Scott Merritt

Scott Merritt began their career in 2000 as an Undergraduate Researcher at the Colorado School of Mines. In 2001, they became a Technical Intern II at Ball Aerospace. In 2002, they began working at Penn State University as a Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, as well as a Graduate Research and M.S. Candidate and Teaching Assistant. In 2007, they became a Research - Electrical Engineer at the Naval Air Warfare Center - Weapons Division in China Lake. Here, they developed novel algorithms and software and coordinated efforts with other researchers and engineers, attracting millions of dollars in external R&D funding. In 2012, they joined X-Nav Technologies, LLC as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Scientist - Machine Vision. Here, they developed the concept and execution plan for development of the X-Guide surgical navigation tracking system and wrote all the source code. Scott also invented a novel, high-performance optical tracking pattern, which is featured in several pending patents. Finally, they identified a major limitation in the original non-optical guidance technology that was intended to form the basis of the X-Guide surgical navigation system.

Scott Merritt completed their high school education at Battle Mountain High School between 1994 and 1998. Scott then attended Colorado School of Mines, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics in 2002. Merritt then pursued their Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Penn State University, which they completed in 2004. Scott continued their studies at Penn State University, earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007.