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Jared Scott

CEO & Founder @ Variable
Entrepreneur, Software Engineer, & Founder. Interested in the intersection of humanity and technology. Believes in increasing transparency of engineering practices. Uses experiences from living abroad in Japan and Taiwan to create empathic & culturally sensitive designs. Focus on cross cultural design.
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高低軟體資訊有限公司 (Variable)
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University of Washington
Taipei, 台灣

Skills

Javascript
React.js
Python
UI/UXDesign
Team Management
Team Leadership
Interaction Design
Full Stack Web Development
Node.js
Angular
Pipeline Development
Information Management
TypeScript
SASS/SCSS
Typescript
Communication

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Japanese
Professional
Chinese
Intermediate

Work experiences

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Founder

高低軟體資訊有限公司 (Variable)
Full-time

May 2017 ~ Present
Taiwan
Variable designs software for industries such as adTech, Fitness, Health, and Education. Variable has engagements with some of the worlds largest companies to create functional, beautifully designed solutions. As founder, I use my expertise and knowledge of the industry to grow the customer base. Current & previous customers include Convertro, Oath, Verizon, Dyaco (岱宇國際), Giant Group (巨大集團), and Measured.

Director of Engineering - Front End

Measured
Full-time

Oct 2020 ~ Mar 2023
2 yrs 6 mos
Taiwan
Led a team of 15+ software engineers. Helped Measured to create a beautiful and interactive solution for the Marketing Analytics space. Designing from the ground-up a beautiful product that is intuitive for clients. Working with the entire Measured team to develop a lasting design that is extensible both for the developers and the users.

Senior Software Engineer

Oath
Full-time

May 2018 ~ Jun 2019
1 yr 2 mos
Taiwan
Internal role change after the merger of Convertro with Oath. Led UI/UX design on internal projects, contributed as a senior software engineer, IC5.

Head of UI Development & Interaction Design

Convertro
Full-time

Jul 2012 ~ Jan 2019
6 yrs 7 mos
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Led Convertro Dashboard development team through an acquisition by AOL, and later an acquisition by Verizon. Responsible for managing the user experience and interactivity for Convertro's Dashboard. Iterating on the user interface constantly to make sure that Convertro's incredible wealth of data is both easy to understand and simple to navigate. Work in conjunction with the product team to develop new and innovative methods of gaining utility from marketing analytic platforms. Leading change of dashboard codebase to industry standards, including ReactJS.

Front End Software Engineer

Coverity
Full-time

Jul 2010 ~ Sep 2012
2 yrs 3 mos
San Francisco, CA, USA
Developed numerous jQuery Widgets. Subclassed and improved jQuery UI's Dialog and Autocomplete widgets. Worked methodically to implement well-tested features. Led conversations regarding UI/UX issues. Converted from using YUI/prototypeJS to modern Javascript (jQuery, Angular, Backbone.js) libraries, CSS (lessCSS, SASS/SCSS) libraries, and HTML practices. Completed numerous projects from specifications requiring both backend, frontend, and design work. Worked with team members to complete projects within budgeted time. Created and managed graphical elements using Adobe tools.

Lead Developer

RAMPgreen
Full-time

Jan 2010 ~ Jun 2010
6 mos
Kirkland, WA, USA
Oversaw and rapidly prototyped multiple consumer facing products as well as B2B solutions using Ruby on Rails, Java, and other programming languages. Designed a network architecture using standard methodologies. Implemented CouchDB and wiki 2.0 platforms. Contributed to open source projects including jQuery and jQuery UI. Researched and prototyped SMS, Callback, and chat functionalities in a cloud architecture. Heavy focus on creating RESTful API’s. Prototyped a semantic information web application.

Lead Developer

Independent Contractor/Self-Employed
Full-time

Oct 2009 ~ Apr 2010
7 mos
Seattle, WA, USA
Worked with client to implement a content management tool using Drupal. Built a user-interface, created a consistent UI theme, as well as developed an information taxonomy. Demonstrated solution to client as well as provided training on using Drupal.

Web Developer

HomeSavvi
Full-time

Oct 2008 ~ Nov 2009
1 yr 2 mos
Seattle, WA, USA
One of two Program Managers. Used the agile development methodology to quickly build new site designs and make architectural changes. Interfaced daily with all aspects of the company – from marketing to sales operations. Managed the IT infrastructure and developed solutions to meet increased demand. Implemented Google Analytics and Multi-Image uploading. Worked with all aspects of Drupal: wrote modules, implemented performance enhancements, oversaw UI design rollout, and customized the UI theme.
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Student Technician / Developer

University of Washington - Seattle
Full-time

Jun 2007 ~ Sep 2007
4 mos
Seattle, WA, USA
Worked within the Mechanical Engineering Department maintaining the IT infrastructure. Facilitated the deployment of 3 computer labs, each with around 20 computers. Used technologies such as Norton Ghost and Deepfreeze to maintain computer labs. Maintained and developed the Mechanical Engineering Department's web technologies.

Educations

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University of Washington

Bachelor of Science (BS)
Informatics

2005 - 2009
3.8/4 GPA
Activities and societies
Informatics Undergraduate Association (IUGA), Language Exchange, FIUTS
Description
Studied abroad in Japan for over a year. Spent 6 months working on an informative Capstone project which defined international events at the University of Washington as Information Grounds, or places where information is spontaneously shared.
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Ritsumeikan University

Associate’s Degree
Japanese

2007 - 2008
3.6/4 GPA
Activities and societies
Volunteered at a Kyoto public day care, Ballroom Dancing at the Kyoto public library, and boxing
Description
Studied abroad and graduated from the Study in Kyoto Program. Completed the highest level of language study and had the opportunity to take University-Level Japanese Classes. Traveled extensively for 2 months speaking exclusively in Japanese.
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国際クリスト教大学

Associate’s Degree
Japanese

2005 - 2005
4/4 GPA
Description
Intensive Japanese Study program prior to entering bachelor studies.

Everett Community College

Associate’s Degree
Network Engineering

2003 - 2005
3.7/4 GPA
Description
Focused studies on Japanese and Computer networking with a focus on windows based networks running Active Directory

Licenses & Certifications

日本語能力試験 N2

Japanese Government

Credential ID: n/a
Issued Jun 2009
No expiration
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