Profile:
As Chief Information Officer (CIO), Sean Scott is responsible for providing leadership and management in the planning, selection and deployment of a wide range of information technology solutions. That responsibility encompasses managing the Information Technology Department, including the help desk, technical support, practice support, engineering and networking departments. The IT department currently consists of 40 professionals employed in a wide range of technologies. A significant piece of Sean's role as CIO includes identifying new and strategic technologies and integrating them to provide users with access to and retrieval of information. As CIO, he reviews all existing hardware, software and telecommunications platforms and recommends solutions that will position the Firm for continued growth and improved operations.
Prior to assuming this role in 2000, Sean served as Systems Engineering Manager for the Firm from 1999 to 2000; and Help Desk/Technical Support Manager from 1997 to 1999.
Sean was honored as one of Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2003.
Prior Professional Experience:
Before joining Womble Carlyle in 1997, Sean spent three years as an operations manager for a leather sales company, which marketed leather goods to the furniture and after-market auto industries.
Education:
B.A.in English, 1993, University of North Carolina at Greensboro ; Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, 2000.
Civic Activities
Member of the CIO Executive Council