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Résumé of Scott Trotter
The online, HTML version of my resume is currently out-of-date, and I will update it as time permits. In the mean time, here is a PDF of my offline, paper resume.
http://www.trotternet.com/resume/
scott@trotternet.com
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Overview
Scott Trotter is a seasoned technology industry professional with a strong background in project management, Internet software development, user experience design, and new technology adoption. Scott has a deep understanding of a broad range of technology issues, yet he relates well to creatives and other non-technical people. Scott is detail-oriented and customer/user-focused, and delivers projects on time and on budget.
Design Philosophy
Mark Twain and Abraham Maslow both said something similar: “When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail.” I believe in approaching each situation with a complete tool chest, selecting and applying technologies only when they are appropriate to the task at hand. No two problems are alike, and neither should be their solutions.
Software Expertise
Microsoft Project, Visio, Word, PowerPoint, Excel (incl. macros), Access (incl. custom DB); Macromedia Dreamweaver, Contribute, Director & Flash; Adobe Photoshop; Ulead VideoStudio; standards-compliant browser technologies (XHTML, CSS, DOM, Javascript, XML, Ajax) for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Safari; mobile browser technologies; LAMP-stack server technologies (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP); Frameworks: symfony, prototype; Languages: VB, Java, C++, AppleScript, C, Pascal, FORTRAN; Platforms: Mobile, Web, Linux, Newton, PenPoint, Windows, Macintosh, DOS, Unix, PDP-11, Altair.
Professional Experience
2003-Present: Executive Producer & Senior Developer, Trotter Network Productions, Portland, Oregon.
Manage all phases of client website design and production. Assemble and direct teams of freelance designers, writers, photographers, graphic artists, Flash animators, HTML developers and back-end programmers. Responsible for the successful completion and delivery of many effective, standards-compliant websites. See my Portfolio for a comprehensive list of projects.
1999-2003: Executive Producer & Technical Director, Paris France, Inc., Portland, Oregon.
2001: Executive Producer/Production Manager
Responsible for project proposals, budgets, briefs and specifications, production schedules, staff assignments, resource allocation and client communications for all agency projects.
2000: Senior Producer/Producer/Project Manager
Manage client website projects from inception through completion. Establish and drive the technical, creative and marketing objectives of the site. Facilitate communications between client and creative and development teams. Responsible for the successful production and launch of approximately two-thirds of the company's projects during this time period.
1999: Technical Director/Engineering Manager/Technical Producer
Supervise development staff and assign and oversee development projects. Research emerging technologies and prototype new ideas and techniques. Design site architecture, develop technical specifications and review user interface design. Setup launch staging site, and test, troubleshoot and oversee site launch.
1996-99: Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Intel Architecture Labs, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Provide marketing support for emerging incubator lab projects: Market research, requirements definition, competitive analysis, product evaluation, concept demo creation & delivery, content authoring, website development, video production, prototype system configuration, trade show booth staffing, conference panels, keynote demos. Projects include multi-user 3D virtual environments, Internet multimedia authoring tools, multi-player Internet gaming technology, multi-point audio chat systems, speech recognition, knowledge management toolkits, 3D information spaces, handheld information appliances.
1993-94: Owner & Principal Consultant, Desktop Strategies, Beaverton, Oregon.
Work with clients to evaluate and solve technical problems. Evaluate existing systems and/or user needs to analyze, design, recommend, and implement system changes. Plan and implement integrated PC/Macintosh networks. Test and evaluate existing network systems to eliminate problems and make improvements. Design and build relational database systems. Consult with users to identify, document and automate current operating procedures. Develop strategies for data acquisition, archive recovery and ongoing maintenance. Develop custom software solutions using relational databases, spreadsheet macros, scripting languages, traditional programming languages, and leading edge development platforms. End user training for all major Windows and Macintosh application programs and utilities.
1992: Software Engineer/User Interface Designer, Gaia Software, Inc., Portland, Oregon.
Design user interface and implement prototypes for Personal Media software running on PenPoint OS.
1988-92: Owner & Principal Consultant, Desktop Strategies, Beaverton, Oregon.
1988: Product Manager, Infosphere, Inc., Portland, Oregon.
Market research, competitive analysis, new product and product enhancement proposals. Negotiate features with sales and engineering teams. Coordinate product development activities. Trade show setup and staffing (MacWorld Expo).
1986-87: Software Engineer/Project Lead, Infosphere, Inc., Portland, Oregon.
Design and implement prototypes and components in C for Macintosh network software products. Redesign user interfaces on existing products. Evaluate and implement new development environment. Project management using MicroPlan.
1984-86: Software Engineer/User Interface Designer, Cadre Technologies, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon.
Evaluate graphical user interface systems for IBM PC including Microsoft Windows, IBM TopView and Digital Research GEM. Author corporate User Interface Guidelines. Design and implement prototype graphical user interface application for Software Analysis Workstation (SAW) product. Design and implement Performance Analyzer component of SAW product.
1984: Software Engineer/User Interface Designer, Floating Point Systems, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon.
Design and implement user interface software components using Modula-2 on Apollo workstations.
1983: Software Support Manager, dilithium Press, Beaverton, Oregon.
Oversee technical support staff. Evaluate programs submitted for publication. Proof-read technical manuscripts. Setup and maintain test lab with IBM PC, Eagle PC, Compaq Portable, Apple IIe, Osborne 1, Osborne Executive, CompuPro 816, Commodore 64 and VIC-20, Atari 400 and 800, TRS-80, Texas Instruments 99/4A, Coleco Adam and Timex/Sinclair systems.
1982-83: Software Engineer, T.G. Lewis Enterprises, Corvallis, Oregon.
Port various programs from Apple II to IBM PC in Pascal (UCSD p-System).
Formal Education
1977-82: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
Courses covering data structures, structured programming, database systems, structured systems analysis, large team programming, operating system design, computer networks, graphics programming, and computer security. Languages include: Pascal, C, COBOL, SNOBOL, Motorola 6800 and CDC Cyber assemblers. Detailed study of UNIX operating system.
Pre-graduate and extracurricular experience
1984-88: Macintosh software beta tester, Microsoft Corp.
Software quality assurance testing for Microsoft's Macintosh products: BASIC, File, MultiPlan, Chart, Word and Excel.
1984: Founding member of Portland Macintosh User's Group, Portland, Oregon.
I purchased the third Macintosh sold in the Portland area in January 1984.
1978-81 Summers: Programmer/System Administrator, Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Washington.
Setup and support departmental PDP-11 system. Design and implement programs in FORTRAN on PDP-11 and VAX.
1977 Summer: Technical Librarian/Computer Operator, Weyerhaeuser Co., Tacoma, Washington.
Operational support staff for corporate Honeywell mainframe computer systems.
1975-77: Computer & Electronics Explorer Post sponsored by Tektronics, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon.
Design and implement various programs in FORTRAN on PDP-11.
1974-77: Computer Room Student Assistant, Tigard High School, Tigard, Oregon.
Assist students and faculty with BASIC and FORTRAN programming problems, and with computer and card punch operation.