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NICHOLAS OTELSBERG

NICHOLAS OTELSBERG

RALEIGH,NC

Summary

Seeking a full-time role in the Raleigh area where I can contribute to a motivated team.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

SPRING TNT ASSOCIATE

Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED)
Raleigh, NC
01.2025 - 05.2025
  • Rotated through 4 different functional areas of the organization to gain hands-on experience in startup operations.
  • Supported outreach to over 50 local startup founders and large corporations in the RTP area.
  • Assisted in organizing and executing a large networking event, impacting 200+ attendees.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO)

Cardinal Defense
Raleigh, NC
10.2024 - Current
  • Co-founded and bootstrapped a drone defense company.
  • Directed product development efforts, managing a 3-person technical team and coordinating 2 prototype iterations.
  • Defined and tracked 10+ KPIs to measure marketing effectiveness; leveraged SQL, Tableau, and Power BI to visualize trends and support strategic decisions.

EXECUTIVE TEAM LEADER INTERN

Target
Garner, NC
06.2024 - 08.2024
  • Assisted in managing daily operations in a high-volume store with over $500K in weekly revenue and a 120+ person team.
  • Collaborated with 5 team leads to develop weekly schedules covering 90+ shifts and 8 departments.
  • Participated in employee onboarding and engagement, helping increase team satisfaction survey results by 8%.

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT

HEX Education
Adelaide
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Analyzed competitor performance across 4 key markets to identify marketing gaps and improve positioning.
  • Conducted outreach to 1,000+ U.S. participants; analyzed survey data to identify market trends and projected growth opportunities.
  • Proposed a data-driven strategy projected to increase customer acquisition by 20% based stronger value proposition alignment.

Education

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ENTREPRENEURSHIP MAJOR

North Carolina State University
05.2025

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - undefined

John T. Hoggard High School
05.2021

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing
  • Data Analysis
  • Event Management
  • Construction
  • 3D Printing
  • AutoCAD
  • Inventor
  • Fusion360
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SQL
  • Tableau
  • Power BI

Timeline

SPRING TNT ASSOCIATE

Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED)
01.2025 - 05.2025

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO)

Cardinal Defense
10.2024 - Current

EXECUTIVE TEAM LEADER INTERN

Target
06.2024 - 08.2024

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT

HEX Education
06.2023 - 08.2023

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ENTREPRENEURSHIP MAJOR

North Carolina State University

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - undefined

John T. Hoggard High School

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