Scott Combs, MBA, PMP

Experience

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  Various

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2007

  Previous Experience

  Roles:• Manager Strategic Marketing / Product Manager, QubicaAMF, Mechanicsville, VA • Director of Marketing, Luminex, Austin, TX • Strategic Marketing Manager, Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX • Senior Project Leader, AT&T / NCR, Clemson, SCAccomplishments• Led development projects up to $5 million and managed teams of up to 30. (AT&T/NCR)• Analyzed product line options which resulted in driving a merger between AMF and Qubica.• Developed strategic technology roadmaps, cost models and competitive motherboard analyses. (AMD)• Interfaced AMF and Qubica development teams to re-engineer the product release process.• Defined detailed processes for re-engineering the NCR development process to the PACE model.• Drove marketing from ground zero through IPO for a pharmaceutical drug screening platform. (Luminex)• Developed corporate image and branding, web site, presentations, promotional literature, graphics, animations, and product photography. (Luminex)• Developed and drove an in-house marketing campaign that built brand awareness via seminars and PR, resulting in three magazine covers and over a dozen trade press articles. (Luminex)• Developed presentations raising $22 million in private placement capital leading to an IPO. (Luminex) Show less

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  Mapcom Systems

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

  Business Development Executive

  ● Directed marketing for a telecommunications software firm with increasing revenue annually for five years.● Led demand generation through over 70 industry events each year, including 15-20 industry presentations.● Presented at industry events up to eight times yearly and authored articles for print and online publications.● Enhanced and maintained CRM software for sales, marketing and support teams.● Facilitated a webinar schedule of 24-30 events annually and over two dozen press releases.● Managed and maintained the company web presence using content management systems. Show less

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  Straight Path Management

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Director

  ● Designed an innovation management process for new service offerings in a pharmaceutical service setting.● Created corporate investment dashboard for new product development comparisons across divisions.● Created a streamlined development process to manage the pipeline for new services.

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  Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  VP Sales and Marketing

  ● Led sales and marketing for a wholesale telecommunications provider with a 30% growth rate.● Directed a marketing program of over 8 industry trade shows, 120 community events and 24 press releases.● Implemented Act! CRM to centralize client, lead and stakeholder management in two months.

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  THIncIT LLC

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2020

  Consultant Project Management

  ● Delivered case management system on schedule & budget for San Francisco's Medical Examiner.● Implemented CRM Service and Sales modules in the transportation industry over 12 months.● Delivered lab information software for 15 disciplines of FBI’s crime lab with a project staff of 12.● Performed estimation, kickoff and planning of a North Carolina Medical Examiner case management system.● Led a custom app project for accommodation requests for the Graduate Record Exams (GRE).● Implemented SharePoint sites to facilitate collaboration and clear communication with clients.Product accomplishments● Developed case management and lab information systems applications with Microsoft Power Apps.● Prioritized epics, features and backlog items for multiple products using TFS and Azure DevOps.● Performed business requirements and workflow confirmation for a case management system.● Redesigned product architecture to align with customer workflow and terminology.● Documented new requirements as backlog items for a commercial-off-the-shelf application.● Documented legacy applications functionality & logic to define replacement requirements.Process accomplishments● Balanced resources across a portfolio of projects with budgets reaching $3M - $5M.● Served as the PMO to unify project management practices across three lines of business.● Implemented a project management process to produce consistent project artifacts.● Designed SharePoint sites to facilitate consistent project communication, collaboration and visibility● Implemented a financial reporting process for tracking actual and estimated portfolio revenue.Marketing accomplishments● Organized and consolidated multiple client & contact sources into a CRM single source of truth.● Delivered presentations at industry conferences and user groups to promote the brand.● Customized Microsoft Dynamics for efficient Lead-to-Cash workflow. Show less