Scott Stafford

Supported transition of Ventus software properties to Arch Insurance, including a lot of integration engineering with existing Arch systems. Continued to design, build, and improve VIKI features to create the most efficient underwriting system available.

Designed and built the entire Ventus Risk tech stack from the ground up, along with the rest of the small development team from Math and Pencil. Specifically, designed the high-level architecture and implemented much of the key functionality for VIKI, the Ventus underwriting platform, including: seamless automated integration with AIR Touchstone, a full AOP pricing model, data entry spreadsheet import/export, account transactions and endorsements, and Bordereau generation. Worked closely with the founders and Chief Underwriting Officer to implement complex pricing and accounting algorithms.

Built a number of important integrations for Vestorly, including products for Hootsuite and Salesforce.

Built Elasticsearch search engine for NYC Youtube advertising placement startup Reelio.

http://www.divilegal.com - Built WPF/Windows-based desktop software to support divorce attorneys in organizing clients' asset information effectively.

Joined an early-stage social-media market research startup to bolster their technical strength. Created algorithms and implementations for finding trends and correlations between Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn social data and survey responses. Built a responsive, mobile-friendly, cross-browser survey platform used by major retailers and market research firms.

KC-135 Technical Lead: Directly responsible for all enhancements for largest client, managing a team of four developers in the design and delivery of new modules and maintenance of existing modules. Performance Team Lead: Led a major performance improvement effort for a C#/ASP.NET .mil website. Set up test environment, built a comprehensive evaluation benchmark, and led classes on programming for performance. Rebuilt several major areas of site to meet user expectation and performance benchmarks. System performance improved by several orders of magnitude. Worked with the following technologies: ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, jQuery, LINQ To SQL, Entity Framework 4, Microsoft SharePoint®

Joined and later took over technical leadership of the JSSEO Architecture model compiler team. Invented, designed, and implemented the JSSEO Plugin Framework, which replaced the majority of the IABM’s underlying C++ architecture with a more flexible and clearly-defined foundation. Improved outside visibility, access, and exposure to internal model compiler work through a Wiki site, a source repository, and working towards release as open source.

Interpreted and reimplemented MATLAB-based sensor association algorithms in C++ for use as a test harness for the IABM. Later, redesigned the system to be used as a template for sensor adaptation layer development by combat system integrators, and as an example of use of the JSSEO Plugin Framework.

http://www.jitbpuzzles.com

Conceived, designed, and developed a prototype system for computer identification of bird songs by Bayesian pattern recognition. Programmed real-time audio capture and segmentation, and developed recognition algorithms for use under both Windows (C++ and Matlab) and the TI DSP/BIOS embedded operating system.