Kimberly Dixon, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Served as a primary point of contact for dedicated transportation management customers; fostering relationships resulting in gainshares for the company during a time when the industry was strongly challenged by the pandemic. Lead the negotiation, pricing, modal decisions, and other commercial terms between carriers to maximize profitability for the account and meet the expectations of the customer for service. Evaluated processes and approach for areas of improvement and efficiency to streamline processes, enhance relationships and grow business margins. Managed other team members time and ensure maximum productivity and interfaced with customer to ensure customer service exceeds expectations.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Managed a dedicated logistics account with an annual profit of $1.5 million. Planned, dispatched, and worked closely with the customer to meet service key performance indicators and influence monthly Profit and Loss Statements. Successfully implemented process and improvements that reduced truck driver turnover by 35%.

Decatur, Alabama Area

Managed activities related to planning, scheduling and implementation of the on-line weekly scheduling activities for the maintenance and modification of systems and equipment on an assigned unit for the work weeks assigned or the long-range plan that coordinates the work week schedules. Served as the project manager for work week activities and responsible for implementing the work week schedule. Determined the level of schedule detail based on complexity, significance and scope of the work.Coordinated with various departments to ensure effective communication and maximum efficiency in weekly work schedules. Conducted pre and post-work week meetings and prepared detailed reports and feedback to management on identified obstacles and risk significant impacts. Scope included the scheduling of approximately $30 million - $200 million of work per year

Soddy Daisy, Tn

Facilitate and enforce process including: Scope stability, milestone adherence, work order restraints and job duration to improve resource utilization for scheduled work from T-8 - T-0.Resolve and control conflicts for all aspects of day to day operations and scheduled maintenance and testing.Direct and coordinate the detailed schedule development for the assigned work week to ensure Technical Specification and Maintenance Rule compliance and ensure the online-risk is coordinated to minimize safety challenges.Effectively and efficiently implement the schedule. Direct the assigned work week schedule execution ensuring Technical Human Performance, High Risk Activities, Technical Specifications, and Maintenance Rule compliance while maintaining online risks are coordinated to minimize safety challenges and effectively and efficiently implement the schedule. Provide direction to all department planners, schedulers, and Project Managers, and other support personnel for the development of an effective and accurate schedule. Manage emergent work. Evaluate performance and develop T+1 Critique report.

Obtained Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) management certification after completing TVA’s 7-month full time training program and passing an NRC SRO licensing exam.Overhauled an oversight program requiring interfacing with TVA executive management and outside organizations for improving nuclear performance resulting in successful plant performance oversight evaluations.Conducted data analysis of corrective action databases to identify potential negative trends which could impact nuclear power performance to develop project plans for plant performance assessments. Negotiated with functional area managers and external companies for project resources for specified areas of expertise. Ensured resources had necessary technical, training and facility entry requirements.Managed over 15 major Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Institute of Nuclear Power Operations readiness assessments with cross functional teams consisting of 10-30 internal and external subject matter experts and industry executives resulting in the re-accreditation of the nuclear training programs and successful industry regulatory evaluations.Prepared written assessment reports along with recommended corrective actions and conducted team presentations to executive management. Followed up on implementation of corrective actions to ensure actions resulted in the intended changes.Supervised nine program managers, developed the yearly schedule, and established the (1.5 M) budget on a temp basis.

Responsible for the implementation and conduct of NPG assessments and self assessments for all areas of TVAs nuclear program to provide early identification and correction of issues and precursors of issues which could impact nuclear power performance or erode regulatory margin.Provide team leadership for various assessments as well as participate or coach others in the conduct of various assessments, including planning, scheduling and data analysis, managing of the assessment team, analysis of the results and preparation of the assessment reports to TVA executives and site management.

Ensured all training records were adequately maintained, managed training department budgets and contracts, and supervised up to 10 training personnel for daily activities.Managed the on-boarding of 600 personnel to support refueling outages, which ensured all personnel received necessary training, certifications, and security clearances for multiple outages.Assisted the Site Training Director in improving a failing performance improvement program by analyzing trend information and reporting it to management Compile corrective action reports, CAP Key Performance Indicators, self assessments, and developed department Integrated Trend ReportsNPG Apparent Cause and Root Cause Qualified

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters, 3.2

Activities and Societies: University of Tennessee Pride of the Southland Marching BandAttended college on Early Admittance program.

Education record

Teacher Certification in Secondary Education and coursework towards MBA