Scott Finkel
Software Engineer with a focus on the front-end of web applications. Former design lead for business-critical applications at Qualcomm. Over twenty years of experience building scalable applications for the web.

Experience

Open Source Software Compliance | qualcomm technologies, inc.

Senior Staff Software Applications Engineer, 2016 – 2023

Product lead for a suite of tools created to facilitate appropriate Open Source usage for all Qualcomm-distributed Open Source software. Cross-functional process considerations included licensing and legal parameters, engineering requirements, and compliance concerns.

IT Enterprise Architecture Solutions | qualcomm, inc.

Senior Staff IT Engineer, 2009 – 2016

Product design lead for mobile and desktop web applications servicing IT needs across the company, including mobile application store, enterprise social, company directory, and various mobile initiatives.

IT Advanced Technologies | qualcomm, inc.

Senior Programmer/Analyst, 2002 – 2009

Design Lead for a variety of intranet web sites and IT tooling, including aggregated system monitoring, service request queues, company directory, group management, and more. Javascript, CSS, Java/Spring, ASP

Management & Information Systems | qualcomm, inc.

Programmer/Analyst, 1997 – 2002

Designed and implemented dozens of intranet sites for various teams across the company. Customers included Finance, Desktop Field Services, MIS Operations, Purchasing, Library, Facilities Management and more.

Education

Bachelor’s degree, San Diego State University, 1991

Skills

Application design, user interface (UI) design, user experience (UX) design,communications (verbal, visual, written), process design, design systems, system integration, release management

Languages

JavaScript, CSS, HTML, some Python

Tools

Typescript, NodeJS, React, Redux, Sass, Stylus, Mercury.js (unidirectional FRP-style JS library built on top of virtual-dom), Meteor.js (isomorphic JS library built on NodeJS), Github, git

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