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Scott Ellis

Product designer and digital workplace lead. SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Brand Center, Copilot, design systems. Portland. Forty years of making the official system the one people actually use.

Brands that I have had the privielege to work with:

  • Terracon

The Journey

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Celebrating 4 decades as Digital MacGyver: A Journey of Innovation, Resilience, and Impact

Milestones

Celebrating the journey as Digital MacGyver

A Journey of Innovation, Resilience, and Impact

Field Work

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Experience

My expertise ensures every project is executed with precision and creativity.

Digital MacGyver - Portland, OR

Founder, Head of Design & Digital Workplace Experience

1985-Present

Lead all product design, UX strategy, and system architecture initiatives across Digital MacGyver, driving enterprise transformation for global clients. Oversee end-to-end user experience for complex workflows, delivering AI-enhanced, scalable solutions across hybrid cloud, SaaS, and identity management platform.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Directed design leadership for enterprise SaaS, financial forecasting tools, and AI-enhanced content management systems, improving workflow efficiency by 45% and accelerating time to market. Designed and delivered Microsoft 365 intranet solutions supporting 10,000+ users, reducing search friction by 40%, boosting collaboration, and driving adoption of underutilized M365 features. Spearheaded secure, scalable application integrations across on-premise and SaaS platforms, enabling unified employee experiences and driving digital workplace modernization. Established and implemented enterprise design systems and UI pattern libraries, ensuring design consistency and accelerating developer velocity across cross-functional teams. Leveraged data-driven UX strategies, usability research, and iterative testing to improve product satisfaction scores by 30%, while driving measurable business impact for enterprise clients. Partnered with executive stakeholders, product management, and engineering leaders to define product roadmaps, align user experience goals to business outcomes, and champion customer-centric design across the organization. Managed design team operations, including budget planning, cross-functional collaboration, team mentorship, and process optimization aligned with Agile and SAFe methodologies. Drove enterprise UX transformation by introducing agentic AI design workflows and AI-augmented knowledge management systems, enhancing end-user productivity and driving business adoption of agent-led experiences.

Terracon Consulting

Director of Product - M365 & Copilot AI | OpEx

2025 – Present

Leads the M365 product strategy and enterprise Copilot AI adoption program for Terracon, a top-ten national engineering and technical services firm with 6,000+ employees across 175+ offices. Embedded within the Operational Excellence (OpEx) department, this role drives platform modernization, AI-first culture change, and measurable productivity outcomes at enterprise scale — bridging executive strategy with frontline adoption across engineering, operations, and business unit teams.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Owns the enterprise M365 product roadmap across Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive — aligning platform capabilities to Terracon's operational model across highly distributed, field-and-office hybrid teams spanning engineering, environmental, and infrastructure disciplines. Architects and leads the firm's Microsoft Copilot AI adoption strategy, including governance frameworks, responsible AI policy, rollout phasing, and change management programs designed to build sustainable AI fluency across a workforce of engineers, scientists, and project managers. Builds and maintains an enterprise use case library and prompt engineering guides tailored to Terracon's core service lines — enabling practitioners to apply Copilot to real project workflows, proposal development, report generation, and knowledge retrieval. Designs and implements ROI measurement frameworks that quantify Copilot productivity impact across business units, enabling executive reporting and investment justification aligned to operational efficiency goals. Serves as the internal Microsoft relationship lead, coordinating with Microsoft account teams, FastTrack, and product groups to accelerate feature adoption, resolve tenant-level challenges, and align Terracon's roadmap with the M365 platform evolution. Partners with IT, Legal, Compliance, and Information Security to establish Copilot data governance standards, sensitivity label taxonomies, and AI usage policies that satisfy both enterprise risk requirements and engineering regulatory obligations. Develops and delivers executive briefings, lunch-and-learn programs, and adoption enablement content — positioning AI adoption as a strategic differentiator and competitive capability for Terracon's growth objectives. Drives cross-functional collaboration across business unit leaders, HR, and OpEx stakeholders to embed AI-enhanced workflows into onboarding, knowledge management, project delivery, and internal communications.

Blue Rock Consulting - Washington DC

Principal Product Designer | Design Systems & Enterprise UX

2023 – Present

Lead the strategy, development, and governance of BlueRock Consulting’s enterprise design system, driving consistency, scalability, and accessibility across digital products. Collaborate with product, engineering, and data teams to align design system standards with enterprise architecture, ensuring efficient workflows and seamless user experiences.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Owned end-to-end design system development and maintenance, delivering reusable UI components, interaction patterns, and accessibility-compliant guidelines that accelerated product delivery cycles by 35%. Led the enterprise redesign of GE Vernova’s application suite, enhancing usability by 25% and driving a 30% uplift in user engagement through streamlined workflows, intuitive UI, and data-informed interaction models. Partnered with SymphonyAI to create AI-driven dashboards and analytics experiences, enabling data-driven decision-making and improving operational efficiency by 20%. Collaborated with engineering to integrate scalable design systems into enterprise tech stacks, ensuring system compliance, performance optimization, and seamless component implementation. Advocated for design systems adoption across teams, providing hands-on mentorship, workshops, and documentation that improved design-to-dev handoff velocity by 30%. Drove enterprise-wide accessibility initiatives by embedding WCAG 2.1 AA compliance into design system patterns and contributing to inclusive design practices. Facilitated cross-functional collaboration with product management, engineering, and executive leadership to ensure design systems align to business goals, customer needs, and product strategy.

NRI North America

Principal Product Designer - Contact

2025 – 2026

Led enterprise intranet modernization for a top national healthcare system under NRI-NA. Drove design systems, information architecture, and governance on Microsoft 365 to improve findability, accessibility, and adoption across a large, multi-site enterprise.

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: Owned end-to-end product design across discovery, IA, UX/UI, and delivery for SharePoint Online, Viva Connections, and React + Tailwind components. Built a modular Figma design system with tokens, patterns, and usage guidelines that increased design to dev velocity by [25 to 40 percent]. Re-architected navigation, taxonomy, and metadata to improve search success and reduce time to task by [30 to 50 percent]. Established Brand Center standards and reusable page templates to scale consistent publishing across departments. Embedded WCAG 2.1 AA checks in the publishing workflow and raised accessibility scores across priority templates. Implemented governance and lifecycle rules with content owner workflows that reduced content debt by [20 to 30 percent]. Instrumented analytics for time to find, search refinement rate, and task completion; created KPI dashboards that informed quarterly priorities. Facilitated multi-disciplinary workshops and mentored designers to align stakeholders on outcomes and roadmap.

Motion Recruitment - Seattle, WA

Senior Product Designer - Employee Experience - Contract

2024-2025

Contract Role - Led the end-to-end design of employee experience tools and workplace platforms across web and mobile, driving improvements in productivity, engagement, and workflow efficiency. Owned design execution and strategy for key initiatives, collaborating with Product Management, Engineering, and HR stakeholders to deliver high-impact, user-centered solutions.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Spearheaded the design and launch of a SharePoint intranet platform for a national charter school organization, delivering a seamless experience for over 5,500 users and enhancing information access and communication across distributed teams. Directed usability testing and iterative design processes, reducing task completion times by 30% and increasing employee engagement through optimized workflows and intuitive interfaces. Led the integration of new features into the Motion Recruitment design system, ensuring accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), scalability, and consistency across employee-facing tools. Collaborated cross-functionally with Product Managers, Engineers, and Operations to prototype, validate, and launch solutions that improved employee satisfaction, onboarding experiences, and self-service capabilities. Advocated for inclusive, accessible design standards and mentored junior designers, elevating design culture and fostering a collaborative, feedback-driven environment. Conducted research synthesis, journey mapping, and persona development to drive design strategies grounded in user insights and business objectives.

Welocalize - Global

Product Manager, Enterprise Applications Architect | AI/ML, UX, EX, CX

2015 – 2023

Directed the strategy, architecture, and design of enterprise-grade applications with a core focus on human-centered design, multilingual content transformation, and AI-driven user experiences. Served as the primary bridge between technical architecture, product innovation, and customer experience, enabling scalable solutions that supported global operations across 250+ languages and cultures.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Architected and delivered AI-native applications leveraging natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML), enhancing Welocalize's localization services and reducing manual processing time by 30%. Led the design and deployment of Microsoft 365 solutions, streamlining enterprise user experiences, improving employee engagement by 25%, and driving adoption of AI-powered workflows across teams. Spearheaded design thinking programs across the enterprise, fostering innovation culture, accelerating project delivery by 40%, and driving user-centric solution development. Elevated the digital workplace experience through the implementation of Intranet, Extranet, and Microsoft Teams UX/UI enhancements, boosting user satisfaction and collaboration by 30%. Led enterprise technology teams in achieving GDPR, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 certifications, ensuring compliance, data security, and operational excellence across global platforms. Mentored cross-functional teams on UX strategy, system design, and AI-enabled application development, establishing best practices for accessible, inclusive, and scalable enterprise applications.

Slalom Consulting - Portland, OR

Senior SharePoint Solutions Architect - Digital Workplace Consultant

2009-2014

Led the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-grade SharePoint solutions focused on digital media integration, content management, and collaboration platforms. As a key leader in Slalom’s Digital Experience practice, drove complex technology transformations, aligning enterprise clients’ business objectives with scalable, modern workplace solutions leveraging Microsoft 365 and emerging technologies.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Architected and delivered SharePoint and Microsoft 365 solutions that improved content management efficiency by 43%, including designing a Digital Playbook that standardized Intranet deployments across client organizations. Directed the creation and scaling of the Portals Practice in the Portland office, driving $3M in annual revenue growth and positioning Slalom as a market leader in digital workplace consulting. Led the SharePoint 2010 implementation and deployment of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games digital platform, ensuring high-availability, scalability, and seamless end-user experiences for global audiences. Spearheaded technical leadership for large-scale, enterprise SharePoint migrations, upgrades, and digital media ecosystem integrations, providing strategic vision, architecture, and governance frameworks. Partnered closely with Microsoft, delivering joint innovation workshops, proof-of-concept engagements, and digital media workflow optimizations. Mentored and upskilled cross-functional teams in modern collaboration tools, UX design best practices, accessibility standards, and content governance. Supported pre-sales activities, executive stakeholder engagement, and solution workshops, contributing to Slalom’s trusted advisor status with key Fortune 500 clients.

