Scott started Meliovation™ back in 2002, merging his love of travel with diverse experience in consumer software design and technology product development. In the years to follow he published the award winning (SIC 2006) Vacation Designer™ line of software products, guiding independent travelers to research, plan, and print the perfect trip itinerary. During this time Scott broadened his knowledge of world travel but came to the realization that what is truly at stake for working people across the country is their own personal time. Work-life balance and discovering the optimal mix for each person at every stage of their family and career is critical to happiness and success in life. Embarking on frequent leisure trips is only one way to ensure a healthy work-life balance. There are so many other opportunities to take advantage of your time off from work to spend with family and friends, continue your lifelong education, volunteer to help others, or simply get the relaxation time you deserve. So Scott took this insight and launched a new venture in 2010 called Vacation Counts™ – “It’s Your Time…” The goal of the VactionCounts.com™ website, blog, and technology is to empower people to maximize their time off from work.
Scott’s Background
What does it take to run VacationCounts, sharing the advice and techniques to empower everyone to have a remarkable work-life balance? With a bachelor’s degree in Psychology specializing in social, economics, and work topics, Scott holds expansive knowledge and insight of personal and workplace issues and trends. Combine with that is over 15 years of experience designing and building software applications for a variety of users in the fields of travel technology, human resources and legal information systems, and interactive consumer technology. Most recently, Scott was product and engineering manager for a new hire onboarding and compliance solution delivered online and securely via Software as a Service (SaaS). It consists of a company branded and personalized website portal which integrates using open protocols with Human Resource systems (HRIS) at organizations of all sizes and industries.
This unique combination of traits enables Scott to be the leader and voice of VacationCounts, promoting a healthy work-life balance and reminding people not to underestimate their vacation benefits but to leverage vacation time off from work all year long.
Happy Traveling…
-Scott
