Scott Zielstra, Pmp, Cbap Email & Phone Number

Conway, AR, US

Remote

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

• Participate in the Project Life Cycle to capture customer requirements, define business benefits, and translate requirements into project scope.
• Drive client implementations by pulling together vendors, administrators, technical resources, and clinical staff.
• Senior level liaison between project sponsor and stakeholders.
• Provide assistance in identifying business problems and opportunities.
• Ensure Governance process is applied for all business case approvals.
• Build relationships with vendors, VP’s, & C-Suite hospital administrators

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

• Developed long term strategy to ensure institutional compliance with state and federal regulations on reporting financial aid.
• Collaborated with Director of Computer Information Systems to review and streamline reporting systems within Jenzabar and Blackboard.
• Consulted Institutions IT department on the implementation of iTunes U

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

• Report on statewide and national initiatives that included: Achieving the Dream (AtD), Complete College America (CCA), Data Quality Campaign (DQC), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS), Arkansas.
• Review and audit institutional financial budgets, income statements, state appropriations, and uniform reporting in accordance with state regulations.
• Present information at the Arkansas Institutional Researchers Organization (AIRO) conferences to representatives from state colleges and universities.
• Work with Institutional Finance, Institutional Research, Senior University/College Administrators, and legislators to carry out and implement performance-based funding in compliance with state regulations.
• Policy and legislative tracking, analysis, and implementation.
• Research analyzing student populations including college-going-rate, enrollment trends, remediation, degree production, and other institutional metrics.

Conway, AR

• Collaborated and supervised implementation projects with associates in Poland, England, India, and China while transitioning production work for offshore use.
• Facilitated and lead all project meetings with clients, senior leaders, onshore implementation team, and offshore production teams.
• Managed multiple concurrent client implementations in different stages of deployment.
• Managed complex relationships and communication between internal teams, external clients, and 3rd party vendors while providing technical guidance and education.
• Supervised support staff members including developers, account team members, onshore architects, and offshore specialists.
• Successfully managed, contributed to, and supervised work that resulted in $40 million annually in cost savings for the company.

Mba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Lambda

Bba, Computer Information Systems

Activities and Societies: PBL