Brian Kozlowski

Director, Operations

As CSA Education’s Director of Operations, Brian is responsible for continuously managing and monitoring all company systems, procedures, schedules, and internal projects. He is responsible for company accounting and project tracking systems and also works with the management team to identify areas of improvement to increase efficiency.

Beginning his career as a project coordinator, Brian quickly became known among the senior management team for his analytical skills and was sought after to resolve highly technical obstacles. Becoming a Vice President of Internal Audit, he led a team of five internal auditors while mentoring and training new teammates. Brian’s leadership and financial management skills eventually made him the Director of Operations of a parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago. While there, he directed all aspects of the business operation including accounting, marketing, communications, development, and personnel. 

The following milestones highlight Brian’s career:

• Creating, evaluating, and presenting annual budgets and monthly financial forecasts
• Streamlining operations to cut down on waste, improve productivity, and reduce expenses
• Analyzing processes and streamlining the workflow within groups
• Partnering with application development teams to engineer application enhancements and overhauls 
• Developing operations manual and business continuity plan providing detailed instructions for ongoing operations
• Managing and coordinating several projects continuously
• Developing schedules for routine facilities, equipment, and repair maintenance 
• Implementing an AP portal and automation to increase efficiency and improve the vendor experience

Brian received his MBA with a concentration in Accounting from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University after graduating from the University of St. Francis with a BBA. 

Brian is a proud dog dad to two terriers that he adopted from PAWS Chicago and is an avid traveler. One of his bucket-list items is to visit all fifty states, and he has already visited forty-five of them. He has also been a semi-professional musician since he was fourteen years old.

Contact Brian at bkozlowski@csaedu.com