LSims Resume 2016
- 1. LEVELL SIMS, M.B.A., PMP, CSM 814 Roaring Falls Ave., Henderson, NV 89052 Mobile: (702)-493-4896 ~ Email: levell614@gmail.com OBJECTIVE:A position where my extensive and diverse knowledge and experience managing IT projects in government, utilities, business to consumer, and business to business in multi-billion dollar companies can be applied to support the business needs while also incorporating proven process improvement methodologies. CERTIFIED PROJECTMANAGEMENTAND CERTIFIEDSCRUMMASTER Certified Project Manager (PMP),Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Six Sigma professional with over 10 years of proven experience managing technology projects and project teams. Innovative problem solver able to deploy well thought out solutions while implementing appropriate technologies to accomplish strategic business and technical objectives. Effective at working in highly complex, diverse, and changing environments. Passionate about building strong relationships and trust with stakeholders and managing expectations Managed multi-million dollar IT projects with project teams consisting of as many as 40 team members Provides leadership to cross functional and distributed project teams by effectively interacting with all members, including business leaders, senior managers, technical leaders, software and hardware engineers, solution architects, direct contributors, and other stakeholders to drive solution Results driven leader with strong background and experience in project management processes and process improvement. Certified Project Manager Professional Well-versed in technical applications development and technical project management methodologies and tools Team player with expertise in driving product innovation through collaboration, and immediate problem solving Succinct communication skills with ability to successfully communicate detail-rich activities to a variety of audiences including executives, technical and non-technical contributors, and third party providers. Excellent at Liaising between Information Technology and Operations/ Business Units Develops plans, including budgets and schedules, and monitors tasks to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned programs EDUCATION Master ofBusiness Administration (2005), University of Phoenix, Las Vegas,Nevada (3.74 GPA); Bachelor ofScience in Business Administration; Management Information Systems (MIS) (1999),UNLV,Las Vegas,NV; Associate ofApplied Science, Electronic Engineering Technology (1991),Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas NV CERTIFICATIONS Graduate Renewable Energy Certificate (University ofNevada, Reno) (2016) Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) (2013) Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) (2005) Six Sigma Yellow Belt (2003) Journey to the Summit Leadership (2010) AREAS OF EXPERTISE 15+ years IT Experience 10+ years of Government experience (Held Q Clearance) 8+ years database experience 8+ years US Air Force experience Scope definition, change management Cost and budget management 10+ years Project Management experience 10+ years Web-Based Application experience 10+ Years Utility experience 4+ Travel and Leisure experience Project plan development and execution Resource allocation and management Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- 2. LEVELL SIMS Email: levell614@gmail.com Page 2 of 3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PG&E (Consultant - Utilligent, LLC) May 2014 Present Consultant (Project Manager) Led re-platform project for Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) that migrated data from DB2 to Oracle database and mainframe reports and programs from COBOL to JAVA/CrystalReports on a UNIXserver that provided financial departments with critical data for the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and shareholder reporting. Responsibilities included development of project plan and scope, identification and mitigation of risks and issues, management of project cost, scope, tasks, and cross project dependencies. Managed project to provide On Bill Repayment to residential and commercial customers of low interest energy efficiency loans, as mandated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Responsibilities include project life-cycle, status reporting, managing budget, resources,and schedule. Additionally, it included communicating and coordinating with entities representing the CPUC,other Investor Owned Utilities, and 3rd party vendors. Co-managed project to provide upgraded security to smart meters system that included the implementation of Silver Spring Network (SSN) Link Layer, Critical Operations Protector (COP) and KeySafe and Hardware Security Modules. Link Technologies, INC.,Las Vegas,NV December 2013 April, 2014 Consultant (Development Lead/Technical Project Manager) Managed project to replace outdated system for Caesars Entertainments