Experience

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  U.s. army

  Jun 1994 - Jun 2002

  Captain

  Scott’s active duty career culminated as the company commander of HHC Division, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) responsible for training, health, discipline and morale of over 350 soldiers, and $15 M of military equipment. Additionally, he managed computer and automation systems; developed, defended and maintained an annual operating budget of over $350,000 within 0.2% of projections; and developed a revolutionary, 18-month training program to instruct non-combat units in convoy defense techniques. Show less

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  Systems research and analysis (sra) inc.

  Jun 1998 - Aug 1999

  Information engineer

  Scott served in various roles on a long-term contract focused on improving the in-transit visibility of military equipment during emergency combat deployments while with SRA. His roles centered on determining the best wireless/embedded devices and back-end architecture for identifying the location of in-transit military equipment and viewing that information through an easily searchable web interface. Some of his other roles included; business and system analysis, data modeling and business process re-engineering. Show less

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  Imake

  Aug 1999 - Feb 2000

  Systems administrator

  During his tenure at IMAKE, Scott served primarily as a systems administrator for change and configuration management systems for the company’s top client. Additionally, he updated and streamlined the existing change and configuration management process, configured Rational ClearCase and DDTS using triggers, Perl and Unix script and designed custom reports using Crystal Reports, SQL*Plus and ASP for a web based reporting application with an Oracle back-end.

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  Noblestar

  Feb 2000 - Jan 2004

  Senior performance tester/analyst & delivery manager

  As Performance Testing Services Manager, I was responsible for a broad range of Performance Testing related tasks including: proposals, scoping projects, staffing recommendations, training, lead technical resource for sales and marketing, pricing models and services offerings.As Senior Performance Tester/Analyst I developed the corporate approach guiding performance testing engagements based on a track record of success. Highlights of consulting activities include:• Over 20 Performance Testing projects resulting ten-fold or greater performance improvements and client savings. • Over 10 performance test methodology implementation projects for various organizations, including Fortune 50 companies. The methodology has been deemed to conform with CMM, Six Sigma, RUP and Context–Driven standards based on the "personality" of the organization. Show less

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  Stanley reid consulting, inc.

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2007

  Technical advisor

  As a member of the Technical Advisory Board for Stanley Reid Consulting I provided Software Testing expertise, conducted technical screenings for job seekers and a linked to a large network of Software Testing experts, trainers, job seekers and consultants.

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  Authentec

  Jan 2004 - May 2005

  Software test manager & senior tester

  As Software Test Manager, responsible for managing all aspects of testing and quality assurance for hardware and software associated with fingerprint sensors designed to be deployed on a variety of platforms as either integrated or external devices. Those platforms include PC, WinCE, Symbian, OMAP and others. In addition to the management tasks, responsible for testing device drivers, API’s, sample programs and SDKs for delivered versions of the sensors while developing an agile process that we will meet ISO 9001 certification standards.This was a fascinating position that blended testing concepts from end-user focused Software Testing, Hardware Testing, Embedded Software Testing and Biometric Testing. Show less

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  Perftestplus, inc.

  Apr 2005 - Aug 2013

  Cto

  For almost 10 years, PerfTestPlus, Inc. has provided expert level software testing and training services. I founded PerfTestPlus on the idea of making industry expertise, services and advice available to all clients who truly care about the quality of their software. PerfTestPlus is dedicated to focusing on our client's real business needs and risks to provide lasting value.The website is full of Open Content information about Performance Testing and is continually being updated.Typically the types of services provided are Software Testing related and include: Training, Speaking, Writing, Editorial Reviews, Test Planning, Project Scope Determination, Technical or Complex Testing, Technical Screenings and Consultant Recommendations. Show less

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  Association for software testing

  Jun 2006 - Jul 2010

  Vp operations & executive director

  The Association for Software Testing (AST - www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org) is a nonprofit professional society dedicated to advancing the understanding and practice of software testing. The AST serves a community of scholars, students, and software development practitioners by providing forums for discussion of all aspects of software testing through conferences, publications, web sites, and other services.

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  Smartbear software

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2014

  Product owner – load testing tools & chief performance evangelist

  As the Product Owner of SmartBear’s Load Testing Tools (LoadComplete, LoadUI, AQTime and the new UXM Load, still under development), I was responsible for ensuring that the company's load testing tools evolved to meet or exceed current and future customer needs. I created product roadmaps, managed Agile development of the products, cross-coordinated sales, marketing, customer support, product evangelism, and financial aspects of the product. I was additionally accountable for my product’s revenue and profitability.During my tenure as Product Owner I oversaw 7 successful product releases and 1 product Proof-of-Concept:- AQTime 8.2 (on time, on scope & on budget)- LoadUI 2.6.8 & 2.7 (both on time, on scope & on budget)- LoadUIWeb 2.95, 2.98 & 2.99 (all on time, on scope & on budget)- LoadComplete 3.0 (Development complete on time, launch delayed by 2 weeks for marketing reasons, on scope, on budget)- UXMLoad 0.9 - unreleased, development "paused" to provide resources to executive priorities summer 2014.As Chief Performance Evangelist, I was responsible for delivering SmartBear’s Performant Application Delivery message, world-wide, through multiple mediums as a recognized thought leader in the industry. Using blogs, videos, conferences, magazines and web properties, I delivered SmartBear’s message directly and indirectly to internal and external customers. Additionally, I was responsible for reviewing market trends, tracking other industry leaders, and interfacing with “in the trenches” teams to better understand their performance pains & challenges so I could provide SmartBear leadership with an “outside-in” view of the market.SmartBear is a new breed of company focused on Customer first. We have as set of complementary software development and testing tools that are easy to try, buy, deploy and use. SmartBear is here to help our clients better communicate and collaborate within their own teams and across departments, no matter where they are located. Show less

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  Salesforce marketing cloud

  Mar 2015 - Oct 2017

  Principal hybrid engineer, software performance

  Assisted teams to deliver high quality, scalable, performant software and applications on time and on budget. Implemented on each assigned team & Championed across the organization an Agile Performance Lifecycle that begins with User Story creation and continues through code/feature deprecation.

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  Perftestplus, inc.

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2018

  Consultant

  Various short performance / testing projects

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  Ferguson enterprises

  Jan 2018 - now

  Performance architect

  Advise on all aspects of performance architecture and engineering, including performance requirements, architecture, performance testing, and scalability. Champion sound, contextually appropriate, practices and governance for performance architecture and engineering. Bring relevant and valuable performance engineering methods to project teams who use a variety of tools, technologies and lifecycles.