Jonathan Scott

Staff-Level Support Operations & CRM Systems Leader

Zendesk Architecture/Escalation Governance/Support Analytics/Workflow Automation

Profile

I build the systems behind scalable technical support — the Zendesk and CRM architecture, escalation governance, analytics, and workflow automation that make support faster, measurable, and trusted. Across 15+ years spanning support, escalations, QA, consulting, and SaaS systems work, I sit between Support Operations, Business Systems, and Technical Support Engineering — close enough to the work to implement, senior enough to design the system.

Selected Impact

92% → 98%
CSAT lift from redesigned intake, routing & integrations
~22% faster
Average case resolution time reduced
Productized
Escalation severity model shipped as a configurable Zendesk app
10+ years
Zendesk admin, owner & consultant across enterprise SaaS

Systems I Own

Escalation Governance

Severity models, RCA workflows, Support-to-Engineering handoff, incident reporting, recurrence tracking.

Zendesk / CRM Architecture

Forms, fields, routing, triggers, automations, Guide, SLAs, views, and ticket-lifecycle governance.

Support Analytics

CSAT, FRT, resolution time, backlog health, reopen and defect trends, leadership dashboards.

Workflow Automation

Structured intake, ticket merging, field mapping, routing logic, case hygiene, agent enablement.

Knowledge Operations

Zendesk Guide, knowledge capture, Confluence sync, internal/external content, self-service strategy.

Cross-Functional Models

Operating models across Support, Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Operations.

Experience

A systems operator with deep support roots

  1. SetCollab — Co-Founder & Product / Operations Systems Architect
    Jan 2024 – PresentSanta Clara, CA
    • Designed end-to-end operational architecture for a SaaS platform centered on trust, safety, and workflow accountability — intake, triage, escalation paths, user verification, and incident response.
    • Built system design for contracts, payments, and verification workflows, embedding compliance and safety into core product logic.
    • Defined MVP roadmap and cross-functional requirements across Product, UX, Compliance, and Operations.
  2. JonathanScottJ Consulting — Support Operations & CRM Consultant
    Jul 2022 – PresentSanta Clara, CA
    • Advise SaaS and technology clients on support operations, CRM architecture, workflow design, reporting, and escalation improvements.
    • Design and configure Zendesk environments — sandbox testing, routing logic, triggers, automations, macros, views, SLAs, and reporting — with full admin documentation.
    • Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable workflows that improve ticket handling, escalation visibility, and operational consistency.
  3. 729 Solutions — Zendesk Solutions Consultant
    Jun 2021 – Jun 2022San Francisco, CA
    • Delivered Zendesk implementation and optimization for SaaS and technology clients, aligning CRM configuration with support-operations goals.
    • Led discovery on workflows, routing, reporting, and escalation paths; built sandbox and production environments (forms, fields, views, triggers, macros, automations).
    • Produced configuration documentation, process maps, and training to improve adoption and long-term maintainability.
  4. Tipalti — Support Engineer, Tier 2/3 (Payments SaaS)
    Jun 2019 – Jan 2021San Mateo, CA
    • Redesigned intake, routing, and escalation handling across Support, Product, and Engineering — lifting CSAT from 92% to 98% and cutting average case resolution time ~22%.
    • Resolved complex technical and API issues for a high-volume fintech payments platform while maintaining 90%+ personal CSAT.
    • Built Salesforce and JIRA integrations for account context and Engineering visibility; drove duplicate-ticket consolidation and root-cause analysis.
  5. Adobe — Tier 3 Support / Support Systems Admin (Adobe Sign)
    Jul 2013 – Apr 2019San Jose, CA
    • Owned Tier 3 escalations for Adobe Sign — e-signature, workflow, integration, and account issues for enterprise customers.
    • Zendesk and Salesforce / JIRA power user; maintained escalation workflows, support documentation, and cross-functional handoffs.
    • Partnered with Engineering, Product, and Customer Success on SEV1/SEV2 incidents, reproducible defects, and RCA; built Confluence knowledge base to improve consistency and onboarding.
Earlier Experience
NCsoft — Customer Support, Guild Wars 2 Launch2012
Cryptic Studios / Perfect World — Senior Support & Analytics2011 – 2012
Rosetta Stone — Store Manager / Sales Associate2007 – 2011
Namco Networks America — QA Tester2008 – 2009
TZ Management Services — QA Associate2006 – 2007