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Frank Adams

Ephraim,Utah

Summary

  • Results-driven professional with diverse experience spanning education, finance/health and autonomous vehicle industries. Proven expertise in Agile coaching, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and program management with a demonstrated history of leading Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to deliver high-value solutions.
  • Adept at fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, managing dependencies, and mitigating risks to achieve organizational goals.
  • Notable achievements include supporting safety and regulatory teams with their responsibilities for launching autonomous trucking fleets at Torc Robotics and driving Agile transformation at HealthEquity from its inception to maturity.
  • Skilled in mentoring Scrum Masters, facilitating PI planning events, and aligning teams to business objectives. Committed to innovation, value delivery, and cultivating team unity in culture-based, forward-thinking organizations.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Release Train Engineer/Program Manager

Torc Robotics
03.2023 - Current

Currently supporting safety teams and organizations to ensure safe operations of safe driving of autonomously driven semi-trucks.

Previously supported ART and Agile teams in creating user-interface software and experience for truck owners and their autonomous vehicles.

Revised risk management process, and contributed to improvements to safety concern reporting and management to resolution.

Release Train Engineer

HealthEquity
03.2014 - 01.2023
  • Supported HealthEquity HSA Agile Release Train (ART) and Platform Operations ART in producing product value HSA web interface
  • Worked with product, development and Agile team leads to assure properly prioritized work and clear blocking to complete goals and initiatives
  • Worked with leadership to re-organize development teams into six ARTs, helping to determine best fit of each team with each ART and its mission
  • Participated with HealthEquity’s Agile Transformation through adoption of Scaled Agile Framework practices and procedures from Program Increment (PI) 1 to most recent PI, 33
  • Responsible for hiring, mentoring, and directing efforts of ART Scrum Masters
  • Agile training – extra departmental, internal and team level
  • Mentoring, Lunch and Learns, Agile presentations, etc
  • Member of Writing Club and Corporate Champion for Cycling Club
  • Facilitated PI planning events, ensuring risks are tracked, reviewed, and mitigated
  • Supported executive leadership as needed for special projects
  • Onboard training and mentoring for acquired company team members

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Pearson
02.2008 - 03.2014
  • Managed Agile Scrum mobile app development teams
  • Responsibilities include guiding teams in scoping, developing and releasing
  • Daily prioritization of resource requests, scope/task modifications and unforeseen issues/conflicts required to successfully complete project objectives and corporate goals
  • Created and managed software development project schedule
  • Oversaw development efforts of collocated and distributed shared/dedicated team resources
  • Managed agile development cycles
  • Reported on project scope and progress to stakeholders and senior management

Project Manager

eBay, Inc.
07.2007 - 12.2007
  • Contracted to resolve security and user access administration concerns
  • Created and implemented process to categorize web pages according to potential risk, allowing for more secure user access administration
  • Developed user-friendly definitions for database components
  • Identified and inactivated unused web pages, reducing risk and database component duplication

Business Analyst

Waterford Institute
08.1995 - 05.2007
  • Initiated and executed international business expansion projects, contributed to development of product offerings, marketing and support models; supervised Project Management Office responsibilities and participated in procurement processes
  • Developed targeting models for product/services placement
  • Managed relationships with potential customers in Canada
  • Designed, created and managed reporting tools for international sales markets

Education

Master of Business Administration -

Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management
Provo, Utah
08.2005

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations, Business and French minors

Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
04.1995

Skills

  • Project management
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Process improvement
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Stakeholder management
  • Estimation techniques
  • Scaling agile
  • Servant leadership
  • Risk management
  • Interpersonal skills

Timeline

Release Train Engineer/Program Manager

Torc Robotics
03.2023 - Current

Release Train Engineer

HealthEquity
03.2014 - 01.2023

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Pearson
02.2008 - 03.2014

Project Manager

eBay, Inc.
07.2007 - 12.2007

Business Analyst

Waterford Institute
08.1995 - 05.2007

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations, Business and French minors

Brigham Young University

Master of Business Administration -

Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management
Frank Adams