Brian Sittarich, Mba, Pmp. Csm Email & Phone Number

Belle Plaine, Mn

Managed IT projects that impacted enterprise systems, change management, and resource allocation. Served as liaison between IT and business to drive the development of business requirements and final project documentation.• Responsible for defining and managing internal and external resources necessary to execute project deliverables.• Upgraded Cambria human resource information system by implementing a benefit, time keeper, and payroll modules.• Promoted and expanded the SharePoint intranet by overseeing and creating team sites for internal IT teams and business partners.• Successfully split intranet SharePoint environments due to company reorganization.• Lead business teams through Learning Management System selection process which included defining requirements, procuring Request For Proposals, and down selecting to preferred vendor.

Belle Plaine Mn

Managed IT projects that impacted the systems, change management, and resource allocation across multiple organizations within the Davis Family Holdings company, including Davisco Foods Int'l, Cambria, and Davis Family Dairies. • Successfully implemented an enterprise intranet using SharePoint 2013 technology after failed attempts from previous teams. • Expanded the functionality of the intranet as a work tool for business partners.• Replaced unsupported technology with other technologies in order to streamline the support of system applications.

Richfield, Mn

Managed projects that impacted the financial systems, change management, and resource allocation. Partnered with IT as the business liaison to implement an enterprise revenue assurance program.• Successfully conducted a proof of concept for a revenue assurance tool in order to gain senior management support and funding of $10M for a revenue assurance program.• Implemented an enterprise revenue assurance tool with a benefit of $24M. Coordinated among different lines of business, IT partners, vendors, and consultants to ensure the tool was on time and within budget.• Coordinated efforts to onboard system integration teams to assist in the delivery of the enterprise revenue assurance tool.

Richfield, Mn

Assumed a leadership role in the integration and implementation of new Billing & AR capabilities to support the growth of the finance area. Led transformational initiatives for new and immature systems and processes that required robust billing needs. Managed a staff of Business Analysts engaged in a variety of projects.• Partnered with IT and business representatives to design and document business processes and integrate with existing and/or new Finance Systems capabilities.• Defined and documented current and future business requirements for various areas of Finance.• Tracked project completion and progress toward milestones using project management tools, working with SMEs and other cross-functional participants to ensure clarity and progress of tasks, and ensuring fiduciary excellence by managing risk and escalating issues.• Trained key business users on new systems and processes. Participated in change management activities that effectively allowed the organization to transition to new processes and systems.

Developed strategies for projects and initiatives to improve operations of the network data management area. This included workflow process improvements, documentation, flowcharting, presentations to senior management and maintaining the organization’s business continuity plan. • Inherited a distressed project that was experiencing cost overruns and not meeting business requirements. Analyzed data, identified gaps, and recommended a new solution for moving initiative forward with less complexity, risk and cost.• Developed and standardized the process for conducting performance reviews of the clerical staff performance metrics leading to improved employee morale and retention.• Improved operational performance by identifying and resolving handoffs between operational teams. • Consolidated and streamlined departmental documents and retrieval from multiple locations to within one Microsoft SharePoint site, making life easier for operational end users and improving efficiency.• Became the subject matter expert for updating and maintaining the Business Continuity Plan for the NDM organization.

Promoted to Project Manager with added responsibilities of handling larger, multi-departmental projects. Developed business cases, project initiation requests, cost/benefit analysis, and presented project plans to senior management to obtain approval and necessary funding to maximize resources. Identified and implemented efficiencies within the operational department.• Launched Paypal as a new form of payment for NWA internet sales; the first airline to accept Paypal as a form of payment and an avenue to connect with a new audience and increase web-based sales.• Improved processes and technologies resulting in a headcount reduction of 60% over a seven year time span, while sales increased 20% over the same time period.• Reduced credit card discount fees by developing a billing system that converted manual credit card charges to electronic billing records for transmittal to card processors. • Assisted in the design and implementation effort to securitize confidential credit card information, including encrypting data elements that met PCI (“Payment Card Industry”) requirements; the first airline to be certified as PCI compliant.• Converted NWA’s clearinghouse billing process from a Microsoft Access application to an industry leading DB2 web-based application.• Transformed cargo settlement payment transmissions from a manual to an automated process. This allowed 99% of funds to be applied immediately in the receivable system. • Upgraded and maintained accounts receivable system to most current vender release and converted it to a DB2 platform, allowing a move to a web-based application and enhanced user query function.

Newly created position that oversaw the daily performance and data integrity of NWA’s $12+ billion receivable system. Reviewed, evaluated, and enhanced the financial systems development for the Credit Division. Responsible for the prioritization, scheduling, and design of short- and long-term system projects to maximize departmental resources. Ensured Credit Division requirements were properly included, tested, and implemented for applications sponsored by other departments. Prepared system departmental status reports to senior management. • Designed and supported the securitization of a $175M accounts receivable portfolio; the first airline to accomplish this task. Accomplished subsequent financing packages as the environment changed.• Automated the distribution of cargo invoices to the customer and implemented an image retrieval process to expedite customer inquiries and improve customer service.• Converted NWA’s mainframe receivable system to a more user-friendly web-based environment.• Expedited the clearinghouse billing processes and improved working capital by $2 million per month.• Lead a team that consolidated the domestic and international cargo receivables into NWA’s CARMS receivable system, where prior attempts to do so failed.• Designed and implemented an authorization and billing process for the Universal Air Travel Card.

Managed and developed a staff responsible for passenger billings and collections that included travel agencies, other airline billings, trade partners and dishonored checks. Identified financial exposure concerns by reviewing reports and developing proposals and solutions. Prepared specialized management statistical reports and developed automated systems to reduce bad debt.• Managed the processing of airline interline billings in excess of $40 million per month. • Developed and defined procedural responsibilities of the clerical staff; ensured they were properly trained and motivated in their job responsibilities.• Developed an automated process to report dishonored checks to Telecheck in order to reduce bad debt exposure and enhanced reporting.• Communicated and interacted, both internally and externally, to resolve problems, maintain productivity and improve customer goodwill.

Managed and developed 20+ staff members responsible for the commercial freight business. Responsible for the review and extension of credit for cargo accounts. Identified financial exposure and potential bad debt accounts. Responsible for overseeing the collection efforts of over 18,000 freight accounts.• Planned, coordinated, and supervised the activities of the support and collection staff to meet or exceed departmental goals. • Responsible for the accounting and reconciliation of the general ledger accounts.

Mini Masters Of Project Management, Project Management

Masters, Business

BS Degrees in Finance and Business Administration with an Economics minor

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