Lead Architect - Virtualization at Quest Software
Greater Chicago Area
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- Lead Architect - Virtualization Business at Quest Software
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- Vice President: Product Engineering at Invirtus, Inc
- Director of Research and Development at Vizioncore, inc.
- VMware Solutions Lead at Analysts International
- Sr. Network Engineer at RapidApp
- System Architect at Zurich North American Insurance
- Network Engineer at NWCR
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Scott Herold’s Summary
Software and Systems architect who is a pioneer in the virtualization industry. Recognized subject matter expert and co-author of two virtualization books surrounding VMware technologies. Current focus is on technical analysis and alignment of M&A activity within virtualization.
Scott Herold’s Specialties:
Software Engineering, Technology Analysis, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Security, Communications, Storage, M&A, Product Marketing, Sales Messaging
Scott Herold’s Experience
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Lead Architect - Virtualization Business
Quest Software
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; QSFT; Computer Software industry)
January 2008 — Present (2 years )
Generate new product ideas and enhancements into growing line of virtualization products. Review market trends to determine key technologies for integration with existing application portfolio. Perform technical analysis of potential acquisition targets in the virtualization space. Provide continued visibility to overall virtualization strategy.
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Vice President: Product Engineering
Invirtus, Inc
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2007 — December 2007 (6 months)
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Director of Research and Development
Vizioncore, inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Developed and engineered solutions that solved major challenges in virtualization. Played a key role in helping Vizioncore expand and enhance their solutions for both the SMB and Enterprise market space by gathering feedback from partners and customers. Also successfully led the engineering efforts of introducing two new offerings to the Vizioncore product lineup.
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VMware Solutions Lead
Analysts International
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; ANLY; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2006 — March 2006 (3 months)
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Sr. Network Engineer
RapidApp
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Architect and implement solutions utilizing VMware ESX Server and other VMware related products. Projects include server consolidation, datacenter consolidation, and business continuity of virtualization integration.
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System Architect
Zurich North American Insurance
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)
March 2000 — April 2004 (4 years 2 months)
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Network Engineer
NWCR
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1998 — March 2000 (2 years 1 month)
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Scott Herold’s Interests:
Virtualization, Datacenter Technologies, Music, Baseball, BBQ
Scott Herold’s Groups:
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Vizioncore Inc.
Scott Herold’s Honors:
Co-Author of "VMware ESX Server: Advanced Technical Design Guide" and upcoming "VI3: Advanced Technical Design Guide".
Scott Herold’s Contact Settings
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