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Portfolio

Explore a collection of high-quality, innovative designs crafted to elevate brands and captivate audiences. Each project reflects our commitment to creativity and excellence.

I don’t just have a portfolio....I’ve lived in it. From wild prototypes to buttoned-up brand systems, my work speaks fluent human and knows how to hold a room. It’s not just about making things pretty, it’s about making things work, making them unforgettable, and making them matter.

I’m a builder. A craftsperson. I believe in rolling up my sleeves and getting in the dirt with the team. Strategy in one hand, pixels in the other. I’m here for the messy middle, the weird ideas, the late-night breakthroughs, and the magic that happens when people give a damn.

I’m Scott Ellis. A product guy, a design guy, I'm an artist, a fix-it-with-a-pocketknife-and-duct-tape guy. I’ve been in the trenches long enough to know what works, what doesn’t, and why most user experiences feel like lukewarm airline food. I build things that people actually want to use, I don’t need a 60-slide deck to explain why they work.

So if you’re looking for another buzzword-slinger, keep scrolling. But if you want someone who’ll challenge the brief, throw elbows in Figma, and still bring donuts to the morning stand-up....well I’m your guy.

Bezos Academy - Employee Experience

Project Type: Design and Implement SharePoint Intranet Portal

Microsoft - Xbox Nexus

Project Type: Product Design of Mobile Application

Welocalize

Project Type: Intranet Concept, Migration, Architecture and Brand Strategy

Metropolitan Business Association - Portland

Project Type: Design Concept and Brand Strategy

HomeFinder

Project Type: Design Concept and Brand Strategy

Below is a summary of my timeline of experience, not all organizations are represented, but I do try and keep this updated. Ready to add yours to the list?

2026 - BlueRock Consulting

2026 - Lonestar Communications

2025 - 2026 - Constellation Energy

2025 - NRI North America - Kroger, Cleveland Clinics

2025 - PDX Woodworks, Portland Table Company

2025 - 2026 - S2 Imaging

2025 - Metropolitan Business Association

2025 - Principal Financial Group

2025 - City of Gresham

2024 - 2025 - BlueRock Consulting

2024 - 2025 - GE Vernova

2024 - 2025 - Motion Recruitment

2024 - 2025 - Bezos Academy

2024 - British Columbia Institute of Technology

2024 - NetWoven

2023 - 2024 - SymphonyAI

2023 - 2024 - Seaspan

2023 - 2024 - Partnership with BlueROCK

2023 - 2024 - Travel Oregon

2023 - 2024 - Washington Companies (Under Retainer since 2008)

2023 - Downward Dog Training

2023 - Synovus Bank

2023 - Founding Making Oregon

2023 - Cutsforth

2023 - University of Oregon

2020 - City of Bend, Oregon

2022 - Travel Oregon

2022 - Red Clay Consulting

2021 - Well, that happened.

2021 - Goodwill Industries of Georgia

2021 - Colorado School of Mines

2020 - 2022 - Shane Co.

2018 - 2019 - Partnership with PEI - Colorado

2017 - 2018 - Jenner and Block, Chicago

2016 - Move to Montana

2015 - 2022 - Welocalize

2014 - SharePoint Innovations

2014 - Delta 1 Advisors

2013 - 2014 - Warn Industries

2013 - 2016 - Aequitas Capital Management

2013 - Lattice Semiconductor

2012 - 2014 - Portland Trailblazers

2012 - 2013 - Blount - Oregon Chain

2012 - 2016 - Microsoft

2011 - Columbia Sportswear

2011 - Microsoft Innovations Conference - Speaking on Retention, Records Management, and Litigation Readiness

2011 - Columbia Distributing

2010 - Standard Insurance

2010 - HomeDepot

2010 - Portland SharePoint User Group - Take on President of Non-Profit User Group

2009 - Weyerhaeuser

2009 - 2011 - Port of Portland

2009 - 2012 - Slalom Consulting

2009 - Disney

2009 - City of Garland

2008 - Washington Companies

2008 - Aivea

2008 - Port of Seattle

2008 - Nike

2008 - 2011 - Microsoft

2007 - 2012 - Vernian Design Company

2006 - London is calling, big trip to London England for Computer Forensics Training.

2005 - Legal Tech NY

2004 - U.S. Department of Energy - Computer Forensic Technician

2004 - Discover-e Legal

1997 - Move to Portland Oregon

1997 - Sierra Entertainment Systems - Game Designer - Military Advisor

1995 - 1997 - Aladdin Castle

1994 - 1996 - Founding Member of Lonestar Unlimited

1991 - USAF

37 countries in 4 years

1989 - 1991 - MCAT - Missoula Community Access Television

1989 - Missoula Schools - Hellgate Highschool

1988 - Big Mountain Ski Resort

1987 -1991- Namco

1987 - 1991 - Atari

1987 - Moose's Saloon, Montana

1986 - Stockmans Brewery

1985 - Glacier National Park

1985 - Digital MacGyver.....and so the journey begins.

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