PROFILE
Simon is a seasoned management consultant and real-estate investor with extended experience in project management, leading large transformational programs for start-up and Fortune 500 companies. With an entrepreneurial focus, Simon has a desire to continually learn and is a quick study with a wide range of technical expertise, gained from years of research and hands-on activity.
EXPERIENCE
SL Properties, Atlanta, GA Jun 2015 - Present
Owner/Founder
Own and operate a growing portfolio of residential properties in Atlanta area for long-term investment
Managed tenants and renovations to properties when needed
Engaged in the renovation and re-positioning of properties
Developed financial analysis for lenders and investors
DayBlink Consulting, McLean, VA Nov 2016 - Present
Consultant
Trained employees on personal finance and basic financial analysis
Consolidated month-end close reporting for DayBlink Consulting
Projects:
Fortune 500 Telecommunications Company July 2017 – Present
Project Manager
Managed project to develop new software to improve merging of legacy company technology, and more efficient operations regarding device provisioning
Managed budget, resources and expectations for 3 teams in different locations
Provided scheduling and status/risk updates to executives
Fortune 500 Telecommunications Company Jan 2017 – July 2017
Project Manager
Led effort to upgrade the software on device regional distribution units (RDU) that are crucial for all device activation across the nation.
Coordinated 7 different cross functional teams to ensure upgrades and testing are run smoothly
Managed sanity and in-market smoke testing for all upgrades
Conducted summaries and insights for continual future improvement
Hitachi Consulting, Atlanta, GA Sep 2014 – Oct 2016
Consultant
Projects:
Fortune 500 Telecommunications Company Nov 2015 – Oct 2016
Project Manager
Managed a team of 4 developers and 4-5 analysts
Coordinated development effort of 6 different cross-functional teams to deliver a cohesive product
Created/tracked timelines and milestones of the project
Scheduled, and led meetings to executives, and project team
Tracked, and managed the release schedule for primary team
Led defect management for primary team
Engine Parts Manufacturer
Oracle EBS Finance Analyst Jun 2015 – Oct 2015
Performed General Ledger(GL) flexfield and reporting setups
Set up GL and Accounts Payables (AP) modules
Tested setups for GL; AR; AP configurations
Developed bank setups for Check and ACH Payments
Responsible for issue resolution in financial modules
Global Specialty Chemical Company
OCM Analyst Mar 2015 – Jun 2015
Created training documents for an SAP integration project
Developed SAP training programs for new users
Worked with lead developers to design training
Mom n’ PopCorn, Boulder, CO May 2009 – Mar 2014
Small Kettle-corn wholesale company. Sells organic kettle-corn to small retail stores and at all 12 Boulder Valley high schools
Founder
Started company and negotiated sales deals with Boulder Valley School District and other stores.
Sold at all 12 Boulder Valley schools
Hired high school students to manufacture popcorn
Created recipe and manufacturing process for making kettle-corn.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Nov 2011 – Mar 2014
Undergraduate Researcher, Alamgir Lab
Developing thin film TiO2 nanotubes for dye sensitized solar cell application.
Cleanroom trained SEM, XRD, XPS, and RF/DC sputtering methods for analysis and fabrication of TiO2
Second author on Applied Materials paper
Worked successfully with a team of graduate students and visiting professors to produce a paper
Wrote scientific paper on the differing lengths of nanotubes and their optical properties.
EDUCATION & AWARDS
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA May 2014
Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Harvard University, Online December 2017
Principles of Real Estate
KNOWLEDGE & ACTIVITIES
Technologies: Intuit Quick Books, Oracle R12 Financials, Oracle Hyperion Essbase, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Project Plan)
Leadership: Georgia Tech Energy Club, VP of Club Relations
Maintained contact with corporate sponsors, organized lecture series on energy awareness
PUBLICATIONS
Synthesis and Growth Mechanism of Thin-Film TiO2 Nanotube Arrays on FIB Micropatterned 3D Isolated Regions of Titanium on Silicon
Hoda Amani Hamedani, Simon Winston Lee, Abdulkareem M.A. Alsammarraie, Zohreh Razavi Hesabi, Asim Bhatti, Faisal Alamgir, Hamid Garmestani, and Mohammad A Khaleel
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces