Scott Havens

Energizer
DISC Type : I

VP of Engineering at Narvar

Clifton, New Jersey, United States

Overview

Scott Havens is an engineering leader with extensive experience in supply chain technology, fulfillment networks, and omnichannel inventory systems. He has held senior roles at Narvar, Wayfair, Walmart Labs, and Jet. com, architecting solutions for some of the worlds largest retailers. He holds a B. A. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Outside of his primary career, Scott is a leading proponent of applying functional programming principles to technical and organizational design. In his personal life, he enjoys good food, good wine, bad movies, and playing Minecraft with his daughter.

He was recognized as one of the DevOps 100, a list of top leaders, practitioners, and experts to follow in the field.

Personality Overview

Believer

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Topics They Care About

Supply Chain Tech
His career has centered on leading supply chain, fulfillment, and omnichannel inventory engineering for major retailers like Walmart, Wayfair, and Moda Operandi.
Functional Programming
He is a recognized proponent of applying functional programming principles to solve complex, large-scale system architecture challenges and has spoken publicly on the topic.
Large-Scale Architecture
He architected Walmart's global inventory system and led development at Jet. com, building systems capable of handling a trillion transactions per day.

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Work History

9-2022
VP of Engineering at Narvar
8-2020 - 9-2022
Director, Head of Wayfair Fulfillment Network Engineering at Wayfair
10-2019 - 7-2020
Senior Director, Engineering at Moda Operandi, Inc
10-2016 - 10-2019
Director of Software Engineering at Walmart Labs
12-2014 - 10-2019
Director of Software Engineering at Jet.com

Education

2005 - 2007
B.A. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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DO's

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  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers

DONT's

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When Cold Calling

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While Negotiating & Closing

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