Scott Peden,
Lead Engineer

02 / Selected work

A career of building.

1. 2021  —  Present

   Lead Systems Engineer - Application Systems Team, IT Infrastructure

   EverBank, N.A.

   Created various PowerShell tools to streamline various processes and auditing tasks and save the Bank countless labor hours

   Created/Manages various vulnerability remediation scripts (Ciphers, print spool, etc)

   Part of a team of two IT Leads to configure and manage the Bank's Fraud and AML platform.

   Infrastructure laison for migrating Bank from onprem CMS to cloud hosted (Sitecore/.NET/Akamai to Content Stack/Netlify)

2. 2018  —  2021

   Senior Systems Engineer, IT Infrastructure

   TIAA Bank / EverBank

   Supported developers and BAs in multiple LOBs in BAU activities and deployments

   Collaborated with Application Architecture and Business units to create solutions for new sites and services

   Leveraged iRules on F5 for smooth transition during rebranding / changing domains

   Functional understanding of CDNs and limited hands on experience with Akamai

   Supported and performed annual updates for Entrust Identity Guard VPN 2FA solution

   Created multiple PowerShell tools for LanAdmin (Accounts) team to leverage access auditing and account searching

   Technical Lead for onprem SiteCore CMS for public site and helped re-engineer infrastructure to support a highly available architecture

   Performed first successful full DR test of public site

   Administered and performed upgrades of Quest Change Auditor

   Worked in a team of three engineers to manage MSCA Services and install Venafi SSL Management Suite

   Part of multiple OS and SQL EOL upgrades

   Configured and supported JBOSS environment for Pega Robotics installation

   Cross-trained peers and new employees on processes and systems

3. 2012  —  2018

   President / CEO

   Peden Technology, LLC

   Worked with NAP department in two California based hospitals utilizing SSRS and MS SQL to create actionable, custom reports from the EMR database (GE Centricity)

   IT resource on a research project for early detection of bronchospasms during anesthesia by utilizing SQL data

   Created SQL Always On Lab for consulting purposes

   IT partner for a doctor's office in Orange Park, FL

   Reduced downtime by creating backup solutions and scripting solutions

   Ran/terminated network drops for digital X-Ray system and POE Cameras

   *These projects were handed over to other professionals when I was hired at the Bank, allowing me to focus on learning new technologies.

4. 2013  —  2018

   Assistant Director, Enterprise Systems (Systems Integration)

   University of North Florida

   Reported to Director of Enterprise Systems; responsible for a team of ten skilled individuals comprised of two managers, five analysts, and three .NET developers

   Responsible for the successful management of dozens of Enterprise Applications including but not limited to Fund Raising, SharePoint, CMS, Document Imaging, IDMS, DAMS, Course Scheduling, Portal, SSO, LMS, and Custom Applications (Utilizing .NET and IIS) and their integrations

   Technical lead on the successful Canvas implementation and migration of thousands of courses and content from Blackboard (LMS)

   Automated enrollment and course creation in Canvas LMS with PowerShell scripts

   IT implementor and administrator for the University's Contract Routing System (iContracts)

   Lead Web Development to convert UNF web server architecture work in multi-tenant mode

   Suggested and oversaw a project utilizing SSIS, SQL Views, and DB Mailer that saved UNF roughly $10k annually by creating an in-house EFT notification process

   Installed and managed IT's TFS

   Implemented an Asset Management system for Faculty equipment checkout

   Configured and maintained Citrix NetScalers for application load balancing and content switching

   Lead team to upgrading from OnBase 15 to OnBase 17

   Lead charge to investigate, select and implement new portal and mobile product to save the University over $100k annually while providing a better user experience

5. 2007  —  2013

   Application Systems Manager and Analyst

   University of North Florida

   Managed a team of six system administrators on the Systems Integration team who is responsible for many critical applications around campus

   Coordinated, designed and executed a large, multi-system, ground-up upgrade to the University’s LMS

   Responsible for campus SSO in student/staff portal

   Administrator of NetScaler to seamlessly upgrade and migrate various public and private facing applications with rules and content switching.

   Created outage and upgrade communication process and dashboard for public web.

   Created process to streamline the CMS migration process and minimize broken links

6. 2004  —  2007

   Computer Applications Coordinator (Department Tech) – Library (User Services)

   University of North Florida

   Managed library IT (300 workstations and 50 staff)

   Introduced multicast Symantic Ghost to manage the labs for high uptime.

   Reduced support time spent, by library staff, more than 75% on supporting library lab machines.

   Setup and managed an in-house IP-based camera surveillance system

   Setup and managed EZProxy for remote access to the Library’s resources by faculty, staff, and students

7. 2003  —  2004

   Assistant Lab Manager –General Purpose Lab (User Services)

   University of North Florida

   Managed a computer lab with ~300 PC and Macs, including hardware, and licenses.

   Changed the lab over to make sessions stateless so each patron had a fresh experience.