As owner and President of Production Strategies & Solutions, Inc., Brian oversees the entire company to ensure our stated purpose of meeting or exceeding our clients expectations by achieving their goals through teamwork and innovative thinking.
Brian founded Productivity Management, Inc., in 1987. PMI was dissolved in early 2007. In April, 2007, Brian created Productivity Strategies & Solutions, Inc., staffed by several of the former, most senior PMI staff members. Beginning in 1987, Brian has promoted the idea of providing his clients with affordable, customized software. Since that time, Brian and his team have fulfilled that goal in providing software and services to well over 200 customers in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and throughout the country. Brian is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Jacqueline Sittley, Vice President, Account Manager
With more than 12 years of experience using and supporting computer systems, Jackie maintains contact with the PSSI customer base, making sure that the systems provided by PSSI are still meeting our clients' needs and recommending enhancements when necessary. She specializes in Sage Pro ERP and the TIW ALERE Accounting and manufacturing systems. She is also experienced with several other software titles.
Jackie has served as a company controller and has been involved in company ownership. She is a Sage Pro ERP Certified Consultant, and holds a Degree in Liberal Arts from Glen Oaks Community College. Jackie has been a full-time support specialist, trainer and account manager since joining the firm in 1995.
Wm. Matthew Street, Chief Enterprise Architect
With his highly technical background, 27 years of business and I.T. consulting experience, and a CPA’s financial-centric view of the enterprise, Matt brings to PSSI clients the knowledge and experience required to maximize their technology investments, ensuring these are tightly aligned with management’s strategic business and growth initiatives. He will be responsible for leading a team of business consulting analysts that help clients select, build and implement strategic business management and cost-saving technology solutions, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), workflow and process improvement initiatives.
Street was co-Founder and President for over 20 years of Orion Group Software Engineers. Additionally, he was Director of IT at Interlogic Outsourcing Inc., in Elkhart, Indiana. He also served as a Professional Specialist at Crowe, Chizek and Company in South Bend. Matt earned his BA at Valparaiso University with an Accounting Major and Computer Science Minor
David Marotz, Director of Application Development
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft SQL Certification
Certified Microsoft Navision Programmer
David leads the PSSI programming staff in providing custom systems and tailored program enhancements to PSSI clients. David has invested literally thousands of hours developing and modifying information systems for our clients. David is certified and deeply experienced in FoxPro and Visual FoxPro, as well as a certified Microsoft Dynamics NAV ("Navision") developer. He is also highly competent in several other database and programming languages. Additionally, David provides technical systems and network support for Microsoft Server and SQL databases and maintains all of the PSSI internal computers, networks, and phones.
David holds a B. S. in Computer Science and a Master's Degree in Software Engineering from Andrews University. He is experienced in database programming and programming in several other languages. He has been with PSSI, and its predecessor PMI, in leading technical roles since 1993.
As the PSSI Director of Implementation, Vicki is responsible for the installation of new systems and support of installed systems. She helps our clients' staff members learn to effectively use their new financial systems. She custom tailors the training experience to meet each client company's specific needs, thereby ensuring that the clients learn what they need, and only what they need, to fully meet their business requirements and goals. Vicki is also highly involved in training and supporting end-users, and in the installation, training and support of Sage Pro ERP system and Sage VisionPoint Accounting Systems, the SageCRM systems, as well as ALERE Manufacturing from TIW Technology.
Vicki has successfully performed technical support and staff training for clients since 1992, working with literally dozens of companies of all types and sizes over the past 15+ years.
As a Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) consultant and product specialist, Mike focuses on Navision opportunities and aiding our clients in leveraging their investments in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) platform and products.
Mike has an extensive background in programming, project management and the I.T. arena, including former stints at EDS and National Steel. As a former PMI Project Manager, Mike added his strong project management experience and "big picture" operations skills to our growing team of PSSI consultants.
Ted is responsible for most of the PSSI customer-touch and marketing initiatives. From generating promotional brochures and press releases to managing the web site, coordinating trade shows and seminars, and writing and sending the monthly e-mail newsletter, he gets the PSSI name out to the business community. In support of the PSSI sales staff, he assists in identifying new prospects and tracking business development. With a background of twenty years experience with Computer Relationship Management (CRM), Ted also maintains the PSSI SalesLogix system.
Ted is the former owner of Elkhart, IN, based Synergy Systems, Inc., acquired by PM (now PSSI)I in 1998. Prior to starting SSI in 1990, he had been a Field Representative for ComputerLand Corporation - the franchiser - helping the individual franchisees build their businesses. Getting into the computer industry when it (and he) were both very young, Ted started his career as a computer programmer. Since then, he has worked with “main-frame” computers, sold microcomputer hardware and software, owned and managed his business (SSI) including performing all sales and marketing duties. During these many years working with hardware and software, most of his experience has been in the fields of Accounting, Manufacturing and CRM systems, meeting the information needs of small and mid-sized businesses. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Indiana University, South Bend.
Outside Contractors
At PSSI we recognize that no single software/consulting firm can satisfy every client need with its own internal resources. Thus we employ a wide range of outside service providers with whom we have worked, in most cases, for many years. We align these resources with our clients when we feel that their particular area of expertise is the right fit for a customer. Over the years we've worked with literally dozens of important service providers outside our firm to bring solutions to life. In most cases, these external resources tend to be among the very best minds in the industry -- often, trainers of trainers, or expert consultants with deep background in their areas of business or software expertise.
PSSI can provide resources -- usually with multiple options -- for everything from business process consulting to technical issues and software implementation. Our contacts in this area are far too numerous to list, but we consider them very much a part of "our staff" and in many cases, "our extended family."
Tell us your needs: If we can't solve it internally, it's almost certain that one of our many highly-credentialed, well-skilled, deeply experienced contract associates will be able to fill the need.
Brian R. Sittley, President