KEVIN J. SCOTT
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MOBILE & DIGITAL PRODUCTS LEADER Builder of impactful technology products and teams. B2B and consumer UX focus through constant interaction with customers. Lean-minded coach who leads with clear vision, candor, and levity. ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
CUSTOMER FOCUS: Built teams, systems, and processes to put customers at the center of product design INNOVATION: Led ESPN's next-generation interactive TV/mobile experience and underlying video / API platform RESULTS: Shipped sports apps to millions of fans and multimedia apps to 200m users globally GROWTH: Initiated expansion of a new ESPN video/mobile business valued at $200m/year TECHNOLOGY: Led the team that put video into the world’s first global smartphones LEADERSHIP: Built an $8 million product development organization of 65 people from the ground up LEAN STARTUP: Transformed teams with very short cycles of Validated Learning and Customer Development
EXPERIENCE SCTE / ISBE - Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers (25k+ members) 2016 Sr. Consultant, Mobile Product Management and Product Development Exton, PA ● Built apps to improve job performance of technicians and engineers using video, e-learning, tech tools, and SOPs ● Hybrid client (Ionic, Cordova, AngularJS), Node.js, .NET backend, Marvel / Sketch prototypes, SharePoint search ● Active player / coach for all strategy and execution roles (outsourced development team) ● Iteratively shaped the product with business leaders, the Board of Directors, and dozens of customer interviews WorkplaceDynamics (B2B SaaS, HR tech, advised by Marty Cagan) 2015 - 2016 Vice President, Product Management and UX Exton, PA ● Led the company’s transformation to be customer-centered and focused on digital, technology products ● Built SaaS products created using Lean UX, Dual-Track Scrum, Lean Startup, and Agile methodologies ● Mobile (native iOS, Android) and responsive web (React) products with email touch points, .NET backend ● Product strategy, Customer Development, user interviews, story mapping, personas, and live data prototypes ESPN 2011 - 2015 Sr. Director, Mobile Products Bristol, CT ● Led ESPN's Android mobile apps (SportsCenter, WatchESPN, etc.) ● Agile / scrum environment with DevOps, continuous integration, and lots of automation ● Includes both native apps and HTML5 (Ionic, Cordova) rapid prototyping, UX testing, and experimental analytics ● Built Android IPTV devices and media platform via an unconventional, but effective hybrid resourcing model Sr. Director, Innovation & Advanced Products ● Led team creating ESPN's next-generation interactive, social TV and digital products using Lean Startup methods ● Responsible for UX, product strategy, partners, business modeling, and product development ○ Product portfolio includes digital, TV, web, mobile, and Internet-connected consumer electronics devices ●
Developed products and strategies to enter new markets beyond legacy broadcast, digital, and mobile businesses ○ E.g. in-stadium experiences, out-of-home media, commerce, millennials, differentiated advertising tech
Nokia 2000 - 2011 Director, Product Innovation & Consumer UX Boston, MA ● Oversaw a 60-person rapid (Agile) prototyping incubator of new digital, web, and mobile experiences / businesses ● Worked with marketing, engineering, design, research, and business lines to bring concepts to market ● Headed $4 million UX testing and consumer trials team based on NPS (Net Promoter Score) Head of Product Management, Multimedia Apps Dallas, TX ● Shipped digital apps and services to 200m users: camera, music player, video player, and FM radio ● Led 10 product managers to drive vision, roadmaps, and requirements for $20 million product development team ● Initiated and achieved 30% cost reduction through tighter collaboration with other business units ● Outsourced commoditized parts of the business and set investment levels for key projects Senior Product Manager, S60 Reference Platforms Dallas, TX ● Developed pre-integrated hardware/software reference platforms with Texas Instruments, ST Microelectronics, and Freescale Semiconductor that reduced time-to-market for phone OEM customers by 50% ● Led a multi-company task force to rescue a business-critical project for an important common customer Senior Product Development Manager, Mobile Video Products Dallas, TX ● Built a department of 65 engineers, managers, and team leaders ($8 million annual budget) ● Drove product strategy, roadmaps, budgeting to VP, project oversight, competence development, salaries, promotions, performance reviews, training, recruiting, and reductions ● Developed and executed outsourcing strategy to meet business needs (local and offshore) Raytheon Systems Company (formerly Hughes Missile Systems)
1997 - 2000
SW Engineer / Team Lead, Radar and RF Algorithm Design ● Designed signal processing algorithms for missile systems ● Implemented real-time embedded SW in C, assembly language, C++, and Ada
Tucson, AZ
Consulting and pro bono work 1995 - present Design and development of web and mobile apps ● Purpose-built social networking, CRM, accounting, and e-commerce systems for non-profits ● Various projects using Node.js, PhantomJS, Electron, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, Android (Java), Ionic, Cordova, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, node.js, Express, .NET, SQL, ASP, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Angular, Grunt, Gulp, WebPack, Twitter Bootstrap, Google App Engine (Python), Heroku, AWS, EC2, S3, Git, MongoDB, OAUTH2, JSON, XML, GIMP, Photoshop, Marvel, Sketch, Axure, InVision, Firebase, and Postman / Newman ● Lots of integrations e.g. Slack, Facebook, LinkedIn, SSO, Google Maps, Google Data, Google Apps, Flickr, SMS, PayPal Website Payments Pro, SEM, and social media strategy EDUCATION Electrical Engineering (BSEE), 1997 The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Continuing Education: Completed 23 courses (provided by MIT Sloan, Duke Fuqua, and many others) including four month-long, fast track business leadership courses. Selected topics: ● General management and leadership ● Lean Startup ● Agile / scrum ● Driving strategic innovation ● Product management, marketing, program management ● Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, antitrust, and ethics
ORGANIZATIONS IEEE - Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers ● Former Chairman, Tucson Professional Section ● Former Chairman, University of Arizona Student Section Friends of Camp Wildcat - a non-profit serving financially, mentally, and physically disadvantaged youth ● Board member, former Camp Wildcat chairman