Scott J Finkel

Senior Product Engineer with strong experience in design, creation, and improvement of scalable web applications. Proven track record as team lead for business-critical initiatives at a Fortune 100 company, with demonstrated results in project leadership and cross-functional team growth.

Professional Experience

Software Engineer, Senior Staff
Feb 2016 – Aug 2023

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | San Diego, California

Lead Design Engineer responsible for the user experience (UX), development, and improvement of new and existing tools focused on Open Source usage and strategy.

Solutions Architect, Staff
Oct 2008 – Feb 2016

Qualcomm | San Diego, California

Designed, developed, and delivered best-practice and standards-based solutions to Finance, Human Resources, Engineering, and IT teams across the company.

Programmer/Analyst, Senior
Jan 2002 – Oct 2008

Qualcomm Inc. | San Diego, California

Projects

Package Analyzer
Case Study
May 2025

An independent case study example of ingesting a package.json file to report on a project's license composition. Includes project brief, mockup, and sample application.

CodeLinaro
Jan 2020 – Mar 2023

An Open Source software distribution platform partnership with Linaro Ltd. focused on security, automation, and customer success.

Software Product Registry
Case Study
Oct 2017 – Jan 2020

A system of record for Open Source software composition created to address the question, “What Open Source is used in my product?”

Core Competencies

User Experience (UX) Design, Front-End Engineering, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Technical Communications, Web Technologies, Software Development Lifecycle, Strategic Thinking, Product Management, Business Process, Enterprise Architecture, Visual Design, Project Planning, Javascript, CSS, HTML, React, Redux, Sass, Typescript, GitHub / git, Axure RP, Adobe Creative Suite, Balsamiq, Agile Development, Best Practices, Code Reviews, User Testing, Software Design, Web Applications, Application Development, Collaborative, Mentorship, Friendly, Inclusive, Requirements Gathering, Solutions Architecture

Technologies & Tools

Languages: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, some Python

Tools: Typescript, Node, React, Redux, Sass, Stylus, Github/git, Axure RP, Balsamiq, Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, English (Creative Writing)
San Diego State University

Conferences