Chidiebere Ifeakandu has over 10 years of experience in human resources, organizational development, and business consulting. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria and a Master's degree in Human Resource Development from Towson University in Maryland. Currently, he works as a freelance business management consultant in Washington, D.C., assisting clients with business strategies, change management, and workforce planning. Previously, he held positions at the National Education Association and Towson University, where he led strategic planning initiatives, developed training programs, and conducted research and analysis.

1. CHIDIEBERE IFEAKANDU
9314 Cherry Hill Road, Apartment 625, College Park, MD 20740 Cell Phone: (1301) 792-4026 email: cifeakandu@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria - GPA: 3.02
December 2004
Master of Science, Human Resource Development
Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA - GPA: 3.917
May 2009
Professional Development Courses
Integrated Marketing Communication
New York University
June 2009
Facilitative Leadership
May 2011
How to Build a Start-up
By Steve Blank
Oct 2012
Organizational Analysis
Stanford University
Dec 2012
Human Computer Interaction
Stanford University
Dec 2012
Design Thinking
Stanford University
July 2013
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
 Organizational Development
 Collaborating
 Consulting
 Change Management
 Building Relationships
 Researching
 Managing Projects
 Serving Customers
 Making Decisions
 Communicating
 Analyzing
 Evaluating
 Facilitating
 Workforce Planning

2. EXPERIENCE
Business Management Consultant, Washington, DC USA
This is a freelance consulting position
2010 - Present
 Co-design with clients a framework and plan for their business strategies and implementation.
 Help clients effectively align their employees with their business strategy.
 Work with clients’ development and strategy teams as a guide to ensure the adoption of design
thinking.
 Work with the clients to access and establish what they need in terms of business plans and
proposals for potential investors.
 Access clients’ Initial and ongoing HR needs which include employee training needs, talent
management, performance evaluation, workforce planning and more.
 Help the clients develop effective and efficient employee work flow process to increase
productivity.
 Function as a project manager.
National Education Association, Washington, D.C, USA
2009 – 2011
HR Business Strategy Partner
This position is part of the strategy team formed to lead strategic planning as well as provide support
and guidance to the entire organization.
 Actively worked as part of the core team responsible for designing a better way for high level
enterprise technologies in the organization to interact with each other.
 Lead user experience workshops throughout the organization to make sure there is good humancomputer interaction to ensure success.
 Managed the launch and day to day running of the Strategic Management System, a web-based
tool for tracking and analyzing team/department progress towards organizational goals.
 Analyzed data and wrote reports based on information provided by departments in the SMS on
their performance.
 Provided staff training on the use of the Strategic Management Systems
 Conducted an organizational SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats) analysis with
NEA’s strategy team.
 Conducted and presented trend analysis to stakeholders based on data entered into the Strategic
Management System.
 Developed an evaluation tool to measure staff feedback on training sessions; analyzed and
summarized the feedback data.
 Facilitated quarterly cross-departmental team meetings in preparation for operational reviews.
 Collaborated with department directors and staff to develop their department priorities in order to

3. ensure their tactics and activities are in alignment with organization’s strategy.
 Responsible to the timely submission and review of all departments’ reports.
 Collaborated with the Finance department in building a two year budget cycle for the organization.
 Partnered with managers and staff to access their training needs.
 Partnered with the Culture and Morale Committee to design ways to Organization culture and
strategy can be combined to improve the workplace environment.
 Partnered with the Morale Committee to conduct more than 5 organization wide events, which
include staff meetings, town hall meetings, brown bag lunch meetings and think tanks.
Business and Marketing Co-Lead, E-Learning Program,
This position was appointed as part of the team created to pioneer the business/program development
of a startup online leadership training program aimed at providing on the go training and resources for
the State Leaders affiliated with the organization.
 Collaborated with the development team to design and build the Leader-to-Leader program
concept.
 Collaborated with the team to establish e-learning programs and modules
 Collaborated with the team to decide on the appropriate training channels and tools for the
organization’s state leaders.
 Developed, in conjunction with the team, Leader-to-Leader’s business, communication and
marketing plan
 Conducted marketing and other business-related research for L2L planning and development.
 Facilitated team’s design meetings.
Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA
2008 - 2009
Program Coordinator (Grad Assistant), Civic Engagement
 Worked as part of the team that established Service-learning in Towson University
 Maintained and designed the Service learning online database with support from IT.
 Handled the marketing and recruitment of over 100 community agencies for service-learning
projects
 Promoted service-learning projects to students and faculty
 Coordinated the first non-profit fair on campus
 Tracked and maintained service-learning reports
 Conducted internet research on service-learning practices
 Maintained relationship with community agency partners
News Reporter. Nigerian Television Authority, Nigeria
 Covered news assignments
 Transcribed foreign news
 Edited news reports and previewed news tapes before being aired
2006 - 2007

4. TECHNICAL/COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Strategic Management System, CMS
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Team Leader – Community Development (Charity)
Serves on the team that coordinates charity/fundraising event for children in orphanages in Nigeria.
Volunteer – Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Maryland Chapter
I work as a volunteer during Alzheimer’s Association fund raising events
LANGUAGE
Expert knowledge of English both written and spoken
Working knowledge of the below languages
 French
 Spanish
 Italian
Keywords:
Development and planning, time management, commitment to ongoing professional development,
leading project teams, use of sound judgments, commitment to diverse workplace, creativity, innovative
problem solving, presentation.