Scott Hardy
About Scott Hardy
Scott Hardy is the Head of Desktop Engineering and Team Lead at Jefferies, with extensive experience in Windows Server engineering and infrastructure roles across various financial institutions.
Current Role at Jefferies
Scott Hardy currently holds the position of Head of Desktop Engineering, Team Lead at Jefferies. He has been with the company since 2018 and works out of Jersey City, New Jersey. His responsibilities include managing the architecture and administration of SCCM/MECM v2006 and overseeing upgrades. Scott is also heavily involved in team building, mentoring, and managing low-level issue resolution.
Previous Work Experience
Before his current role, Scott served as Windows Server Engineer, Team Lead at Jefferies from 2014 to 2018. Prior to that, he worked at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as a Senior Packaging Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer from 2010 to 2014 in New York City. His experience also includes a stint as Windows Server Infrastructure Integration Specialist at Merrill Lynch from 2009 to 2010 in Hopewell, NJ, and a Consultant-Logical Team role at AIG in 2009.
Early Career Roles
Scott Hardy's early career included various consultant and support roles. From 2000 to 2008, he worked as a Senior 3rd Level Windows Support Engineer at CIBC World Markets. He also served as a Consultant - Desktop Support Analyst/Network Administrator at IT Solutions / CIBC Oppenheimer from 1999 to 2000 and as a Consultant/Desktop Support at IT Solutions/ RennerBrown Staffing in 1999.
Educational Background
Scott studied at PC Age Networking School where he focused on Windows NT, Netware, NT4 configuration and administration. He completed his studies in 1998. Although he did not receive a formal degree, this training provided him with the technical foundation that has supported his career in desktop and server engineering.
Key Responsibilities and Projects
Scott has been instrumental in architecting a task sequence for in-place upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 10, suitable for both physical and virtual machines. He is responsible for designing, testing, and packaging SCCM installation packages specifically for desktop clients. Additionally, Scott leads new hire interviews and plays a pivotal role in team mentoring and development.