Steve Giesen has a proven track record of leading teams to project success and teaching others to do likewise.

As a project manager in support of the Hubble Space Telescope and TEMPEST efforts, Giesen specialized in complex construction projects including data center start-ups and EMR shield room construction for TRW Defense Systems Group.

His also served as Assistant Vice President of Facilities and Procurement for First Interstate Bancorp, where he was responsible for the construction and management of data centers and commercial properties plus the ongoing management of five cost centers. Tasked with multiple facility closure projects, Giesen ended his own job – on time and on budget.

Among Giesen’s technical accreditations is the RPA (Real Property Administrator) designation from the Building Owners and Managers Institute. He also holds the PMP (Project Management Professional) designation awarded by the Project Management Institute and serves as a PMP certification instructor.

Giesen teaches both university accredited project management curriculums and as part of the MBA program at Seattle Pacific University. He is in high demand as a speaker at conferences, corporations and universities working with more than 60,000 attendees in 16 countries.

Not your ordinary technical trainer, Giesen has reached the highest level of the Toastmaster’s International Humorous Speech contest.