Kirby D. Sims
*** **** ******* ***** • Alpharetta, GA 30022
205-***-**** • *******@*****.***
PROFILE 20+ years of innovative and collaborative technology leadership with a focus on implementing strategic
systems, driving business value, reducing expenses, and integrating corporate systems and processes
Proven technology leadership with respect to business value and expense reduction
6% client retention increase
8% direct sales increase
Proven technology management of M&A initiatives while maintaining decentralized client service
$15 million in direct savings over 5 acquisitions
Proven systems integration and modernization strategies of legacy systems
8% reduction in development costs over 15 months
12% reduction in system defects
Member of the Novarica CIO Leadership Council
Cincom Vision Award winner and featured speaker at Cincom User Conference 2014
EMPLOYMENT
10/14 to present: CEO / Managing Partner
Strategic Perspectives, LLC
Strategic Perspectives is a consulting firm focused on operational efficiencies through business process
innovation and technological strategies.
Key Responsibilities and Achievements
Facilitate the articulation of business goals
Define business processes and business inefficiencies with key business stakeholders that drain the
business of critical resources (people, time, and capital)
Identify the business innovation and technology strategies to achieve the desired goals
Define strategies that integrate the new strategies into the current business processes
Manage transition of business processes from current state to future state that achieves business goals
6/12 - 10/14: Vice President, Chief Information Officer
MagMutual Insurance Company
MagMutual is the largest writer of physician professional liability insurance in the southeast .
Key Responsibilities and Achievements
$10 million technology update of core systems and strategic business initiatives including: policy
administration system, CRM, business intelligence, mobile applications, and eCommerce
CRM implementation which increased account visibility and projection reporting that resulted in
increased client retention from 88% to 94% and direct sales increase of 8% over the first 12 months
Innovated sales and underwriting processes by implementing eCommerce solution resulting in 40%
conversion ratio
Implemented business intelligence dashboards which provide responsive management by highlighting
status, trending, and detail of key performance indicators saving 100 hours per quarter
Redesigned website by incorporating self-service content management for internal business units and
creating client communities featuring multiple client collaboration and communication options
Modernized new and legacy systems communication by integrating a modern enterprise service bus
Improved staff development and skillsets with targeted training and proactive turn-over management
Kirby Sims – Page 1
EMPLOYMENT (continued)
12/06 - 6/12: Director
ProAssurance Companies
ProAssurance is the third largest writer of professional liability in the United States.
Key Responsibilities and Achievements
Managed multiple M&A data integration projects to centralize data and financial management while
maintaining decentralized client service resulting in $15 million in direct savings over 5 acquisitions
Integrated modern development architecture to improve internal customer experience and leverage
available staff resources reducing legacy development costs by 8% over 15 months
Implemented software development lifecycle and documentation standards which improved software
quality and development time and reduced defects by 12% in the first 6 months
5/98 - 12/06: Project Manager, Information Systems
ProAssurance Companies
Key Responsibilities and Achievements
Managed business and development teams to deliver effective and efficient system modification
Implemented SaaS vendor payment solution to efficiently mana ge payment processes which reduced
redundant payments and over-payments by 10%
Improved quality, efficiency, and consistency of data for claims and actuar ial departments decreasing
statutory reporting efforts by 10 hours per month
Implemented enterprise correspondence and policy forms system reducing policy forms by 100 forms
and providing real-time validation
9/90 - 5/98: Vice President, Development/Controller
Management Data, Inc.
Management Data develops, markets and sales a complete suite insurance management system for rapid
market penetration of domestic and international markets.
Key Responsibilities and Achievements
Managed strategic planning, development, and integrations from IBM mini-computer to modern
browser based customer facing entry system
Transitioned system from legacy flat file data structure to relational databases
Managed software implementations for domestic and international clients (Kansas City, Birmingham,
Panama, Trinidad)
Construction and monitoring of corporate budget
Implementation, management and monitoring of 401K plan options
Developed customer maintained document printing system to leverage customer resources and reduce
the cost of implementation and ongoing support
EDUCATION
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Master of Business Administration, Investing & Acquisitions
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Bachelor of Science, Financial Management
Kirby Sims – Page 2