Craig M. Scott

Summary

Broad-spectrum professional with over 16 Years of Executive and Management experience in the Electronics Industry.  Diverse expertise in general management, business development, engineering, and operations. Energetic, enterprising and creative.  A team player that is able to manage complex groups and multiple priorities, mentor staff, create excitement and communicate urgency.  Proven track record in conception and delivery of highly marketable products by:

v         Accurate analysis of customer needs, tactical and strategic

v         Studying and analyzing technical trends and developments

v         Hiring talented people                    

v         Understanding staff’s motivations and experience levels

v         Planning the work and working the plan

 

Professional Experience

Netensity, Inc., Plano, TX                                                                              1999 - PRESENT

Chief Operating Officer, acting CEO

One of three founders and a member of the Board of Directors. 

w        Created and managed all aspects of Netensity’s Operations including Financial, Manufacturing, Procurement, Human Relations, Administration, Facilities, and Information Technology.

w        Obtained a $1,500,000 bank line of credit and assisted in equity funding activities.

w        Created Netensity’s production environment and methods.

w        Developed cash preservation techniques to increase funding coverage.

w        Designed and implemented highly efficient procurement and IT systems.

w        Developed online systems, designed chart of accounts, created company handbook.

w        Maintained and reported accurate company financials.

IDEA CONSULTING, Dallas, TX                                                                          1996 - PRESENT

Owner, Senior Consultant

Owner of a consulting business with a focus on engineering and product strategy in the fields of data communications and telecommunications.

w        Mentor at STARTech Early Ventures.  Advise entrepreneurs of technical start-up companies on engineering, business, and market development aspects of their ventures. 

w        Developed an Ethernet Switch Product Plan and MRD for Compaq Computer.

w        Consulted for Rel-Tech (now Marconi).  Suggested product features and designed changes for an “at the curb” data switch.

w        Instrumental in setting product direction toward DSL (broadband) at Efficient Networks.

w        Developed a highly objective product planning mechanism that provided the ability to compare and optimize growth opportunities at Efficient Networks.

w        Spearheaded the use of Efficient Network’s 25Mbit ATM technology for broadband applications giving Efficient considerable time to market advantage.

w        Handled technical aspects of several key partnerships including ADP and Texas Instruments for Efficient Networks.

 

 

Networth, Inc. (COMPAQ COMPUTER, NPD), Irving, TX                                  1989 – 1996

Helped NetWorth grow from 18 employees and $50,000 in revenue through a partial acquisition by Ungerman Bass and an IPO, to 250 employees and $100,000,000 in revenue before Compaq Computer acquired it.

Director of Business Planning and Market Development

Responsible for the technical and business direction for the Networking Products Division of Compaq Computer after Compaq acquired NetWorth, Inc.  Responsible for Compaq NPD’s one and three year business plans, long term technology planning, market development, and business partner relationships.

w        Increased the productivity of key business planning strategists.

w        Directed the activities of McKinsey consultants enabling them to more accurately advise on potential new market endeavors.

V.P./General Manager – Internetworking & Chief Technology Officer

Responsible for NetWorth's fundamental technology direction and Internetworking (router, bridge, and remote access) market activities.

¨       Led efforts to develop 100 Mbit Ethernet products by providing technical innovation that solved topology issues.

¨       Technical interface for the acquisition of NetWorth by Compaq Computer.

¨       Developed architecture for NetWorth’s low cost 10/100 Ethernet Hub.

¨       Instrumental in the development of NetWorth’s low cost interconnection scheme for stackable Ethernet hubs.

Vice President of Engineering

Responsible for the creation and all management aspects of NetWorth’s engineering group.

¨       Formed and led design engineering, continuation engineering, test engineering, documentation control, design automation, and product assurance. 

¨       Developed a world class after sales customer support group. 

¨       Created the architecture for several chassis based and stackable data communications product lines, which resulted in the majority of NetWorth’s revenue.

¨       Personally developed several of NetWorth's early 10BASE-T products including unshielded twisted pair Ethernet (10BASE-T) hub modules, intelligent network management modules, card cages, and power modules.

 

INTERPHASE CORPORATION, Dallas, TX                                                            1979 - 1989            

Instrumental in the growth from an 8-employee break even engineering consulting firm to a $40,000,000 public company.

Vice President of Advanced Technology

Responsible for the long-term technical direction of the company.

¨       Analyzed technology trends and state of the art developments.

¨       Represented Interphase at the Futurebus+ (IEEE 896) and IPI/HSC (ANSI X3T9.3) committee meetings.

¨       Developed a new RISC based controller architecture for IPI disk control and FDDI communication products.

Vice President of Engineering

Responsible for a 50 person engineering department including design engineering, continuation engineering, test engineering, documentation control, design automation, and product assurance.

¨       Developed a state of the art engineering department that grew with and adapted to the needs of a fast growing company.  This growth included in house PCB layout, ASIC design, and surface mount design.

¨       Formalized engineering procedures, which allowed more control and accuracy in product development scheduling and in engineering quality.

Engineering Manager

Managed Interphase Corporation's Design Engineering Department.  Department consisted of Hardware Engineers, Software Engineers, Engineering Aides, and Technicians  (total of 16 people).  Responsibilities included: 

¨       Project scheduling and monitoring.

¨       Equipment allocation and procurement.

¨       Accuracy, cost effectiveness, and producibility of designs.

¨       Assuring adherence to contract terms for Engineering Service jobs.

¨       Creation and maintenance of Engineering documents and product user guides.

¨       Maintenance of all products throughout their lifetimes.

¨       Creation and maintenance of the Engineering Library.

¨       Smooth introduction of new products into production.

Projects: 

¨       Managed intelligent high-speed disk, tape, or communication controllers.

¨       Designed and initiated Interphase's "System On A Board" (BASEboard) project.  This project consisted of the development of a board containing a 68010 based CPU with memory management, two Megabytes of DRAM, five 16 bit timers, eight full duplex serial ports, an ST506/ESDI and floppy disc controller (68008 based), and five VMEbus expansion slots. 

¨       Pioneered controller projects involving 68000, 8031, Z80, 8X305, or 8085 microprocessor hardware and firmware development.  Some of these controllers interface to the Multibus, some to the VMEbus, and some to the IBM PC bus.

Senior Design Engineer

Responsible for the fulfillment of several engineering service contracts.

¨       Developed two critical elements of a distributed intelligence process control system.  One was an intelligent (bipolar microprocessor) I/O controller, the other a high speed (1MHZ) MODEM using base band modulation. 

¨       Designed and developed a battery operated microcomputer based data acquisition system capable of use in an oil well drill string. 

¨       Designed and developed an intelligent terminal controller with an on board 2MB/S local area network interface. 

¨       Designed and developed a Multibus compatible color graphics controller capable of either 512 X 512 or 1024 X 1024 resolution.

Additional Background Information

Hold several patents in the area of electronics technology.

Member of IEEE.

Member of the Advisory Board of Cygnetron Inc.

EDUCATION

BS Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. - G.P.A.: 4.0/4.0

AA Electronic Engineering Technology, DeVry Institute of Technology, Dallas, TX - G.P.A.: 3.993/4.0