Scott Gorton

Scott Gorton is the current CFO at Apton Biosystems. Prior to their current position, they served as the VP of Finance and Administration at Azingo, Inc. from January 2006 to December 2010. At Azingo, Scott established and developed the company's finance and administration from the start-up phase. Scott partnered with the CEO to manage the acquisition of technology and operations by Motorola. Scott also directed Accounting, Finance, budgets, cash management, audits, Legal, Tax, HR, IT, and Facilities. Scott negotiated technology and customer agreements with Vodafone, LGE, Samsung, and other companies. Scott completed audits with PwC and evaluated acquisition candidates. Scott also developed and maintained the company financial model. Some of their notable accomplishments include preparing the initial financial plan that led to a $30M Series A financing and $7.5M debt facility. Scott also oversaw the network installation and facilities moves.

Scott Gorton has earned both a MBA in Finance and a BA in Social Sciences from well-renowned universities. Scott first attended Cornell University for their undergraduate degree and then went on to The Wharton School for their MBA.

They are on a team with Scott Gablenz - Senior Scientist, Bryan Staker - Founder & CTO, and Norman Burns - Director, Chemistry. Their manager is John Hanna, CEO.