Brian Shadle Pmp, Pmi-Acp Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• The goal of Midwest OpX Solutions is to equip your organization with the Operational Excellence mindset, process and tools required to:
• Remove the roadblocks impeding your organization's ability to scale profitably
• Give your leaders the opportunity to spend more time working ON the business rather than working IN the business
• Empower and retain your staff
• Give you the support you need to successfully complete your critical initiatives

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Strategic internal business partner that anticipates company needs and implements industry leading system and business process best practices. Vet all major system enhancement requests against corporate strategy, IT.
• Facilitated Continuous Improvement Focus Group made up of leaders from all shared service departments focused on identifying and solving critical bottlenecks impeding scalable and profitable growth leading to over.
• Led research and prototype activities leading to the exit of a 3rd party Commodity Trade and Risk Management software resulting in over $400k of annual savings
• Led internal capability assessment and 3rd party software search related to strategic vertical integration activities
• Developed and executed Operational Excellence and Lean Leadership trainings
• Advised IT Governance Committee on priorities

Ames, Iowa

• Responsible for IT Project Portfolio Management and QA with a focus on driving strategic execution and maximization of business value delivery through the selection, optimization, and oversight of project investments.
• Created IT Project Portfolio Management process
• Moved applications support to an Agile/Kanban approach via implementation of JIRA and general training
• Revitalized and facilitated IT Governance Committe

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Responsible for the innovative design, development, implementation and ongoing management of the industry leading software for service – RINAlliance.com.
• Managed Agile development of.Net based RINAlliance.com software for service and met aggressive government mandated start date.
• Managed all aspects of the program including vendor selection and management, vision statement and product roadmap development, release plans, user stories, iteration backlog management, and sprint planning, daily.
• Winner of the Technology Association of Iowa’s 2013 Prometheus Award for Clean Energy Innovation.
• Effectively managed a 214% increase in subscribers and 352% increase in fee revenue.
• Set the stage for client survey results of 81% exceeds expectations and 19% meets.

• Managed financial projects and teams related to the implementation and ongoing utilization of enterprise-wide real estate software and processes used to manage and report on over $44 billion in commercial real estate.
• Successfully managed projects such as the rollout of general ledger distributed access to over 80 property manager sites with 600 users, implementation of ad-hoc reporting via Business Objects, creation of Investment.
• Managed all project aspects including planning, customization, conversion, testing, control activities, training, implementation, issue resolution and closing.
• Created and co-managed information management steering group tasked with the review and prioritization of all current and future systems and projects. Established culture of accountability and alignment with strategy.
• Developed and facilitated Operational Excellence Workshops focused on educating staff on process improvement concepts, customer needs review, work flow and capacity analysis, waste identification (Lean), creative.
• Designed and implemented automated workflow and reporting processes that resulted in over $800,000 of annual cost savings and minimal changes to staffing levels during a time of significant growth and demutualization.

Managed division providing senior level finance and accounting professionals to clients on an interim and project basis.

Lead the implementation of a new sales and marketing program into an existing Branch sales structure - Total Environmental Activity Management (T.E.A.M). Performed environmental activity reviews and presented comprehensive environmental activity programs.

• Managed all Finance and Accounting activities for $150 million division. Interpreted and reported operational results to all levels of management and consulted on all financial matters.
• Part of management team that effectively navigated the corporation through a challenging union strike.

Managed all Cost Accounting, Activity Based Management, and Accounts Payable functions and staff for seven subsidiaries totaling $500 million in revenue. Industry leader in Activity Based Management utilizing innovative costing concepts and profitability measures.

Bba, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Academic All-American Varsity Golf Team

Aa, Business