Joel Scott
VP Platform Engineering
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolJoel Scott is a product-focused engineering executive with 15+ years of hands-on experience taking hardware-software products from concept to mass deployment in millions of homes. As Chief Product & Engineering Officer and prior Head of Product & Engineering roles, he has driven manufacturing-ready designs, RF and regulatory certification, and infrastructure modernizations that measurably improved margin, speed, and delivery cadence. His career spans IoT medical devices, consumer sensors, telecom hardware, and defense tooling, and he pairs deep mechanical and PCB expertise with cloud and data-driven product improvements. Joel runs a personal machine shop and prototyping studio, accelerating prototype-to-production cycles and enabling rapid, AI-driven continuous prototyping that cut prototype time by 90%. Based in Calgary, he combines academic rigor (M.A.Sc.) with pragmatic manufacturing and supply-chain experience to launch award-winning products that sit in the top 5% for customer satisfaction.
11 years of coding experience
Radical Innovation, Professional Certificate in Applied Innovation and Technology, Radical Innovation, Professional Certificate in Applied Innovation and Technology at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering at University of Calgary
English, French
Github Skills (1)
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Github contributions (5)
Nerves-Boards/Sense
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
A breakout board for those interested in outdoor activities or environmental monitoring
Contributions:10 commits, 2 PRs, 8 pushes in 3 months
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Nerves-Boards/Mass
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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