John G. Stenbeck, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, is the Founder and President of GR8PM, Inc. (pronounced "Great PM"). John is the best-selling author of "PMI-ACP® and Certified Scrum Professional Exam Prep and Desk Reference" which has achieved over $1 million in sales and the newly released "Agile Government Contracting". He has a combined background in Accounting, Operations and I.T.

He has managed large, complex projects to success where others have failed. John has extensive experience at firms in the aerospace, shipbuilding, and construction industries.

A partial list of John's clients includes: Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. – Defense Information Technologies Group, McLean, VA; Delta Design – a division of COHU International, Poway, CA; Guinness Bass Import Company, Greenwich, CT; Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA; Lucent Technologies, Allentown, PA; Nike Corp., Beaverton, OR; Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, CA; Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA; Select Build, Inc. – a division of BMHC, Inc., Boise, ID; Simplex Solutions, Sunnyvale, CA; U.S. Army – Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate, Fort Monmouth, NJ; U.S.D.A. – National Finance Center, New Orleans, LA; Visa – Smart Cards, Foster City, CA.

As a speaker at the 2008 PMI – Global Congress, John set the all-time attendance record when the audience of 640 made it a sell-out! The Five Time-tested Keys of Estimating that Successful Project Managers Can't Live Without! continues to be popular at conferences and conventions for technical professionals. Interestingly, at the 2010 Global Congress John set the second highest-ever record – over 400 attended – with Agile Project Management Mastery in 60 Minutes...Guaranteed!

John is an Adjunct Instructor for UCSD's School of Extended Studies where he teaches the Project Management course in the Systems Engineering Certificate program. Also he has taught over 9,000 students. John helps technical professionals in the Aerospace, Bio-Pharmaceutical, Defense, and High Technology industries master project management and executive leadership skills.

John's programs return students and audiences to work... fine-tuned and ready to take action. He works with them... and for them... delivering practical, measurable solutions to meet their real needs... both now and in the future!!

John is certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) and an Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®). He also holds Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) designations from the Scrum Alliance and an ITIL v3 Foundations certification. Mr. Stenbeck graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. Business Administration, emphasis in Accounting.