Brian J Zech
Objective
Always do what's next. I support and promote cross-silo collaboration for the betterment of the whole. Addressing business with a solid Six Sigma based approach I believe to be the best way for the company, and thus the employees, to succeed.
Experience
Director of Operations
UbiCoach • Milwaukee, WI
Oct 2020 - Present
- Business Type: Coaching, eLearning and eDevelopment
- Responsibilities: Financial planning and forecasting, investor relations, risk management, database and system administration, business analysis, app and web analytics, web and software development, contract negotiations, HR, quality assurance and customer service.
Director, Finance & Development
Ubi, LLC • Milwaukee, WI
Apr 2016 - Present
- Business Type: Holding Company
- Responsibilities: Financial planning and analysis, risk management and analysis, investment vaulation, technology and information systems, online infrastructure and security management.
Marketing & Operations Director
MindStream Education, Inc • Milwaukee, WI
Oct 2010 - Apr 2016
- Business Type: Healthcare Executive Conference Management
- Responsibilities: Brand development, product development, B2B (Business to Business) sales and marketing, demand generation, niche marketing, technology and information systems, conference contract negotiation, website infrastructure and security management, intranet management.
- • Restructured conference development to be participant centered, providing a 30% increase in prospect participation.
- • Setup and managed IT infrastructure for corporate office.
Business Development Manager
Ansay & Associates, LLC • Port Washington, WI
Jul 2007 - Oct 2010
- Business Type: Insurance Agency
- Responsibilities: Business analysis, product development, call center management, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) data auditing, niche marketing management, process and workflow management, marketing collateral development, financial analysis for real estate division, intranet development and management.
- • Developed custom software to manage agency to carrier marketing activities improving efficiency of operation by 40%.
- • Created niche marketing programs in coordination with insurance carriers and agency sales teams.
- • Streamlined marketing collaterals for all departments creating a consistent brand and image.
Data Management Analyst / Network Administrator
Ansay & Associates, LLC • Port Washington, WI
Oct 2003 - Jul 2007
- Business Type: Insurance Agency
- Responsibilities: Server Administration, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) data management and analysis, financial analysis for real estate division, phone system administration, develop and maintain custom BPM system, technical help desk, website maintenance and administration, intranet management.
- • Restructured server backup system to allow for better data recovery and scalability.
- • Participant in the creation of disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- • Head committee for quality assurance of data within the ERP and CRM system.
Business Development Representative
The Frantz Group, Inc • Grafton, WI
Nov 2002 - Oct 2003
- Business Type: Marketing Agency
- Responsibilities: B2B (Business to Business) marketing campaign planning and execution, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) data analysis and scrubbing, development of Excel training program, demand and lead generation.
- • Created internal training program for use of Excel to suppliment daily activities.
Systems Analyst
Universal Electronics, Inc • Menomonee Falls, WI
Dec 2000 - Nov 2002
- Business Type: Electronics Manufacturing
- Responsibilities: ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system development and testing, user liaison, data management and analysis, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) administration, server and database administration, network wiring & cabling, manage corporate website.
- • Participant in creation of custom ERP database structure and schema.
- • Worked with all staff to improve the productivity and efficiency of custom system.
Components Engineer
Universal Electronics, Inc • Menomonee Falls, WI
Sep 1998 - Dec 2000
- Business Type: Electronics Manufacturing
- Responsibilities: BOM (Bill of Materials) management, process documentation development, process and customer specification auditing, technical review of alternate component procurement.
- • Spearheaded the creation of system by which the purchasing department could better acquire acceptable components for use in production of client specifications.
Manufacturing Engineer
Universal Electronics, Inc • Menomonee Falls, WI
May 1996 - Sep 1998
- Business Type: Electronics Manufacturing
- Responsibilities: BOM (Bill of Materials) management, process documentation development, process and customer specification auditing, technical review of alternate component procurement.
Manufacturing Engineering Technician
Assembly Services, Inc • Menomonee Falls, WI
Aug 1993 - May 1996
- Business Type: Electronics Manufacturing
- Responsibilities: Process documentation creation, production process and workflow auditing, in-process and final inspection, rework, incoming inspection, NPI (New Product Introduction) and prototype assembly, inventory control.
- • Created a production time based model for quotation of new business.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Lubar School of Business • Milwaukee, WI
1995 - 2000
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Majors in Finance, Marketing and Management Information Systems
Concentration on International Business
Minor in Computer Science
Milwaukee Area Technical College • Mequon, WI
1993 - 1995
Credits applied to completion of HS and transfer to UWM
Volunteer Experience
- UWM Lubar School of Business Alumni Chapter [Apr 2012 to Jan 2014] - Board member and finance committee member.
Groups / Memberships
- Chromium Developers Group - Member
- Google Product Beta Tester
- Google User Experience Research - Member
Nanodegrees, Microcredentials & Certificates
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Scrum (SFC), International Trade & eBusiness, Project Management, Financial Modeling, Solution Selling, Talent Management, Coaching, Business Strategy, Operations Management, Office Management, Retail Management, Purchasing Supply, Marketing Strategy, Database Marketing, Cyber Security, Mobile Cybersecurity, Data Quality & Reference Data Management, Business Data Analysis, SQL Server DBA, Microsoft Office, Zero Budget Marketing, Business Branding, Management Consulting, SWOT Analysis.
Technical Summary & Proficiency
- Google G Suite & Cloud Platform, Microsoft Cloud, Zoho Cloud, LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Scribus, Inkscape, GIMP, Git & Markdown, Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VSCode), Atom, Adobe Creative Suite, Applied TAM, OnContact CRM, Windows & Linux OS (Workstation & Server), SQL/MySQL, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, Hugo, TOML, C/C++, x.509 PKI, PGP/GPG & Zero-Knowledge Encryption, Digital & Electronic Signing.