R. de Ponti (Roel)

Roel de Ponti is a SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), Release Train Engineer (RTE), certified Senior Agile coach, Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), and Product Owner (PSPO I) at Highberg Academy. He specialises in coaching large groups of Agile teams and guiding them within change processes. Roel likes to work in complex environments, because that is where his Agile mindset, personal leadership, and result-oriented mentality are optimally challenged.

Roel has numerous years of experience in several key roles in London (UK) and the Netherlands, where he has gained valuable experience in the fields of leadership, change management, customer experience, and coaching. Roel uses his positive and inspiring mindset, his creativity, and sense of humour to motivate his teams to approach change in a positive way, and to bring the best out of themselves. He has experience in various collaborative (Agile) games, including the Mondrian Challenge.

Outside of his work, Roel has a great passion for cooking and fine dining with matching wines. He also loves spending time with his family, and he loves travelling.