Education
- MS, Computer Information Systems, Missouri State University
- BBA, Management Information Systems and Marketing, Ohio University
Biography
Nicole Antoinette Smith is a results driven Information Systems professional with experience working directly with and presenting to C-level Executives as a Management Consultant, along with Big 4 Consulting experience. She earned a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Missouri State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration with dual majors in Management Information Systems and Marketing while playing on the Women’s Basketball team at Ohio University.
Nicole Antoinette is known as ‘A Catalyst for Change’ and is recognized as a perceptive leader with demonstrated ability to lead a diverse team of professionals. She has strong leadership qualifications in management and planning, developing processes, building high performance teams, and managing innovation. Nicole Antoinette has in-depth working knowledge and hands-on experience in Software Development Life Cycle methodologies, Software Quality Assurance methodologies and tools, Business Analysis, Project Management (managing SaaS, Clouding Computing, and eCommerce projects), Strategic Planning, Process Improvement, Program Development, and Independent Verification & Validation.
Nicole Antoinette launched Nicole Antoinette Consulting in April 2016 after working 25 years in corporate America and she owns Faith Books & MORE Publishing (a subsidiary of Nicole Antoinette Consulting). To date, Nicole Antoinette has published eight of her books, with over twenty books in various forms of the writing and publishing process. In recent times, she worked as a Management Consultant on a project at the state of Georgia’s top technology university, a fortune 500 company, and several Atlanta-based companies.
Areas of Expertise
Nicole Antoinette specializes in project-based engagements utilizing her proprietary methodologies:
- dataFonomics™ - Data Strategy
- AssurancePro™ - Program Development
- Detectivv 360™ - Independent Verification & Validation
- Process Anatomy™ - Strategic Planning
- Process Medic™ - Process Improvement
- Project Blueprint™ - Project Management
Consultative Training
- How to Build a Project Management Office (PMO) (AssurancePro™)
- How to Build a Software Testing Department (AssurancePro™)
- How to Conduct an Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) (Detectivv 360™)
- How to Develop a Data Strategy for Clients (Process Medic™)
- How to Develop a Strategic Plan for Clients (Process Anatomy™)
- How to Improve Poor Business Processes for Clients (Process Medic™)
- How to Project Manage in the Real World Using the PMBOK© (Project Blueprint™)
Speaking Topics
- How to Become an Effective Leader and Avoid Costly Mistakes Along the Way (leadership)
- How to Develop the Best Data Strategy That Will Improve Performance (management consulting)
- Move the Needle Forward, A Collection of Lessons Learned through 25 years in corporate America (career)
- Progressive Learning Tools & Techniques You Need to Know and How to Apply What is Relevant in the Classroom (teaching development)
- The Power of a Comma to Write the Pages of Your Story (An interactive discussion to help attendees identify dimensions of themselves and define a vision for their future)(professional development)
Workshops
- A 3-Part Book Publishing Workshop Series
- Part One: How to Write a Book to Promote Your Business for Growth
- Part Two: How to Publish a Book to Promote Your Business for Growth
- Part Three: How to Market a Book to Promote Your Business for Growth
- Effective Methods of Software Testing - How to Improve Software Testing Without Losing Quality
- Effective Methods to Develop a Business Process
- Implementing Agile Project Management
- Leading Without the Title as a Project Manager
Books
- Box of Chocolates – ISBN 978-1420897265
- Box of Chocolates for Teens – ISBN 978-1425902209
- Building Blocks for Effective Software Testing – ISBN 978-0982019719
- Christmas Reindeer Food – ISBN 978-1939761484
- Christmas Reindeer Food Mishap – ISBN 978-1939761057
- Getting Beyond the Day - Your Guide to Surviving a Job Layoff – ISBN 978-0986015922
- How to Market Your Book Free – ISBN 978-0986015977
- The Executive's Guide to Cost Optimization – ISBN 978-0982019733