Core Competencies

Agentic AI Workflow Design, Generative AI (GenAI), AI-Augmented User Journeys, AI-Orchestrated Knowledge Management, Agent-Led User Experiences, Prompt Engineering for LLMs, Intelligent Process Automation, Conversational AI, Human-Centered Design, UX/UI Design, Design Systems Leadership, Scalable Experience Architecture, Strategic Product Vision, Enterprise Information Architecture, Application Architecture, M365 Copilot Adoption & Enablement, Copilot Studio Consulting, Cloud Migrations (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive), Lifecycle & Asset Management, Enterprise Design Systems Development, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Agile & SAFe Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Usability Research & Testing, Workflow Optimization, Data-Driven Design & Decision-Making, Microsoft Modern Workplace Strategy, AI-Powered Employee Experience, System Thinking, Platform Ecosystem Design, Digital Workplace Innovation

Technology & Platform Expertise

M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps), Microsoft Entra, Intune, Azure, AWS, VMware, Exchange, Microsoft Fabric, Viva Connections, Dynamics 365 Business Central, SharePoint Online & 2019, ServiceNow, QlikView, Smartly, Salesforce Pardot, Workday, OneDrive, Okta, LDAP, OAuth, MFA, SQL, Data Factory, Logic Apps, Camtasia, Zoom, Webex, Slack, MS Teams, Smartsheet, Asana, ClickUp, Zapier, HubSpot, Wix, Framer, WebFlow

Tools, Methods & Technologies

Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, Framer, Origami, InVision, Maze, Hotjar, Miro, Confluence, Jira
 Methods: Agentic AI-Driven Design, GenAI UX, Conversational UX, Voice UX, User Research, Rapid Prototyping, Usability Testing, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA), Interaction Design, Design Systems Leadership, Atomic Design, Storyboarding, AI-Augmented Personas, Customer Journey Mapping
 Technologies: React Collaboration, CSS3, HTML5, API-First Design, AI-Enhanced Process Optimization, Enterprise DesignOps, Automated Knowledge Flows, AI Workflow Orchestration, Prompt Engineering

Featured Stack

DIGITAL MACGYVER

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Daily Stack

Favorite Tools

My favorite stack includes Framer, Figma, and other cutting-edge technologies to ensure seamless and dynamic designs.

Framer - Development

Combining design, prototyping, and development in one platform, it empowers creators to build visually stunning, high-performance websites.

Figma - Web Designing

Figma is a powerful, collaborative design tool that enables real-time collaboration and seamless workflow. With its top intuitive interface and versatile features.

Notion - Productivity

Notion is an all-in-one workspace that combines note-taking, task management, databases, and collaboration features. With its flexible and customizable interface.

Android - Phone

One of most versitle tools I have with me at all times. A digital swiss-army knife

Nikon - Photography

Renowned for precision, innovation, and reliability, Nikon empowers photographers and videographers to capture stunning visuals with exceptional clarity and detail.

Teem working thru a pitch Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash

Featured Works

DIGITAL MACGYVER

©85

Guinness World Records

DIGITAL MACGYVER

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Man Side Pose

Community Engagement

Guinness World Record contributor

Being part of history

Recently participation in achieving the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most users to take an online multi-level artificial intelligence lesson in 24 hours on April 8, 2025. This is a huge achievement, and couldn't have done it without a wonderful community. Now it's time to celebrate. ​ Check out the video of the official awards ceremony, where we celebrated this milestone together and shared highlights from the record-breaking event.

Let's Work Together

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Contact Now

Contact Me!

Let’s create something amazing together! Reach out I’d love to hear about your project and ideas.

Get your discovery call scheduled

Limited openings available

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Resume*

Resume

Scott Ellis
Founder, Head of Design, Maker, Writer, Artist, and MacGyver.

Product designer and digital workplace lead. SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Brand Center, Copilot, design systems. Portland. Forty years of making the official system the one people actually use.

Brands that I have had the privielege to work with:

  • Terracon

The Journey

DIGITAL MACGYVER

©85

Celebrating 4 decades as Digital MacGyver: A Journey of Innovation, Resilience, and Impact

Milestones

Celebrating the journey as Digital MacGyver

A Journey of Innovation, Resilience, and Impact

Field Work

DIGITAL MACGYVER

©85

Experience

My expertise ensures every project is executed with precision and creativity.

Digital MacGyver - Portland, OR

Founder, Head of Design & Digital Workplace Experience

1985-Present

Lead all product design, UX strategy, and system architecture initiatives across Digital MacGyver, driving enterprise transformation for global clients. Oversee end-to-end user experience for complex workflows, delivering AI-enhanced, scalable solutions across hybrid cloud, SaaS, and identity management platform.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Directed design leadership for enterprise SaaS, financial forecasting tools, and AI-enhanced content management systems, improving workflow efficiency by 45% and accelerating time to market. Designed and delivered Microsoft 365 intranet solutions supporting 10,000+ users, reducing search friction by 40%, boosting collaboration, and driving adoption of underutilized M365 features. Spearheaded secure, scalable application integrations across on-premise and SaaS platforms, enabling unified employee experiences and driving digital workplace modernization. Established and implemented enterprise design systems and UI pattern libraries, ensuring design consistency and accelerating developer velocity across cross-functional teams. Leveraged data-driven UX strategies, usability research, and iterative testing to improve product satisfaction scores by 30%, while driving measurable business impact for enterprise clients. Partnered with executive stakeholders, product management, and engineering leaders to define product roadmaps, align user experience goals to business outcomes, and champion customer-centric design across the organization. Managed design team operations, including budget planning, cross-functional collaboration, team mentorship, and process optimization aligned with Agile and SAFe methodologies. Drove enterprise UX transformation by introducing agentic AI design workflows and AI-augmented knowledge management systems, enhancing end-user productivity and driving business adoption of agent-led experiences.

Terracon Consulting

Director of Product - M365 & Copilot AI | OpEx

2025 – Present

Leads the M365 product strategy and enterprise Copilot AI adoption program for Terracon, a top-ten national engineering and technical services firm with 6,000+ employees across 175+ offices. Embedded within the Operational Excellence (OpEx) department, this role drives platform modernization, AI-first culture change, and measurable productivity outcomes at enterprise scale — bridging executive strategy with frontline adoption across engineering, operations, and business unit teams.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Owns the enterprise M365 product roadmap across Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive — aligning platform capabilities to Terracon's operational model across highly distributed, field-and-office hybrid teams spanning engineering, environmental, and infrastructure disciplines. Architects and leads the firm's Microsoft Copilot AI adoption strategy, including governance frameworks, responsible AI policy, rollout phasing, and change management programs designed to build sustainable AI fluency across a workforce of engineers, scientists, and project managers. Builds and maintains an enterprise use case library and prompt engineering guides tailored to Terracon's core service lines — enabling practitioners to apply Copilot to real project workflows, proposal development, report generation, and knowledge retrieval. Designs and implements ROI measurement frameworks that quantify Copilot productivity impact across business units, enabling executive reporting and investment justification aligned to operational efficiency goals. Serves as the internal Microsoft relationship lead, coordinating with Microsoft account teams, FastTrack, and product groups to accelerate feature adoption, resolve tenant-level challenges, and align Terracon's roadmap with the M365 platform evolution. Partners with IT, Legal, Compliance, and Information Security to establish Copilot data governance standards, sensitivity label taxonomies, and AI usage policies that satisfy both enterprise risk requirements and engineering regulatory obligations. Develops and delivers executive briefings, lunch-and-learn programs, and adoption enablement content — positioning AI adoption as a strategic differentiator and competitive capability for Terracon's growth objectives. Drives cross-functional collaboration across business unit leaders, HR, and OpEx stakeholders to embed AI-enhanced workflows into onboarding, knowledge management, project delivery, and internal communications.

Blue Rock Consulting - Washington DC

Principal Product Designer | Design Systems & Enterprise UX

2023 – Present

Lead the strategy, development, and governance of BlueRock Consulting’s enterprise design system, driving consistency, scalability, and accessibility across digital products. Collaborate with product, engineering, and data teams to align design system standards with enterprise architecture, ensuring efficient workflows and seamless user experiences.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Owned end-to-end design system development and maintenance, delivering reusable UI components, interaction patterns, and accessibility-compliant guidelines that accelerated product delivery cycles by 35%. Led the enterprise redesign of GE Vernova’s application suite, enhancing usability by 25% and driving a 30% uplift in user engagement through streamlined workflows, intuitive UI, and data-informed interaction models. Partnered with SymphonyAI to create AI-driven dashboards and analytics experiences, enabling data-driven decision-making and improving operational efficiency by 20%. Collaborated with engineering to integrate scalable design systems into enterprise tech stacks, ensuring system compliance, performance optimization, and seamless component implementation. Advocated for design systems adoption across teams, providing hands-on mentorship, workshops, and documentation that improved design-to-dev handoff velocity by 30%. Drove enterprise-wide accessibility initiatives by embedding WCAG 2.1 AA compliance into design system patterns and contributing to inclusive design practices. Facilitated cross-functional collaboration with product management, engineering, and executive leadership to ensure design systems align to business goals, customer needs, and product strategy.

NRI North America

Principal Product Designer - Contact

2025 – 2026

Led enterprise intranet modernization for a top national healthcare system under NRI-NA. Drove design systems, information architecture, and governance on Microsoft 365 to improve findability, accessibility, and adoption across a large, multi-site enterprise.

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: Owned end-to-end product design across discovery, IA, UX/UI, and delivery for SharePoint Online, Viva Connections, and React + Tailwind components. Built a modular Figma design system with tokens, patterns, and usage guidelines that increased design to dev velocity by [25 to 40 percent]. Re-architected navigation, taxonomy, and metadata to improve search success and reduce time to task by [30 to 50 percent]. Established Brand Center standards and reusable page templates to scale consistent publishing across departments. Embedded WCAG 2.1 AA checks in the publishing workflow and raised accessibility scores across priority templates. Implemented governance and lifecycle rules with content owner workflows that reduced content debt by [20 to 30 percent]. Instrumented analytics for time to find, search refinement rate, and task completion; created KPI dashboards that informed quarterly priorities. Facilitated multi-disciplinary workshops and mentored designers to align stakeholders on outcomes and roadmap.

Motion Recruitment - Seattle, WA

Senior Product Designer - Employee Experience - Contract

2024-2025

Contract Role - Led the end-to-end design of employee experience tools and workplace platforms across web and mobile, driving improvements in productivity, engagement, and workflow efficiency. Owned design execution and strategy for key initiatives, collaborating with Product Management, Engineering, and HR stakeholders to deliver high-impact, user-centered solutions.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Spearheaded the design and launch of a SharePoint intranet platform for a national charter school organization, delivering a seamless experience for over 5,500 users and enhancing information access and communication across distributed teams. Directed usability testing and iterative design processes, reducing task completion times by 30% and increasing employee engagement through optimized workflows and intuitive interfaces. Led the integration of new features into the Motion Recruitment design system, ensuring accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), scalability, and consistency across employee-facing tools. Collaborated cross-functionally with Product Managers, Engineers, and Operations to prototype, validate, and launch solutions that improved employee satisfaction, onboarding experiences, and self-service capabilities. Advocated for inclusive, accessible design standards and mentored junior designers, elevating design culture and fostering a collaborative, feedback-driven environment. Conducted research synthesis, journey mapping, and persona development to drive design strategies grounded in user insights and business objectives.

Welocalize - Global

Product Manager, Enterprise Applications Architect | AI/ML, UX, EX, CX

2015 – 2023

Directed the strategy, architecture, and design of enterprise-grade applications with a core focus on human-centered design, multilingual content transformation, and AI-driven user experiences. Served as the primary bridge between technical architecture, product innovation, and customer experience, enabling scalable solutions that supported global operations across 250+ languages and cultures.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Architected and delivered AI-native applications leveraging natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML), enhancing Welocalize's localization services and reducing manual processing time by 30%. Led the design and deployment of Microsoft 365 solutions, streamlining enterprise user experiences, improving employee engagement by 25%, and driving adoption of AI-powered workflows across teams. Spearheaded design thinking programs across the enterprise, fostering innovation culture, accelerating project delivery by 40%, and driving user-centric solution development. Elevated the digital workplace experience through the implementation of Intranet, Extranet, and Microsoft Teams UX/UI enhancements, boosting user satisfaction and collaboration by 30%. Led enterprise technology teams in achieving GDPR, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 certifications, ensuring compliance, data security, and operational excellence across global platforms. Mentored cross-functional teams on UX strategy, system design, and AI-enabled application development, establishing best practices for accessible, inclusive, and scalable enterprise applications.

Slalom Consulting - Portland, OR

Senior SharePoint Solutions Architect - Digital Workplace Consultant

2009-2014

Led the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-grade SharePoint solutions focused on digital media integration, content management, and collaboration platforms. As a key leader in Slalom’s Digital Experience practice, drove complex technology transformations, aligning enterprise clients’ business objectives with scalable, modern workplace solutions leveraging Microsoft 365 and emerging technologies.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Architected and delivered SharePoint and Microsoft 365 solutions that improved content management efficiency by 43%, including designing a Digital Playbook that standardized Intranet deployments across client organizations. Directed the creation and scaling of the Portals Practice in the Portland office, driving $3M in annual revenue growth and positioning Slalom as a market leader in digital workplace consulting. Led the SharePoint 2010 implementation and deployment of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games digital platform, ensuring high-availability, scalability, and seamless end-user experiences for global audiences. Spearheaded technical leadership for large-scale, enterprise SharePoint migrations, upgrades, and digital media ecosystem integrations, providing strategic vision, architecture, and governance frameworks. Partnered closely with Microsoft, delivering joint innovation workshops, proof-of-concept engagements, and digital media workflow optimizations. Mentored and upskilled cross-functional teams in modern collaboration tools, UX design best practices, accessibility standards, and content governance. Supported pre-sales activities, executive stakeholder engagement, and solution workshops, contributing to Slalom’s trusted advisor status with key Fortune 500 clients.

Core Competencies

Agentic AI Workflow Design, Generative AI (GenAI), AI-Augmented User Journeys, AI-Orchestrated Knowledge Management, Agent-Led User Experiences, Prompt Engineering for LLMs, Intelligent Process Automation, Conversational AI, Human-Centered Design, UX/UI Design, Design Systems Leadership, Scalable Experience Architecture, Strategic Product Vision, Enterprise Information Architecture, Application Architecture, M365 Copilot Adoption & Enablement, Copilot Studio Consulting, Cloud Migrations (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive), Lifecycle & Asset Management, Enterprise Design Systems Development, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Agile & SAFe Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Usability Research & Testing, Workflow Optimization, Data-Driven Design & Decision-Making, Microsoft Modern Workplace Strategy, AI-Powered Employee Experience, System Thinking, Platform Ecosystem Design, Digital Workplace Innovation

Technology & Platform Expertise

M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps), Microsoft Entra, Intune, Azure, AWS, VMware, Exchange, Microsoft Fabric, Viva Connections, Dynamics 365 Business Central, SharePoint Online & 2019, ServiceNow, QlikView, Smartly, Salesforce Pardot, Workday, OneDrive, Okta, LDAP, OAuth, MFA, SQL, Data Factory, Logic Apps, Camtasia, Zoom, Webex, Slack, MS Teams, Smartsheet, Asana, ClickUp, Zapier, HubSpot, Wix, Framer, WebFlow

Tools, Methods & Technologies

Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, Framer, Origami, InVision, Maze, Hotjar, Miro, Confluence, Jira
 Methods: Agentic AI-Driven Design, GenAI UX, Conversational UX, Voice UX, User Research, Rapid Prototyping, Usability Testing, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA), Interaction Design, Design Systems Leadership, Atomic Design, Storyboarding, AI-Augmented Personas, Customer Journey Mapping
 Technologies: React Collaboration, CSS3, HTML5, API-First Design, AI-Enhanced Process Optimization, Enterprise DesignOps, Automated Knowledge Flows, AI Workflow Orchestration, Prompt Engineering

Featured Stack

DIGITAL MACGYVER

©85

Daily Stack

Favorite Tools

My favorite stack includes Framer, Figma, and other cutting-edge technologies to ensure seamless and dynamic designs.

Framer - Development

Combining design, prototyping, and development in one platform, it empowers creators to build visually stunning, high-performance websites.

Figma - Web Designing

Figma is a powerful, collaborative design tool that enables real-time collaboration and seamless workflow. With its top intuitive interface and versatile features.

Notion - Productivity

Notion is an all-in-one workspace that combines note-taking, task management, databases, and collaboration features. With its flexible and customizable interface.

Android - Phone

One of most versitle tools I have with me at all times. A digital swiss-army knife

Nikon - Photography

Renowned for precision, innovation, and reliability, Nikon empowers photographers and videographers to capture stunning visuals with exceptional clarity and detail.

Teem working thru a pitch Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash

Featured Works

DIGITAL MACGYVER

©85

Guinness World Records

DIGITAL MACGYVER

©85

Man Side Pose

Community Engagement

Guinness World Record contributor

Being part of history

Recently participation in achieving the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most users to take an online multi-level artificial intelligence lesson in 24 hours on April 8, 2025. This is a huge achievement, and couldn't have done it without a wonderful community. Now it's time to celebrate. ​ Check out the video of the official awards ceremony, where we celebrated this milestone together and shared highlights from the record-breaking event.

Let's Work Together

DIGITAL MACGYVER

©85

Contact Now

Contact Me!

Let’s create something amazing together! Reach out I’d love to hear about your project and ideas.

Get your discovery call scheduled

Limited openings available

alexander-jt-qc-kiqPzoy8-unsplash
©85

Resume*

Resume

Scott Ellis

Product designer and digital workplace lead. SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Brand Center, Copilot, design systems. Portland. Forty years of making the official system the one people actually use.

Brands that I have had the privielege to work with:

  • Terracon

The Journey

©85

Celebrating 4 decades as Digital MacGyver: A Journey of Innovation, Resilience, and Impact

Milestones

Celebrating the journey as Digital MacGyver

A Journey of Innovation, Resilience, and Impact

Field Work

©85

Experience

My expertise ensures every project is executed with precision and creativity.

Digital MacGyver - Portland, OR

Founder, Head of Design & Digital Workplace Experience

1985-Present

Lead all product design, UX strategy, and system architecture initiatives across Digital MacGyver, driving enterprise transformation for global clients. Oversee end-to-end user experience for complex workflows, delivering AI-enhanced, scalable solutions across hybrid cloud, SaaS, and identity management platform.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Directed design leadership for enterprise SaaS, financial forecasting tools, and AI-enhanced content management systems, improving workflow efficiency by 45% and accelerating time to market. Designed and delivered Microsoft 365 intranet solutions supporting 10,000+ users, reducing search friction by 40%, boosting collaboration, and driving adoption of underutilized M365 features. Spearheaded secure, scalable application integrations across on-premise and SaaS platforms, enabling unified employee experiences and driving digital workplace modernization. Established and implemented enterprise design systems and UI pattern libraries, ensuring design consistency and accelerating developer velocity across cross-functional teams. Leveraged data-driven UX strategies, usability research, and iterative testing to improve product satisfaction scores by 30%, while driving measurable business impact for enterprise clients. Partnered with executive stakeholders, product management, and engineering leaders to define product roadmaps, align user experience goals to business outcomes, and champion customer-centric design across the organization. Managed design team operations, including budget planning, cross-functional collaboration, team mentorship, and process optimization aligned with Agile and SAFe methodologies. Drove enterprise UX transformation by introducing agentic AI design workflows and AI-augmented knowledge management systems, enhancing end-user productivity and driving business adoption of agent-led experiences.

Terracon Consulting

Director of Product - M365 & Copilot AI | OpEx

2025 – Present

Leads the M365 product strategy and enterprise Copilot AI adoption program for Terracon, a top-ten national engineering and technical services firm with 6,000+ employees across 175+ offices. Embedded within the Operational Excellence (OpEx) department, this role drives platform modernization, AI-first culture change, and measurable productivity outcomes at enterprise scale — bridging executive strategy with frontline adoption across engineering, operations, and business unit teams.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Owns the enterprise M365 product roadmap across Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive — aligning platform capabilities to Terracon's operational model across highly distributed, field-and-office hybrid teams spanning engineering, environmental, and infrastructure disciplines. Architects and leads the firm's Microsoft Copilot AI adoption strategy, including governance frameworks, responsible AI policy, rollout phasing, and change management programs designed to build sustainable AI fluency across a workforce of engineers, scientists, and project managers. Builds and maintains an enterprise use case library and prompt engineering guides tailored to Terracon's core service lines — enabling practitioners to apply Copilot to real project workflows, proposal development, report generation, and knowledge retrieval. Designs and implements ROI measurement frameworks that quantify Copilot productivity impact across business units, enabling executive reporting and investment justification aligned to operational efficiency goals. Serves as the internal Microsoft relationship lead, coordinating with Microsoft account teams, FastTrack, and product groups to accelerate feature adoption, resolve tenant-level challenges, and align Terracon's roadmap with the M365 platform evolution. Partners with IT, Legal, Compliance, and Information Security to establish Copilot data governance standards, sensitivity label taxonomies, and AI usage policies that satisfy both enterprise risk requirements and engineering regulatory obligations. Develops and delivers executive briefings, lunch-and-learn programs, and adoption enablement content — positioning AI adoption as a strategic differentiator and competitive capability for Terracon's growth objectives. Drives cross-functional collaboration across business unit leaders, HR, and OpEx stakeholders to embed AI-enhanced workflows into onboarding, knowledge management, project delivery, and internal communications.

Blue Rock Consulting - Washington DC

Principal Product Designer | Design Systems & Enterprise UX

2023 – Present

Lead the strategy, development, and governance of BlueRock Consulting’s enterprise design system, driving consistency, scalability, and accessibility across digital products. Collaborate with product, engineering, and data teams to align design system standards with enterprise architecture, ensuring efficient workflows and seamless user experiences.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Owned end-to-end design system development and maintenance, delivering reusable UI components, interaction patterns, and accessibility-compliant guidelines that accelerated product delivery cycles by 35%. Led the enterprise redesign of GE Vernova’s application suite, enhancing usability by 25% and driving a 30% uplift in user engagement through streamlined workflows, intuitive UI, and data-informed interaction models. Partnered with SymphonyAI to create AI-driven dashboards and analytics experiences, enabling data-driven decision-making and improving operational efficiency by 20%. Collaborated with engineering to integrate scalable design systems into enterprise tech stacks, ensuring system compliance, performance optimization, and seamless component implementation. Advocated for design systems adoption across teams, providing hands-on mentorship, workshops, and documentation that improved design-to-dev handoff velocity by 30%. Drove enterprise-wide accessibility initiatives by embedding WCAG 2.1 AA compliance into design system patterns and contributing to inclusive design practices. Facilitated cross-functional collaboration with product management, engineering, and executive leadership to ensure design systems align to business goals, customer needs, and product strategy.

NRI North America

Principal Product Designer - Contact

2025 – 2026

Led enterprise intranet modernization for a top national healthcare system under NRI-NA. Drove design systems, information architecture, and governance on Microsoft 365 to improve findability, accessibility, and adoption across a large, multi-site enterprise.

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: Owned end-to-end product design across discovery, IA, UX/UI, and delivery for SharePoint Online, Viva Connections, and React + Tailwind components. Built a modular Figma design system with tokens, patterns, and usage guidelines that increased design to dev velocity by [25 to 40 percent]. Re-architected navigation, taxonomy, and metadata to improve search success and reduce time to task by [30 to 50 percent]. Established Brand Center standards and reusable page templates to scale consistent publishing across departments. Embedded WCAG 2.1 AA checks in the publishing workflow and raised accessibility scores across priority templates. Implemented governance and lifecycle rules with content owner workflows that reduced content debt by [20 to 30 percent]. Instrumented analytics for time to find, search refinement rate, and task completion; created KPI dashboards that informed quarterly priorities. Facilitated multi-disciplinary workshops and mentored designers to align stakeholders on outcomes and roadmap.

Motion Recruitment - Seattle, WA

Senior Product Designer - Employee Experience - Contract

2024-2025

Contract Role - Led the end-to-end design of employee experience tools and workplace platforms across web and mobile, driving improvements in productivity, engagement, and workflow efficiency. Owned design execution and strategy for key initiatives, collaborating with Product Management, Engineering, and HR stakeholders to deliver high-impact, user-centered solutions.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Spearheaded the design and launch of a SharePoint intranet platform for a national charter school organization, delivering a seamless experience for over 5,500 users and enhancing information access and communication across distributed teams. Directed usability testing and iterative design processes, reducing task completion times by 30% and increasing employee engagement through optimized workflows and intuitive interfaces. Led the integration of new features into the Motion Recruitment design system, ensuring accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), scalability, and consistency across employee-facing tools. Collaborated cross-functionally with Product Managers, Engineers, and Operations to prototype, validate, and launch solutions that improved employee satisfaction, onboarding experiences, and self-service capabilities. Advocated for inclusive, accessible design standards and mentored junior designers, elevating design culture and fostering a collaborative, feedback-driven environment. Conducted research synthesis, journey mapping, and persona development to drive design strategies grounded in user insights and business objectives.

Welocalize - Global

Product Manager, Enterprise Applications Architect | AI/ML, UX, EX, CX

2015 – 2023

Directed the strategy, architecture, and design of enterprise-grade applications with a core focus on human-centered design, multilingual content transformation, and AI-driven user experiences. Served as the primary bridge between technical architecture, product innovation, and customer experience, enabling scalable solutions that supported global operations across 250+ languages and cultures.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Architected and delivered AI-native applications leveraging natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML), enhancing Welocalize's localization services and reducing manual processing time by 30%. Led the design and deployment of Microsoft 365 solutions, streamlining enterprise user experiences, improving employee engagement by 25%, and driving adoption of AI-powered workflows across teams. Spearheaded design thinking programs across the enterprise, fostering innovation culture, accelerating project delivery by 40%, and driving user-centric solution development. Elevated the digital workplace experience through the implementation of Intranet, Extranet, and Microsoft Teams UX/UI enhancements, boosting user satisfaction and collaboration by 30%. Led enterprise technology teams in achieving GDPR, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 certifications, ensuring compliance, data security, and operational excellence across global platforms. Mentored cross-functional teams on UX strategy, system design, and AI-enabled application development, establishing best practices for accessible, inclusive, and scalable enterprise applications.

Slalom Consulting - Portland, OR

Senior SharePoint Solutions Architect - Digital Workplace Consultant

2009-2014

Led the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-grade SharePoint solutions focused on digital media integration, content management, and collaboration platforms. As a key leader in Slalom’s Digital Experience practice, drove complex technology transformations, aligning enterprise clients’ business objectives with scalable, modern workplace solutions leveraging Microsoft 365 and emerging technologies.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities: Architected and delivered SharePoint and Microsoft 365 solutions that improved content management efficiency by 43%, including designing a Digital Playbook that standardized Intranet deployments across client organizations. Directed the creation and scaling of the Portals Practice in the Portland office, driving $3M in annual revenue growth and positioning Slalom as a market leader in digital workplace consulting. Led the SharePoint 2010 implementation and deployment of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games digital platform, ensuring high-availability, scalability, and seamless end-user experiences for global audiences. Spearheaded technical leadership for large-scale, enterprise SharePoint migrations, upgrades, and digital media ecosystem integrations, providing strategic vision, architecture, and governance frameworks. Partnered closely with Microsoft, delivering joint innovation workshops, proof-of-concept engagements, and digital media workflow optimizations. Mentored and upskilled cross-functional teams in modern collaboration tools, UX design best practices, accessibility standards, and content governance. Supported pre-sales activities, executive stakeholder engagement, and solution workshops, contributing to Slalom’s trusted advisor status with key Fortune 500 clients.

Core Competencies

Agentic AI Workflow Design, Generative AI (GenAI), AI-Augmented User Journeys, AI-Orchestrated Knowledge Management, Agent-Led User Experiences, Prompt Engineering for LLMs, Intelligent Process Automation, Conversational AI, Human-Centered Design, UX/UI Design, Design Systems Leadership, Scalable Experience Architecture, Strategic Product Vision, Enterprise Information Architecture, Application Architecture, M365 Copilot Adoption & Enablement, Copilot Studio Consulting, Cloud Migrations (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive), Lifecycle & Asset Management, Enterprise Design Systems Development, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Agile & SAFe Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Usability Research & Testing, Workflow Optimization, Data-Driven Design & Decision-Making, Microsoft Modern Workplace Strategy, AI-Powered Employee Experience, System Thinking, Platform Ecosystem Design, Digital Workplace Innovation

Technology & Platform Expertise

M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps), Microsoft Entra, Intune, Azure, AWS, VMware, Exchange, Microsoft Fabric, Viva Connections, Dynamics 365 Business Central, SharePoint Online & 2019, ServiceNow, QlikView, Smartly, Salesforce Pardot, Workday, OneDrive, Okta, LDAP, OAuth, MFA, SQL, Data Factory, Logic Apps, Camtasia, Zoom, Webex, Slack, MS Teams, Smartsheet, Asana, ClickUp, Zapier, HubSpot, Wix, Framer, WebFlow

Tools, Methods & Technologies

Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, Framer, Origami, InVision, Maze, Hotjar, Miro, Confluence, Jira
 Methods: Agentic AI-Driven Design, GenAI UX, Conversational UX, Voice UX, User Research, Rapid Prototyping, Usability Testing, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA), Interaction Design, Design Systems Leadership, Atomic Design, Storyboarding, AI-Augmented Personas, Customer Journey Mapping
 Technologies: React Collaboration, CSS3, HTML5, API-First Design, AI-Enhanced Process Optimization, Enterprise DesignOps, Automated Knowledge Flows, AI Workflow Orchestration, Prompt Engineering

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