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Davinder Mann

United States

Summary

As a Release Train Engineer with extensive experience in Agile software development, I excel at leading and facilitating large-scale projects through effective coordination and collaboration. With a strong understanding of Agile and Lean principles, I have a proven track record of delivering value to customers and stakeholders through the creation and management of Agile Release Trains (ARTs). I have a solid background in project and product management, team facilitation, and stakeholder management, and a track record of promoting a culture of continuous improvement. My strong communication and leadership skills, coupled with a SAFe RTE and SPC certification, make me well-equipped to excel in this role and drive success for organizations looking to implement SAFe.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Release Train Engineer/Sr. Scrum Master

GM Financial
07.2020 - Current
  • Responsible for leading and facilitating Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
  • Facilitating ART events, such as Program Increment (PI)Planning, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt workshops.
  • Coordinating and managing dependencies between ARTs, as well as communicating progress to stakeholders.
  • Supporting the ART's continuous improvement efforts and promoting a culture of innovation and experimentation.
  • Providing transparency into program status and managing risks and issues.
  • Facilitating collaboration between teams and other stakeholders across the organization.
  • Coaching and mentoring team members on Agile practices and principles.
  • Leading SAFe workshops and training sessions for executives, managers, and teams.
  • Collaborating with other SPCs and Agile coaches to continuously improve the SAFe methodology.

Agile Product Owner

GM Financial
06.2019 - 07.2020
  • Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
  • Liaised with product team and development team to help break down requirements.
  • Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
  • Negotiated and managed project budgets to meet goals.
  • Interacted with internal stakeholders as voice of customer.
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog.
  • Focused on building critical features up front in order to identify constraints and technical challenges.
  • Attended Agile ceremonies, demos and production proving activities.

Software Development Engineer Automation

GM Financial
11.2013 - 06.2019
  • Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
  • Tested functional compliance of company products.
  • Pioneered new methods of code review to incorporate wider range of voices.
  • Developed software for desktop and mobile operating systems.
  • Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
  • Corrected, modified and upgraded software to improve performance.
  • Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.

Sr. Software Analyst

PDX Inc.
07.2013 - 11.2016
  • Designed customized solutions for proposals to potential customers.
  • Enhanced project management skills by defining and presenting system solutions and timelines for business needs or technical problems.
  • Translated customer requirements into written use cases.
  • Coordinated with project management on database development timelines.
  • Participated in software testing to verify performance of developed projects and products.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar
12.2002

Skills

  • Agile and Lean Principles
  • Coaching and Facilitating
  • Project and Program Management
  • Communication and Leadership
  • Risk and issue Management
  • Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
  • Release Planning

Certification


  • Certified SAFe® Program Consultant (Oct 2022)
  • Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (Dec 2020)
  • Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer (May 2022)
  • Certified SAFe® Agilist ( Dec 2017)
  • PSM-II ( Apr, 2020)
  • PSM-1 (Jun, 2019)
  • PSPO-1 (Jun, 2019)
  • System Architect (Perfecto) (Aug, 2018)
  • Certified Perfecto Engineer is Selenium and Appium with C# (Aug, 2018)
  • Certified Mobile Automation Engineer (Perfecto)(Aug,
  • Business System Analysis Training (July, 2018)

Technical Stack

Azure DevOps, JIRA, Rally, MS Word, Excel, Miro, Kendis, SharePoint, MS Office, MS Teams, SoapUI, Oracle, Jenkins, JAVA, Swagger,Android and iOS Mobile deployment process.

Timeline

Release Train Engineer/Sr. Scrum Master

GM Financial
07.2020 - Current

Agile Product Owner

GM Financial
06.2019 - 07.2020

Software Development Engineer Automation

GM Financial
11.2013 - 06.2019

Sr. Software Analyst

PDX Inc.
07.2013 - 11.2016

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Guru Nanak Dev University

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