Georgia Institute of Technology

Southern Adventist University

SAFe Program Consultant at General Motors

Detroit Metropolitan Area

- Coached and guided large organizations in their transition from traditional development environments to scaled agile teams
- Gained industry certification from Scaled Agile as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) and other related certifications including Scrum Master, Product Owner/Management, DevOps, and other relevant software engineering roles and disciplines
- Developed and maintained metrics and tangible results for multiple agile release trains and their ability to deliver business value

General Motors

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) - Agile Transformation

- Organized and led novel adverse weather testing in a climactic wind tunnel for multiple short range LiDARs
- Developed and maintained multiple Python scripts to batch parse large amounts of data
- Participated in data post-processing with large PCAP files and developed automated performance standards to enable faster testing cycles
- Learned design release engineer best practices and procedures in a new product development lifecycle

Design Release Engineer - Autonomous Vehicle LiDAR

- Responsible for implementing a cell block in the Body Shop in Lake Orion Assembly Plant
- Mastered manufacturing design, integration, and implementation processes, gaining certification in relevant hardware, software, and networking standards
- Managed and worked in conjuncture with strategic suppliers to complete and deliver projects to Lake Orion Assembly

Controls & Robotics Engineer

- Prepped and retrofitted engineering test vehicle to ensure an accurate representation of the current stage of development
- Triaged and diagnosed radio issues using various in-vehicle tools for troubleshooting and re-flashing modules to current software builds
- Drove and regulated change as the process lead for the Infotainment organization’s change backlog
- Managed influx of requests from various teams to ensure steady throughput
- Resolved inter-group conflict and monitored change across multiple model years
- Coordinated and communicated requests and solutions across various teams and architectures
- Led special projects in complexity reduction by representing the needs of the Infotainment organization
- Rolled-out optimizations horizontally across organizations via the OpEx and DFSS processes
- Collaborated cross-functionally to redefine change management processes within General Motors

Assistant Program Manager and Integration Engineer

- Managed multiple customers on-site to complete system-level design and execution of three improvements to a manufacturing facility
- Developed large HMI for applications using Siemens WinCC Advanced, Professional, and Tia Portal software
- Calibrated multiple analog devices, including flow, pressure, pH, temperature, and level transmitters
- Improved organizational efficiency and created the standards for controls engineering
- Oversaw multiple client requests for both process and packaging controls

Joseph Kelley