Speaker
John Scott
OSD/AS&C, Open Technology Development Concept, RadiantBlue Technologies
John Scott (employed at RadiantBlue Technologies) is the project leader of DOD’s Open Technology Development Initiative, which lays the groundwork for streamlined adoption of open source methodologies with DOD, which includes both the adoption (including testing) of private sector open source code and the formation of internal communities of interest around DOD systems, including classified systems. He has held senior positions in technology companies, including three start-ups, including management of software development teams and rapid ramp-up of consulting practices. John holds an MS in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and a BA in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University. He has been a repeat speaker at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (and served on the conference committee of its predecessor, Peer-to-Peer), and is a featured speaker at this year’s O’Reilly Open Source Conference.
