Kim F. Starr Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Oversee and execute sales proposal planning for current and potential new clients.• Preparation and revision of simple and complex contracts that involve the purchase of West Physicsservices to clients.• Accept, review, prepare, and distribute responses to RFP’s from potential new clients.• Negotiate contract terms, conditions and pricing and reexamine contracts to ensure execution ofnegotiated contract terms are upheld.• Coordination of West Physics services with… Show more Oversee and execute sales proposal planning for current and potential new clients.• Preparation and revision of simple and complex contracts that involve the purchase of West Physicsservices to clients.• Accept, review, prepare, and distribute responses to RFP’s from potential new clients.• Negotiate contract terms, conditions and pricing and reexamine contracts to ensure execution ofnegotiated contract terms are upheld.• Coordination of West Physics services with clients by providing and creating standardized language fornew contracts.• Assessment of client needs and requirements, responding to their concerns quickly and accurately tomaintain and develope client relationships.• Generate and present reports on the current status of pending contracts, existing agreements, andpotential relationships for future clients periodically to the supervisor and business development department. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Atlanta, Ga

Coordinate and manage physicists to provide remote services for nationwide clientele. Prioritize and drive projects to completion in an accurate and timely manner. Facilitate calls and other communication between physicists and clients. Develop and maintain crucial client relationships. Assess client needs and requirements while responding to their concerns quickly and accurately. Write service agreements and collect receivables. Prepare complex reports… Show more Coordinate and manage physicists to provide remote services for nationwide clientele. Prioritize and drive projects to completion in an accurate and timely manner. Facilitate calls and other communication between physicists and clients. Develop and maintain crucial client relationships. Assess client needs and requirements while responding to their concerns quickly and accurately. Write service agreements and collect receivables. Prepare complex reports using various software packages and databases. Show less

Atlanta, Ga

Managed the resolution of production issues within the Halo logistics system on behalf of an American multinational communications conglomerate. Prioritized issues in collaboration with other leads and stakeholders. Led cross-functional team to investigate defects, scope out the solution, identify risks to downstream processes, and develop a plan to resolve the issue. Facilitated the execution of the agreed upon solution and saw it through implementation. Identified issues that were actual… Show more Managed the resolution of production issues within the Halo logistics system on behalf of an American multinational communications conglomerate. Prioritized issues in collaboration with other leads and stakeholders. Led cross-functional team to investigate defects, scope out the solution, identify risks to downstream processes, and develop a plan to resolve the issue. Facilitated the execution of the agreed upon solution and saw it through implementation. Identified issues that were actual enhancement requests and brought to management’s attention for proper funding and requirements definition. Monitored schedules, task timelines, and milestones and escalated to management if obstacles were encountered. • Consistently delivered changes in less time than expected by building and leveraging solid relationships • Recognized in written communication from end-users to management for outstanding service Show less

Atlanta, Ga

Coordinated resolution of quality defects detected during Agile system testing of the project life cycle for the $40 million HALO program. Identified and secured technical resources (developers, system engineers, and testers), facilitated solution design, determined scope, and crafted project plan. Initiated and drove the development process for up to 20 defects daily to a quick turnaround. Hosted and facilitated daily calls with remote and offshore developers. Participated in daily calls with… Show more Coordinated resolution of quality defects detected during Agile system testing of the project life cycle for the $40 million HALO program. Identified and secured technical resources (developers, system engineers, and testers), facilitated solution design, determined scope, and crafted project plan. Initiated and drove the development process for up to 20 defects daily to a quick turnaround. Hosted and facilitated daily calls with remote and offshore developers. Participated in daily calls with senior management to present project status. Documented status in the defect tracking systems (Rally and Quality Center). • Served as key member of the team that brought a project up to 80% completion in 2 months that had been 40% behind schedule by managing the team responsible for system test defect resolution• Recognized by management for consistently meeting and frequently exceeding deadline expectations • Noted for excellence in preparation for daily status meetings and providing quick, concise updates Show less

Atlanta, Ga

Oversaw the $40 million annual program budget for the executive director of AT&T IT Enterprise Service Provisioning reflecting resources by project to empower planning of headcount. Monitored and managed project time tracking of 200 resources allocated to over 50 concurrent projects that comprised the program. Created and presented weekly and ad-hoc management reports. Built relationships with cross-functional senior technical directors and ensured adherence to time charging standards for all… Show more Oversaw the $40 million annual program budget for the executive director of AT&T IT Enterprise Service Provisioning reflecting resources by project to empower planning of headcount. Monitored and managed project time tracking of 200 resources allocated to over 50 concurrent projects that comprised the program. Created and presented weekly and ad-hoc management reports. Built relationships with cross-functional senior technical directors and ensured adherence to time charging standards for all resources working under their supervision.• Brought project and program budgets into alignment by identifying inaccurate project billing and leveraging strong relationships to drive accurate project tracking of hours• Designed, created, and published budget reports used in weekly executive management meetings to drive strategic personnel decisions• Monitored and analyzed billable hours which contributed to the improvement of project budget performance, compliance to SOX standards, and reduction of overtime• Valued by senior technical directors for bringing oversight and guidance to tracking of billable hours • Performed audits on travel expenses which identified issues and lowered expenses for the group by 10% Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Research and Information Specialist, Pulp and Paper (Nov 1994 – Oct 1996)Performed research on the pulp and paper industry in both online and print sources at the request of consultants. Presented research in Excel spreadsheets and other Microsoft documents.Information Specialist (1989 – Oct 1994)Performed both short and long term research projects in general business as requested by consultants using print, online and primary research methods.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance, General

Masters Of Library Science, Research