Charles Scott

Charles Scott has a diverse work experience in the IT industry. Charles is currently the Director of IT at Federal Defenders of New York Inc., a position they have held since June 2021. Prior to this, they worked as an IT Project Manager at Genesis Software Consulting Corp. from June 2019 to June 2021.

Before that, Charles served as the Director of IT Operations at Color Of Change from December 2017 to April 2019. In this role, they managed a team that provided complete support for the company's IT infrastructure across multiple office locations. Charles was responsible for developing and implementing long-term IT operations strategies and policies.

From April 2015 to April 2017, Charles worked at Credit Suisse as part of the Project Delivery team. Charles managed the procurement and installation of new technical infrastructure and ensured that all service providers completed their tasks on time. Charles also handled server utilization through capacity planning and replacement.

Charles has also worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. as part of the Infrastructure Service Delivery team from September 2009 to December 2014. Charles managed a team responsible for ensuring the proper performance of various applications and reducing the number of faults within the global infrastructure.

Prior to that, Charles worked as the VP Infrastructure Support at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from July 2007 to September 2009. Charles managed a team of server administrators and database administrators and oversaw recruiting, training, and resource allocation.

Charles began their career at Citigroup in November 1994 as part of the Global Vulnerability and Threat Management team. Charles developed a team responsible for vulnerability reporting and played a key role in reducing overdue vulnerabilities, helping the company receive a passing OCC control rating.

Charles also worked at Salomon Brothers, where they managed a team responsible for global systems integration for the Solaris platform. Charles helped negotiate critical technology contracts, resulting in cost savings for the company.

Overall, Charles Scott has extensive experience in IT project management, IT operations, infrastructure delivery, and vulnerability management.

Charles Scott earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Brooklyn College, which they attended from 1983 to 1985. Charles then pursued a Master's degree in Management Information Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology from 1996 to 1998. In addition to their formal education, Charles also obtained a certification in ITILv3 from APMG-International in October 2015.