Brian J.

Rilko
517 Brynhaven Street Phone: (847) 718-0868 h
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (847) 894-1232 c
Email: rilko@sbcglobal.net

Objective
To attain a manager or project manager position that will allow me to contribute my strong organizational,
analytical, communication, technical, and leadership skills.

Experience Summary
Strong experience in internal client and vendor management, in eliciting and translating business
requirements to functional specs
Thorough business case and functional specification experience
In depth Project Management experience with exposure in both business unit and IT, including managing
SDLC, project plan development, scope, budget management, resource management, and change
management for both COTS systems and software/application development
Played leading roles in requirements gathering, use case design and UAT management
Experience managing multi-million dollar projects
Ten (10) years for project management experience
Ten (10) years of teambuilding experience
Thirteen (13) years of analytical experience
Eight (8) Years of operations experience

Professional Experience
United Airlines, Inc.
Elk Grove Twp, IL June 1995-Present

Project Manager/Project Lead

Onboard and Flight Operations Division 2004-Present

Manage all aspects of multi-million dollar projects and project teams for the Division.
Create business cases, RFP documentation, facilitate vendor selection process.
Facilitate intake process and manage project lifecycle.
Represent the business aspect of project management while working in concert with IT.
Manage projects related to union contracts and government regulations.
Escalate known issues and risk mitigation to leadership, including budget, scope and resource problems.
Provide vendor management to outsourced technology.
Manage maintenance schedule for IBM Mainframe system for the Onboard and Flight Operations Division.
Provide analysis and automation recommendations.

Staff Rep. Scheduling Policy and Procedures

Onboard Division 1999-2004

Served as subject matter expert in Worldwide Flight Attendant Scheduling policies and procedures.
Provide project leadership to the Crew Operations group on all automation projects and issues.
Work collaboratively with IT and Division representatives to define automation solutions for Crew Operations.
Communicate both verbally and through formalized documentation process for all contractual, policy and procedural
 changes to a group of 120 management employees.

Trainer- Crew Operations

Onboard Division 1998-1999

Provide technical training to new employees on Company and scheduling policies including the flight attendant
Agreement.
Managed a 10-week curriculum with class sizes up to 25 people, including performance management.
Facilitated additional courses including Diffusing Challenging Situations and Cultural Diversity.

Schedule Coordinator- Crew Operations

Onboard Division 1996-1998/2001-2003

Managed scheduling operations for Chicago, Boston, London, Paris, Frankfurt and the Pacific.
Ensured schedule integrity while managing to Crew Operations goals and objectives.
Maintained open communication between various departments, union representatives and the Federal Aviation
Administration.
Managed staffing levels for optimum service on aircraft to achieve definite intent to repurchase goals.

Payroll Specialist
Onboard Division 1995-1996

Maintained flight attendant payfiles to ensure accuracy.

Minimized financial impact to Company while communicating pay policies to flight attendants.

TravelCLICK, Inc.
Schaumburg, IL September 2006-2007

Program/Project Manager
Product Management/IT

Manage all aspects of IT Project lifecycle and SDLC, from idea to project completion including budget, scope and
timeline.
Manage multiple offshore vendors and interface with multiple departments, domestic and international.
Provide leadership and organization to multiple projects using a variety of project management methodologies and tools.
Work closely with Company leadership regarding project status, risk and mitigation/escalation processes.
Implement process and procedures for data and internet marketing products to ensure timely delivery of releases and
enhancements.
Write Business Cases, and Functional Design documents for data product line.

Elk Grove High School Dist. 214

Elk Grove Village, IL May 2002-Present

Boys/Girls Soccer Coach

Served as the Boys Varsity and girls Junior Varsity coach.

Manage personnel issues, parent concerns, including mentoring students while providing leadership and direction.
Lead off-season soccer camps and facilitate tryouts of up to 80 kids.
Manage team and game strategies.
Evaluate games to formulate practice plans, evaluate practices to formulate game plans.
Education
Northwestern University 2007-Present Evanston, IL
Major- Economics
Harper College 2006- 2007 Schaumburg, IL
Focus- Finance/Economics
Kalamazoo Valley Comm. College 1993-1995 Kalamazoo, MI
Business Administration
Northwestern Michigan College 1991-1992 Traverse City, MI
Aviation Technology

Licenses/
Certifications
PMP Certification eligibility
Project Management Institute- Member of PMI Chicago Chapter
PMIS- Project Management for Information Systems (Systemation)
Microsoft Excel, Access, and Access Advanced User Certification (CompUSA)
Microsoft Project I Certificate (CompUSA)
USSF National D Soccer Coaches License
Private Pilot License- 1992

Volunteer Work
Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
Crew Member- San Diego, CA
Elk Grove Amateur Soccer Club
Volunteer Coach/Volunteer Trainer
Christian Youth Theater-CYT Chicago, IL
Volunteer Product Sales