Brent Scannell
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Agile Product Owner, Autodesk
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As a product owner at Autodesk in the media and entertainment line of products, I am responsible for representing customer requirements to product development teams and balancing competing priorities.
I'm a mechanical engineer and member of the Quebec order of professional engineers. Prior to Autodesk, I led a design team at a large Aerospace OEM and was responsible for component and system design for clean-sheet commercial helicopter model.
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Engineering is in my blood. It wasn't long after I learned about screw drivers and lefty-loosey righty-tighty that I started to take apart just about everything that I could get my hands on.
I pursued a technical career path in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Dawson College in Montreal, where I mastered 2D drafting, 3D modeling, and conventional + numerical control manufacturing processes. I later completed a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Thermodynamics & Propulsion at Concordia University, also in Montreal.
I started working in the Aerospace sector a year before I received my engineering diploma and was immediately in love with the entire design and make process that I finally got to witness at a scale. After a year supporting design+production on existing aircraft, I relocated to Fort Worth, Texas to be closer to the new product design activities where rapid stood out as a technical leader and expert liaison between the various functional groups and manufacturing partners.
I joined Autodesk in 2016 in the Media and Entertainment division with the mission of bridging the gap between technical documentation and compelling storytelling to stakeholders. Working on the 3ds Max product team as an agile product owner, I guide software developers, experience designers, and quality assurance specialists towards to the path of highest impact and keep the team focused on delivering customer defined value.
