David Bakhtnia is a visionary technical programs, portfolio, and Agile transformation executive with over 25 years of experience leading complex, cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-scale technology solutions. He excels at aligning product strategy, technical architecture, and business value across SaaS, ERP, HRIS, CRMs, and cloud platforms. As the Board President of the Professional and Technical Consultants Association (PATCA), David brings deep expertise in fostering transparent collaboration between engineering, operations, and executive leadership to achieve strategic alignment and delivery excellence.

Throughout his career, David has developed more than 20 software products—including SaaS, PaaS, CRMs, ERPs, and e-commerce platforms—and successfully served over 200 small-to-medium businesses. His expertise lies in orchestrating change management, guiding organizations smoothly from traditional Waterfall (PMP/PRINCE2) methodologies to scalable Lean-Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Scrum@Scale) and hybrid frameworks.

Core Experience

• Strategic Program Leadership: Transparent executive collaboration and successful management of multi-million-dollar technology portfolios and cross-project dependencies.
• Organizational Transformation: Enterprise Agile, Lean, and Hybrid implementation, facilitating change readiness and data-driven platform adoption.
• Technical Architecture: System and solution architecture optimization utilizing KPIs and OKRs.
• Coaching & Mentorship: Building high-performance technical teams, resulting in accelerated delivery timelines, enhanced product quality, and scalable business outcomes.

Leadership & Consulting Roles

• David Bakhtnia Consulting: David offers end-to-end Technical Program Management and product development consulting, transforming conceptual designs into market-ready production while optimizing digital marketing and e-commerce strategies.
• eSolutionLab: As a leader at eSolutionLab, he drives strategy and digital transformation consulting using a comprehensive framework designed to diagnose, design, deploy, measure, and sustain technical and business growth. His team aligns business value propositions with growth roadmaps to ensure lasting organizational excellence.
• Agile & Scaled-Value Project Management (ASVPM): David is the co-founder of ASVPM, a global, nonprofit 501(c)(3) community dedicated to developing the next generation of Agile practitioners. Through its publication platform, SVProjectManagement.com, and immersive Scrum programs, ASVPM provides hands-on experiential learning for project management professionals worldwide.

Educator and Community Leader

• Agile & Scaled-Value Project Management (ASVPM): Co-founder and Enterprise Agile Coach of a nonprofit advancing the Agile mindset globally. David has mentored over 200 professionals, building immersive learning models that boast a 70%+ re-employment success rate for members.
• Academic Instruction: Adjunct Instructor at Northeastern University and UCSC Extension, teaching graduate and executive certificate programs in Technical Project/Product Leadership and Agile frameworks via case-based experiential learning.
• Professional Leadership: Beyond PATCA, David is a Program Host for the PMI Silicon Valley Chapter, leading strategic programs for professional development across the Silicon Valley consulting community.

Education & Certifications

• MS in Engineering Management, Santa Clara University
• BSEE, Concordia University
• Certifications: Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM & CSP-PO), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) via Scrum Alliance; SAFe® SPC; and Scrum@Scale.
• Technical Proficiencies: Networking and full-stack development, including .NET, APEX, PHP, Python, and SQL & pl-SQL.

Contact & Links:

• Email: david@bakhtnia.com
• Company: eSolutionLab | David Bakhtnia Consulting
• Community: ASVPM | SV Project Management