Brian Sells Email & Phone Number

Tysons, Va, Us

Helping the Army develop next generation command and control.Lead technical delivery of cloud/edge based RFID solutions for the US Navy.

Founded an IT recruiting company that provided innovative people to great teams. Worked primarily with growing tech startups to find software engineers, UX researchers/designers, and product managers for their teams.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Scaled a GovTech firm from 55 to 150 people and $12M to $36M in annual revenue in a year. C-Suite executive responsible for strategy and implementation of all operations, finance, HR, and IT verticals.-People/HR: Established HR and talent acquisition strategies to scale a company seeing 3X headcount growth annually (55-150) - built and implemented recruiting, onboarding, retention, performance review/feedback, and compliance systems.-People/HR: Led benefits broker selection and transfer for healthcare and transition from level funded to self-funded captive achieving a 15% forecasted reduction in healthcare costs.-Finance: Built financial reporting systems at scale to facilitate decentralized decision making and data driven KPIs; established processes to increase invoicing efficiency by 25% and reduce AR aging by 50%. Transitioned ERP and oversaw planning and implementation company wide.-Leadership: Championed company culture through engagement with managers, building leader development programs that create shared understanding and prepare our team for greater responsibility, created bi-weekly content to engage entire company, planned virtual and in-person events to break down silos and foster collaboration/connection in a remote working environment.-IT: Established IT strategy for hardened cybersecurity posture and compliance by established relationship with MSP for IT help desk operations, mobile device management solution implementation, Apple Business Manager / Store creation, and standardized procurement process.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Ft. Benning, Ga, Us

Established innovation startup within special operations to increase training opportunities for our Rangers. - Stood up agile planning processes to expedite delivery of 40+ projects spanning rapid construction to smart phone app development. - Actively engaged stakeholders to establish strong buy-in and build a coalition of partners. Broke down red tape for approvals, centered around a common goal of helping our Rangers. Approvals went from months to days and weeks. - Employed Scrum/Kanban techniques to properly execute sprint planning, measure velocity, and maximize team efficiency by limiting work in progress. Most efficient team at delivery within the organization. - Managed procurement of 22 disparate contracts funding $1.9M for critical supplies and infrastructure upgrades. - Provided agile coaching and training to teams across the organization to increase collaboration and productivity.

Ft. Benning, Ga, Us

Second command in one of the most selective units in the U.S. Army - recognized as Top 5 Company Commanders within the Regiment. - Commanded 215-soldier company of 30 different occupational specialties, $60M in assets, and a $750K+ budget - Advised general officers and senior civilian leaders in a joint, interagency, and multinational environment during 440+ classified special operations missions across the Middle East. - Implemented warfighter centered research and design (UX/UI) approaches to understand pain points within the organization. Worked with department heads to implement creative solutions and strengthen our culture. - Led daily agile ceremonies to visualize the workflow, limit work in progress, and conduct retrospectives to further success and learn from failures.

Ft. Benning, Ga, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Economics

Master Of Science - Ms, Marketing

Master Of Business Administration - Mba