David Rodriguez

Agile Coach / Scrum Master / Sr Business Analyst

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Skills

About

 Strategic, results-oriented Lean/Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Master (CSM, SAFe®), Product Owner Proxy, & Senior Business Analyst with a proven record of leading enterprise Agile transformations, coaching high-performing teams, and scaling Agile practices across Scrum, Scrum@Scale, SAFe, Kanban, and hybrid models in both regulated (GxP) and non-regulated environments.
 Recognized Change Agent & trusted partner to executives, adept at defining Agile strategies, aligning delivery to product vision & business objectives, & establishing Agile Operating Models, Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to embed Lean & Agile ways of working.
 Expert at partnering w/leadership to optimize processes, maximize ROI, & build organizational agility to stay competitive in dynamic markets. Experienced in executive coaching & stakeholder engagement, translating complex business needs into clear, testable user stories, features, & MVP definitions w/well-defined Definition of Ready (DoR) & Definition of Done (DoD). Skilled in product discovery, roadmap planning, backlog management, feature mapping, value mapping, and behavior-driven design (BDD, Gherkin) to deliver customer-centric, value-driven solutions.
 Servant Leader with strong experience coaching and mentoring Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and cross-functional teams in Lean/Kaizen-based continuous improvement, conflict resolution, and Agile best practices. Proficient in facilitating Agile ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement), Agile estimation (Fibonacci, T-Shirt Sizing), Kanban WIP limits, story pointing, & enabling Agile metrics & dashboard transparency for data-driven decision-making.
 Adept in business process optimization, workflow mapping, business process modeling (UML/BPMN), data flow diagrams, gap and root cause analysis, and value stream mapping to drive operational excellence. Demonstrated success delivering digital and process automation initiatives, supporting sustainable change across diverse industries including Pharmaceuticals, Bio-Pharma, Healthcare, Telecom, Government, Insurance, Hospitality, & Energy.
Industry Domains: Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Healthcare, Telecom, Insurance (Commercial & Personal), Reinsurance, Government, Hospitality, Oil & Energy, Agriculture, and Mobile Technologies and Innovation.