Jeff Summerson

About Jeff Summerson

I have a long history of turning whiteboard jam sessions > into production-grade deployments > into innovative digital products, with recent focus on AI-enabled systems. Significant experience forming and scaling multidisciplinary product teams who build exceptional products, that solve hard problems. I build and manage teams of diverse talents and backgrounds who unite behind the common goal of creating zero-agony experiences. Societal pattern matcher. Experience-first processes. I whittle things down until simplicity and clarity are obvious. I shape roadmaps that tell a story of where we’re going—then lead their translation into transformative customer experiences—never mistaking velocity for vision. Currently leading the development of an AI-driven decarbonization decision engine that is reshaping how Class 8 fleets optimize carbon impact across every mile movedThe blueprint for a great product isn’t drawn in isolation — it’s built from the chemistry of the team behind it. Before we shape the scope, we shape the team. When trust, shared purpose, and joy are present, the hard problems become easier — and the solutions become exceptional. I aim to cultivate a culture where high-fives come as easily as bold ideasStack experience: platforms and tools from OpenAI (Operator, for autonomous task execution), LangChain for RAG pipelines and intelligent search, Hugging Face and Mistral for LLM fine-tuning and inference, and ScaleAI for data labeling, RLHF, and model evaluation.Husband and father. Weekend hiker with a passion for summiting old fire lookouts. Avocational interests: DeFi

Experience

1. VP Product

   Scope23

   Dec 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Building agentic systems focused on decarbonizing transportation and supply chains at scale.

Education

• Western Washington University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA