Scott Holstad

Tagline
Founder, President @ WireMe Consulting -- (Ret)
Biography
I am a former member of IEEE (back in the '90s -- I still have my member ID cards) who rejoined in 2018. I hold degrees from the University of Tennessee, Cal State University Long Beach, & Queens University of Charlotte, with additional study at UCLA & University of Michigan. I've worked in several fields, but the IT & Engineering industries for over 20 years in several capacities. Over the years, I started up 5 companies & I recently had to dissolve my last business & retire due to extremely severe health problems. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottholstad/. (My former company website is at wiremedesigns.com.) My personal website is at hankrules2011.com. Finally my Wikidata profile is at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101075855.
Technical Expertise
Network Design
Network Security
Technical Management
Cloud Computing
Technical Writing
Technical Editing
Strategic Planning
IT Project Management
Program Management
Contingency Planning
Risk Assessment
Policy
Quantum Field Theory
Limited Nuclear Warfare Theory/Strategy
TCP/IP
Special Skills
Technical Specialties
Software Engineering, Analytics, Systems Engineering, System/Network Architecting, Electronic Warfare, Technical Leadership, Training, Operating Systems, Protocols, Technology/Scientific Presentations, Professional Networking
Additional Specialties
Research, management, teaching, security, entrepreneurship, history/military history, Asia, China/E Asia, geopolitics, publishing, policies
Interests
Brain
Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS)
Bioethics
Behavioral Neuroscience
Business leadership
Cloud computing
Communication system security
Electronic warfare
Privacy
Computers and information processing
Experience
Chairman of the Board/President/CEO
WireMe Designs, LLC
Other Professional/Technical
Plantronics, Inc.
Member of Technical Staff
EarthLink
Other Professional/Technical
Venu
Member of Technical Staff
Zellweger Uster
Member of Technical Staff
Cranio
Retired
Retired
Consultant
TSI Incorporated
Publications
Scott Holstad and None, "Cranial Electrotherapy-Stim: CES Ultra," Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Reports, no. April, 2016.
Nick Christenson, David Beckemeyer Tim Bosserman, and Scott Holstad (T Ed), "A Highly Scalable Electronic Mail Service Using Open Systems," in 1997 USENIX Conference , 1997
Nick Christenson, David Beckemeyer Trent Baker, and Scott Holstad (T Ed), "A Scalable News Architecture on a Single Spool," ;login, vol. June, 1997.
Holstad, S., "Edward Bond’s Saved," Fresh Perspectives on Language, Literature, Rhetoric, and Composition.
Holstad, S., "Craniofacial Pain : a Handbook for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management," Chroma.
Education
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Other
Computer Sciences and Information Technologies
University of California-Los Angeles
Other
Computer Sciences and Information Technologies
California State Univ-Long Beach
Master
Other
Queens University of Charlotte
Master
Other
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Bachelor of Arts
Other