Kim Todd Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

I work with the Business Area Operations leadership team and stakeholder groups to optimize resource allocation and to deliver capability growth and development in accordance with business ambitions.

Remote

Lead Consultant to the legal industry to support law firm’s people, clients, profitability, productivity and change management. Served mid to large North American and Global law firms.--Operated as a B2B consultant and project leader on bespoke projects, embedding myself in the law firm for the duration of projects from scoping, onboarding including requirements gathering for development, implementation, adoption, escalations, and on-going customer success to drive ARR / renewals and expansion of licenses (on prem and cloud). Managed multiple projects simultaneously.--Acted as a trusted advisor and SME to develop processes to optimize the allocation of work and the deployment of staff based on projected workflows, utilization, skills, levels, and career interests.--Oversaw pitching and project planning to agreed scope, methodology, and timing. This included measuring progress and outcomes against defined KPIs.--Ensured all stages of project propositions were carried out to a high quality and in line with the scope and project timelines and milestones, including the creation of all deliverables at each phase of a project.--Acted as the primary point of contact to key client stakeholders, maintained relationships, managed expectations, and delivered a to a high quality against the objectives and the client’s KPIs.--Advocated for structured resource management and the BigHand Resource Management technology software while remote or on-site with clients.--Performed operational delivery as a full-time resource manager to support the end-to-end work allocation process from embedding, training all stakeholder and user groups, and demonstrating the benefits of the resource management approach through careful change management.--Trained the permanent resource manager(s) to transition to a permanent and sustainable legal resource management solution managed by the law firm. On-going education included product releases, updates, and system functionality.

Personal sabbatical.

Nashville, Tn / Huntsville, Al / Remote

The RM role drove the development and implementation of staffing strategies to maximize utilization while balancing workloads and providing career opportunities for professionals. Served as a strategic advisor to functional, line, and network leadership that drove and influenced collaboration, processes and action across U.S. and global team members in support of talent pool supply and demand optimization. Resource management lead for a variety of national capability teams including: Cyber Security, Forensic Technology, Risk Analytics, Program Management, and Change Management. Served as a leadership consultant to the national RM team focused on coaching new team leads as well as established and / or upgraded sustainable operational best practices to ensure the most optimal client facing team support.-- Functioned as a strategic partner for service capability team leadership, recruiting, and human resources. Provided insight regarding talent pool supply and demand, aligns engagement models with go-to-market efforts, and maximizes utilization optimization.-- Produced, analyzed, and evaluated resource and project staffing utilization metrics to drive operational effectiveness and direction for stakeholder leadership.-- Managed resource requests by validating scope, supporting a holistic view of staffing engagements by working and negotiating through all talent pools (including current client facing teams, cross-functional solutions, contingent workforce, off-shore support, and recruiting to find the best resources).-- Maintained an understanding of the service offerings, and client facing professionals’ comprehensive skills and talents which aided in identifying capabilities, service specialization, geographic, and other gaps to upskill and / or drive recruiting.-- Managed data integrity in the resource management platform.-- Worked with engagement teams to resolve conflicts, balancing the needs of the client, the firm and individul career goals.

Southeast

Managed the EOY Southeast program to create strategic relationship-building opportunities to enhance EY’s image with the best entrepreneurial companies. Supported leadership in developing and executing the strategic development, planning and coordination of marketing initiatives that align with the firm’s strategy across industries and services lines in the Southeaster markets. Leadership ~ Worked closely with regional Market Segment Leaders, Office Managing Partners, Strategic Growth Market Leaders in support of strategic marketing and business development opportunities; helped foster relationships with key senior level stakeholders, sponsors, C-level executive judges, finalists, award recipients.Events ~ End-to-end management of all events associated with the program, including targeting sessions, kick-off receptions, judges meetings, finalist interview days and luncheons, alumni receptions, and the culminating black-tie gala (500+ attendees). Author and advisor on all communications, print collateral, scripts, and visuals.Nominations/Awards ~ Solicitation and management of nomination process including 250+ nominations, 100+ applications, interview and judging process, volunteer orientation, background investigations, award selection, as well as liaising with award recipients in preparation and attendance at the national Strategic Growth Forum and Americas EOY award ceremony.Market Development. ~ Developed marketing and communication plan key targets. Identified and drove opportunities to strengthen brand awareness through speaking opportunities, sponsorship, firm-hosted events, networks and community/civic relationships.Financial ~ Managed budget of nearly $500K. Securing and increased sponsor revenue and attendance for all programs.

