Scott Davis

Current

• Founder & Managing Partner at BluWater Consulting

Past

• Regional Director at Inteliant Corporation
• Customer Support Manager at Lucent Technologies (Formally Mosaix)
• Director - System Integration at Micropath, Inc.

• Operations Manager at First Data Corporation

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Education

• Gonzaga University

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Scott Davis’s Summary

As Managing Partner and BluWater's founder, Scott brings over 20 years of experience in IT and professional services, with expertise in program management, planning, systems integration, business development and technical analysis. As President & CEO, Scott led BluWater to achieve recognition as Washington State's Fastest Growing Private Company achieving 1,526% growth in 2006 and as the 181st Fastest Growing Private Company by Inc. Magazine with 1,143% growth in 2007. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Washington Businesses. Scott is also an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year nominee (2008, 2009).

Prior to BluWater, Scott served as a consultant and acting Vice President of Professional Services for his client One2One Dynamics (a Cendent subsidiary), where he developed the service delivery process for the company. He also served as Regional Director at Inteliant Corporation, leading engagements and building solutions for Fortune 500 companies. Scott earned a Bachelor's degree from Gonzaga University in Economics and Political Science, with minors in MIS and Computer Science.

Scott Davis’s Specialties:

Start Up Experience, Managing Fast Growth, Mergers and Acquisitions, Turn Around Expertise, Running a small, but large company, Negotiations, Employment Law.

Scott Davis’s Experience

• Founder & Managing Partner

  BluWater Consulting

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2000 — Present (9 years 3 months)

  Started BluWater Consulting in May of 2000. Took the company’s revenue from $140,000 in 2000 to over $16MM in 2008. The company is now responsible for the careers of 135 employees in the Seattle Metro area. I have successfully completed the merger with Endeavor Consulting in the first quarter of 2009. We are now fully engaged in the rebranding of Endeavor to BluWater Consulting. Day to day, I conduct short and long term strategic planning and execution on the direction of services for our company. Map business opportunities with internal delivery capabilities. Drive sales, recruiting and marketing in client acquisition efforts. Manage consulting and solution relationships. Identify business/product/service areas and opportunities that may benefit from our innovative technology solution services.
  
  My responsibilities also include the development of BluWater's services, recruiting and pricing strategies. Prepare short and long-term plans for BluWater's development, sales, marketing and support efforts. Operate as a spokesperson and evangelist for promoting BluWater's services to our clients. Develop alliances and partnerships to develop best-of-breed solutions and leverage of existing client relationships. Focus on key mergers and acquisitions that will enhance BluWater’s services and growth.

• Regional Director

  Inteliant Corporation

  (Computer & Network Security industry)

  April 1998 — May 2000 (2 years 2 months)

  Responsible for the growth of the eBusiness consulting group. Areas of responsibility included business development, product development, training, recruiting, and establishing strategic partner relationships. Service offerings included Strategic Technologies, Program Management and specialized solutions. Served as a mentor for the staff and provided leadership in the area of eBusiness architectures and business process improvement. Also led the corporate branding effort, which included brand development and creative execution of a new corporate identity, print system (style guides) and Web site. The Inteliant name was relatively new and as such required positioning and a family of brand assets to accurately reflect its leadership in the middle-market consulting space. While staffing and outsourcing remained important revenue streams, the new brand was designed to speak to the highly desirable Fortune 1000.

• Customer Support Manager

  Lucent Technologies (Formally Mosaix)

  (Telecommunications industry)

  February 1996 — April 1998 (2 years 3 months)

  Led all aspects of project implementations and technical support of leading edge work flow and call center technologies. Areas of responsibility included project management, resource allocation, training, P&L, software specifications, metrics, managing site preparations. Led ISO 9001 certification for department. Other roles while at Lucent include, Sr. Project Manager and Unix, System Administrator.

• Director - System Integration

  Micropath, Inc.

  (Computer Software industry)

  January 1998 — April 1998 (4 months)

  Responsible for revenue the generation of the consulting organization in the West, Mid-West and Mid-Atlantic regions. As a key member of Micropath's Senior Management Team, areas of responsibility included business development, product development, recruiting, and establishing product partner relationships. The consulting service offerings under my direction included Technology Asset Management and Product Integration.

• Operations Manager

  First Data Corporation

  (Public Company; FDC; Financial Services industry)

  November 1994 — February 1995 (4 months)

  Areas of responsibility included; strategic planning for IS and Telecommunication systems, employee performance reviews, staff recruiting, training and managing other internal resources, client performance and product reviews, and facilities planning. Hired to close down Seattle Operations Center.

Scott Davis’s Education

• Gonzaga University

  BA , Economics, Political Science, Computer Science , 1987 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  Cycling, Student Judicial Team,

Additional Information

Scott Davis’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Scott Davis’s Interests:

Competitive Cycling, New Tech, Skiing

Scott Davis’s Groups:

Inc. 500 Alumni
Association of Washington Business - Director

•    CyberSleuths
•    Executive Suite
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Consultants Network
•    FastTrack 100 (6,500+ members!)
•    T-Mobile Seattle
•    Gonzaga Alumni Association
•    Winning Workplaces
•    Lucent Technologies Alumni Network
•    Global Executive Exchange
•    BluWater Consulting Alumni- Past & Present
•    Vice President Alumni
•    The Recruiter Training Center

Scott Davis’s Honors:

• E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee - 2009
• E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee - 2008
• 181st Fastest Growing Company - 2007
• Top 10 Companies in Seattle, WA - 2007
• Top 15 Service Companies in Seattle, WA - 2007
• Fastest Growing Company in Washington - 2006
• Tech Leaders U of W - Speaker Series 2005

Scott Davis’s Contact Settings

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