Summary
David Matthew is an Agile Coach and SAFe Practice Consultant based in Guadalajara with 12 years of experience bridging embedded systems engineering and large-scale Lean-Agile transformations. He has progressed from hands-on embedded and front-end development to leading and launching multiple Agile Release Trains across global organizations (Automotive, ID/security, and healthcare), coaching RTEs, Scrum Masters, and leadership to achieve psychological safety and high performance. Skilled in tools and practices from Azure DevOps and Jira Align to CI/CD pipelines, he combines technical empathy—rooted in an Electronics Engineering background and embedded C experience—with rigorous SAFe training and certification delivery. He’s known for orchestrating multi-ART PI planning across distributed teams and for migrating tooling and processes to improve transparency and flow, a pragmatic coach who still understands the developer’s viewpoint.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Certificado Parcial, Electronics, Certificado Parcial, Electronics at Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial
Diploma in Computer Graphics, Programming, Diploma in Computer Graphics, Programming at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, A.C.
Proficiency in Japanese Language, Japanese Studies, Intermidiate I, Proficiency in Japanese Language, Japanese Studies, Intermidiate I at Nichiboku - Cultural Exchange Institute Mexico-Japan
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Universidad de Guadalajara
English, Spanish, Japanese