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    <h1>Scott Motte</h1>
    <p class="description">Software Creative, in Los Angeles 🌴</p>
    <p>Currently making <a href="https://dotenvx.com">dotenvx</a>, a modern take on developer secrets. Previously, I created <a href="https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv">dotenv</a>, the widely-used open-source tool for managing environment variables. My work has helped shape developer tooling and infrastructure worldwide.</p>
    <p>I specialize in developer experience, security, and tooling, blending engineering with design to create tools developers love.</p>
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    <p><a href="https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv">Dotenv, 2014.</a><small>(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC08iCoSuBw">See presentation</a>)</small></p>
    <p><a href="https://speakerdeck.com/motdotla/human-first-api-design">Human First API Design, 2014.</a></p>
    <p><a href="https://speakerdeck.com/motdotla/deprecating-the-password-an-alternative-approach-to-authentication-using-email-only?slide=3">Deprecating the Password, 2014.</a> <small>(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZsN4XXT9Xc">See presentation</a>)</small></p>
    <p><a href="https://github.com/hackclub/hcb/graphs/contributors">Hack Club Bank, 2020-2021.</a></p>
    <p><a href="https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/86/58/b8/6026c448e0d1a7/US10951569.pdf">US Patent #10,951,569 B2, 2021.</a></p>
    <p><a href="https://dotenvx.com/whitepaper.pdf">Dotenvx: Reducing Secrets Risk with Cryptographic Separation, 2025.</a> <small>(<a href="https://dotenvx.com">Visit site</a>)</small></p>
    <p><a href="https://keysee.io/whitepaper.pdf">KEYSEE⎔: Deterministic Visual Identity for Public Keys, 2026.</a> <small>(<a href="https://keysee.io">Visit site</a>)</small></p>
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