Takeisha S. Woods, Management Consultant in Houston, TX, United States
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Takeisha S. Woods

Management Consulting Expert

Houston, TX, United States

Toptal member since May 27, 2026

Expertise
Business Development
Bio

Takeisha is an organizational change management practitioner and communications manager. She specializes in supporting ERP/SAP changes. She also has extensive experience supporting workforce transitions, technology uplifts, and process improvement projects.

Career Highlights

Communications Consultant
CSL Behring
Communications Manager, OCM Lead
Corteva Agriscience
Change Enablement Lead
Costco Wholesale

Education Highlights

Bachelor's Degree
Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB)

Software Expertise

  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Other Expertise

  • Creative Writing
  • Employee Upskilling
  • Human Resources (HR)
  • SAP ERP
  • ServiceNow
  • Video Editing

Work Experience

Change and Comms Analyst

2024 - 2025
Amgen
  • Improved enterprise readiness for AI and digital learning adoption across 15 functions, including HR, operations, corporate affairs, and legal, by creating stakeholder engagement plans aligned to the enterprise communications framework.
  • Increased awareness and utilization of digital tools across a global pharmaceutical organization by managing communications plans, OCM activities, and engagement campaigns for AI and digital learning technologies.
  • Supported global onboarding and cross-functional adoption across Amgen India and other stakeholder groups by coordinating change communications, resource onboarding, and engagement messaging across EST, PST, and global time zones.
  • Improved leadership and stakeholder engagement by developing targeted communications, meeting materials, leadership-ready messaging, and stakeholder-facing content for enterprise technology enablement.
Focus areas: Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Video Editing, Canva, Creative Writing, Employee Upskilling, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Strategy, Consulting

Communications Consultant

2022 - 2023
CSL Behring
  • Delivered a comprehensive communications and marketing plan for a global ServiceNow implementation by developing audience analysis, channel strategy, engagement tracking, and launch-ready messaging.
  • Improved stakeholder understanding of program milestones by partnering with CapGemini consultants, program leads, and business stakeholders to coordinate engagement plans and project communications.
  • Expanded multimedia communication reach by producing animated and non-animated videos, podcast and video scripts, PowerPoints, email communications, e-posters, e-cards, graphics, Yammer content, web updates, and branded templates.
  • Improved communication consistency across stakeholder groups by standardizing communication templates, channel plans, branded collateral, and engagement metrics for continuous improvement.
  • Supported communications in a regulated pharmaceutical environment by creating adoption content for technology implementation with IT Compliance, IT Security, SOX, and cGxP awareness.
Focus areas: ServiceNow, Human Resources (HR), Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Video Editing, Canva, Creative Writing, Business Strategy, Consulting

Communications Manager, OCM Lead

2020 - 2021
Corteva Agriscience
  • Delivered an end-to-end change management and communications strategy for a North America ERP implementation by partnering with EY, Corteva leaders, SMEs, and project stakeholders.
  • Increased awareness and engagement for impacted audiences by creating and executing a branded awareness campaign with PowerPoints, newsletters, infographics, custom videos, and role-based communication content.
  • Improved message alignment across internal and external stakeholders by managing the end-to-end communications plan and aligning content to Corteva's vision, mission, goals, and leadership expectations.
  • Supported change adoption during COVID-19 impacts by planning virtual change management, training, education, all hands-style updates, and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Advanced multimedia communications for process and technology change by collaborating with SMEs to create videos, branded materials, and channel-specific content.
Focus areas: SAP ERP, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Video Editing, Canva, Creative Writing, Business Strategy, Consulting

OCM Lead

2018 - 2019
Chevron
  • Improved adoption readiness for IT data warehouse consolidation by planning change and communication strategies for a single repository supporting well and production data.
  • Strengthened stakeholder engagement and self-service readiness by partnering with leaders on business intelligence functionality, end-user portal content, and program landing page design.
  • Improved data validation and user engagement by developing a change network and onboarding data champions to support testing, adoption, and change intervention activities.
Focus areas: IT Data Warehouse, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Video Editing, Creative Writing, Business Strategy, Consulting

Change Enablement Lead

2017 - 2018
Costco Wholesale
  • Led change enablement for an SAP S/4HANA implementation across Costco Merchandising by managing a team of 4 and coordinating OCM, communications, and training workstreams.
  • Improved leadership visibility and project momentum by representing change, communications, and training in weekly leadership meetings and providing structured updates.
  • Supported adoption across 18 stakeholder groups by managing engagement for merchandise planning, buying execution, master data, finance, and reporting functional towers.
  • Expanded change readiness across the organization by creating a high-touch engagement model with a 256+ member change agent network and early adopters program.
  • Improved sponsor readiness by conducting leadership alignment interviews and preparing executives and sponsors to support change adoption.
Focus areas: SAP ERP, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Video Editing, Creative Writing, Business Strategy, Consulting, Business Development

Education

1996 - 2001

Bachelor's Degree in English

Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB) - Long Beach, CA, USA

Certifications

AUGUST 2003 - PRESENT

Certificate in Organizational Development

San Francisco State University

Skills

Output Software

Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

Other

Creative Writing, SAP ERP, Business Strategy, Consulting, Video Editing, Canva, Employee Upskilling, ServiceNow, Human Resources (HR), IT Data Warehouse, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Development, Management, IT Program Management, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategies

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