Scott Dewitt Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, Us

Seattle, Washington, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

As a Technical Program Manager for Zonar I am able to leverage my planning, leadership and communication skills to navigate a complex technical environment with rapid changes in a ever evolving commercial landscape. Responsibilities:- Driving the execution of product initiatives and software releases to ensure that Zonar products are right from the customer perspective. - Work closely with product management, software development, testing, and support teams to define the implementation of product development to fulfill customer and business needs. - Manage the implementation and deployment of new and existing software functionality an Agile software development life-cycle, sprint planning, and execution.Key functions:Scope features and functionality, translate business requirements into documented systems and requirements, produce detailed written specifications for the Software development team, prioritize deliverable features through sprint planning, maintain sprint schedules, manage the agile software development lifecycle, facilitate communication between multidisciplinary teams, clearly communicate goals, status, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes

Team leader charged with orchestrating software project development and deployment from ideation through launch/post-launch and “lessons learned” exercises. Serves as “go-to” story generator for customers, capturing feedback and translating narratives from user communities to developer/engineer jargon—while growing strategically-critical relationships and partnerships with customer and end user communities. Works in the Department of Defense (DOD) web space developing multi-touch systems, maximizing product capabilities through a pragmatic, high tempo Agile methodology with clearly enumerated scope, goals and deliverables. - Manage programs, teams and resources to support multiple product development efforts and grow a program from inception/prototype stage to a successful adopted software solution in the user community.- Grow a products user community across multiple agencies and network with government, DOD and Enterprise organizations to generate support at all levels leading to product development contracts. - Train end users and collect feedback remotely, on site, or in the field (desert areas, military environments) on integration, operation and sustainability of software systems, facilitating additional development and deployment opportunities.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Subject matter expert, supervisory element and point of contact for diverse programs vital to successful execution of ongoing Army modernization and reorganization plans. Lead exercises to evaluate highly experimental digitized, modular technologies and techniques. Key participant in high-level strategic meetings. Technical resource concerning evaluative techniques used to analyze and recommend resolutions to complex issues affecting systems and programs valued in billions of dollars.Utilize expert knowledge of combat doctrine and emerging technologies to execute and monitor complex field exercises. Work closely with senior supervisors, field engineers and federal contractors to identify critical system errors, and develop alternative solutions to problems crossing organizational boundaries.Contribute to technical reports detailing identified deficiencies in tactical protocol or equipment use. Consolidate researched information and present findings orally and in written reports that explicate recommendations on changes to intelligence, reconnaissance, combat and communication plans and operations.Enforced rigorous discipline and physical fitness in extremely arduous combat environments. Maintained firsthand knowledge of soldiers' limits and challenges in foreign lands while leading asymmetrical counterinsurgency operations. Shouldered responsibility for ensuring readiness while balancing the health, welfare and emotional needs of up to 150+ soldiers and their families. Executed combat operations in an active war zone.

Led, directed and supported a broad range of materials engineering, and liquid propulsion technology development and testing for a preeminent rocket engine test facility. Coordinated multiple aspects of joint DoD/NASA space programs. Principal liaison for military and civilian engineers; resolved complex managerial and technical integration issues.Key member of teams engaged in rocket engine materials and liquid propulsion technology development and testing. Managed multi-million dollar programs with hundreds of stakeholders and participants.Technical resource for innovative, hands-on experimentation with Space Shuttle engine propulsion metals and components. Utilized expertise with sophisticated computer modeling and manufacturing processes to direct the design and production of engine prototypes.Lauded for leading multiple cost-saving business management and engineering activities. Directly saved Propulsion Directorate many millions of dollars by rejuvenating a failing reusable rocket engine program, developing new lightweight composites, and improving rapid prototyping.Initiative, technical know-how, and interpersonal skills resulting in being hand-selected, as a junior officer, to lead high-profile program negotiations between Air Force and NASA.