NextStep Technology, Inc.
Leslie Nichols has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Their most recent position, since September 2021, is as a Project Manager and Lead Defense Travel Analyst at NextStep Technology, Inc. In this role, they manage the travel program for a 4-star Command, serving as the primary point of contact for all travel functions.
Prior to this, Leslie worked at the United States Department of Defense from August 2018 to September 2021 as a Staff Officer and Official Defense Travel Administrator. Leslie executed and maintained a $1.3M travel budget, managed travel accounts, and created an internal tracking system that reduced the error rate in travel by 26% within 11 months.
Leslie also has experience in the real estate industry, having worked at GL Homes as a Design Center Assistant/Admin in 2018. Leslie assisted homeowners with the selection of finishes for their new homes and performed various administrative tasks related to construction.
In the retail sector, Leslie worked at Neiman Marcus from April 2016 to January 2018 as a Visual Merchandiser and Special Event Support. Prior to that, they worked at Nordstrom from June 2010 to April 2016, where they were a Lead Visual Merchandiser and Event Coordinator.
Leslie has also held positions in the event management field, including Lead Production Coordinator at DC Fashion Week from September 2010 to August 2015, and Special Event Coordinator at Defined by Design, Events from August 2014 to February 2015.
Early in their career, Leslie gained experience as a Sales Management Intern at Nordstrom from June 2009 to January 2010, receiving training in various corporate positions and implementing their learnings in their current role.
Their work experience started at DISA, where they worked as an Executive Administrative Assistant from June 2005 to January 2008.
Leslie Nichols attended Bishop McNamara High School from 2002 to 2006. After high school, they went on to Frostburg State University for two years, from 2006 to 2008, where they studied Marketing. Finally, they attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2010, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Merchandising.
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NextStep Technology, Inc.
NextStep Technology excels at leveraging people and technology to enhance the bottom line, quality, customer service and performance for organizations around the world. NextStep Technology is a recognized expert in providing business and technology solutions for its customers with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) SAP (GFEBS) Oracle DAI, Business Intelligence, IT Portfolio Management, Statement of Budgetary Resources (SBR) Audit Readiness, Financial Management, Records Management, Recruit & Retention, Courses Dev & Training, and Mobile Apps. We support customers in CONUS & OCONUS and have experience processing Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) and Synchronized Predeployment & Operational Tracker (SPOT) for employees at foreign nations. NextStep is a small business, ISO 9001:2015, CMMI III DEV & SVC and DCAA-approved accounting system. We provide the following services: o Designing and implementing full life cycle ERP systems o SAP/GFEBS and Oracle EBS/DAI ERP systems development and support o Business processes to ERP mapping and alignment o Business Intelligence (BI) data warehousing and leadership reporting o Department of Defense SBR audit readiness o Financial management support o Design and manage large logistics projects o Mobile Apps development o Course development and training o Records management o Software development o Acquisition and contracting o Legal support services o Mobile Apps o General admin services The combination of commercial experience, Military business processes experience, Military legacy systems, and commercial off-the-shelf ERP systems makes NextStep a unique value to our federal and civilian government customers. Our objective is to bring commercial sector experience, and methodologies and to deliver strategic solutions that add significant value and cost efficiency to the government.