Benjamin Beck-SAFe Release Train Engineer
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SAFe Release Train Engineer
Porsche Digital & Porsche AG
- Role as RTE for building the Agile Release Train (ART)
- Bringing together agile practices and system engineering
- Setup and facilitation of rituals: ART Sync, Refinement, Coach Sync, PI Planning, System Demo
- Structure and execution of the first PI Planning
- Optimization of program alignments and dependencies
- Set up JIRA & Confluence SAFe structure and workflows
Chief Scrum Master & Scrum Master - CI/CD Environment
CARIAD (Volkswagen)
- Supported a team as Scrum Master in continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
- Analyzed and improved the agile working mode
- Facilitated Scrum rituals including refinement
- Created and managed a cross-customer backlog with PO
- Set up tool infrastructure and Kanban board
- Created and maintained CI/CD pipelines
- Coached scaling to LeSS (adapted) with four IT teams
- Coached teams and Scrum Masters in effective work within a scaled system
Mercedes-Benz Energy (Daimler)
- Served as Scrum Master for embedded software team in 2nd Life Battery Solutions: analyzed and improved agile working mode, facilitated Scrum rituals, created cross-customer backlog with PO, set up tool infrastructure and Kanban board, drove transparency with estimation and burndown
- Acted as project manager (hybrid) for international 2nd Life Battery Solutions field, collaborating with a partner in China, responsible for project definition, planning, execution, control and closure
- Managed industrial battery storage system project for spare part supply of vehicle batteries for primary frequency control
- Coached and trained other projects/teams based on reference embedded SW & HW team practices
- Established metrics for reporting and supported full organizational transformation
Mercedes-Benz Energy (Daimler)
- Led residential battery storage system project (Home 2nd Generation EU & US): project definition, planning, execution, control and closure
- Managed product management and business casing across product development from idea to production to distribution in Europe
- Led development of Power Control System and EMS: project leadership and execution
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive and Energy.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology, and Supply Chain Management.
Summary
I love putting agility into practice and helping teams & companies move forward with the development of technological & innovative products. For me, it is important to promote the agile mindset through structure & creating positive hands-on experiences. As an expert in the practical use of scaled agility, our clients value that we really go into operational implementation and bring horsepower to the streets. For me, this mainly includes proactively driving topics and interpreting agility every day to get theory into practice. Always with the goal of truly unlocking the benefits of agile work in teams & organizations - focus & drive, self-organized teams, outcome & adaptability, fast time-to-market.
Skills
12+ Years In Project Management (Traditional, Hybrid, Agile)
10+ Years In Automotive
5+ Years As A Scrum Master
3+ Years As A Safe Rte Including Transformation (Full Safe Config)
4+ Years In Agile Coaching, Consulting & Scaling (Less, Nexus, Safe)
Automotive (Incl. Vw, Daimler, Bmw)
E-Mobility, Battery Technology
Embedded Sw & Hw, Ci/Cd (Continuous Integration & Deployment)
Cloud, Data Management
Hands-On Mentality And Consulting/Coaching By Example
Solution-Oriented, End-To-End
Deep Technical Knowledge And Affinity For Sw & Tech
Specialized In Digitization And Remote Teams
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook/Teams
Jira / Confluence
Ado
Languages
Education
Technical University of Dresden
Project Management · Project Management · Dresden, Germany
University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz
Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Zittau, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Scrum.org
Scaled Agile Inc
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Profile
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Benjamin is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Benjamin speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Benjamin has at least 6 years of experience. During this time, Benjamin has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Benjamin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Benjamin would be well-suited for roles such as: SAFe Release Train Engineer, Chief Scrum Master & Scrum Master - CI/CD Environment.
Benjamin's most recent position is SAFe Release Train Engineer at Porsche Digital & Porsche AG.
In recent years, Benjamin has worked for Porsche Digital & Porsche AG.
Benjamin is most experienced in industries like Automotive and Energy.
Benjamin is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Information Technology. Benjamin also has some experience in Supply Chain Management.
Benjamin has recently worked in industries like Automotive.
Benjamin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management.
Benjamin holds a Master in Project Management from Technical University of Dresden and a Master in Mechanical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz.
Benjamin has 2 certificates. These include: Professional Scrum Master and Certified SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer.
The availability of Benjamin needs to be confirmed.
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