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Scott Darden

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Director of Engineering at Vast.ai; previously oversaw development of a real-time video synthetic aperture radar.

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At Vast.ai, I work as Director of Engineering. Previously, at Goleta Star LLC, I oversaw development of a real-time video synthetic aperture radar, an obstacle detection software product, and a moving target indicator radar.

At Valor Performance, Inc., I managed a technology team improving a 1-1 performance coaching platform. I launched AI-based initiatives for coach matching, prospecting, content recommendations, and impact analytics.

As Interim Chief Technology Officer for fintech, crypto, and social startups, I managed software teams across three companies. At Crowdfunder, I worked on improving its equity crowdfunding platform and was responsible for product, engineering, technical operations, architecture, data science, and QA.

At NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, I researched digital signal processing and communications and designed an OFDM system that was implemented in hardware and completed nine successful flight tests. That work won the Milcom 2003 best paper award in a classified section and was standardized by the US Air Force. I hold M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Vast.ai logoVA
Current

Director of Engineering

Sep 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Worked as Director of Engineering at Vast.ai.

Valor Performance, Inc. logoVI

Chief Technology Officer

Apr 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Managed a technology team continually improving  a 1-1 performance coaching platform. Launched several AI based initiatives including coach matching, prospecting, content recommendation, and impact analytics.

Fintech, Crypto, Social Startups logoFS

Interim Chief Technology Officer

Sep 2021 - Apr 2022 (7 months)

Managed software teams for three companies in the cryptocurrency, social, and payment spaces.

Goleta Star LLC logoGL

Chief Technology Officer

Jun 2016 - Sep 2021 (5 years 3 months)

Oversaw development of the world’s smallest real-time video synthetic aperture radar, an obstacle detection software product and a moving target indicator radar. Wrote and won several business proposals and represented the company in new business negotiations.

Crowdfunder logoCR

Chief Technology Officer

Jan 2015 - May 2016 (1 year 4 months)

Continuous improvement of the company's equity crowdfunding platform. Responsible for product,
engineering, technical operations, architecture, data science and QA.

UN

Chief Technology Officer

Unselfish

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 (11 months)

Lead the development of the Unselfish mobile application—an app that matches people with opportunities based on the causes that they are passionate about.

Devizan logoDE

Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Dec 2007 - Jan 2014 (6 years 1 month)

Lead the development of the company's flagship product, an online Agile coding suite that allows teams a level of transparency and collaboration that had never been seen before.

Maintained awareness of both the external and internal competitive landscape, opportunities for expansion, customers, markets, new industry developments and standards.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory logoNL

Technical Staff

Apr 2000 - Aug 2008 (8 years 4 months)

Research in digital signal processing and communications.

Lead designer for a dual channel OFDM system with turbo and LDPC coding and spatial diversity for high Doppler, Multipath, low SNR environment. Project manager and lead designer for implementing this design in hardware and completing a series of nine successful flight tests. This work won the Milcom 2003 best paper award in a classified

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UC

University of Southern California

Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering

2000 - 2001

UC

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

1995 - 2001

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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