William E.

Shinn
5782 MeadowBrook Lane
Hilliard, OH 43026
(614) 850-9622
ws7a3462@westpost.net
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Sourcing Professional with 5 years of Professional Sourcing experience focusing
on Information Technology commodities. Manager with 20 years experience in Insur
ance and Financial institutions. Experience throughout the entire Project Manage
ment Life Cycle. Outstanding technical and organizational skills. Self motivated
, leader, team player with effective oral and written communications skills.

EDUCATION
1990, Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio - Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Administration
Currently pursuing CPSM
SKILLS OVERVIEW
* Management of complex technical programs
* Technology Procurement Professional
* Project leadership (Development & Implementation)
* Timeline management / Decision making
* Facilitator
* Business Development
* Personnel Management
* Training Development
* Software (Word, Excel, Project, Visio)

WORK HISTORY
Nationwide Insurance, Nationwide Services Corporation March 2000 to Present
Consultant / Manager, Supply Management Services (May 2006 to present)
* Negotiated Telecommunication contracts, generating savings of $12M, in last 4
years.
* Led and negotiated all Enterprise Wireless and Wireline Telecommunications con
tracts.
* Managed the negotiation and procurement of all TCOM maintenance contracts.
* Managed the negotiation and procurement of Wireless Pooling contracts.
* Managed multiple, multi-million dollar projects simultaneously, $50M+ annual s
pend.
* Developed Landline and Wireless Domain Strategies as well as negotiation strat
egies for the Enterprise.
Nationwide Insurance, Nationwide Services Corporation
Division Manager, Network Engineering & Operations Support (April 2002- May 200
6)
* Manage Telephony Tier ll Support Team for the Corporate Headquarters, several
Service Centers, and over 300 field office locations.
* Manage both TDM and IP Voice platforms
* Responsibilities include Capacity Management, Support Tool administration, com
mon PBX upgrades across the network, in addition to fulfillment of singular acom
moditya product or service requests.
* Proficient with Peregrine Enterprise Service Management System.
* Conduct adjunct upgrades, maintenance contract reviews, problem determination,
Moves/Adds/Changes and break-fix ticket resolution for production Telephony sys
tems throughout Enterprise.
* Work primarily with Avaya PBX products for larger locations, and various key
systems located in field offices.
* Provide all provisioning needs for field office locations ranging from DS3, T-
1, switched, long distance, and local services.
Nationwide Financial Services
Systems & Programming Project Lead, Strategic Initiatives (Mar 2000- April 200
2)
* Provided project management support for projects related to mergers and acquis
itions, involving Nationwide Financial Services.
* Responsible for planning, communicating, and executing projects resulting in t
he successful development of systems that may include multiple product lines and
interface with numerous business areas.

Bank One February 1999 to March 2000

Work Group Support Manager, Project Manager for the Retail Operations Managemen
t
* Provided management and analytical support for Michigan/Florida Conversion for
the Interactive Delivery Services
* Responsible for assisting Interactive Delivery applications Suite Management i
n identifying differences, issues, and action items within the scope of given pr
oject.
* Facilitated and coordinated ad hoc meetings to track and resolve outstanding d
ifferences, issues, and action items.
* Conducted weekly Interactive Delivery WorkGroup ,Internet and PFM applications
meetings.
* Acted as a liaison between the Testing WorkGroup and technology teams.
* Communicated with LOB testers to ensure comprehensive User Certification testi
ng scenarios, scripts and test conditions.
Project Manager, Integration and Conversion Services
Illinois Branding Event Conversion- Retail Delivery
* Provided management and analytical support for project.
* Responsible for assisting Retail Delivery applications Suite Management in ide
ntifying differences, issues, and action items within the scope of given project
.
* Facilitated and coordinated ad hoc meetings to track and resolve outstanding d
ifferences, issues, and action items. Conducted weekly Retail Delivery WorkGroup
, and eight individual application meetings.
* Worked on site at customer location 27 weeks from the assessment phase through
out the implementation phase.
Paros Business Partners September 1995 to Februar
y 1999
Business Systems Consultant
* Assigned to Bank One- Corporate Accounting Systems Services, Project Manager
a" Y2K
* Assigned to Nationwide Insurance Enterprises a" LCO a" Y2K Project
* Assigned to Bank One- Conversion Services, Arizona ILS History Conversion Proj
ect
* Assigned to the Bank One- Conversion Services, General Ledger Kentucky Convers
ion Project and General Ledger Rockford Conversion Project
* Assigned to the Bank One- Conversion Services, General Ledger, Branch Sales
Symix Computer Systems August 1992 to September 1995
Education Specialist
* Responsible for training clients on a completely integrated manufacturing soft
ware package written in Progress.
CompuServe Inc. February 1990 to August 1992
End User Support Analyst
* Responsible for training clients on various online products encompassing vario
us software packages.
* Assisted with answering Help Desk calls and faxes from clients.