Scott Stanford

Scott Stanford is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in cloud and platform engineering roles, currently serving as a Senior Platform Engineer and FinOps Practitioner at NetApp since February 2012. Scott has successfully automated multi-hyperscaler FinOps reporting, led the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practice, and developed Splunk dashboards for SRE metrics. Previous positions at NetApp focused on platform automation and IT architecture, with significant contributions to AWS optimizations and VDI deployments. Prior to NetApp, Scott held senior architect roles at Synopsys Inc and Avant!, where responsibilities included global ClearCase support, infrastructure architecture for version control systems, and system administration, demonstrating a strong background in automation and performance improvements across various technologies.