Brad Sterling

Functional, Technical, and Project Delivery Professional

Brad Sterling is a Partner with Columbus Consulting. He has been consulting for retail clients for over 25 years. His responsibilities have included program/project management, business process definition, application requirements gathering, system selection assistance, system design, system configuration, system testing, business process and system training, transition definition, and system implementation.

Experience

• T-Mobile – Program Management
  • Integrated into the Program Management team while leading a 150+ member, international team. Created a multi-discipline test program including domain, performance, security, system integration, end-to-end, financial, user acceptance, business validation, and night of deployment testing across seven supply chain initiatives including master data, merchandise planning, DC-to-DC transfers, store and DTC order fulfillment, and customer returns.
• Finish Line – Planning Process Definition & Implementation
  • Collaborated with business and IT representatives to define merchandise planning, financial budgeting, key item planning, store planning and grading, and assortment strategy processes. Worked with third-party software solution partners to define a technical solution that fully supported the business strategy. Assisted with project management and led the user acceptance and training teams.
• Hallmark – Planning System Analysis & Modification
  • Collected and analyzed business requirements and IT compliance needs, reviewed existing system offerings, and determined a cost effective, timely upgrade approach. Coordinated with business team leads and IT representatives to implement changes without impacting business operations.