Daniel Walsh Email & Phone Number

League City, TX, US

Austin, Texas, US

FiveWhyz is a collaborative of senior coaches recognized for their leadership and expertise in Agile, Lean, Complex Adaptive Systems and Organization & Leadership Development. We take pride in developing client capabilities and end-to-end business agility. Our team are industry recognized experts with a diverse set of experiences necessary to guide leaders.

Austin, TX, US

We founded nuCognitive to help teams accelerate product development, focus on customer value, and cultivate workplace cultures where people thrive. We work with high-tech companies to apply complexity-informed approaches to their toughest growth and innovation challenges. We offer workshops, training sessions, and consulting in several areas including·.

Houston, Texas, US

North Reading, Massachusetts, US

• Coached eight hardware, firmware, and software development teams building consumer security devices on Scrum, Acceptance Criteria, High-performing team behaviors, working agreements, Story Mapping, and quarterly.
• Accelerated hardware development by teaching hardware teams to slice and incrementally deliver features
• Worked with Sr. directors and managers to improve psychological safety, intent-based leadership, & decision-making

Bellevue, WA, US

• Launched Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) release trains and quarterly planning for 120-person organization
• Kicked off and trained development teams on Scrum and how to integrate UX and UI work with software development
• Trained and coached product managers on methods and practices to develop a viable native iOS retail sales experience including UX, product strategy, roadmaps, OKRs, value-in-use, and service blueprints
• Assessed, coached, and mentored key change agent roles including, product manager, solution manager, system architect, release train engineers (RTE), and internal Agile coaches

San Ramon, CA, US

• Lead Agile and Product coach for a 600-person org with a focus on Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices, including Lean Portfolio Management, cross-functional teams, and dependency management
• Advised teams on transitioning from project to product management and trained them on product strategy, roadmaps, landing zones, product lifecycles, and decision-making
• Assessed & coached key change agent roles, including VPs, directors, product managers, internal Agile coaches, RTEs

• Designed a fit-for-purpose workflow management system for drug development safety teams
• Coached 10 teams & improved team autonomy with behavioral markers, intent-based leadership, & skills assessment
• Worked with first, second, and third-line managers on how to apply Lean & Agile principles and OKRs to drug safety
• Helped to improved internal regulatory filling processes by breaking down work and developing acceptance criteria

US

Enterprise Transformation Coach and Digital Transformation Consultant- Accelerated digital transformation initiatives for Fuels and Lubricants business- Developed and trained product owners and product management team- Advised Agile transformation strategy and drove changes across 1000+ person IT organization (SAFe)- Helped create and establish portfolio.

Santa Clara, California, US

Coached and led transformation efforts in teams and large organizations with several thousand employees. Efforts improved predictability and accelerated the delivery of value to customers through Lean and Agile development techniques. Trained and coached teams on implementing a diverse set of methods and practices including technical problem solving.

Santa Clara, California, US

Helped design and establish the Intel Innovation Hub to support the efforts of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Provided coaching, rapid-prototyping services, user requirements capture, networking, and a collaborative co-working space for innovation teams and new ventures across the company. Hosted STEM outreach events to develop the next generation of.

Santa Clara, California, US

Executive development program provided the opportunity to work across various functional roles spanning multiple geographies and business units.Product Manager and Strategic Planner for New Products: Austin, TXResponsible for long-range planning of new technology designed for system on chip products. Specialized in security IP blocks and cryptography.

Santa Clara, California, US

Led a team of senior engineers that selected and on-boarded suppliers for Intel's semiconductor manufacturing facilities. Drove initiative and programs to improve supplier capabilities (e.g. just-in-time, kanban systems, TPM or High-precision maintenance, TWI, Lean Manufacturing). Managed $50M contract negotiations successfully.Capital Equipment Program.

Cambridge, MA, US

Dual degree program for M.S. in Engineering Systems and M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Business. Master thesis focused on the Lean transformation of a large, global service organization. Focused on entrepreneurship, operations, and leading culture change. Team won first round of MIT 100k Startup competition for OLED technology startup.Keywords: MBA.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Process engineer for a variety of semiconductor processes operations including RTP, CMP, and PVD.Keywords: Product Innovation, Product Development, Process Development

Ms, Engineering Systems

Mba, Entrepreneurship And Enterprise Operations

Introduction To Complexity, Complexity Theory

Cynefin And Complexity Foundations And Advanced Practitioner Masterclass, Anthro-Complexity

Masters, Chemical Engineering

Bs, Chemical Engineering