Scott McGregor
Education
Stanford University
Non degree graduate courses, Computer Science, VLSI Design 1982-05-01 - 1986-05-01
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
MSIA (MBA), Management Science, Information Systems, Entrepreneurship, Business Law 1978-01-01 - 1980-01-01
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
MS in Industrial Administration, Management Information Systems; Operations Research; Entrepreneurship; Business Law 1978-01-01 - 1980-01-01
Haverford College
BA, Philosophy (Logic and Language) 1974-01-01 - 1978-01-01
ACS Lincoln High School
transferred., Chemistry, Physics, Math 1969-01-01 - 1972-01-01Work Experience
SWIFT Design Group (Innovation & New Product Strategy Consulting)
Current
SWIFT Design Group (Innovation & New Product Strategy Consulting)
Sonautics, Inc.
2016-08-01 - 2023-12-01
Sonautics, Inc.
AnotherTrail
2014-01-01 - 2020-01-01
AnotherTrail
Eco Mana LTD
2016-08-01 - 2017-02-01
Eco Mana LTD
SoundFit
2011-08-01 - 2016-08-01
SoundFit
Bay Area Entrepreneurs Workshop LLC
2013-01-01 - 2015-01-01
Bay Area Entrepreneurs Workshop LLC
Founder Institute
2014-01-01 - 2014-01-01
Founder Institute
Zimron
2013-01-01 - 2014-01-01
Zimron
PurchaseTime / Mobillions
2010-01-01 - 2012-01-01
PurchaseTime / Mobillions
XooXooX.com
2008-03-01 - 2010-10-01
XooXooX.com
Skills
Summary
Internet & mobile entrepreneur, technical executive, EIR, start-up advisor, entrepreneur coach and innovation consultant with over 3+ decades of experience. Start-up executive and co-founder: I lead teams that do the seemingly impossible: inventing innovative technologies, creating award-winning products and services, and pioneering new markets. Co-inventor of Web Conferencing, specifically CONCEPTION and DEFINITION of the widely praised USER EXPERIENCE for the "Placeware Web Conferencing Center" (today "Microsoft Live Meeting"). Led Product Strategy, Engineering, User experience and Innovation teams at numerous angel and venture funded MOBILE, INTERNET and SOFTWARE START-UPS in SILICON VALLEY. Technical leadership roles at market leaders including HP, SYBASE and INTUIT. Speaker on Innovation, Start-ups and Product Design. Educator. Past president and cofounder of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Assn. for Software Design, and Worldwide Institute of Software Architects. Career focus has been on the conception and development of DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS. Invented Products praised for their INTUITIVE INTERFACES, EASE OF LEARNING and EASE OF USE. Codified techniques used to design such compelling user experiences in a design method known as the "SWIFT New Product Innovation Method", taught at several nationally known MBA programs, companies, and professional organizations. See http://www.smcgregor.com/ for more details. Specialties: Internet, mobile, SW development, start up executive, product strategy, product design, innovation Software engineering team building, mentoring and management, New product marketing pioneering emerging markets. Design for usability - products that WOW customers. “Scott is a skilled designer, with a fine pedigree—academic and practical—both in software engineering and in design.” – Alan Cooper, “Father of Visual Basic”, Founder, Cooper Design, author of "The Inmates are Running the Asylum"
