NIKOSHA ORCHARD
Carmel,IN
Summary
Seasoned Director of Strategic Partnerships with a mission-driven focus. Expertise in fostering beneficial corporate relationships, identifying and cultivating partnerships, strategic planning, and driving growth through initiatives. Proven success in facilitating alliances between organizations to achieve mutual objectives. Recognized for insightful leadership and adept negotiation skills, consistently leading teams to operational excellence.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Strategic Partnerships
ThriveDX
Miami, FL
04.2022 - Current
- Work with executives at ThriveDX to build and nurture strategic partnerships with industry-leading tools and platform companies, and world-class educational certification companies.
- Partner with non-profit organizations and develop community outreach programs in order to diversify Tech, specifically Cybersecurity, by using Education as an Equalizer.
- Research and create opportunities to help fill the funding gap for underserved communities of learners in order to increase the pipeline of talent into Cybersecurity and Software Development programs at ThriveDX.
Assoc. Director, Program Strategy and Performance
ThriveDX
Miami, FL
07.2021 - 03.2022
- Worked with Senior Leadership to support Program Directors in product and process creation.
- Coached teams on how to use agile and Scrum methodology to iterate on our product more efficiently.
Program Director, Software Development/Data Science
ThriveDX
Miami, FL
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Led two teams of curriculum engineers in the creation of over 200 hours of content
- Hired and onboarded instructors, Sr. Educators, and additional curriculum engineers for the team.
- Integrated the use of Instructional Design into our processes and developed tracking for all curriculum created in a cross-functional development model.
- Worked with teams across the org to prepare our program for launch at over 20 universities.
Sr. Technical Program Manager
ThriveDX
Miami, FL
09.2020 - 07.2021
- Designed infrastructure solutions to resolve productivity issues and improve QA processes.
- Devised tools and benchmarks to improve team performance and monitor production.
- Mentored and led Program Directors to learn and implement Scrum/Agile across multiple teams.
Head of School/Administrator
Waldorf Sarasota
Sarasota
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Directed hiring and recruitment of personnel in all departments
- Managed payroll, transactions, invoicing and budgeting to decrease financial inconsistencies
- Successfully juggled multiple projects simultaneously to aid Board of Directors
- Managed agendas and calendars, boosting productivity and improving organizational initiatives
- Helped employees with day-to-day work and complex problems by applying motivational and analytical strategies
- Networked with industry professionals to foster partnerships and achieve certifications
Director of Admissions
Waldorf Sarasota
Sarasota
08.2011 - 06.2014
- Devised and implemented strategic recruitment plan with consideration to both long and short term goals
- Worked with marketing team to develop and implement recruitment strategies in accordance with organizational goals and within budgetary guidelines
- Designed effective and user-friendly processes for both admissions and applicant review
- Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, Business, Education
Norwich University
Montpelier, VTGraduate Level Teaching Certificate - Waldorf Education
Sunbridge College
Spring Valley, NYSkills
- Strategic planning
- Product development
- Brand development
- Business alliances
- Product development and expansion
- New market penetration
- Productivity performance
- Contract Negotiation
- Relationship Building
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
AWS Educator
Timeline
Director of Strategic Partnerships
ThriveDX
04.2022 - Current
Assoc. Director, Program Strategy and Performance
ThriveDX
07.2021 - 03.2022
Program Director, Software Development/Data Science
ThriveDX
02.2021 - 07.2021
Sr. Technical Program Manager
ThriveDX
09.2020 - 07.2021
Head of School/Administrator
Waldorf Sarasota
06.2014 - 06.2015
Director of Admissions
Waldorf Sarasota
08.2011 - 06.2014
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
AWS Educator
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, Business, Education
Norwich University
Graduate Level Teaching Certificate - Waldorf Education
Sunbridge College
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