David J - Scott Ryder



Scott Ryder

23385 Mill Valley Place. Parker, CO. Phone: (303) 829-5737 ScottRyder@

Business leadership executive uniquely qualified to teach online courses at the Bachelor or Masters level. Recently earned a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership (3.89 GPA) and completed a Masters-level online tearching course at CSU-Global. Achieved this Masters Degree and online teaching course while working full-time as a Vice President of Sales for RLJ Entertainment. Extensive business leadership experience as a vice president with RLJ Entertainment and 20th Century Fox, and as a training and development manager with the Walt Disney Corporation. Successfully managed account teams and retail accounts with annual revenues exceeding $220 million. Successfully completed the CSU-Global online Engage! Foundation instuctional teaching course. Experience as a “mature” student provided a perspective of the importance motivation, engagement, and effective time management are to student success. Recognized as instructor, coach and motivator in the business environment. Personal teaching website can be accessed at .

EDUCATION

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY – CSU GLOBAL 2014

Engage! Foundation, Online Instructional Class

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY – CSU GLOBAL 2013

Master’s Degree, Organizational Leadership (3.89 GPA)

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON ` 1982

Bachelor of Arts, Communications

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

▪ Ability to identify the unique characteristics and needs of today’s online learners

▪ Capacity and experience to effectively orient new students to the online learning environment

▪ Sincere passion for motivating and engaging online students

▪ Skill to provide constructive feedback in discussion forums and critical thinking assignments

▪ Knowledge to incorporate new educational technologies to enhance learning

▪ Ability to implement time-management skills to meet institutional grading deadlines

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

As a mature online student, I am particularly sensitive to the challenges many distance-learning students face. As an instructor, it is critical to connect with the diversity of today’s online student while maintaining the integrity of excellence required by the educational institution. My ability to motivate and coach business subordinates and students is fueled by my passion and skills to teach leadership.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

VICE PRESIDENT, SALES - RLJ ENTERTAINMENT March, 2010 – Present

▪ Responsible for the P&L of the company’s largest customer ( - $17M), Netflix, Dish Network, Redbox, VPD, Super D, Hastings, Rentrak, AAFES, Fred Meyer, Fry’s Electronics and other accounts that collectively represent roughly 45% of the companies’ $80M revenue.

▪ Manage RLJ Entertainment’s varied portfolio of products ranging from Criterion, Image Feature Film, One Village Urban, NBA, IMAX, Stand-Up Comedy and Music.

▪ Successful negotiation of annual terms agreements with , Netflix & Dish Network.

VICE PRESIDENT, SALES - 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT December, 2004 – February, 2010

Oversaw strategic planning and sales of $220MM in annual revenue with Best Buy.

Grew Catalog business by an average of 40% per year with market share growth of 100-500 basis points.

▪ Oversaw all sales and business development functions, including the delivery and promotion of weekly new DVD and Blu-ray product titles, management of theatrical catalog and TV releases, account management, C-level and team customer relationship development, annual support plan negotiations, order fulfillment and the integration of online business and promotional initiatives.

▪ Developed innovative and strategic team training approach.

▪ Directly managed subordinate sales executive and cross-functional team consisting of 12 retail & brand marketing, logistics and operations, merchandising, legal and customer service company employees.

▪ Designed, implemented, and adjusted weekly, quarterly and annual strategic sales plans and programs for Best Buy as their number two content supplier of home video products.

▪ Selected Achievements: Earned Best Buy’s Home Video category Vendor-of-the-Year three times, 2003, 2005 and 2007, with acknowledgment from Best Buy as their Best of the Best winner (among 1,100 vendors) in 2005.

▪ Managed a category transformation plan that outlined strategic in-store merchandising, product assortment and promotional recommendations that ultimately resulted in a thorough redesign of Best Buy’s Movie Department.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SALES - 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT June, 2001 – January, 2004

▪ Managed Costco, Shopko and retail accounts, exceeding $100M in annual revenue.

▪ Developed and implemented unique strategic plans while developing and delivering first clear channel focus to management. Responsible for account P&L while driving largest percentage increases among all sales teams.

▪ Selected Achievements: Delivered 220% increase over two years to $75M at Costco / Oversaw the first studio direct relationship with , growing their business to $25M in just 18 months.

DIRECTOR / REGIONAL MANAGER, SALES - 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT April, 1989 – May, 2001

▪ Built and developed a $3M distribution business among Sporting Goods industry retailers by working alongside the corporate NBA and NHL team offices in New York City.

▪ Selected Achievements: Built the organization’s sports category from $0 volume to $3M in revenue in two years / Achieved 75% annual growth among grocery, drug and wholesale business units.

SALES MANAGER – VIDEO PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS September, 1987 – June, 1989

▪ Achieved $25M in revenue with the largest wholesale corporation in the western United States.

▪ Successfully managed 15 sales representatives servicing retailers throughout the United States.

▪ Implemented the first sales analytics forecasting system with the organization.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – WALT DISNEY STUDIOS June, 1984 – August, 1987

▪ Responsible for writing the corporation’s weekly newsletter.

▪ Support of training and development corporate initiatives.

PROFICIENCIES/PERSONAL

▪ Microsoft Office: including Excel, PowerPoint & Word

▪ Completion of Seven Habits of Highly Successful People Executive Course

▪ Completion of 360 Degree Executive Seminar

▪ Walt Disney Corporate Time Management Course graduate

▪ Sigma Pi – Epsilon Nu Chapter College President

▪ Completed 25 marathons

▪ Extreme Community Makeover volunteer

▪ Numerous affirmative professional references available upon request

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