Scott Bickford

About Scott Bickford

After years of executive leadership of software engineering divisions, I now partner with startups, scale-ups, and PE-backed firms on a fractional basis. I provide the strategic horsepower of a full-time tech executive, without the full-time overhead.My sweet spot is sitting at the intersection of technology and business, making sure engineering actually drives bottom-line valueHere is how I typically help my clients:• M&A Integration: I have assimilated 8 mission-critical acquisitions. I evaluate the technical debt, assess key systems, synergize resources, and make sure the technology and teams actually mesh together after the deal closes.• EOS & Execution: I act as the technical EOS Integrator, translating a high-level vision into execution. I remove obstacles and integrate business functions to ensure we hit our strategic goals.• Scaling Teams & Processes: I kill bottlenecks by driving the adoption of CI/CD best practices and automation. I also manage rapid product development by structuring highly efficient onshore and offshore teams.• Building New Revenue: I help companies commercialize internal tools or services. I recently guided a traditional services firm to ~$150k in monthly recurring revenue in just 6 months via new SaaS subscriptions.If your engineering team is hitting growing pains, you are prepping for a merger, or you just need a steady hand at the technical wheel, let\'s chat.EXPERTISE: Operational Best Practices * Agile Transformation * Agile Best Practices * EOS Adoption * Metrics and KPIs * Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)* CI/CD * Software Quality * M&A Diligence and Integration * Data Analytic Processes * Financial & Operational Reporting * User Experience Improvement * Talent Development * Hiring and Team Building * Offshore/Nearshore Modeling * Onboarding Training Programs * Data Pipelines * AI Adoption * AI Tooling * Low-Code Prototypes

Experience

1. Vice President of Software Engineering

   Stellar One

   Aug 2024 — Present

   As a member of the company\'s Executive Leadership Team, I am responsible for the strategic direction and P&L of the Engineering organization. My focus is on disrupting the ERP market for SMBs by building the teams, processes, and integrating the right AI technologies required to deliver the fastest, most cost-effective data migration and engineering solutions. Directed the assessment, prototyping, and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI/ML within our ETL process to create a fast, automated, and seamless data pipeline- Managed and held full P&L accountability for the division, with a focus on achieving EOS Rocks, metrics, and driving revenue- Led the integration of an \"Endless Customers\" methodology to create new marketable products- Instituted new business processes across the organization to create effective and scalable Agile development lifecycles- Managed rapid product development and team augmentation through on-shore and off-shore contracting.

Education

• University of Notre Dame

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information Systems

  2002 — 2005

Skills

• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Business Intelligence
• Analysis
• Oracle
• Soql
• Spreadsheet Server
• Financial Reporting
• Html
• Microsoft Sql Server
• .net
• Xml
• Enterprise Software
• Salesforce.com Development
• Sql
• Software Development
• Salesforce.com
• Software Implementation
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Saas
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Business Analysis
• Visual Basic
• Integration
• Sap Erp