Scott V. Alvis, President and General Manager, oversees all aspects of SynXis including sales, marketing, operations, technology and finance. Prior to joining SynXis in September 2006, Alvis spent 16 years with Sabre, most recently as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Marketing for Sabre Holdings where he was responsible for guiding the corporate strategy, market research and human factors efforts. He also served as Senior Vice President of Travel Supplier Distribution and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Sabre. In that role, he organized a team of sales and marketing professionals charged to focus on electronic distribution for hoteliers and other suppliers, and launched Sabre's first real time hotel availability product as well as the company's initial suite of electronic hotel advertising products. Alvis earned a master's degree in finance from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, and a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University.