customer reward program. Responsibilities included identifying project team members roles and responsibilities, identifying and managing risks, project planning and estimating, vendor management, task management, and weekly status reports. Responsible for development of project plan for all design, development, and deployment activities: identified and tracked project tasks, milestones, due dates,inter-dependencies, and resource requirements and ensured that team members skills were aligned with the project. NEVADA ENERGY,INC.,Las Vegas,NV June 2006 December 2013 Project Manager (Senior Enterprise Work and Asset Management Specialist) Led, planned and managed project to implement OSIsoft PI WebPart. Defined project scope, requirements, tasks, goals and deliverables. Justified, secured,and managed project budget with executive managers. Identified and assembled project staff and managed every aspect of the project to include resources, risks, issues, resource allocation, project schedule, system data,security and regulatory compliance. Reported project progress, issues and risks, conducted lessons learned after project completion and ensured access to SCADA data complied with FERC and NERC requirements. Managed Plant Information (OSIsoft PI) system that included over 1,000 web-based substation displays, trends, and custom displays making real-time and historical substation and plant data available to over 360 users in 80 departments Collaborated with consultants and business units to capture and document interface integration requirements and design specifications for development of interfaces for enterprise wide project implementation of IBM Maximo Asset Management System. Effectively integrated the system which maintained assets across operating units and geographies on a single common platform for over $10 billion worth of assets Managed project to store disparate substation data sources into a single repository, migrate data from Microsoft (MS) Access to Oracle data environment, and provide automated process of acquiring and managing data with a project team of 8+ Managed contractors and internal team members to ensure timely deployment of Learning Management System in accordance with SOW, which supported over 400 users for Maximo implementation LOCKHEED MARTIN NEVADATECHNOLOGIES (BechtelNevada/ EG&G) 2003 2006 Project Manager (Senior Operations Specialist)
- 3. LEVELL SIMS Email: levell614@gmail.com Page 3 of 3 Effectively analyzed projects budgeted cost and performance using Earned Value Management methodology Collaboratively worked with team on managing budgets for multiple projects with total funding in excess of $4 million per year Successfully managed project providing organization with mobile tracking of deployable assets and personnel Built and deployed secured mapping servers for National Security Agency (NSA) leading project team of 5+ members Led project to provide web based solution for 24/7 access to emergency customizable and canned maps and a host of tools to access up to the minute data necessary for emergency response EXPEDIA (TRAVELSCAPE.COM),INC.,Las Vegas,NV 1999 2003 Project Manager/ Program Manager Managed project to re-brand and re-launch multi-million dollar travel website Managed and directed development team of 7+ responsible for delivering web based and scripted applications in support of a nationally branded travel website Developed web-based application project for real-time management and accountability of over $100,000 per year of travel certificates, vouchers and bartering notes with project team of 5+ Successfully managed project, which included vendor and consultants, to switch credit card merchant service provider, resulting in a savings of over $2 million in the first year with project team of 8+ TRAINING - Mastering Project Requirements (2016) - Mastering Project Schedules & Deadlines (2016) - Mastering Project Risk (2016) - Project Management MBA (2010) - Certified ScrumMaster training (2013) AFFILIATIONS Director, Community Resource Development StandUp For Kids (2010-2011) Governing Board Member (Committee Chair) Andre AgassiCollege Preparatory Academy (2009 2012) PMI: Project Management Institute Member, (2004 Current) Golden Key International Honour Society PMI-SNC:PMI Southern Nevada Chapter - Board of Directors Member, VP Membership (2008), Volunteer Coordinator (2007) Leadership Henderson Class of 2012 TECHNICAL COMPENTENCIES Project Management Tools: MS Project Professional, Primavera Project Planner, MS Office Visio, SAP,PPMC,PRJ Applications: OSISoft Plant Information (PI) DataLink, ActiveView, PI WebParts; Serena (Business Mashup), MS Office PowerPoint, Plateau Learning Management System Database Administration: Oracle,MS SQL Server, PL/SQL,MS Access Development: HTML,VBScript, XML, MS Active Server Pages (ASP),JavaScript, Cold Fusion, OSIsoft PI ProcessBook,Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Other: MS SharePoint