Thomas Mathews
@thomasmathews
Experienced Enterprise Agile Coach and Program Manager driving transformation.
What I'm looking for
I am an Enterprise Agile Coach and Program Manager with over 20 years of experience in Agile transformation and program leadership. My expertise lies in adapting Agile practices to enhance organizational adaptability, product innovation, and leadership effectiveness. I have a proven track record of coaching executive leadership and teams to achieve desired levels of agile maturity while developing and implementing tailored Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
Throughout my career, I have successfully led complex projects, engaged stakeholders, and managed project risks, consistently delivering results on time and within budget. My strong background in people management and mentoring has enabled me to develop high-performing teams that drive continuous improvement. I excel at communicating complex ideas effectively, translating them into actionable steps for stakeholders and executive leadership.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Enterprise Agile Coach / Product Owner
Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Jul 2019 - Present (6 years)
Led Agile Transformation across Intel IT by deploying a comprehensive Good Scrum & Good Quality program, elevating agile maturity and improving team predictability and work product quality. Improved Intel IT's program planning and execution practices, enabling 89% of IT portfolio epics to have clear customer voice and achieve 85% on-time delivery.
IT Project/Program Manager – Agile / SAFe & DevOps Coach
Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Jan 2017 - Present (8 years 6 months)
Led the IT Organizational transformation initiative for 15+ geo-dispersed delivery teams, coaching them on Scrum and CA Agile practices to enhance scalability, transparency, and delivery velocity. As a DevOps expert, coached teams on Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery concepts, streamlining Change control processes while ensuring IAM security protocols.
Technical Program Manager / Agile Coach
Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Apr 2016 - Present (9 years 3 months)
Responsible for overall delivery of business and technical features within the Intel Retail Channel Marketing Program, focusing on accounts contributing at least 40% of consumer sales. Collaborated with Chief Product Owners and Technical Program Managers to deliver cross-cutting initiatives and facilitated continuous process improvement.
Engineering Manager / Agile Coach
Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Jul 2013 - Present (12 years)
Managed an IT organization unit, including performance management, training, forecasting, budgeting, and expense control. Set up new delivery teams through hiring and vendor contracts, and led initiatives to improve productivity in Continuous Integration, Configuration Management, and Database build automation.
Project Manager Technical
Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Jan 2010 - Present (15 years 6 months)
Delivered multiple projects supporting Intel Inside Program, Finance, and marketing objectives, including planning, execution, risk management, SOx compliance, and release management. Introduced Agile/Scrum practices to increase velocity and predictability, successfully achieving zero stabilization defects.
Application Developer, Systems Analyst
Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Mar 2004 - Present (21 years 4 months)
Worked as an Application Developer and Systems Analyst.
Sr. Software Engineer
Envestnet
Apr 2003 - Present (22 years 3 months)
Worked on an ASP.NET Web Service project for Standard & Poor’s, developing a web-based platform for financial institutions to manage advisory services. Collaborated with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young on the Java-based interface.
Software Programmer
iSmart Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Apr 2002 - Present (23 years 3 months)
Joined as a Software Programmer and was promoted to Module Leader, working on an agro-ERP product for an Australian client. Responsible for the design, development, and customer support of Winery (Production) and Viticulture modules.
Assoc. Programmer/Web Developer
e-Caliber India Pvt. Ltd.
Jul 2000 - Present (25 years)
Started as an Associate Programmer and was promoted to Team Lead, working on various Indian B2C client/server and US B2B web-based e-commerce projects. Utilized technologies such as Visual Basic, COM, Crystal Reports, SQL Server, ASP, VB Script, and Javascript.
Asst. Centre Head (Technical)
Sprint Technologies
Nov 1999 - Present (25 years 8 months)
Joined as Executive (Training & Software) and was promoted to Asst. Centre Head (Technical), coordinating Diploma Courses and undertaking corporate software-training programs. Served as a Project Guide for in-house client/server projects using Visual Basic and MS Access.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Calicut University
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communication
Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communication from Calicut University. The program provided a strong foundation in electronic principles and communication systems.
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