As CEO of Motion Computing, and one of the co-founders, Scott Eckert has applied his executive leadership, high-tech business experience and entrepreneurial spirit to help transform the company from a start-up in 2001 to a successful, international provider of mobile computing solutions. Motion has expanded its product line, deepened its focus on the Healthcare and Field Automation vertical markets, and grown rapidly to #1 in the world in slate Tablet PCs. The company has also expanded in Europe and Asia creating a presence in more than 25 countries across the globe.
Prior to leading Motion Computing, Eckert was an executive at Dell Inc. and widely known as the chief architect and general manager of that company’s worldwide Internet strategy. Under his management, Dell’s electronic commerce revenue grew from zero to about $20 million per day, making it the largest computer vendor on the Internet and one of the most celebrated e-commerce success stories.
Mr. Eckert was also general manager for Dell’s Home and Small Business Division in Brazil and was responsible for implementing a turnaround in one of Dell’s strategic target markets. Prior to his time in Brazil, he was managing director for Dell’s Home and Small Business Division in the UK and Ireland, one of Dell’s largest international business units.
Mr. Eckert also launched Dell’s Web hosting business in Europe, claiming the No. 2 position in the UK market within six months.
Prior to joining Dell, Mr. Eckert was a member of a turnaround team at L.A. Gear, the nation’s third largest shoe manufacturer. He served as director of strategic planning and subsequently director of operations.
Mr. Eckert also spent a number of years in strategy consulting with Bain and Co. and the LEK Consulting Group in Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia.
In 2007, Mr. Eckert won an Austin Under 40 Award which honors the most successful and philanthropic Austinites under the age of 40. Additionally, in 2004, he was selected as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Austin. This distinction is among the world’s most prestigious awards for entrepreneurs. Mr. Eckert was also the inaugural winner of the Computerworld Smithsonian Program’s 21st Century Pioneer Award in 1998. The award recognizes “individuals whose ideas and actions are destined to open the new frontiers of a new millennium.” He was recognized in the Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, from 1998 through 1999. He was also selected as a “Digital Media Master” by Advertising Age as well as one of 75 “people who make a difference in enterprise networking,” by Network World.
Mr. Eckert earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in quantitative economics from Stanford University.
Mr. Eckert is active in the Austin community and is the President of the Board of Ballet Austin.