Scott’s CV

QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology
Research focus used the Projective Differential to assess organization culture, particularly as related to spirituality. The Projective Differential is an assessment technique that taps into ‘right-brain’ processes to uncover unseen, implicit attitudes and perceptions that affect individual behavior and organizational culture.

Business and Leadership
MBA provided solid knowledge of business strategy development and analysis of complex business situations, and enhanced knowledge of organizational development, change management, and the importance of corporate culture. Banking experience developed skills in managing diverse client relationships, developing and delivering training, and managing the blending of diverse organizational cultures.

Research & Consulting
Demonstrated expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods, contextual analysis, individual coaching, professional and personal development, and seminar content creation, and training.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Multiple Angles for Creative Solutions; San Jose, CA
Principal/Co-founder (Sept. 2004 to present)
Reinvigorate doctoral students to reach their full creative potential in academic research through creative visualization, brainstorming, contextual analysis, conceptual modeling, self-leadership coaching, dream analysis, and cognitive psychology. Provide guidance on research project development, from refining the research question, to planning appropriate data collection and analysis. Services also include creating an online presence for researchers, including informational websites, online participant recruiting, and online data collection.

Trimergence; Mountain View, CA
Creative, Business Process & Technology Consultant (Sept. 1999 to Dec. 2006)
Trimergence is a small consulting company focusing on management leadership training and cultural change through the application of clinical psychology and proprietary models, and includes individual coaching as well as group seminars. Clients include Agilent Technologies, Kimpton Group, KMD Architects, Pixar, and Adobe.

Research & Development
Provided input into the creation of several seminars, including writing and editing content and creating presentation materials and assessments. Completed a detailed needs assessment including analysis and recommendations for image and branding, client services and service delivery, program development, sales operations, and administration and general operations.

Client Services
Researched and implemented a virtual meeting system for remote individual client sessions. Streamlined the client report writing process. Communicated with clients regarding assessment procedures, and provided technical support regarding website use.
Information Technology
Researched, implemented and managed all I.T. strategies, and trained and supported staff on all desktop and web technologies.

Website Creation & Management
Designed and created the initial business website, and managed all improvement, redevelopment, and content infrastructure for the site as it evolved, including custom application development.

Institute of Transpersonal Psychology; Palo Alto, CA
Research Assistant (Sept. 2003 to June 2005)
Designed, created and managed an online assessments application for a large-scale, multi-year institutional research project, and provided training to other research assistants in the accessing of data and the use of the system.

Library Research Assistant (Sept. 2000 to June 2005)
Assisted students with the literature review phase of their doctoral research. Provided guidance to students and faculty in their use of the available technology (computer lab and presentation systems). Provided all training and technical support for the library’s Macintosh systems. Designed and created the first ITP Library website.

Toronto-Dominion Bank; Toronto, Canada
Sr. Account Manager (Aug. 1989 - Aug. 1994)
Managed the credit and investment portfolios for a large retail branch ($210MM in business volume) and the complete banking relationship with 50+ ‘high-value’ clients. Directed all lending related functions and “cleaned up” branch credit portfolio, resulting in significant improvements in internal audit ratings. Served as the primary resource for branch staff on all credit and investment issues and managed in-branch training for Account Manager Trainees and cross-training for branch Customer Service Representatives, including developing and delivering seminars for the mutual funds exam.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Transpersonal Psychology; Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA (2006)
Spirituality in Business: An exploration into three exemplar for-profit organizations, using qualitative and quantitative measures.
Served two years as student member of the ITP Research Ethics Review Committee.
Served one year as student member of the ITP Faculty Selection Committee.

M.B.A.; Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (1996)
MBA Peer Support Convenor ) – Led a team planning and implementing significant changes to MBA Peer Support - designed to add ongoing value to MBA students

B.A. Philosophy & Religious Studies; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (1989)

CERTIFICATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Projective Differential
Certified in the use and training of the Projective Differential assessment process (granted full licensing rights).

“Online Assessments in a Transpersonal Psychology Doctoral Program: A Case Study.” A paper presented in a symposium entitled “Frontier Methods in Transpersonal Research & Holistic Practice.” at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI, August 2004.

Spirituality in Business: An exploration into three exemplar for-profit organizations, using qualitative and quantitative measures. Ph.D. dissertation, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology: Palo Alto, California, 2006. Retrievable from ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT ).

SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES

Expert in the use of the Projective Differential
Research design, qualitative and quantitative analysis and related software, including basic SPSS (some scripting knowledge) and TAMS Analyzer (text/thematic analysis)
Apple iWork (Pages, Numbers & Keynote), Mac OS X
MS Office (Word, Excel, & Powerpoint)
Working knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL

  • Blogs/Podcasts We Like

    • ITP Library Research Weblog - various research resources
    • Shrink Rap Radio - Podcasts by experienced therapist talking with notible folks in the field about everything you could think of.
    • The Merlin Show - A video podcast featuring Merlin Mann. Topics include: technology, communication, productivity, etc.


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