David Scott Kennedy

A highly versatile and goal-oriented certified technical Agile & Scrum Professional with significant experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE), Scrum Master (CSP-SM, A-CSM, CSM), Agile Coach (ICP-ACC) and Agile Evangelist with over 33 years of experience in the technology field. Competent as a Certified SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC6), as well as Lean Portfolio Management (LPM). Experience in facilitating Scaled Agile (SAFe) certification courses. Comprehensive experience in coaching and assisting scrum teams to reach agile excellence. Experience in organizational agile transformation as well as coaching other areas within an organization on the benefits of agility including product and executive leadership. Personifies Scrum & Agile principles as described in the “Scrum Guide”, “Agile Manifesto” and "SAFe Lean-Agile Principles". Coaching teams to reach “self-organization” and assisting organizations with business agility. Outgoing and personable and can serve as an excellent communicator with solid presentation skills that express ideas clearly and vividly. Demonstrates an eye for detail as well as a focus on the big picture. Clearly defines objectives to prioritize the workload. Fosters a positive working environment by quickly resolving conflicts and encouraging teamwork. With a strong commitment to achieving unparalleled success while continually drives long-term profitability. Specialties: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework, organizational agile transformation, airline/travel technology, financial systems, retail systems, project/program management consulting, PMO process and procedures, software development, infrastructure, and data center management