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| | Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateDAVID VAN RHEE AGILE COACH, RTE, PRODUCT OWNER, SCRUM MASTERDAVID VAN RHEE EMAIL AVAILABLE PACHTREE CITY, GA PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE SUMMARYo Have Led and/or Contributed to several Enterprise Level Agile Transformations, Coaching at Team, Program, Portfolio levels o Organization level contributor aligning portfolio objectives with organizational mission and goals o Highly metrics driven utilizing KPIs and OKRs to showcase progress (or lack thereof) with the organization o Expert in Agile Scaling methodologies such as SAFe Scaled Agile (SAFe), Cognizants Daikibo, Spotify and Scrum@Scale o Expert in Agile Team level methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban and Extreme Programming o Have Led and/or Contributed to the launching of several Agile Release Trains (ARTs) o Have worked as Agile Coach, Release Train Engineer, Product Owner, Scrum Coach and Scrum Master o Have directly managed 4 SMs onsite, 16 SMs indirectly offshore, and organizations over 120 personnel o Direct supervision and leadership of development teams from 10 to 20 people within various organizations o Strong verbal, written and presentation skills, able to translate technical matter to technical and non-technical audiences o Able to effectively communicate complex and difficult issues/risks to leadership and provide guidance/plans to mitigate o Possess technical acumen to effectively collaborate with architects, designers and dev ops teams o Strong communication skills have provided effective negotiation and persuasion skills o Exceptionally transparent servant leader, able to function effectively at team, ART, program and executive tiers o Conducted Agile training: Agile 101, Scrum, Kanban, SM, PO, Cognizants Daikibo, 2, 3 and 5 day Agile Boot Camps o SAFe Enabled Training: Leading SAFe, SAFe LPM, PMPO, Advanced SM, SM, Team o Extensive experience with Waterfall to Agile transition and hybrid SDLC approaches; familiar with PMI PMP PMBOK o Tool specific based training: Jira, Jira Align, CA/Rally, Version One and Service Nows SAFe Module o Experience spanning: Aerospace, Banking, Big-4 Consulting, Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, Telecomm and Telematics o Recently completed courses: Design Thinking, Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) [Sharon Bowman], Cloud Computing AGILE CERTIFICATIONSSCALED AGILE, INC.Certified SAFe 6.0 Program Consultant (SPC 6.0)Certified SAFe 5.0 Program Consultant (SPC 5.0) IC AGILEAgile Coaching Consistency (ICE ACC)Agile Team Facilitation (ICE ATF)SCRUM ALLIANCE (SA)Certified Scrum Practitioner (SA CSP)Certified Product Owner (SA CSPO)Certified Scrum Master (SA CSM)AGILE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (ALM) TOOLS UTILIZEDALM TOOLSCA/RallyVersion OneATLASSIAN Jira (and Confluence)Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)Service Now SAFE ModulePROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEAirbus Mobile, Alabama Feb 2024 Jul 2024Scaled Agile Coach, Product Owner Coach and onsite RTEProvide thought leadership with Airbus ARP (Airbus Resource Planning [Airbus derivative/customization of SAP])At the Program Tier, working with Product Management to define and prioritize Epics; assess and improve portfolio maturityFacilitated preparations for, and execution of, PI Planning and facilitated post PI planning events DAVID VAN RHEE AGILE COACH, RTE, PRODUCT OWNER, SCRUM MASTER DAVID VAN RHEE EMAIL AVAILABLE PACHTREE CITY, GA PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEFacilitated ART Sync(s) meetings, Feature dissemination meetings at PI and sprint cadenceFacilitate and guide PO COPs, SM CoPs, Scrum of Scrums, RTE PO sync; demonstrate and promote servant leadershipExtensive work with POs on breaking Epics into Features, Feature Scoping, Prioritization and Feature Level DoDIdentify, communicate and mitigate issues and risks across ARTLiaison between Product Management and ARTsHands on experience with Product Owners to break Epics into Features, Feature prioritization and creation of product backlogs and prioritizationFacilitate DoR and DoD at the Feature level and the Story level, DevOps, relentless improvementProvide guidance on and conducting AMM Assessments to streamline agile processes across ART and teams, providing readouts to stakeholdersChosen ALM Tool: VerionOneTata Consulting Services, Edison, New Jersey Jan 2021 Sep 2023 Fleet Level Agile Coach (Spotify model), Mentor of RTE and Product OwnersProvide thought leadership within TCSs ACoE (essentially the Agile Coaches Guild)Conducted SAFe LPM, PMPO, SM and Advanced SM classesWorking with client leadership conducted Value Stream Mapping workshops and implementation of LPM within client Finance organizationWorking at the Tribe tier to articulate, define and refine WBS: Strategic Objectives into Initiatives; Initiatives