Sarthak Khurana Engineer |Six Sigma Black Belt| Product & Portfolio

Enterprise Portfolio Transformation Consultant

Boeing

Apr 2019 - Current (7 years 4 months)

• Directed enterprise-wide Agile portfolio transformation, aligning $2.1B+ in funding across multiple product lines to strategic business objectives. • Led governance, KPI, and OKR implementation to measure portfolio health, resulting in 86%+ predictability in delivery. • Managed and mentored a global team of 30+ consultants and coaches, ensuring consistent “One Voice” delivery values across programs. • Established and matured Product Management practices, facilitated enterprise Communities of Practice, and developed role-based training roadmaps including SAFe and Agile certifications. • Partnered with Scaled Agile Inc. on Alpha/Beta course development (SAFe 5.0/5.1/6.0) and designed targeted workshops (VSM, backlog refinement, feature/stor

Principal Consultant, Trainer, and Consultant

Cape Project Management Inc

Mar 2019 - Jan 2025 (5 years 11 months)

Helping train corporate teams on various agile methodologies and consult the development maturity model of agile teams as an embedded coach to ensure measurable outcomes for the organization. I am responsible for guiding teams, programs, and portfolios through the implementation process by teaching relevant skills, tactics, and techniques; all while encouraging workers and leadership to embrace the lean-agile mindset.

Principal Consultant

KCI Agility LLC

Nov 2018 - May 2022 (3 years 7 months)

• Provide training in Lean-Agile, Scrum, Dev(Sec)Ops, and Kanban • Digital Transformations | Custom Training Plans | Accredited Certifications • Embedded Coaching & Consulting | Enterprise Maturity Assessment(s) • Tooling expertise (Version One, Agile Craft, Rally, TFS, JIRA, Azure DevOps)

Scaled Agile Consultant & SAFe Transformation Coach, SPC

Att

Oct 2018 - Mar 2019 (6 months)

• Provided embedded coaching to show leadership business value delivered to support AT&T Mobility & Entertainment’s digital transformation. • Built & Grew Internal Coaching capacity, Train the Trainer plan for internal employees. • Conducted Assessments at all levels and facilitate generation of aligned strategic roadmaps. • Coached and mentored in a CI/CD environment, from vision through implementation, monitoring and support to increase organizational transparency and system reliability.

Principal Project Systems Engineer, Value Stream Engineer, & Transformation Coach

Thales

Aug 2018 - Oct 2018 (3 months)

• Work closely with Program/Project Engineers to mitigate and manage IPT resources, milestones, risks, schedules and budget reviews, all while ensuring highest software & hardware quality is delivered. • Collaborate with OEMs: Boeing, Airbus, etc. to ensure timely delivery of new aircrafts. • Craft the appropriate lean project strategy, and test modules for multiple IPTs at once. • Manage, prioritize, and define a plan to rectify defects for the customer in follow on projects. • Define and trace custom Integration Validation Verification (IVV) plans to customer requirements. • Lead workshops for bottlenecks via RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action). • Prime contact and the system SME. Support investigations, root cause analysis (RCA), Failure

Principal Systems Project Manager, Transformation Coach, & Release Train Engineer

Thales

May 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years 6 months)

• Establish and communicate the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments • Facilitate the Project planning, summarize aligned Objectives and for visibility and transparency. • Provide continuous training to 150+ team members, including senior management and various leads. • Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners to ensure strategy and execution alignment Improve flow through value streams using the CI/CD and DevOps. • Responsible for the lean test planning and execution of IVV activities for multiple IPTs at once. • Mitigate risks, decide on the appropriate test plan, & execution strategy. • Efficiently manage test resources (budget, staff, & Hardware).

Sr. Systems Project Manager - Regional Engineering Lead

Thales

Oct 2013 - May 2016 (2 years 8 months)

• Global Server Reliability Tiger Team Lead • Serve as the Engineering focal point for all In-Service issues for assigned customers. • Coordinate with internal/external teams to ensure a timely fix on scope and initiate AMM review cycles. • Monitor fleet performance, define, plan, and prioritize In-Service issues based on agreed criteria and customer needs into agile sprints, guided by KPIs and OKRs. • Assist global field engineering teams with new and revised procedures released by engineering. • Prime contact and the system SME. Support investigations, root cause analysis (RCA), Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and resolving technical issues with both customers and suppliers.

Systems Engineer - FMS (Flight Management Systems)

Universal Avionics

Mar 2013 - Oct 2013 (8 months)

• Developed full life cycle architecture of embedded avionics systems for large turbine aircraft, helicopters, and special missions. • Specified subcontract requirements for testing UASC automatic flight control systems development projects and wrote test procedures specific to customer demands. • Formal verification and validation testing following regulatory requirements such as DO-178B, DO-254, DO-160, TSOs and MOPs along with methods of compliance mapped to requirements. • Diagnosed post test flight data and analysis to verify architecture of control algorithms, flight control systems, interface requirements, and integration testing on any product updates. • Collaborated with engineers in production, quality assurance, flight safety, an

Sales, Promotions, GM Coordinator

EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University

Aug 2011 - May 2012 (10 months)

• Requires 20+ hrs/week while managing a full time course load. • Accountable for maintaining the company's sales floor appearance and increasing financial profitability through customer interaction and retention. • Price and shelve book shipments, also attractively display merchandise. • Assist students in finding their course materials. • Check out customers at the cash registers.

Lead Programmer & SW Quality Control

Zonar Systems

Feb 2009 - Aug 2009 (7 months)

• Programmed EVIR (Electronic Vehicle Inspection Report) units for pre/post-trip inspections, mandated by state and federal law. • Tested next generation GPS units capable of delivering real-time fleet performance, location and tracking data. • Loaded Software/Firmware on High-Definition GPS/Vehicle Diagnostics System. • Communicated with North American clientele including Commercial, Private, Hazmat, Pupil Transport, State & Local, Transit, Utilities, and Waste & Recycling. • Tested each unit to component level, and got product ready for shipment. • Pulled orders from the company system and fulfilled the customer’s specific order needs.

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Chutneys Bistro

Jan 2004 - Mar 2009 (5 years 3 months)

Sarthak Khurana

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