Ohio, Indiana, And Kentucky

Served as the Market Development Leader overseeing the broader Mid America region including five offices across Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Responsible for all aspects of field marketing including client-centric relationship development, account management, branding and communications.Leadership ~ The role involved partnering with regional, national and global practice leaders/senior partners. Additionally, the role required the ability to create, communicate and implement a robust market growth and communication strategy for the organization. Strategic Direction ~ Established the annual marketing direction and account priorities following a review of: critical market data, existing and potential client accounts, and an average business development pipeline of $85 million and an overall annual market account plan of $90 million.Talent Management: ~ Responsible for formal management and supervision of regional account management professionals across multiple cities. Other skills include: career planning, mentoring and day-to-day people management. Coaching and support of senior client delivery partners and professionals is also included in the scope of the role.

U.S.

The Resource Management role drove the development and implementation of staffing strategies to maximize utilization while balancing workloads and providing career opportunities for professionals. Nationally supported Information Protection and Forensic Technology.-- Allocated staff resources using independent judgment to ensure that experience of staff on each engagement is diverse-- Produced, analyzed, and evaluated utilization metrics-- Scheduled and coordinated staff assignments based on engagement requirements and priorities; responsible for resolution of potential conflicts; maintain/update internal resource management application (eStars)

Business owner and entrepreneur responsible for business/financial administration, client and vendor relationship development, and special event execution for all aspects of rêvez’s business. Trusted advisor to corporate and social clients for all aspects of their special events including: event and theme design, venue, food and beverage, audio visual, ground transportation, marketing and print materials, registration, entertainment. And, for a wedding, additional services include: officiant, honeymoon planning, favors, out-of-town guest assistance, attire selection, photography, videography, rehearsal dinner, post-wedding brunch.

Represented EproMeetingAppsResponsible for expanding market share of mobile application geared to event and meeting professionals.-- Researched prospective accounts; aggressively prospected and solicited to event organizers; developed marketing materials, proposals, presentations, and webinars; established sales and application development infrastructure-- Liaised between client and application development team; project managed the development process from contract stage to delivery of product; trained client to effectively navigate backend application management dashboard; advised client on the marketing and management of the application

RE:FOCUS is the premier organization dedicated to helping professionals enhance their careers through networking. Members are provided with the tools necessary to grow and promote business relationships, create and develop job leads and contacts, and continue on a successful career path throughout the lifecycle of their careers. We offer many opportunities (including monthly networking events) for our members to interact and connect with other executive level professionals – from every industry.

While Southeast Alumni Manager, I worked with firm leadership to develop a program to build lifelong relationships with its former employees and partners. Program goals aligned with market strategy and focused on business development, corporate reputation, brand marketing, and increasing rehires and referrals of former employees. Communications, marketing, data analysis and event planning skills were used to build and strengthen the linkage between KPMG and its alumni. Talent Management ~ Managed Southeast region; including eight states, 15 markets, three steering committees and 15 alumni coordinatorsStakeholder data analysis ~ Developed and executed plans based on market analysis for all Southeast offices; worked Steering Committee Partner, Partner Champions, Industries and Marketing, Market Research, Recruiting, Communications, Human Resources and Events and Meetings to executeRelationship Development ~ Measured relationship development progress with influential alumni; Created programming and communications to further support relationship growth. Developed and implemented one-to-one relationship building program that aligned current partners and targeted alumni in top markets to increase engagement.

Project manager responsible for planning and executing all aspects of the company's medium to large meetings, incentive trips and special events including pre- and post- planning; coordination with internal clients, vendors and customers. Lead event manager for Chairman’s not-for-profit organization, Deliver the Dream. Events included golf tournaments, wine tastings, galas, and charity auctions.

Change Management Specialist Certification

Bs, Business Management

Business Management