Steve Brazda

Steve Brazda is an accomplished Principal IT Project Manager at Wintrust Financial Corporation, bringing extensive experience in project management and IT governance. With a strong background in leading cross-functional teams for major migrations and implementations, Steve successfully managed the rollout of an enterprise Consumer Online & Mobile Banking platform. Prior to Wintrust, Steve served as a Senior Project Manager at BMO Harris Bank, overseeing data center migration projects. Steve's career also includes significant roles at Sears Holdings Corporation, where responsibilities spanned implementing JIRA and ServiceNow solutions, managing resource deployment for multimillion-dollar projects, and directing cross-functional migrations. Steve holds a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Northern Illinois University and a Bachelor's degree in the same field from the Illinois Institute of Technology, along with several professional certifications including CSM, ECBA, and LSSGB.