About The Maestro, Stephen P Brown: Want A More Authentic and Certified Innovative Problem Solver?

Stephen P Brown is an experienced project manager and professional organizer with a passion for connecting communities. For six years, he served as General Director of an arts management not-for-profit, where he used his skills as an innovative problem solver to produce almost a thousand events both in-person and online, helping many individuals to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Respectfully called The Maestro, he is a servant leader who continuously strives for excellence and quality. He invests in his education to improve his skills, including in project and change management, financial management, leadership, legal matters, productivity, and Six Sigma methodologies.

Stephen sees big picture needs and figures out innovative ways to solve root cause problems. His eye-opening ideas and solutions have been adopted by many organizations, such as arts management firms, local and regional governments, charities, corporations, and churches.

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Roles

Experience

In Education, transformed a failing department into one of the four strengths of the college according to national government inspection body OFSTED, including building team from 2.5 FTE to 17 staff and interns. Hosted and presented whole-school fund-raising events and showcases. Created CRM and tracking databases from scratch (UK, OH)

In Government, participated in focus and award panels, engaged in grant processes at the local, county, state and national levels, project management for ERP and OCM transformations, including software implementation, and delivered annual recreational service contracts for local and county governments. (UK, NJ, FL)

In Logistics, improved delivery transportation tracking & regulatory reporting processes (UK), practiced distribution warehouse operations (UK), and loading & unloading carriers (NJ).

In Healthcare, coordinated & hosted multiple performance-boosting videos by interviewing end-users and collaborating with specialist divisions across the country, converted triplicate handwritten paper shuffling to online processes through development, implementation, migration and training at all levels, saving local branch (NJ) almost $400k, and subsequently adopted nationwide (15 locations, saving $5.7m operating costs). Project managed NCQA & URAC accreditation in four state branches (FL, PA, VA, WY). Used SQL to report HEDIS data. Created company-wide user-friendly reporting dashboards for national executive team (CT).

In Performing Arts, built a single program with two major events a year into a community organization with five programs and 159 online and in-person events in one year (FL), and transformed office operations for both efficiency and effectiveness (NJ). Created and implemented online, print and email marketing strategies. Event production for charities (UK, NJ). Built and maintained WordPress websites and membership platforms. Since age 16, conducted established and ad-hoc teams of professional and amateur orchestras, bands, choirs, chamber ensembles, and stage musicals.

In Small Business, implemented, trained and maintained CRM and POS software, HCM processes, telephone systems, retail processes, created and implemented online, print and email marketing campaigns (NJ). Built and maintained WordPress websites. Led and operated event production company (UK). Hosted and facilitated group strategy and vision workshops (FL). Setup financial accountability and Quickbooks Online processes, and writing & negotiating contracts.

Software: Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Airtable, Asana, Filemaker, G-Suite, HTML, Jira, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Personify, PowerDirector, Quickbooks Online, Salesforce, Sibelius, Smartsheets, Tableau, Thinkific, Trello, Visio, WordPress, Zoho

Services

Insights

• Achieve! 2018
• AlphaSights Consultant, 2022
• Certified Associate Project Management (CAPM®), 2006-2016
• Certified Six Sigma Champion, 2022
• Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (PMI), 2023
• Ethics: An Epic Quest, 2020
• Focused Leader, 2019
• Full Focus Business Accelerator, 2019
• Hybrid Project Pro (PMI), 2023
• PADI Certified Open Water Scuba Diver (Malawi), 2000
• Project Management Professional (PMP®), 2022-
• Qualified Teacher Status UK (QTS), 1997
• Sing! 2018, 2019
• Triathlete, 2019
• Link to SPB’s articles

Formal Education

• The Wharton School, PA – Digital Leadership Certificate (AI, Change, Global, Disruption)
• Cleveland State University, OH – Master’s Program (Musicology), Certificate (Financial Accounting)
• Mannes College of Music, NY – Pre-College
• Rutgers State University, NJ – Certificate (Project Management)
• Trinity College of Music, London – LTCL (Performance), GTCL (Conducting)
• Trinity College & University, Spain – B.A. Hons (Business Management), MMus (Conducting)

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Awards

• Global Music Awards: Bronze medal for original programming, 2021
• Creative Loafing: Best of the Bay Classical Musician, 2020
• Global Music Awards: Bronze medal for an original score, 2014
• Reverbnation: #2 USA National ranking in Classical Music, 2013
• Global Music Awards: Award of Excellence for an original score, 2012
• Global Music Awards: Award of Merit in composition, 2012
• Alan J Kirby Choral Conducting Prize, 1991
• Ricordi Conducting Prize, 1991