into Epics and Epics into FeaturesCoaching of RTEs for preparations for, facilitation and execution of, PI Planning; I acted as overall facilitator of PI planningDirect work with Product Management, facilitation of RTE and PO sync; facilitation of PO and SM CoPs, mentoring of Scrum of ScrumsEnabling Team Coaches to Coach Teams (Sprint 0 and beyond), break Features into User StoriesCreation of and conducting of AMM assessments; coaching of SMs to conduct their own AMM assessments of their respective teamsFacilitate production of DoR and DoD at the Feature level and the Story level, DevOps, relentless improvementFacilitate, Coach, Mentor, Advise and Consult on all ART (Fleet) level and Team Level CeremoniesFacilitate/Coach Community of Practice sessions at the PO and SM level; Participated in Agile Coach Guild and Scrum Master GuildChosen ALM Tool on Major Banking Engagement: Jira/Confluence and CA/Rally, Other engagement: Microsofts TFS and Azure DevOps US Army: GFEBS Program, Arlington, VA (contracted through IBM) May 2020 Sep 2020 Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Product Owner (for one team)Championed Lean-Agile practices and mindsets with leaders, teams and Scrum MastersWorking closely with Enterprise Architecture team and Business teams to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirementsLed transformational initiatives to improved delivery predictability and efficiencyFacilitated PI planning events across Agile Release TrainFacilitated transparent metrics reporting towards KPIs and OKRsDrove Program Vision, Roadmap and backlog for GFEBS program, assisted organization with WBSBuilt excellent client relationships between the business users of GFEBS, the ART leadership and the implementing development teamsParticipated in Agile Coach Guild and Scrum Master Guild and Facilitated PO COPs and SM COPs, Product Management and PO alignment meetingsAs SM for the Greenback Beret$ teamo Facilitated backlog refinement sessions and scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review and retrospective) o Facilitate production of DoR and DoD at the Feature level and the Story level, provide guidance on implementation of DevSecOps o Assured alignment of team deliverables with ART objectives and roadmapGFEBS chosen ALM Tool: Service Nows SAFe Module Fidelity Investments, Raleigh, NC (employed by Eliassen group) Aug 2019 Jan 2020 Portfolio, Program and Team CoachWorked within Agile Release Office (ARO)Launched and Coached one Tribe with 5 squads (a tribe is equivalent to an ART within the Spotify model)Coached One Tribe Lead and several Chapter LeadersCoached and Enabled SMs within the TribeAssisted facilitation in Big Room Planning and Quarterly Tribe PlanningFacilitated, Coached and Consulted within the Fidelity enterpriseContributed to Eliassens Guild of Agile CoachesFidelitys chosen ALM Tool: JiraBank of America, Charlotte, NC (employed by ettain group) Apr 2019 Aug 2019 Program and Team CoachLaunched and Coached two ARTs within Philippi Release TrainFacilitated PM/PO Sync meetings; mentored RTEs on SM Sync meetingsAssisted facilitation in PI PlanningMentored Team Coaches in launching of teams within ARTs DAVID VAN RHEE AGILE COACH, RTE, PRODUCT OWNER, SCRUM MASTER DAVID VAN RHEE EMAIL AVAILABLE PACHTREE CITY, GA PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLETaught Agile 101, Story Writing Workshops, PO/SM Workshops, Epic & Feature Writing WorkshopsContributed to several Agile playbooks (Agile Playbook, Jira Playbook, Train Playbook, etc.)BofAs chosen ALM tool: JiraCigna, Hartford, CT (employed by Strategic Staffing Solutions, S3) Jul 2018 Apr 2019 Portfolio, Program and Team CoachLaunched the Customer Value Stream which contained three ARTsCoaching three Program level ARTs to build their Portfolio, Program and Feature BacklogsCoach POs on Portfolio to Program Epic breakdown and Program epic to Feature breakdownCoach/Assist PO/RTE in Program Epic and Feature GroomingTaught Agile 101, Story Writing Workshops, PO/SM Workshops, Epic & Feature Writing Workshops and Leading SAFe classesCoach CA/Rally usage to assure Program Epics and Features are defined properly and sufficientlyCignas chosen ALM Tool: CA/RallyMentor use of CA/Rally tool to enable Enterprise level rollup. Reporting and Visibility Lowes, Charlotte, NC (employed by Blue Agility) Mar 2018 May 2018 Portfolio, Program and Team CoachLaunched two ARTs within Retail Value StreamWorked with Product Managers on RoadMapWorked with POs to create/organize/align Features to/from RoadMapMentored Program Coaches in launching of ARTsMentored Coaches in Coaching of their SMs. POs and TeamsTaught Agile 101, Story Writing Workshops, PO/SM Workshops, PM/PO Workshops, Epic & Feature Writing WorkshopsLowes chosen ALM Tool: JiraDISCOVER, Riverwoods, IL (employed by Cognizant) May 2017 Mar 2018 Portfolio, Program and Team CoachIntegrating Customer Engagement Platforms [Messaging, Customer Relationship Management (CRM)], and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) epics at the portfolio level to build their Portfolio Kanban and BacklogCoaching two (ARTs) program level areas to build their Program Kanban and BacklogStanding up multiple scrum teams in IT delivery space for enhanced agilityStood up three Campaign Management teams in Shared Services space and, through metrics and coaching, enhanced their agilityBuilding standard-work artifacts for the Discover Lean/Agile Center of Excellence (COE)Provide guidance and coaching on the implementation of DevSecOps and relentless improvementDiscovers chosen ALM Tool: CA/RallyCARDINAL HEALTH, Columbus, Ohio (employed by Cognizant) Jan 2016 May 2017 Enterprise Agile Transformation CoachDeployed to Edgepark (Twinsburg, OH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal HealthResponsible for overall delivery and Agile Transformation of Edgepark engagementLaunched one ART containing eight onsite teams onsite and twelve offshore development teamsUtilized Cognizants Daikibo Scaled Agile Framework (similar conceptually to SAFe)Coached Operations at the Executive Level, PM/PO RoadMap/Feature ideation/definition, SMs in Agile direction for TeamsTraining: Two Day Agile Boot Camps, Agile Essentials, Story Writing, Scrum Master, Product Owner and Product Manager WorkshopsTraveled to Chennai and Bangalore to train development teams, DoR, DoD, BDD/TDD, overall Execution and Observed MetricsCardinal Healths chosen ALM Tool: JiraCIGNA, Hartford, CT (employed by Cognizant) Jul 2015 Dec 2015 Enterprise Agile CoachMember of Cignas Agile Center of ExcellenceConducted six Two Day Agile Boot Camps for various Cigna facilitiesTaught many Agile classes (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Scaled Agile) to several groups of Cigna employeesStood up four new agile scrum teams onsite and 16 offshoreAssisted in Content Generation for Cignas Agile Training ERNST and YOUNG (EY), Alpharetta, CT (employed by Cognizant) Apr 2015 Jul 2015 Enterprise Agile CoachPortfolio Kanban and Release PlanningWorked with Concept Team on Breaking Down Portfolio Items into Consumable Work for Delivery Teams DAVID VAN RHEE AGILE COACH, RTE, PRODUCT OWNER, SCRUM MASTER DAVID VAN RHEE EMAIL AVAILABLE PACHTREE CITY, GA PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEFacilitated weekly Enterprise Wide SoS meetings (including client)Facilitated weekly Scrum of Scrum(s) (SoS) for Agile CoachesCoached eight program teams, Implementation of DevOps and relentless improvementTaught twenty Daikibo (Cognizants scaled agile framework) trainings for various teams (on and offshore)Conducted several Scrum and Kanban coursesEY;s chosen ALM Tool: Microsoft TFSVERIZON TELEMATICS, Dunwoody, GA 2011 2015Project Manager (and Scrum Coach within LifeComm Prgoram)Reporting directly to the CIO, responsible for managing implementation of multiple projectsOrganizational training and implementation of Scrum within Verizon TelematicsDirectly coached 4 teams and acted as Scrum Master for one teamConducted trainings of Agile 101, Scrum training for teams, Scrum Master and Product OwnersEnsure consistent and integrated implementation of service initiatives across customer and business unitsCollaborate with Executive management, senior management, functional managersIdentify, document, mitigate risks and issues, escalating as needed to assure crisp project executionCoached several scrum teams (roles responsibilities of this is listed below)Successfully delivered LifeComm, AMP, VDMP and Layer 7 programs during tenure at Verizon Telematics PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST (Other roles include Scrum Master, Scrum Coaching, Other Leadership Roles, Application Architect, Group Leader and Direct Coding) EDUCATIONMathematics, minor Computer Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGEOrganizational ChangeOrganizational Change Management (OCM)ADKAR Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, Reinforcement Kotters 8-step: Create, Build, Form, Enlist, Enable, Generate, Sustain, Institute Business Process Reengineering (BPR)SMART Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, Time bound Process Improvement (PI)Project ManagementMS Project, Leading Local, Remote, Distributed and Offshore teams ITIL Foundation CertificationTechnicalJ2EE, Eclipse 3.x, Spring Framework, Struts, JSP, JavaScript, JAXB, MySQL, SQL, J2EE Design Patterns, Enterprise Architect, SOA, IBM Websphere, Jasper Reports, MQ, IBM RAD, Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest, iBatis ORM Data Mapper, Oracle, Hibernate, AJAX and SOAP, Visual Studio, C, C++, VB, VB Script CONTACT INFORMATION AND PROFFESIONAL AFFILIATIONSDirect Cell Phone PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL EMAIL AVAILABLElinkedIn.com https://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLE Skype EMAIL AVAILABLEAgile AffiliationsScaled Agile CommunityScrum Alliance CommunityAgile Coach CoP |