Scott Mcbride Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri Area

After 6 plus years of research around the VFW National Marble Tournaments, two great events are kicking off this month.The Book:The Kings of the Rings: Stories from the VFW National Marble Tournaments 1947-1962 has gone to the printer. Soon to be available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes and Kobo.The Museum Exhibit:Marble playing ruled playgrounds for much of the 20th century. Requiring only a handful of marbles and a patch of dirt, the game crossed all economic and social barriers. In 1947, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) created a national marble tournament that was a life-changing experience for the thousands of kids who participated. "Playing for Keeps" tells the firsthand stories of the players alongside their souvenirs, trophies, and marble memorabilia. Learn their stories and then knuckle down to experience the thrill of the game in a regulation-size marble ring. On view November 11, 2017 through January 6, 2019 at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. Presented in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Innovative and results-driven Management Professional with over 25 years of demonstrated success leading cross-functional business units with exceptional personnel mentoring, development and leadership skills as well as proven program management, product/software development, and educational/training techniques seeking a rewarding, client facing Management role within a forward thinking and evolving organization.

OnLine Taxes provides federal and state tax preparation and electronic filing for individual taxpayers and tax professionals. As a Relationship Manager, Scott will support existing tax office accounts and represent OLTpro to users of OLTpro Professional Tax Software. www.oltpro.com

Innovative and results-driven Management Professional with over 25 years of demonstrated success leading cross-functional business units with exceptional personnel mentoring, development and leadership skills as well as proven program management, product/software development, and educational/training techniques seeking a rewarding, client facing Management role within a forward thinking and evolving organization.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Representing Advent Refund Settlement products to independent tax professionals throughout the United States. Responsible for organization and execution of key sales, operational and service functions for partner organizations and consumers in support of Advent's tax refund and Get It card product programs. Responsibilities include policy development, documentation of all areas of business, leadership on operational and support issues including partner organizations and inividual cardholder issue resolution.

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Directly managed 5 project managers with a $4 million dollar budget and responsible for over 40 specific programs. Led a newly established corporate department. Defined, implemented and managed strategic partnership initiatives with government agencies, private and not-for-profit agencies with emphasis on impact to office operations. Conducted research projects with behavioral economists. Researched and conducted feasibility for new product implementation. Worked with not-for-profit organizations to build strategic partnerships to serve clients of both organizations.

Developed and supervised the processes required for yearly enhancements and tax law changes necessary for proprietary tax software’s field implementation and distribution. Coordinated software releases including duplication and shipment with multiple vendors. Led the team responsible for testing tax calculations and operational functions. Led the committee responsible for releasing software to users.

Led the testing activities of a software development team. Hired and trained subject matter experts (taxes) and trained them in software testing. Determined needed changes to improve software efficiency for field users.

Implemented the testing activities of a new software development team. Hired and trained 50 subject matter experts (taxes) and trained them in software testing and user support processes. Developed procedures for testing potential hardware purchases and how they interacted with the software. Determined needed changes to improve software efficiency for field users.

Served as the subject matter expert for third party software developers to implement proprietary changes to publicly available software to support the mission of automating 12,000 tax offices. Primary designer for required changes. Led a group of 6 business analysts responsible for gathering business requirements and converting them to documents used by software developers.

Converted 12,000 tax offices from manual tax preparation to computerized tax preparation. Tested and evaluated potential hardware and software solutions, wrote and conducted training sessions for all levels of the organization. Supported all aspects of project implementation. Worked with vendors and third party software developers to deliver project goals. Software and hardware was rolled out to 12,000 offices and over 100,000 seasonal associates.

Developed and taught the Social Studies program for state accreditation. Curriculum targeted learning styles of learning disabled students to complete state mandated requirements and prepare the students for college entrance examinations..

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