Scott Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Greater Seattle Area

As a Senior Technical Architect at Slack, I lead the design, implementation, and customization of Slack solutions for large enterprise organizations. My role blends advisory expertise, hands-on technical execution, and strategic planning to deliver seamless and secure Slack deployments for high-impact projects.Currently leading the Slack Technical Architecture team for a major global cloud provider; architecting, documenting, and developing custom integrations that support and improve Slack’s functionality in large-scale, enterprise environments: - Developed an AppSec-approved custom integration that enabled 65,000+ employees to securely utilize Slack Connect, enhancing cross-organizational collaboration across teams. - Created a custom integration to streamline notifications from Salesforce and other 1st or 3rd party platforms into a single Slack channel, reducing notification overload and enabling users to sort, filter, and manage messages more effectively. - Designed a public-facing API that allows partner teams to easily request Slack Connect channels, simplifying communication between the cloud provider and its partners. - Engineered a Slack integration with a domain-specific generative AI agent, allowing users to interact with the AI directly within Slack, improving productivity and efficiency. - Built an AppSec-approved custom Salesforce integration, allowing for seamless execution of sales actions within Slack, similar to the Salesforce for Slack app.

Greater Seattle Area

As a Certified Slack Developer and Admin, I specialize in designing enterprise architecture and automation, integration, and application development at Slack. In this role, I work closely with both internal and external customers to design, build, and deliver custom technical solutions that meet their specific needs.

Remote

Lead cloud architecture and engineering initiatives for enterprise clients, specializing in AWS-based solutions that leverage a wide array of AWS services to build scalable, secure, and cost-optimized infrastructure. Collaborate with stakeholders from engineering teams to C-suite executives to design, deploy, and optimize cloud environments.- Piloted and executed the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) 2.0, guiding clients through the full cloud migration lifecycle: Assess, Mobilize, Migrate, and Modernize. Conducted comprehensive infrastructure assessments, including cost analysis of services like EC2, S3, RDS, and EBS, providing actionable insights for cloud economics and cost optimization.- Led over 10 cloud assessments and supported the full Mobilize phase, establishing Cloud Centers of Excellence (CCoE) and setting up operational frameworks. Developed migration and modernization strategies using VPC, ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, and IAM to ensure secure and efficient cloud operations.- Architected and deployed highly available, scalable cloud infrastructures leveraging services such as EC2, ECS, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), VPC, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and EFS to support enterprise workloads, ensuring both high availability and cost-efficiency.- Acted as a cloud economist, analyzing customer environments and infrastructure, including services like EC2, RDS, and DynamoDB, to identify opportunities for cost savings and resource optimization. Provided detailed assessments of capex and opex expenditures for clients as part of the AWS MAP Assess phase.- Managed and mentored a team of 6 cloud architects and engineers, leading them in designing and deploying AWS solutions such as VPC peering, ECS Fargate, CloudWatch for monitoring, and AWS KMS for security. Fostered a culture of technical excellence, aligning with AWS best practices.

Greater Seattle Area (Remote)

As a Certified Solutions Architect at 1Strategy, LLC, I specialized in building and automating highly available, elastic, and secure cloud-based infrastructure to support client workloads.

Greater Seattle Area (Remote)

As a Certified Solutions Architect at 1Strategy, LLC, I specialized in building and automating highly available, elastic, and secure cloud-based infrastructure to support client workloads.

Greater Seattle Area

Lead instructor responsible for curriculum development, technical training, and mentoring students transitioning into technology careers. Focused on delivering high-quality education and preparing students for success in software engineering roles.- Redesigned the Python curriculum over a six-month period, modernizing web tooling, dependencies, and deployment strategies using AWS Cloud services and standards. Integrated data analytics and machine learning materials, equipping students with more comprehensive and industry-relevant skills.- Collaborated in developing data structures and algorithms (DS&A) materials to ensure students had practical knowledge and preparation for technical interviews and real-world applications of DS&A concepts.- Delivered hands-on instruction in full-stack web development, guiding students through coding best practices, cloud deployments, and problem-solving techniques using Python, JavaScript, Java, and C#.- Created and led technical presentations, workshops, and coding boot camps, aimed at equipping students with the skills necessary for real-world software engineering roles.- Graduated over 300 students proficient in JavaScript and Python web development standards, achieving an 80% placement rate within six months of graduation into roles within the tech industry.- Developed and managed assessment methodologies, significantly improving course completion rates and post-graduation employment outcomes.

Greater Seattle Area

In my role as a Lead Teaching Assistant (Contract) at Code Fellows, I assisted Lead Instructors and other staff with classroom management and provided mentorship to students in both technical and career skills.

Greater Seattle Area

Directed overall operations for a facilities management company, focusing on process optimization, logistics coordination, and high-profile client service delivery, including Amazon.com. Managed large-scale operational projects with a primary goal of enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring exceptional service quality.- Led the relocation of a 60,000 sq. ft. warehouse over a 60-day period, overseeing tenant improvements, warehouse racking installation, and the relocation of both owned and customer-owned inventory. Coordinated around-the-clock rotations of 120x 53’ trailers for load/unload operations, ensuring timely and seamless transitions.- Spearheaded the design and implementation of a custom ERP system for the organization, overseeing technical setup, documentation, training, and onboarding over a six-month period. This system improved operational tracking, inventory management, and client service workflows.- Implemented KPIs and performance metrics to track operational efficiency and team productivity, resulting in improved client satisfaction and streamlined service delivery.- Directed cross-functional team leadership and development, aligning operational goals with strategic business objectives while ensuring compliance with industry standards and operational excellence.- Managed cost-reduction initiatives that decreased operational overhead by optimizing resource allocation and improving process efficiency across multiple departments.

Greater Seattle Area

Managed on-site operations at Amazon.com, overseeing daily business functions, logistics coordination, and project management for high-visibility initiatives.- Scaled the service team from 4 to over 60 personnel between 2004 and 2012, ensuring coverage for a growing number of complex operational projects.- Coordinated over 10,000 office moves in 2012, maintaining consistent quality, minimizing downtime, and ensuring seamless transitions for Amazon teams.- Led the successful resolution of over 14,000 service cases in 2012, implementing process improvements that enhanced efficiency and reduced resolution times.- Engineered a high-performance service team by implementing KPIs and metrics, resulting in a 15% increase in operational efficiency and improved client satisfaction.- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize workflows and streamline operations, reducing service delivery times and improving resource allocation.