gistfile1.txt

   if ($acct = user_load_by_name('admin')) {
   echo "loaded user";
   // this loads the user's profile 2 data, of the profile2
     if ($profiletwo = profile2_load_by_user($acct->uid, 'part_1')) {
       // and this returns just the term id of what they selected
        print_r($profiletwo->field_part1_skills);
     }
     else {
        echo "cannot load profile";
    }
 }
else {
   echo "cannot load user";
}