my Awards and Recognition
Half Moon Bay, CA
Along the Way
Throughout my life journey, I’ve had the privilege of turning personal experiences into opportunities to connect, contribute, and inspire. From classroom talks to conference panels, from alumni features to career milestones - these recognitions are reminders of the people, stories, and lessons that have shaped my path.
This page brings together a few of those meaningful moments - and I aspire to keep expanding this list as I continue to grow, learn, and make a lasting impact in the World.
1. Recognition
Digital World, Ministry of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan
March 2025
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Social Media Limon.kg
2. Interview
December 2024
Bishkek, Kyrgystan
“Как Орзуманд прошел 6 раундов интервью в Google – не будучи программистом – и теперь работает в отделе облачных технологий”
Languages: Russian
University of South Florida
3. Guest Speaker
November 2024
Tampa, FL, USA
Invited on five occasions to speak in the “Business Workplace Skills and Best Practices” class, sharing career journey and strategies for navigating the U.S. job market with over 120 students.
Languages: NA
4. Guest Speaker
ICT Week Uzbekistan
September 2024
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
5. Interview
Salikhov’s Concept
January 2024
Dallas, TX, USA
The University of Texas at Dallas
6. Alumni Spotlight
December 2023
Dallas, TX, USA
Featured in UTD Alumni Spotlight to share a testimonial on how graduate school shaped my career in Supply Chain Management.
Languages: English
IT Community of Uzbekistan
7. Interview
June 2023
Redmond, WA, USA
“IT Community of Uzbekistan continues a series of interviews with IT professionals originally from Uzbekistan. In our latest interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with Orzumand Khodiev, a highly accomplished product manager at Microsoft, based in Seattle…”
Languages: English
8. Interview
Social Media Xabar.uz
June 2022
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
“117 ta application, strategik qaror va London yoki Istanbul – Microsoft’dagi o‘zbek yigiti hikoyasi…”
Languages: Uzbek
9. Alumni Spotlight
The University of Texas at Dallas
April 2021
Tampa, FL, USA
“Orzumand secured two internships within a year (Southwest Airlines and TMC Logistics) while graduating from the Jindal School of Management - UTD with MS in Supply Chain Management and is currently working at Amazon as a Transportation Analyst…”
Languages: English
10. Guest Speaker
University of South Florida
August 2018
Tampa, FL, USA
Invited to speak in the “Marketing Research” class to share my path into the transportation industry, sharing insights and lessons from my first full-time role as an Operations Supervisor at FedEx Freight.
Languages: NA
11. Award - “25 under 25”
University of South Florida
April 2018
Tampa, FL, USA
“The 25 Under 25 program recognizes outstanding undergraduate and graduate students from the USF’s College of Business. Students selected for this honor are individuals who are under 25 years of age and have demonstrated excellence in at least two of the following four areas: scholarship, professional development, leadership and community/campus service.”
Languages: English
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