Speakers

• Ian Scott

  Ian Scott is an accomplished senior software engineer with more than two decades of experience designing, building, and deploying complex software solutions across a wide spectrum of industries. Based in Pompano Beach, Florida, Ian is widely recognized by colleagues and clients alike as the consummate "problem solver" — the engineer others turn to when faced with their most challenging technical obstacles. His passion for the craft traces back to January 2003, when a Microsoft Code Fest event ignited a lifelong commitment to the .NET ecosystem and, more broadly, to building software that works.

  Over the course of his career, Ian has cultivated deep expertise in Microsoft .NET technologies while deliberately broadening his skill set to encompass modern cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and emerging front-end frameworks. Today he commands a comprehensive technical toolkit that includes C#, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and PHP, supported by hands-on experience with Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. His ability to move fluidly between architecture, development, database optimization, and infrastructure makes him an exceptionally versatile contributor on any engineering team.

• Mr. Rod Ammon

  With over 29 years of experience in media production, interactive learning, and online marketing, Rod Ammon continues to lead in the expansion of capabilities and reach of Stonehouse Media's online platforms for its clients. SHM provides innovative and effective e-learning solutions for both the public and private sectors. Our online networks educate, train and provide resources to more than 600,000 first responders worldwide for our clients. Millions of hours have been delivered with typical engagement times on the sites exceeding 40 minutes. We work with clients to produce credible content and then distribute it to their audience with our online video and interactive platforms. We bring out the best of our clients value to their audience and members with best in class education, training and resources. Marketing, measurement and reporting are part of our job.

  As an executive producer and a consultant, I have led the development and deployment of Stonehouse Media's global online learning networks, while building a team of strong performers for content development, production, software development, marketing, and analytics. I have also worked with Fortune 500 companies and branches of the U.S. Government on projects for the ATF, the U.S. Secret Service, the Department of Education, the TSA, the FAA, FEMA, the USFA, and the Department of Homeland Security. We currently run online networks for the International Association of Arson Investigators, the Emergency Responder Safety Institute, the National Fallen Firefighters, and FM Global. Our future goals include developing new online networks that focus on alternative energy, long-term care, and nutrition.

• Ms. Cathleen Elise Corbitt-Dipierro, MPP

  Cathy Dipierro is a seasoned creative professional. With a career spanning interactive design, video production, marketing, and e-learning development, Cathy brings a rare combination of creative vision and technical depth to every project she touches.

  Cathy specializes in training content for fire and emergency services, law enforcement, healthcare, and other high-stakes professional audiences. Over the past decade, she has written, directed, and produced interactive and video-based training experiences that have reached hundreds of thousands of professionals nationwide. Her work spans photorealistic virtual reality, scenario-based learning, and embedded mastery assessments — always grounded in a talent for taking complex subject matter and transforming it into content that is both compelling and instructionally sound. Whether she's collaborating with federal agents, physicians, engineers, or first responders, Cathy brings the same hallmark blend of rigorous research, sharp writing, and intuitive interface design to every production.