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Scott McDowell

Engineering, Technology & Operations Leader - Sheridan, WY
linkedin.com/in/scottmcdowell
A highly experienced engineering manager with a diverse technical background. Strengths in software as a service (SaaS), web applications, mobile devices, high availability system design and software development.
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Work Experience

SSi | Virtual Sandtable | McDowell Group, LLC

Owner, Entrepreneur, Start-Up Leader
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2019 - Current

Bringing innovative and cutting edge products to market.

  • Virtual Sandtable™ generates and displays highly accurate virtual-reality environments to enhance training capability, mitigate risk and foster collaboration for complex military operations.
  • SSi™ leverages Virtual Sandtable™ technology for civilian safety and security applications.
  • The technology received a Wyoming Business Council grant and a $1.5 million SBIR grant to launch for Department of Defense applications.
  • 2020 University of Wyoming IMPACT 307 Finalist
  • 2020 gener8tor gBETA Finalist

Weatherby

Director of Technical Operations & Facilities
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2017 - 2019

Spearheaded the company relocation from California to Wyoming, overseeing all technology and facility aspects of a new $12.6 million, 9.5 acre, 85,000 sq. ft. headquarters, managing the continued expansion, reconfiguration, maintenance, and warranty issues.

  • Oversaw the expansion to four concurrent work sites in two states, providing uninterrupted network access, and core services to employees, ultimately consolidating into our newly built headquarters on schedule and on budget.
  • Led the upgrade of Sage ERP core business software from an unsupported 15 year old version, dramatically improving overall workflow, reducing technical support needs, and improving data insights.
  • Designed and managed all corporate infrastructure, physical security, access control, complying with Federal (ATF) & local regulations.

Land Gorilla

Senior Software Engineer & DevOps Manager
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2016 - 2017

Defined and implemented software development best practices, introducing an Agile workflow, creating QA test & automation team, and standardizing tools and process.

  • Managed cloud hosted server infrastructure, incorporating system health monitoring, automated alerts, centralized log server, and performance enhancements.
  • Deployed industry leading software development tools such as Jira Software, BitBucket, New Relic, Slack, and Logentries.
  • Oversaw PCI DSS and SOC 2 type II compliance.
  • Defined customer support feedback, escalation flows, and issue tracking, leading to improved resolution rates and customer satisfaction.

SenseLabs

Manager Software Engineering & Cloud Operations
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2014 - 2016

Responsible for SenseLabs cloud system architecture, DevOps team, production & development environments, system monitoring & security, code repository & deployment, corporate infrastructure, networking, and workstations.

  • Managed the Software Engineering and DevOps teams consisting of iOS Software Development, Test Automation, System Administration, Database Administration, Release Coordination & Deployment, and Tools Development.
  • Designed and built an array of continuous integration servers and test framework allowing for automated application testing using both iOS simulator and tethered iOS devices.
  • API Testing: Lead the definition and creation of automated and feature specific test suites for backend code deployments across staging, test, and production environments.

Experts Exchange

Systems Administrator Manager
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2008 - 2014

Responsible for Experts Exchange datacenters, Payment Card Industry (PCI) certification and security compliance, Customer Service call center, corporate infrastructure & workstations.

  • Maintained 99.999% site uptime for all Experts Exchange (an Alexa-ranked top 1,000 global website) and Redsource Interactive web properties.
  • Managed a team consisting of System Administrators, Database Administrators, Release Coordinator, Tools Developers, CorpIT Administrators & Software Interns.
  • Designed and built multiple geographically diverse datacenters with full redundancy and failover capability. Directly managed project scope, timeline, logistics, system design, hardware specifications and purchasing.
  • Concepted, developed & launched dRACKula.net SaaS application. Acting Product Manager overseeing design, competitive analysis, pricing models and marketing campaigns.

Palm

Manager QA Standards & Methods
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2005 - 2008

Managed the Testing Automation team responsible for the carrier certification for both hardware and software stability on Palm OS & Windows Mobile smartphones.

  • Defined quality performance standards and requirements. Lead the adoption of requirements across all projects and project milestones.
  • Responsible for carrier specific mobile device functional and performance testing.
  • Supported IOT Labs and Cetecom Certification and testing for host and radio compliance.

Education

University of the Pacific

Bachelor's Degree B.S. Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Minor

Leadership & Technology Training

  • gener8tor gBETA startup accelerator
  • Managing People, Your People Professionals
  • Managing People, Symphony, Inc.
  • Leadership Training, WorkTraits
  • Project Management Training, Primavera Enterprise
  • Automation Engineering, Logigear
  • Lean Six Sigma, PolyOne