I love what I do!

I love helping to bring out the Emotional Intelligence Champion in others and speaking passionately about my life as a Wife, Mother, Corporate Senior Instructional Designer, and a Small Business Owner!

 

I have previous experience as a Nonprofit Curriculum & Instructional Design Specialist, School District Instructional Designer, Grant Project Director, Education Service Center Consultant, Professional Development Facilitator, & a Pre-K through 5th grade Educator.

 

 I have extensively prepared for my career as a Corporate Instructional Designer and an Social-Emotional Intelligence Coach. I have proudly earned my Graduate degree (M.Ed.) and Specialist degree (Ed.S.) in Instructional Design and my International Coaching Federation Certification in Social and Emotional Intelligence! 

Recent Experience

Senior Instructional Designer
Leads the broad design and development of learning solutions that align to Veeam's global priorities.Veeam® is the leader in backup, recovery and data management solutions that deliver Modern Data Protection.We provide a single platform for Cloud, Virtual, Physical, SaaS and Kubernetes environments.
Lead Instructional Designer
Actively served as the Lead Instructional Designer to support the development of software eLearning courses and manages projects
Diversity and Inclusion Leader/Instructional Designer/Subject Matter Expert
Advocate for equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism by developing courses and resources
Curriculum and Instructional Design Specialist

Designed College and Career Readiness curriculum, eLearming courses, and resources for Educators, students, & families, with a focus to equip middle school students from historically underserved communities with resources to plan for a meaningful path in life

Instructional Design Coach/Guest Faculty Member
Lead virtual workshops, create resources, coach, and provide work sample feedback to help Academy members become Instructional Designers and eLearning Developers
Instructional Designer
Created and maintained content for learning projects, facilitator-led training content, explainer videos, information guides, and updating GPS and LMS with learning content

Passion Projects

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"Tandiwe, you bring the compassion, the passion, the empathy, the patience, and the Emotional Intelligence. You accept the position where you meet people. You meet them at their point of need, and you don't make them feel as though they don't matter. You make them feel that they matter, even with their deficiencies. You help to turn those deficiencies into strengths or help them understand that it can actually be a strength. That's what you do and you do it very, very well!"
Kathy G. Purnell, PhD, MSW, MSc
DEI Change Management Specialist/Program Developer
"Tandiwe is a natural educator and communicator. Her genuine nature and easy style allow her to simplify technical or complex facilitator material for participants, providing an excellent learning environment. Tandiwe is respected by those she comes in contact with by her authenticity and warm personality. She would be a tremendous asset to any team of learning professionals! I enthusiastically recommend Tandiwe in all her endeavors."
Yulander Ross
Sr. Learning & Development Specialist
"Tandiwe is one of the most dedicated and skilled persons I've ever had the privilege to work with. Her knowledge of Instructional Technology and K12 education helped not only herself, but those around her. She is an excellent leader and will always put forth her best efforts in whatever capacity she works within."
Rickie D. Frazier
Database Manager/Education Analyst