J. Scott Christian

Strategy & Corporate Development, Management Consulting

My name is Scott Christian, and I'm a Game Changer -- the Real Deal.

J. Scott Christian's Bio:

J. Scott Christian's Experience:

• Managing Director / CEO at Decilogica Consulting

  1986 - Present | New York, London, Zurich, Singapore, San Francisco, Denver

  Experienced leader in management, entrepreneurship, and consulting roles for clients ranging from venture-backed start-ups to global banks and enterprises, including GE, United Technologies, Raytheon, BNP-Paribas, RBS, UBS, Roche, Lederle, Continental Airlines, Swissair, SAS, Cathay Pacific, Rio Tinto, Maersk, CSX, and LAN. Our clients are leaders in their industries. Our work plays a pivotal role in the development and implementation of their strategies. Leadership experience in: strategy, deep analytics, corporate and business development, M&A, operational and financial analysis, multi-channel marketing and alliances, big project management, business intelligence, product development, and commercialization. I thrive in fast-paced environments where I can strategically manage human, capital, and information resources for positive change. MY HALLMARKS: I lead effective change by introducing game-changing solutions into mission-critical environments. I make complexity understandable and actionable.

• Managing Director at Continental Airlines

  1970 - 1985

  [Dates are ex: 1979-80 (at Booz Allen) and 1980-82 (at New York Air, later merged with Continental)] o Customer Service Agent for Continental (Denver-Stapleton Intl. Airport, 1970-74) while concurrently a full-time student at University of Colorado. o Manager-Passenger Service Planning, Continental (Los Angeles, 1974-76) Transferred to Corporate Office where I assumed overall project responsibility for system-wide functional aspects of airport passenger service operations, airport technology systems, and the initial implementation of FAA-mandated airport security screening. o Director-Passenger Service Planning, Texas International Airlines (Houston, 1977-78, later merged into CAL): I had responsibility for system-wide functional aspects of airport passenger service operations, airport technology systems, and a complex reservations and ticketing systems migration to the AA SABRE system. o Sr. Director - Future Automation, Continental (Houston General Office, 1984-85): Directed complex project involving the advanced technology development for the first airline industry E-ticketing technology. With overall project management authority, led the cost analysis, capital justification, design specification, technology design criteria, and industry standard definition for E-ticketing. Wrote definitive report outlining economic benefit, project manpower and capital requirements, scope of work and timeline, specification and standards, and strategic marketing and operational inducements for other air carriers in U.S. and abroad. Served as the operations research, financial analysis, technology and development SME for all facets of the E-ticketing innovation. (1984-85) E-ticketing has reduced industry material and direct labor costs by 86%, from the 1985 baseline, on an inflation-adjusted cost basis.

• Senior Director - Economic Planning at New York Air

  1980 - 1982

  A co-founder of New York Air, responsible for corporate resource planning, aircraft scheduling, and expansion (destination) planning. During this period, NYAir was the fastest-growing Part 121 airline in the United States (1980-1982), and entered highly-publicized service against the incumbent Eastern Airlines Shuttle with competing hourly service between New York LGA and Boston Logan and Washington National airports. Represented New York Air in intricate and contentious negotiations to obtain "slots" for operations its initial services between LaGuardia, Boston, and Washington (these airports are capacity-controlled, and airlines allocate slots under USDoT anti-trust immunity agreements). This was a high-profile position within NY Air, and my activities and statements were very closely scrutinized by the FAA and national press.

• Principal Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton

  1978 - 1980

  Managing consultant for development of mathematical demand modeling and predictive forecasting of passenger volumes, aircraft types, gate requirements, air carrier flight frequencies, schedule forecast simulation, and simulated virtualization for Chicago O'Hare Airport Master Plan. Client: City of Chicago Department of Aviation.

J. Scott Christian's Education:

• Indiana University at Bloomington

  Master of Arts (M.A.)
  Concentration: International Relations and Affairs

• INSEAD - Fontainebleau, France

  MBA
  Concentration: International Business & Finance

• University of Colorado at Boulder

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
  Concentration: Business Administration, Management and Operations

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