About the Author

Kim Heldman, MBA, PMP, is a Senior IT Director for the State of Colorado. Kim is responsible for overseeing technology services for four departments: Public Health and Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Local Affairs. She manages and oversees projects with IT components ranging from small in scope and budget to multimillion dollar, multiyear projects. She has over 20 years of experience in information technology project management. Kim has served in a senior leadership role for over 12 years and is regarded as a strategic visionary with an innate ability to collaborate with diverse groups and organizations, instill hope, improve morale, and lead her teams in achieving goals they never thought possible.

In addition to her project management experience, Kim also has experience managing enterprise resource planning systems, application development, web development, network operations, infrastructure, security, and customer service teams.