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Kevin W. Reilly, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, is a Senior Consultant at GR8PM, Inc. pronounced “Great PM”) and has been working in the Information Technology industry for over 20 years as a Project Manager, Trainer, and Implementation Specialist with experience in all phases of the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC). He is an expert in Traditional, Agile, and Hybrid project management methodologies. Kevin has taught PMP® Exam Prep, PMI-ACP® Exam Prep, Advanced Agile Project Management, and Project Risk Management classes, as well as working as an Agile/Scrum Coach.

His particular value comes from a deep background in the Systems Development Lifecycle that enables Kevin to tailor his Coaching, Teaching, and Presentations to the specific needs of the audience. Kevin has a gift for maximizing knowledge transfer to his clients and audiences that enables them to understand the subject, interpret the context of their specific situation, and effectively deploy the newly learned principles. His approach is founded in significant expertise and a commitment to create learning that immediately impacts clients in both their professional and personal lives.

Kevin is an Adjunct Instructor for University of California Irvine’s (UCI) School of Extended Studies in the Advanced Project Management Certificate Program. He is also an advisor to the newlyformed Project Management Certificate Programs at both the Univesity of San Diego (USD) and Mount San Jacinto College (MSJC). As a trainer he has taught numerous public and corporate on-site programs and has been consulted as both a Project Manager and an Agile Coach for projects exceeding $570 million in the Retail, Healthcare, Transportation, and Information Technology sectors for clients in Commercial, Educational, Public Utility, Non-Profit and Government environments.

A partial list of Kevin’s clients includes: Mitchell International, Inc. DIRECTV, The Ocean Institute, The Active Network, GERS Retail Systems, Value-Based Project Management, Southern California Edison (SCE), Myriad Software LLC, Surado Solutions CRM, Creedenz Solutions, Inc., OSP International LLC, Titanium Cobra Solutions, The Braintrust Consulting Group, ASPE SDLC, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), New Horizons Learning Centers, System Solutions, Inc. and Golden Hour Data Systems. Kevin has done many hours of pro bono community service for the five southern California PMI Chapters as well as a host of other charitable organizations.

Kevin possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Science. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) and as an Agile Certified Practioner (PMI-ACP PMP®) by the Project Management Institute, and also holds additional certifications as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) by the Scrum Alliance. Kevin is the 2013 Program Manager for the PMI Inland Empire Chapter (PMICIE), acted as the 2012 Speaker Coordinator for the PMI Orange County chapter (PMI-OC), served as the 2011 Vice President of Programs for PMICIE. He also served as the Vice President of the San Diego Oracle User Group.