Scott is a seasoned lower middle market private equity Board member, advisor, and C-Suite executive. He has over forty years of deep experience across the Electronics, Contract Manufacturing, Machining, and Metal Finishing industry sectors.
Scott started his career with NCR as an electrical engineer and gained manufacturing and leadership experience in the OEM electronics industry. This particular division of NCR, now owned by AT&T, performed low volume, high mix contract manufacturing for multiple tier 1 customers in both circuit board and complete system builds. From there Scott moved to Plexus as the Director of Customer programs, overseeing multiple defense and aerospace customers where he concluded his time with Plexus as VP of Operations overseeing all of Plexus’s manufacturing sites and ~1000 employees.
After Plexus, Scott was President of EMT International, a vertically aligned OEM machine manufacturer for the digital print and label industry. While at EMT, he oversaw all aspects of the company, working directly with customers to identify needs and create products to meet/exceed the needs of the market and completed an add-on acquisition in Europe.
Scott then moved to Pioneer Metal Finishing as President and COO overseeing 7 facilities spread throughout the U.S. and Mexico. During his tenure with Pioneer, he focused on standardizing operations and customer service excellence. At Pioneer, Scott was involved with multiple add-on acquisitions under PE ownership.
Scott lives in Hutchinson, MN with his wife, four children and four grandchildren. He’s gone back to his small town, farming roots buying a farm and adding chickens and soon to be beef cattle. His best days are spent with his grandchildren followed close behind by fixing and restoring anything old. Scott’s current line up includes a 1940 Ford tractor, 1946 Indian Chief, 1984 Harley plus various other bikes and tractors.