Located in WA state, Nikkia T. Carter is a former Microsoft FTE who is currently Co-CEO of her second Microsoft Partner company, NTC Tech Consultancy, LLC, focused on consulting, training, development, and other tech services around Modern Work (SharePoint, Microsoft / Office 365, Office, etc.), SCI (Security, Compliance, and Identity), and Power Platform. She has a BS in Computer Science, a Masters in IT Project Management, and is a CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer. She is also Microsoft certified in Microsoft Office 365, is a Microsoft MVP for SharePoint and Microsoft Copilot for M365, and is a Microsoft MGCI Regional Lead for MEA. Since starting in IT in 2001, Nikkia successfully worked many different roles from application and intranet development to consulting, training, strategy, project management, and solution development in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Previously, she founded and ran her 1st Microsoft Partner company where she obtained her 1st Microsoft MVP in Office Apps & Services. Nikkia is an accomplished speaker, author, tech leader, board member, event organizer, and advocate.