(Recommendations from Linked-In Profile)
“I have the highest regard for Mr. Killen's knowledge of project management, experience in software development, and superb skills as a people manager and team builder. He ranks at the top of a list of over a dozen I've worked under over the years. Scott has an uncommon balance of directness about his goals and the direction he wants to go, while also being very encouraging and helpful in getting his team members to grow professionally.” January 29, 2008
David Stewart , Technical Project Manager , Charles Schwab, reported to Scott at Cybertrader Inc.
“Scott brought serious project management to CyberTrader (A Charles Schwab Company). He established the team and the processes that continue to be used today. Scott took industry best practices, along with input from across the company, and came up with an approach that supports delivering a high amount of new technology and techincal changes to production consistently. Scott planned strategically the direction of project management, and implemented it over time. This is key in any change.” January 15, 2008
Chris von Schweinitz , Director, Product Development , CyberTrader, worked directly with Scott at Cybertrader Inc.
“When Scott joined CyberTrader as a Technical Project Manager, there were no project managers, no formal process to speak of, and consequently no way to deliver software products predictably and reliably. Everything was done in an ad-hoc fashion with plenty of good intentions, ample hard work, and lots and lots of mistakes. In a relatively short period, Scott was able to transform much of that chaos into orderly, semi-productive process. Despite initial skepticism and doubt, Scott persevered and persisted. Not only did he introduce formal project management and software development processes to the company, he also helped build the tools to support the process and led the group in charge of defining and streamlining the process. To date, we still use much of the tools, artifacts, precedents, and guidelines Scott helped create and introduce. We owe him a great deal. As a colleague, Scott was passionate, fair and articulate. While we sometimes had our conflicts and disagreements, he was always respectful towards me and a consummate professional. I also experienced him to be personable, engaging, and friendly. He was a good speaker, presenter, moderator, and manager. I wholeheartedly endorse Scott as a Technical Project Manager.” January 14, 2008
Yasser Farra , Director of Software Development , Charles Schwab, worked with Scott at Cybertrader Inc.
“What can I say about Scott that his friends, colleagues, peers and business partners do not already know? Foremost, he is an incredibly ethical and good human being, who possesses a great sense of humor and a gift for "storytelling". He is loyal, committed and always manages to find time to help others. He also happens to be an expert in his field and the finest example I can personally cite of how much positive impact one individual can have in an organization. Scott was chartered with the immense task of developing, defining and implementing structure and process in an environment that did little to embrace such concepts. While no one working at CyberTrader during that time could honestly tell you that Scott was set up for success, somehow he defied the odds. Scott's contribution to the company was tremendous and set the standard for technical project management as the firm knows it today.” October 3, 2007
Chris Dittus , Director of Human Resources , CyberTrader, Inc./Charles Schwab, worked with Scott at Cybertrader Inc.
“Aside from being an all-around nice guy, Scott is a very able professional. At CyberTrader, Scott was put into a challenging role where he was in charge of dragging the PD&T staff kicking and screaming into adopting best practices for project management. He does a great job in getting teams to efficiently focus on key priorities. We still use many of the processes that Scott implemented.” April 28, 2006
James Kupfer worked with Scott at Cybertrader Inc.
“Scott had a very difficult charter. There was not much in the way of software development process at CyberTrader before his arrival. He essentially created the tools and process for requirements gathering, bug tracking, and reporting. For the first time in our development history, all parties were in sync. Scott is an excellent mediator, strong problem solver, and good friend.” October 24, 2005
Jerry Sanchez , Director, Technology Services , CyberTrader, worked with Scott at Cybertrader Inc.