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4 Decades and counting.....

You read that right with 40 + years of experience at your fingertips

I’m Scott Ellis. A product guy, a design guy, I'm an artist, a fix-it-with-a-pocketknife-and-duct-tape guy. I’ve been in the trenches long enough to know what works, what doesn’t, and why most user experiences feel like lukewarm airline food. I build things that people actually want to use, I don’t need a 60-slide deck to explain why they work.

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You should hire me if you want someone who gives a damn. About the product. About the people using it. About the team behind it. I’m not here to make safe bets or pixel-push through mediocrity. I’m here to find the story in the data, to fight for the user, and to ship work that makes us all feel something.

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So if you’re looking for another buzzword-slinger, keep scrolling. But if you want someone who’ll challenge the brief, throw elbows in Figma, and still bring donuts to the morning stand-up....well I’m your guy.

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Featured Portfolio Piece

Day 1 Boxes: Empowering Families on the First Day of School

Featured Portfolio Piece

Creative Brief: Concept Pitch - Liquid Death Ad Campaign

Below is a timeline of the organizations I have supported, brands I have assisted, and the initiatives I have led. 

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1985 - Digital MacGyver.....and so the journey begins.

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1985 - Glacier National Park

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1986 - Stockmans Brewery

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1987 - Moose's Saloon, Montana

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1987 - Namco

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1987 - Atari

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1988 - Big Mountain Ski Resort

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1989 - Missoula Schools - Hellgate Highschool

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1990 - MCAT

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1991 - USAF

    37 countries in 4 years

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1994 - Founding Member of Lonestar Unlimited

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1995 - Aladdin Castle

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1997 - Move to Portland Oregon

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1997 - Sierra Entertainment Systems - Game Designer - Military Advisor

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2004 - U.S. Department of Energy - Computer Forensic Technician

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2004 - Discover-e Legal

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2005 - Legal Tech NY

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2006 - London is calling, big trip to London England for Computer Forensics Training.

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2007 - Vernian Design Company

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2008 - Washington Companies

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2008 - Aivea

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2008 - Port of Seattle

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2008 - Nike

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2008 - 2011 - Microsoft

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2009 - Weyerhaeuser

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2009 - 2011 - Port of Portland

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2009 - 2012 - Slalom Consulting

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2009 - Disney

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2009 - City of Garland

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2010 - Standard Insurance

 

2010 - HomeDepot

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2010 - Portland SharePoint User Group - Take on President of Non-Profit User Group

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2011 - Columbia Sportswear

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2011 - Microsoft Innovations Conference - Speaking on Retention, Records Management, and Litigation Readiness

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2011 - Columbia Distributing

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2012 - 2014 - Portland Trailblazers

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2012 - 2013 - Blount - Oregon Chain

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2012 - 2016 - Microsoft

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2013 - Lattice Semiconductor

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2013 - 2014 - Warn Industries

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2013 - 2016 - Aequitas Capital Management

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2014 - SharePoint Innovations

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2014 - Delta 1 Advisors

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2015 - 2022 - Welocalize

 

2016 - Move to Montana

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2017 - 2018- Jenner and Block, Chicago

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2018 - 2019 - Partnership with PEI - Colorado

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2020 - City of Bend, Oregon

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2020 - 2022 - Shane Co.

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2021 - Well, that happened.

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2021 - Goodwill Industries of Georgia

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2021 - Colorado School of Mines

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2022 - Travel Oregon

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2022 - Red Clay Consulting

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2023 - Downward Dog Training

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2023 - Synovus Bank

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2023 - Founding Making Oregon - Non-Profit

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2023 - Cutsforth

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2023 - University of Oregon

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2023 - 2024 - SymphonyAI

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2023 - 2024 - Seaspan

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2023 - 2024 - Partnership with BlueROCK

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2023 - 2024 - Travel Oregon

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2023 - 2024 - Washington Companies (Under Subscription since 2008)

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2024 - NetWoven

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2024 - 2025 BlueRock Consulting

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2024 - 2025 GE Vernova

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2024 - 2025 Motion Recruitment

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2024 - 2025 Bezos Academy

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2025 City of Gresham

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