Brian Vander Plaats Email & Phone Number

Orange City, Ia, Us

Leading the digitization journey @ Diamond Vogel - fully implementing ERP and related systems.

• Manage day-to-day aspects of all business applications• Work closely with business managers to develop IT strategy in support of overall business strategy and goals• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop the IT applications team• Manage and support business software solutions• Project leadership of all application projects• Manage budgets, timelines, and high-quality deliverables• Maintain relationships with Software Vendors

Project Manager for the assessment, selection, and implementation of Diamond Vogel's ERP System.

Responsibilities:• Managed distributed team of 6-8 developers• Managed development & support of internal business applications related to manufacturing, product development, accounting, and sales for over three hundred users• Managed SQL Server DatabasesDesigned & implemented major systems utilizing ASP.NET, Angular, RESTful Services, and SQL Server, replacing legacy FoxPro Systems:• Architected and modernized central database – normalization, auditing, data-driven• Frequently met with management and end users to discuss project needs• Wrote requirements / user stories, mockups• Performed code reviewsKey systems modernized:• Batch Management - single corporate application replacing many disparate components ; data-driven system supporting diverse types of paint production, enforcing standards while allowing flexibility in process. • Paint formulation – created advanced revision system ; flexible spec data system ; expanded search & comparison ; new coding system • Product management – standardize SKU handling in single application / database ; flexible packaging configurations ; greatly improved SKU costing ; manage products not based on formulas• Raw material purchasing – more detailed raw material properties; added historical price tracking, improved document handlingDesigned & implemented first corporate data warehouse:• Designed core schema in SQL Server, Analysis Services cubes• Linked production, sales, labor, and materials - previously only available in disparate systems• Integrated with existing applications• Created first PowerBI ReportsInstituted process changes increasing team effectiveness:• Case tracking for requests• Source control• Automated Builds, Database Migrations• Coding standards• Agile Development with SCRUM• Staging environment for deployments• Processes for change control / request management• Projects & documentation in wiki

Maintained internal business applications written in the FoxPro programming languageKey Projects:• Developed custom CRM software using Web Services, successfully deploying to multiple sales teams• Developed new object-oriented architecture for first computerized raw material purchasing system• Developed early data-driven approaches reducing need for constant reprogramming & deployments ; successfully implemented in key manufacturing applicationsGiven increasing responsibilities by management to help move our application development approach forward:• Mentored new developers• Created new project management / scheduling processes• Worked with other developers creating standardized application framework for FoxPro applicationsDeveloped Diamond Vogel's first web-based applications (ASP.NET)

- Supported Access databases for quality control department during summer- Discovered design issues with key databases ; proposed working remotely from college to fix issues - Successfully designed & implemented key rewrite of product complaint database.

Sioux Center, Iowa

- Worked with developers and project manager on feed mill control system projects to test application functionality