Director of Consulting at Scottship Solutions
Luiza Vilardo is Director of Consulting at Scottship Solutions, where she owns the Tech Stack Audit practice and shares the Fractional CIO practice with Parker Davis. She runs technology assessments, software and vendor evaluations, IT roadmaps, and the delivery work that turns a roadmap into projects that actually ship. Her clients are nonprofits in human services, healthcare and community health, arts and culture, education and youth development, and grantmaking. Luiza holds the Project Management Professional credential, a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, and Certified ScrumMaster certification, and she uses that structure to keep a 10-day audit on its timeline. She writes about translating CIO-level strategy into operational reality with measurable outcomes.
Certifications: PMP (Project Management Professional) • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Industries served: Human Services, Healthcare & Community Health, Arts & Culture, Foundations & Grantmakers, Education & Youth Development
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