ABOUT THE OWNER/PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC ONE CONSULTING, LLC
SHAMISA CHRISTIA, BA, MA
Shamisa Christia has several years of experience with business development initiatives. Since 2008, Ms. Christia has developed unique business writing strategies for developing successful proposals, grant applications, articles, marketing materials, training materials and change management plans. Shamisa has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Spelman College, a Master of Arts degree in Sports Management from the University of San Francisco, and a Professional Certificate in Technical Communications from Illinois Institute of Technology. In addition, Ms. Christia is a Prosci Certified - Change Practitioner. From 2008-2011, Ms. Christia worked for a private forensic DNA laboratory as the Marketing and Research Coordinator. In her role as Marketing and Research Coordinator, Shamisa developed several successful proposals to include; Request for Proposals, Request for Qualifications; Request for Information, and Request for Bids. Her strategic approach to business writing facilitated winning proposals with awards totaling over $800,000. Additionally, she assisted non-profit organizations with grant applications (award totaling over $300,000). Shamisa also developed informative articles and email blast campaigns to boost the marketing efforts of the company. In addition, Ms. Christia has experience conducting research using an in-depth qualitative approach to substantiate key market trends. Based on her research findings, she was able to persuade the executive management team of a company to take a strategic approach to reach perspective clients.
Shamisa served as a Proposal Specialist for an Engineering Firm. In this capacity, she assisted Project Managers with the development of proposals. Ms. Christia employed her technical writing and technical editing skills to enhance proposals, reports, and other documents. Shamisa created a style guide manual to ensure consistency and standardization with the development of proposals. Furthermore, Ms. Christia developed flyers and brochures related to various engineering services provide by the company.
Ms. Christia served over eight years supporting an organization with their digital transformation initiative. From Program Coordinator to Change Management Lead, Shamisa utilized her experience and expertise to implement effective change management activities to execute successful transitions. She worked closely with stakeholders, leadership, project/program managers, IT groups, and the impacted groups to meet the digital transformation goals of the organization.
Shamisa received continuing education in the following areas; Grant Writing (Certificate of Completion of Grant Writing from the Salt Lake City Community College and the Utah Art Council) and Technical Communications (Graduate Certificate program at Illinois Institute of Technology). Additionally, Ms. Christia has a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. Shamisa's educational background and unique work experience has equipped her with indispensable skills to provide exceptional consultative services in the areas of business writing/development and change management. Her passion for assisting businesses in their growth and development inspired her to start Strategic One Consulting, LLC; a consulting company that provides strategic solutions for successful business development initiatives (business writing applications).
Shamisa served as a Proposal Specialist for an Engineering Firm. In this capacity, she assisted Project Managers with the development of proposals. Ms. Christia employed her technical writing and technical editing skills to enhance proposals, reports, and other documents. Shamisa created a style guide manual to ensure consistency and standardization with the development of proposals. Furthermore, Ms. Christia developed flyers and brochures related to various engineering services provide by the company.
Ms. Christia served over eight years supporting an organization with their digital transformation initiative. From Program Coordinator to Change Management Lead, Shamisa utilized her experience and expertise to implement effective change management activities to execute successful transitions. She worked closely with stakeholders, leadership, project/program managers, IT groups, and the impacted groups to meet the digital transformation goals of the organization.
Shamisa received continuing education in the following areas; Grant Writing (Certificate of Completion of Grant Writing from the Salt Lake City Community College and the Utah Art Council) and Technical Communications (Graduate Certificate program at Illinois Institute of Technology). Additionally, Ms. Christia has a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. Shamisa's educational background and unique work experience has equipped her with indispensable skills to provide exceptional consultative services in the areas of business writing/development and change management. Her passion for assisting businesses in their growth and development inspired her to start Strategic One Consulting, LLC; a consulting company that provides strategic solutions for successful business development initiatives (business writing applications).