Csm, Mspm

Bernard Akem, CSM, MSPM, currently serves as a Senior IT Project Manager at Rural Community Insurance Services since July 2019, where Bernard also held the position of Project Coordinator. Prior to that, Bernard worked as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and IT Project Manager Consultant at Cargill and as an IT Project Manager, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach Consultant at Aston Technologies, Inc. from August 2018 to April 2019. Additionally, from 2012 to 2019, Bernard contributed as an International Officer Candidate Assistant for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society International and worked as an Account Clerk/Project Coordinator at Normandale Community College from August 2014 to September 2018. Bernard's educational background includes a Master’s Degree in Project Management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences and Marine Biology from Northern Illinois University, and an Associate’s Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics from Normandale Community College.