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Scott Higgins

Director Of Engineering at Dispersive

Scott Higgins has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Scott is currently the Director of Engineering at Dispersive, where they previously served as a Principal Software Engineer. Before joining Dispersive, Scott worked as a Senior Software Engineer at SendOutCards. Prior to that, they were a Developer & Managing Partner at Saturn Five Software.

Scott also has experience at Dispersive Networks, Inc., where they held roles as both a Principal Software Engineer and a Senior Software Engineer. Scott started their career as a Facility Manager at Georgia Institute of Technology, where they managed the facilities aspect of the Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center. Scott also worked as a Building Supervisor and Facility Assistant at CRC during their time at Georgia Tech.

In addition to their software engineering roles, Scott worked as a Freelance Translator on Upwork and held a Software Engineering Internship at Ciena, where they contributed to various software engineering projects. Scott also briefly worked as a Software Developer at Bentonville Merchants.

Scott started their career as a Research Intern at Emory University and CDC, where they gained valuable research experience. Through their career, Scott has showcased their strong technical skills and leadership abilities.

Scott Higgins earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where they studied from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, they attended the Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology from 2008 to 2012, focusing on Mathematics, Science, and Technology. In addition to their formal education, Scott also obtained various certifications, such as Docker Mastery and Go: The Complete Developer's Guide, from Udemy in January 2018. Scott also acquired a certification as a Certified CPR/AED & First Aid Instructor from the American Heart Association | American Stroke Association in January 2017. Furthermore, Scott has a CITI certification from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, although specific details such as the obtained month and year are unavailable.

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Salt Lake City, United States

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Dispersive

Dispersive provides accelerated, private, and secure virtual networking for cloud, branch, mobile device, and embedded IoT. Our radically different, cloud native approach to virtual networking delivers new levels of security, reliability, and performance and provides a foundation for innovation and transformation across industry verticals. BeyondSASE, Dispersive is referenced by some of the most demanding customers in government, financial services, transportation, energy, and other verticals.Inspired by battlefield-proven wireless radio techniques, the Dispersive™ Virtualized Network (DVN) dynamically splits session-level IP traffic at the device, edge or cloud into smaller, independent and individually encrypted packet streams. Algorithms at the edge and core work together to accelerate application speed and move traffic away from attacks and QoS issues.The DVN’s Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) enables partners to securely connect digital businesses, products, and technologies end-to-end across any kind of network and cloud infrastructure, including the public internet. Dispersive's proven technology secures and accelerates the connected world.The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Georgia, United States.