Tom Scott

Current

• Executive Product Manager, BBC Earth at BBC

Past

• Technical Projects Lead at BBC
• Head of Operations at Simulacra
• Project Manager at Simulacra

2 more...

Education

• Oxford Brookes University
• University of York
• Bedford School

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company
• My RSS feed

Tom Scott’s Summary

I am a manager with extensive experience of delivering innovative technical web projects. Skilled in leading teams in the design and development of web applications that are targeted to user and business needs. .

I am currently the Editor for BBC Earth - responsible for the editorial, design and technical development of a programme of work to bring more of the BBC's natural history content online and link up more of what’s already there. Previously I was responsible for the design and development of the BBC's Audio & Music interactive products - including bbc.co.uk/programmes and bbc.co.uk/music.

I’m particularly interested in how to make the web more human literate, linking data the webby way.

Tom Scott’s Specialties:

Linked Data, Domain Driven Design, URLs, Product Management Agile software development, solution design and technical pre sales.

Tom Scott’s Experience

• Executive Product Manager, BBC Earth

  BBC

  (Public Company; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

  I head up BBC Earth (Earth News, Earth Explorers and Wildlife Finder) - a project to bring more of the Natural History Unit’s content online and link up more of what’s already online.

Additional Information

Tom Scott’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company
• My RSS feed

Tom Scott’s Interests:

Technology, Innovation, Internet, Design, Agile software development, Web of Data, Future Media, Information Architecture

Tom Scott’s Honors:

A couple of Interactive Baftas, a UN Information Society award and a Webby nomination.