Scott Wilson ("That Software Guy")

Current

Project Manager at The Nielsen Company
Proprietor at That Software Guy (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

Senior Software Engineer at Nielsen Media Research
Senior Systems Analyst at Certegy, Inc.
Contract Software Developer at Capital One Financial

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Education

McMaster University

Recommended

13 people have recommended Scott

Connections

141 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

Scott Wilson ("That Software Guy")’s Summary

Two decades of of experience designing and implementing advanced software applications in I.T. and telecommunications.

* Highly creative and practical: conceives and implements software designs for exceptional functionality and financial results.
* Extensive experience with C, C++, Unix, Linux and Java.
* Past projects range from Network Management tools on Sparcstation platform to embedded systems running under VxWorks and Linux.

I also operate a consulting practice called That Software Guy.

Certifications: PMP, SCJP, CCNA.

Scott Wilson ("That Software Guy")’s Specialties:

unix, linux, c, c++, java, project management, embedded, client-server, XML, protocols, eclipse, SQL, databases, scripting, Zen Cart, shopping cart, CMS

Scott Wilson ("That Software Guy")’s Experience

Project Manager

The Nielsen Company

(Privately Held; Information Services industry)

January 2008 — Present (10 months)

Responsible for the Media Monitoring System Remote Sites, a network of computers which gather reference data for Nielsen. Matrix management of staff and peer groups (local, remote and offshore), proposal and analysis authoring, change and problem management, release oversight, vendor negotiation and relationship management.
Proprietor
That Software Guy (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

June 2003 — Present (5 years 5 months)

That Software Guy is a microconsultancy focused on web development and software design. Lately I have been developing software for Zen Cart, an open source shopping cart application for SMBs. My two most successful modifications to Zen Cart, Better Together and Quantity Discounts, have been downloaded over 10,000 times.