Scott Boutwell

Scott Boutwell

Corporate Development in Sustainability & AEC Sectors; Guest Columnist on Greenbiz, TriplePundit, Cleantech.com & ENN

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Managing Partner at C - Level Strategies LLC
Past
  • Sr. Director of Sales and Services at Datafusion
  • Senior Industry Director, EHS Applications (Global Energy Vertical) at Oracle Corporation
  • VP of Business Development at Dames & Moore Group (acquired by URS) at URS Corp.
  • Senior Scientist, IT Corp. (acquired by Shaw) at Shaw Group Inc.
  • Senior Engineer at Anderson - Nichols Co. Inc.
  • Project Manager, Environmental Systems Group at SAIC
Education
  • Stanford University
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of Rhode Island
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Renewables & Environment
Websites

Scott Boutwell’s Summary

Scott directs C- Level Strategies, a boutique consulting firm providing 'go to market' strategies, alliance & business development, tech commercialization, and corporate development services to clients in:

- Cleantech & Sustainability Technologies
- AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction)
- Environmental Mgt/ Corporate Governance

Highlights of his career:

• 25 yrs experience, with leadership roles at technology & consulting firms in team building, strategy development, and business development at companies such as Oracle, URS Corporation, and Shaw Group

• Published extensively, invited speaker / panelist, and thought leader in sustainability market segments of buildings / facilities, water, and environmental mgt systems

• Developed & implemented innovative growth & corporate development strategies for emerging business lines at both consulting and technology firms such as Autodesk, American Institute of Architects, Abeam Consulting LTD, Visual Numerics, and others.

• Highly networked ‘hands on’ business developer; with over $30M in consulting revenues alone

(Please see my blog (link above) for articles on sustainability & AEC market trends and growth strategies; published in ENN, Greenbiz.com, Cleantech.com, TriplePundit.com, and Celsias.com).

Scott Boutwell’s Specialties:

• Corporate Development & Strategy in Engineering Design & Environmental Mgt Industries

• Sustainability Technology Adoption & Commercialization

• Business Development for emerging technology solutions


Scott Boutwell’s Experience

  • Managing Partner

    C - Level Strategies LLC

    (Renewables & Environment industry)

    January 1999Present (9 years 10 months)

    Key projects include:

    • Developed innovative enterprise solutions market strategy for global E&Cs for Autodesk; providing immediate competitiveness in this segment

    • Led executive level business development & industry strategy for Autodesk and closed 2 $MM enterprise deals in minimal time, & leveraged knowledge across accounts

    • Led strategic planning for new direction of the AIA Contract Document Software Group

    • Developing (current) US launch strategy for EMEA based asset management technology company; positioning sustainability value for competitive differentiation

    • Developed & implemented a strategic alliance with SAP in record time for a software client; greatly accelerating their time to market

    • Developed growth strategy for analytics firm with highly complex technology

    • Recruited executives & built management teams at GuruNet, Confer Software, VerticalNet, Personic Software; succeeding where other search firms failed

  • Sr. Director of Sales and Services

    Datafusion

    (Computer Software industry)

    June 1998December 1998 (7 months)

    Re-defined business value and positioning, and recruited early clients such as Lockheed at this early stage tech firm in SF, which provided knowledge management & mapping solutions for energy, environmental, and services based client sectors.

  • Senior Industry Director, EHS Applications (Global Energy Vertical)

    Oracle Corporation

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ORCL; Computer Software industry)

    December 1996June 1998 (1 year 7 months)

    Recruited to resuscitate this business group; led new market & business strategy, positioning, solution marketing, and industry strategy. Highlights:

    • Grew pipeline over 500% in one year

    • Recommended, developed & implemented a divestiture strategy to a partner who could provide more domain expertise and integrate with multiple vertical solutions at Oracle

  • VP of Business Development at Dames & Moore Group (acquired by URS)

    URS Corp.

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; URS; Environmental Services industry)

    February 1988November 1996 (8 years 10 months)

    Leadership in operations, business development, and corporate development over a nine year period at this management & engineering consulting company. Highlights:

    • Sold and led successful risk management programs at $MM level for clients such as HP, Chevron, and PG&E

    • Launched new business in chemical risk management across company (120 offices)

    • Created on-site partnering project with strategic client (HP); managing 50 staff, and significantly reducing client’s environmental risk and associated costs

    • Personally responsible for over $30M in consulting revenues

  • Senior Scientist, IT Corp. (acquired by Shaw)

    Shaw Group Inc.

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

    April 1985September 1987 (2 years 6 months)

    Directed risk assessment & management projects for clients such as Diamond Shamrock, Union Carbide, Dow Chemical, ORNL, and other hazardous waste site operators and responsible parties. Led all client development efforts for this group.

  • Senior Engineer

    Anderson - Nichols Co. Inc.

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Environmental Services industry)

    June 1982April 1985 (2 years 11 months)

    Provided project management, business development, and project execution services for environmental consulting firm that developed chemical transport & fate models for water, air, and soil media. Clients included EPA, EPRI, and EEI, among others.

  • Project Manager, Environmental Systems Group

    SAIC

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    March 1979September 1981 (2 years 7 months)

    Managed regulatory compliance, market studies, and technology evaluation projects for USEPA, DOT, OSHA, and DOE clients.


Scott Boutwell’s Education

  • Stanford University

    Executive Certificate, Advanced Management College, August 1995August 1995

  • University of California, Davis

    MS, Engineering Science, 19811982

    Interdisciplinary major between the Civil Engineering and Water Science departments

  • University of Rhode Island

    BS, Biology & Chemistry, 19731977


Additional Information

Scott Boutwell’s Websites:

Scott Boutwell’s Interests:

Windsurfing, snowboarding, trail running.

Scott Boutwell’s Groups:

  •    Club ex-Oracle.org
  •    Renewable Energy Business Network
  •    Water Professionals
  •    Sustainability Working Group
  •    Sustainable Investment Forum
  •    Green & Sustainability Innovators & Innovation Network
  •    M & A advisors
  •    Clean Tech Open
  •    University of California, Davis Network
  •    Sustainability Professionals
  •    Environment, Health & Safety Compliance Network
  •    SAIC CONNECTIONS
  •    AIA San Francisco
  •    Governance, Risk and Compliance Management (GRC)
  •    The OracAlumni Network
  •    Collaborative BIM Advocates
  •    GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals

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  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
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