Scott Ganz
President at Makher Platz Inc.
Gresham, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Ganz is a seasoned technology and business leader with 14 years of experience building and scaling mission-focused engineering organizations across federal, defense, and commercial sectors. As President of Makher Platz Inc. and former R&D director and operator at firms supporting DARPA, DHS, and the intelligence community, he blends strategic vision with hands-on delivery in data, cloud, cyber, and C4ISR systems. He has a track record of turning prototypes into operational capabilities—leading rapid prototyping, SBIR transitions, and program-level integrations that solved complex national-security problems. Known for creating and growing divisions from the ground up, Scott combines technical depth in data management, ML/AI, and DevSecOps with business development and capture leadership. Based in Gresham, Oregon, he balances an entrepreneurial drive with practical program execution and a knack for building “places for doers” where engineering meets mission impact. Unobvious detail: alongside executive roles he maintains a developer’s curiosity—self-described as a “part-time web geek” and active in rapid prototyping initiatives.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Github Skills (163)
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irc-bot10
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Asparagirl/LeafSeek
Jan 2012 - Mar 2014
Contributions:4 commits in 2 years 1 month
Asparagirl/ArchiveBot
Nov 2016 - Nov 2017
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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