As the principal of SCR Ventures, Scott is a results driven leader with extensive domestic and international business experience in operations, P&L oversight, multi-channel product distribution and marketing involving both start-up and growth organizations. As a management consultant, he has a solid background in forging strategic partnerships and profitable business development opportunities within the tourism, hospitality and transportation industries. Recognized for community collaboration, capacity building and service delivery training and implementation. Among a variety of social enterprise and corporate businesses, Scott has worked extensively with Indigenous communities in western Canada, assisting to develop community owned tourism-related businesses with a mandate of creating sustainable local employment. Many of the cause-driven businesses he’s working with are concentrated on social and environmental well-being, which aligns with his philosophy of creating a healthy and productive environment.

Pioneer Community Living Association (PCLA) is a non-profit mental health and substance use organization that provides a unique range of innovative rehabilitation services and a variety of housing options to persons with mild to complex mental health symptoms.Our community mental health service is dedicated to providing critical care, support, and pathways toward independent, holistic well-being.

Director - TMSLP (and member of Human Resource and Governance committee)Tla’amin Management Services LP is the business arm of the Tla’amin Nation. As a board member, I'm proud to assist TMS in conducting business, particularly in land development, forestry, aquaculture, retail, hospitality and tourism.The board is engaged in protocol agreements, joint planning, and several initiatives with neighboring jurisdictions in order to strengthen relationships and allow for collaboration on projects and initiatives aimed at bolstering economic growth within the region.

Working with communities and funding partners to co-develop and implement custom energy and housing management solutions.Passionately cultivating relationships with Indigenous communities to address energy poverty and assist in building infrastructure that supports energy, housing and climate needs.

As a management consultant with the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, Scott was primarily focused on business performance and strategy development among Indigenous tourism experiences, accommodation providers and community developers throughout Canada. Ongoing leadership support within these communities contributed to capacity building and the successful growth in the areas of hotel and accommodation development and the creation of tourism experience packages. Successful creation and oversight of tailored travel policies associated with ITAC and its members nationally.Development and delivery of Indigenous Tourism experiences packages among all provinces and territories in Canada that optimized revenue and third party distribution channels. Particular emphasis was focused on expanding ITAC member migration to the online sales platform of Meridian Reservations System.

Inception development and operational oversight of Aboriginal Travel Services (ATS), a full-service travel agency focused on the business and leisure needs of companies, First Nations communities, organizations and individuals throughout Canada. Located on Coast Salish Territories in downtown Vancouver, ATS is a First Nations owned agency developed as a social enterprise that is reinvesting profits into Aboriginal communities by way of youth scholarships in tourism and hospitality.

- Lead sales strategy and business development among the Coast Hotels brand in Canada.- Development of long term growth strategies among owned and franchised properties.- Ownership of supply chain management and engaging multiple departmental employees in revenue growth objectives.- Fostered strong relations with hotel General Managers to ensure sales and customer relationship management objectives were surpassed

- Oversaw the western Canada sales and revenue development activities.- Defined strategies to grow incremental business with key online and retail distribution outlets.- Established productivity improvements resulting in staff re-engagement and a bottom line increase.

- Managed the integration of Gray Line West operations within the Armstrong Group company.- Led a diverse employee group in operations, marketing, maintenance and product distribution- Mediated collective agreement negotiations and established team leadership and training parameters.- Developed and implemented a revised tour product offering for the local sightseeing market.

Air Canada - General Manager Western Canada- Oversaw passenger sales and product distribution in five provincial offices throughout Western Canada- Designed and presented innovative market communication strategies resulting in revenue growth within the corporate community.- Developed and implemented a successful 'post SARS' Asia revenue attainment strategy- Managed team development and procedure integration initiatives among the merged CP / AC airline

Regional and Operations Manager Positions, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary