Creative Technologist M. Scott Herbst 

This is my digital portfolio, CV, and sandbox. Enjoy your visit, stay as long as you like, and please turn off the lights and lock up when you leave.

Career Overview

Since entering the workforce in 1994, the trajectory of my career has afforded me the luxury develop and leverage both my technical and creative skill sets. So, while I have experience running calculations on huge sets of environmental data using Excel, I am also equally skilled in graphic design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. While I have written batch files to manage complex file retention operations, I have also shot and edited music videos for several indie bands. And, while I have gathered requirements and performed user acceptance testing of complex mission-critical CRM tools, I have also developed and delivered innovative, multi-modal training solutions to drive rapid adoption of those same critical systems.  My strengths at a glance...

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    Written Communications
    Truly a life-long passion, my love for writing has translated into years of experience crafting clear and concise job aids, tutorials, newsletters, web content, marketing materials, and more. I specialize in demystifying the technical for non-technical people.
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    Visual Communications
    Decades of experience in graphic design, computer animation, and video editing using tools from Adobe, TechSmith, and others enable me to deliver multi-modal communication and training vehicles that go beyond the word on the page.
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    Technical Skills
    With an engineering background and a lifetime of gleeful immersion in computer technology, I have a deep technical skill set from which to draw including programming, system administration, and desktop support.

Sample Video Work

What follows are links to open various samples of video work I have done that I am permitted to freely share. These links all open in YouTube. There are samples of tutorials, music videos, and a tribute to a canine companion who has passed on.

French Language Review Tutorial for Regular ER Verb Conjugation in the Present Tense
CTAT - Understanding the HTML Interface
CTAT - Understanding the HTML5 Wizard
Music video for the song I Am Not by The Rumble
Music video for King of Everything by The Rumble
Full concert video for Dinnerbell Road - September 8, 2023
Memorial video for our weimaraner Zeta
Animated intro for a concert video

WHO IS SCOTT?

I am a creative technologist who enjoys solving problems and helping people. I have a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Penn State University (WE ARE), and a Master's degree in Public Policy and Management (M.P.M.) from Carnegie Mellon University. Community service is important to me. I have served as a Borough Councilman for my hometown, and I currently sit on the Board of Directors for the Saxonburg Area Authority.

GET IN TOUCH

Scott Herbst
Saxonburg, PA, 16056, US

E: scott at scottherbst dot com

(ANTI) SOCIAL

I used to be very active on multiple social media platforms (even myspace back in the day), however I have deactivaed my X, Facebook, and Instagram accounts for the time being. I just opened up my Bluesky account, and I also have a LinkedIn page.