Chelsea Nichols

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at 6DGRS
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Houston, Texas, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      Houston, TX 6DGRS is a relationship platform that helps singles leverage their network of family and friends to find other like-minded singles in a private, secure way. Accepted into Accelerate Baltimore's 2022 cohort, 6GDRS secured pre-seed funding and launched an MVP.

    • United States
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Manager
      • Dec 2018 - Jun 2023

      Washington D.C. Metro Area Synergized mobile and web app development efforts of engineers, designers, QA, project managers and stakeholders using waterfall and/or agile project management; Developed product requirements (PRD), app flows, sitemaps, wireframes, and user stories to support engineering efforts; Managed feature prioritization and created product roadmaps to support business goals Key Achievements: Spearheaded the development and launch of an Minimum Viable Product (MVP) executive… Show more Synergized mobile and web app development efforts of engineers, designers, QA, project managers and stakeholders using waterfall and/or agile project management; Developed product requirements (PRD), app flows, sitemaps, wireframes, and user stories to support engineering efforts; Managed feature prioritization and created product roadmaps to support business goals Key Achievements: Spearheaded the development and launch of an Minimum Viable Product (MVP) executive leadership product within four months debuting to over 200 handpicked professionals Improved productivity by developing a Discovery Questionnaire for clients to complete before kick-off meetings resulting in a 50% reduction in kick-off meeting time, from 4 hours to 2 hours enabling a clearer path forward with refined requirements, better-informed insights into client's product vision and utilized the extra time gained to proactively manage previously neglected products, optimizing overall product team efficiency Successfully provided cross-functional support to the sales team by analyzing market data and analytics from our proposal tool; recommended and implemented a proposal length reduction from 21 pages to 13 pages resulting in a significant positive impact on close rate, leading to a three-fold increase in the number of won proposals in the first two quarters of 2020 compared to 2019 Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Feb 2018 - Dec 2018

      Washington, DC Managed scope, schedule, budget and risks/issues for production of learning and development products from contract execution to delivery; responsible for planning, leading, organizing and motivating global cross-functional project and product teams to deliver quality solutions for clients such as NBA, General Motors, Experian, Monsanto, Schlumberger, and Yum! Brands Key Achievements: Successfully managed and delivered a portfolio of digital products and corporate training programs… Show more Managed scope, schedule, budget and risks/issues for production of learning and development products from contract execution to delivery; responsible for planning, leading, organizing and motivating global cross-functional project and product teams to deliver quality solutions for clients such as NBA, General Motors, Experian, Monsanto, Schlumberger, and Yum! Brands Key Achievements: Successfully managed and delivered a portfolio of digital products and corporate training programs with a total professional services budget of approximately $400,000 Conducted an operational audit to enhance client support and project oversight resulting in the successful unification and synchronization of the global project team located in London, Saltash (UK), and Washington, DC enabling an additional 5 hours of project support and client communications Show less

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • May 2011 - Feb 2018

      Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD Promoted within a year and a half becoming the youngest and first woman project manager to oversee a government contract within the company’s history; Spearheaded three cross-functional teams to support planning, scheduling, resource management, budgeting and execution of agency programs and initiatives; Drafted operational framework and led change management Key Achievements: Excelled in the management of a six-year government contract resulting in a three-year contract extension and… Show more Promoted within a year and a half becoming the youngest and first woman project manager to oversee a government contract within the company’s history; Spearheaded three cross-functional teams to support planning, scheduling, resource management, budgeting and execution of agency programs and initiatives; Drafted operational framework and led change management Key Achievements: Excelled in the management of a six-year government contract resulting in a three-year contract extension and six agency awards Developed a Dosimeter tracking solution saving the client approximately $300,000 in system upgrade costs and increased accuracy by 99% Streamlined requirements gathering by developing a standardized process resulting in increased accuracy, efficiency, and stakeholder confidence resulting in a stakeholder satisfaction rating of 97% Reduced staff overtime and chargeable hours by 75% with the development of a modernized data management system Coached and inspired team members with targeted professional development mentorship and performance feedback within a positive work environment

    • Communications Analyst
      • Jul 2009 - May 2011

      Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD Promoted to this position within six months. Consulted client independently to pilot and roll-out new technologies and manage resources. Spearheaded the planning, implementation, and deployment strategy for the pilot launch and management of GoToMeeting Webinar software license; Developed and executed change management for staff and senior government executives Key Achievements: Successful rollout with a customer satisfaction rating of 99% resulted in fast organization-wide adoption,… Show more Promoted to this position within six months. Consulted client independently to pilot and roll-out new technologies and manage resources. Spearheaded the planning, implementation, and deployment strategy for the pilot launch and management of GoToMeeting Webinar software license; Developed and executed change management for staff and senior government executives Key Achievements: Successful rollout with a customer satisfaction rating of 99% resulted in fast organization-wide adoption, procurement of additional software licenses, and reduction in employee travel and travel related-expenses by 60%; Use of software became an agency-wide “Best Practice” within two years and resulted in a government contract extension

    • Office Manager
      • Feb 2009 - Jul 2009

      Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Process Improvement: Developed a more structured framework for strategic procurement and managed the purchase of over $500,000 worth of supplies and materials resulting in a reduction of dark purchasing and excess inventory and increased reimbursement of procurement funds by 100%.

Education

  • Howard University
    Telecommunications Management
    2003 - 2007
  • Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
    Project Management Certification, Project Management
    2012 - 2012
  • Clear Brook High School
  • Howard University
    Bachelor of Science, Telecommunications Management

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