Scott Isaacs - Principal Consultant, Capewood Place Software Consulting

Keep in touch with meI'm using Intch to connect with new people. Use this link to open chat with me via Intch app

Work Background

Capewood PlaceOwner, Sr. Software Consultant

Jul. 2017Greater San Diego AreaCapewood Place is a software consulting firm based out of San Diego. We specialize in: - Relieving your stress and giving you confidence that your project will succeed - Asking the right questions and offering the advice you need - Remaining cool under pressure since peace is contagious - Team leadership, architectural guidance and software development - Building trust and building software Work includes projects for these and other clients: - Advocate Aurora Health - Johnson Controls, Inc. - Levi's - OneTouchPoint - ImmunoGen Inc. - Northwoods Digital Solutions In addition to building high-quality software, we have a purpose to make an impact on those around us. To that end, a minimum of 3% of all revenue will be donated to help feed hungry kids in San Diego. Read more about this pledge at www.capewoodplace.com/giving.

ApressAuthor

Jan. 2013 - Sep. 2013Author of Beginning Windows Store Application Development: HTML and JavaScript Edition(Link) Apress (https://j.mp/winjsbook).

SafeNet ConsultingDirector of Technology - West Region; Solutions Director; Consultant Manager; Consultant

Oct. 2011 - Jul. 2017Greater Milwaukee AreaWork includes projects for these and other clients: - Baird - Johnson Controls, Inc. SafeNet is a Business Process Consulting and Implementation firm that helps organizations keep costs down by improving and aligning operational processes, technologies, policies, and procedures. I joined the SafeNet Milwaukee team in the role of Solutions Director to help market, recruit for and explain our .NET capabilities. As a Consultant Manager, I mentor and manage our other consultants, and generally assist them with their own careers. As a consultant, I develop strong relationships with our clients and help them by designing and building the software they need. In 2016 I moved to CA to start the process of starting up a CA branch for SafeNet.

ApressTechnical Reviewer (contract)

Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2010In 2010, I was a paid technical reviewer for Pro DLR in .NET 4, published by Apress. (http://j.mp/r7z5u9)

FullhouseTechnology Manager and Sr. Technical Architect

Jun. 2008 - Oct. 2011Milwaukee, WIFullhouse is a leading digital marketing agency, providing custom experiences for clients and their customers. Work includes projects for these and other clients: - MillerCoors - Johnson Controls, Inc. - Harley Davidson - Kimberly-Clark - General Dynamics At Fullhouse, I had a dual role as technology manager and architect. - Responsible for resource planning and project budgeting. - Implemented wiki-based knowledge repository to capture knowledge previously isolated to individuals. - Defined the structure of the technology department including staffing changes and hierarchy. - Promoted good development practices as a mentor to other developers - Owned consumer database for a $5B company, including web services for use by other agencies, integration with third-party services, and other supporting services and processes. - Developed custom marketing web sites for a variety of B-to-C and B-to-B clients. - Designed and developed on-premise data collection applications and kiosk applications.

Dretison TechnologiesArchitect and Lead Application Developer

Oct. 2006 - Jun. 2008Greater Milwaukee AreaDretison Technologies is a pioneering startup developing security-focused RFID solutions. Since Dretison was a startup, I wore a number of different hats in addition to designing and building our products. - Designed and developed Dretison’s flagship product, AccuGuardian, used for controlling access and tracking people and items throughout a facility. - Managed two other developers and an IT professional, assigning tasks and delegating assignments. - Research and development with a variety of RFID equipment and microcontrollers from numerous vendors. - Marketing and sales strategy planning.

Microsoft LearningSubject Matter Expert

Feb. 2006 - Feb. 2010Since 2006, I have participated in the creation of five different certification exams for the Microsoft certification process. My experience has included question writing, question review/approval and post-beta question selection. Exam contributions: - 70-526 - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-based Client Development (question selection) - 70-511 - TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (question review/approval/writing) - 70-516 - TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (question review/approval/writing) - 70-564 - Pro: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (question review/approval/writing) - 70-528 - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-based Client Development (question writing)

Connection Strategies Enterprises, Inc.Consultant

Aug. 2005 - Sep. 2006Greater Milwaukee AreaCSEI was a nearly-30-year-old consulting firm. While there, I served as an architect and project lead on a number of .NET projects. - Developed a B-to-B e-commerce solution for a company in the food and beverage industry to allow retailers a simple ordering and delivery/route management process. - Developed a system to track and manage fleets of trucks and trailers from a central location. GPS, refrigeration, and other data are sent from the truck, and configuration commands are sent from the server to the trucks via UDP. - Proposed new solutions and frameworks to management allowing our development team to be more productive in certain types of projects, cutting development time by as much as 70% in these cases. - Trained and mentored other developers in modern object-oriented concepts, N-Tier design and other .NET-related architecture and development topics.

WI .NET Users GroupPresident

Feb. 2002 - Sep. 2014Greater Milwaukee AreaThe WI .NET Users Group is an association of over 3000 .NET developers and architects in southeast Wisconsin. After serving three years on the Executive Committee, two of those as Vice President, I became president in July 2005, and served as president for nine years. In addition to scheduling and running our monthly meetings, I also planned our annual Deeper in .NET conference, where we bring in a number of national speakers to talk about the most relevant and interesting topics in the .NET arena. After nine years as president, I decided to step away from active involvement in the group leadership to focus on other interests.

Scott Isaacs (Independent)Developer

Jan. 1997 - Jan. 2008Greater Milwaukee AreaVarious independent consulting projects.