Chris Scott
Founder and CEO
Chris Scott is not just an award-winning electrical engineer, he is a rare gem, and a motivator. The style through which he has communicated, and championed his messages in community development is something that makes his work worthy to be emulated by all who believe in the positive transformation of humanity. Chris is also the Founder and CEO of Positive Thought Solutions, LLC. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Detroit Mercy, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Lawrence Tech University, and a Master’s Degree in Automotive Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan. As a current Senior Electrical Engineer for the Department of Defense, Chris has done technologically groundbreaking work, including helping design autonomous government vehicles and building and integrating high-performance computing systems. He has also led a team of 100 multi-disciplinary technical professionals and managed a budget of $250 million dollars.
As a result of his professional accomplishments and community involvement, he has been blessed to win a national Black Engineer of the Year Award, the US Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, the US Army Commanders Award for Civilian Service, the Detroit Young Professionals Vanguard Award, the University of Michigan Young Alumnus of the Year Award, and a Crain's Detroit Business Top 20 in their 20s award, among others. Also, through Positive Thought Solutions LLC, he does motivational speaking and has been working with corporations, high schools and colleges in various capacities, executing personal and professional development seminars. The topics include, but are not limited to, emotionally intelligent leadership, work-life balance, and success through positive thinking. He has over 15 years of leadership, personal and professional development training from top industry experts, including Les Brown, John Maxwell, Franklin Covey, and Dale Carnegie, and has been working with students for over 15 years. Some of his clients are the Jack and Jill organization, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, Oakland Community College, the Society of Hispanic Engineers, the Corporate Counsel for Men of Color, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, INC. Helping people is core to the foundation of who Chris is, which is what led him to create Positive Thought Solutions, LLC. He always wants to find a way to bring out the best of what people already have inside. And Chris has been able to do just that, through training and speaking encouragement to those that have witnessed him at various engagements.