As a transformation and growth executive in the human services/non-profit space, I’ve a demonstrated aptitude for building successful teams and developing strategies that drive business growth. The teams I’ve led have been highly engaged and consistently exceeded aggressive targets. As a senior executive, I've developed strong business acumen through intentional involvement with all facets of business operations. With this perspective, I innovatively transform organizations, optimize processes, and collaboratively achieve exceptional results.SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: As CEO I’ve led the transformation and stabilization of a financially troubled arts education provider and initiated a capital campaign to relocate to a much larger facility. I've executed a strategy that markedly improved an agency’s culture as well as employee satisfaction as reported by 3rd-party administered anonymous surveys, reducing employee turn-over by 10%. I’ve partnered with department leaders to reduce and realign staff, saving the agency approximately $240,000. In response to the COVID pandemic, I worked with the leadership team to develop policies and protocols that protect the health and well-being of employees with no meaningful disruption in business operations. This included alternative work schedules, enabling remote work opportunities, health screenings, installing protective shields and air filtration systems and more. As COO I project managed a strategic initiative to identify, negotiate and implement a more robust CRM system for agency serving 8,000 families annually with no significant increase in cost. I’ve project managed the implementation of a new HRIS system that reduced reliance on paper forms, decreased payroll processing time by 25%, and reduced costs by 20%. I’ve overseen the process to identify a vendor, draft a scope of work and implement a new phone system touching 140 pieces of equipment spread across 3 offices. As COO, I streamlined the property on-boarding process, which reduced the time from purchase to occupancy by 33% and supported fastest annual growth in company history.AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Executive Leadership | Business Transformation | Operations Optimization | Change Management | Strategic Planning | Project Management | Cross-Functional Team Leadership | Financial Oversight | Process Improvement | Teambuilding | Human Capital Management | Facilities Management | IT Planning | Business Acumen | Property Management | Contract Negotiation | CRM I welcome new professional connections. Contact: jwsimms3rd@gmail.com