# Kelly Samuels

Kelly Samuels is a remote worker on Himalayas, Mentorship Director at PMI Austin Chapter, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@kellysamuels

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Area Manager at Amazon who improved on-time project delivery by 23% across six concurrent initiatives.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Salary expectations | 100k+ USD |
| Job categories | Project Manager, Technology Services Project Manager |
| Skills | Project Management, Operations Management, project lifecycle management, Process Improvement, Risk Analysis, Failure Mode Analysis, Stakeholder Management, KPI Reporting, Data Visualization, Forecasting, Inventory Management, PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile Principles, Project Management Professional |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/kelly-samuels-m-s-pmp |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m seeking to apply my operational leadership and M.S. in Project Management to drive project management initiatives within Technology Lifecycle Services.
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## About

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At Amazon, I manage operational workflows and use failure mode analysis to identify and mitigate delivery risks. I also directed the adoption of Jira and Asana across six concurrent initiatives, increasing on-time project delivery by 23%.

I used Tableau, Power BI, and Looker to track KPIs across six major initiatives, reducing manual data compilation time by 40% and improving forecasting accuracy. I also presented project milestones and insights to stakeholders.

At Forman Mills, I directed process improvement initiatives using PMBOK methodologies and standardized workflows with Microsoft Project and Jira. I also implemented PRINCE2 across operations projects, reducing delivery times by 20%.

As an Assistant Merchandiser at Forever 21, I worked on product lifecycle management and regional inventory strategies. I used SAP Integrated Business Planning for forecasting, helping reduce excess stock by 22%.
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## Experience

### Mentorship Director (current)

PMI Austin Chapter. Jan 2025 - Present

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Design and lead the chapter's mentorship program structure, establishing processes for mentor/mentee matching, onboarding, and progress tracking. Direct a volunteer team supporting program operations and partner with chapter leadership to align initiatives with strategic priorities.
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Skills: Program-Management, Volunteer-Management, Stakeholder-Engagement, Process-Design, Leadership

### Area Manager (current)

[Amazon](https://himalayas.app/companies/amazon). Oct 2021 - Present

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Managed end-to-end product lifecycle of operational workflows, applying failure mode analysis to mitigate delivery risks and increase team productivity. Directed deployment of project management tools across 6 concurrent initiatives, increasing on-time project delivery rates by 23%.
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Skills: Jira, Asana, AWS, Tableau, Power-BI, Looker, Failure-Mode-Analysis, KPI-Reporting, Data-Visualization, Stakeholder-Management, Process-Improvement

### Front-End Manager

Forman Mills. Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

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Directed cross-functional process improvement initiatives using PMBOK methodologies, increasing customer satisfaction scores by 15% and standardizing workflows with Microsoft Project and Jira for a team of 25+. Spearheaded implementation of the PRINCE2 framework, reducing project delivery times by 20%.
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Skills: PMBOK, PRINCE2, Microsoft-Project, Jira, Excel, Power-BI, S&OP, Inventory-Management, Forecasting, Process-Improvement

### Assistant Merchandiser

Forever 21. Sep 2019 - Dec 2020

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Drove Product Lifecycle Management strategies for regional inventory, optimizing markdown efficiency through market and competitive analysis. Implemented advanced forecasting methodologies using SAP Integrated Business Planning, reducing excess stock by 22%.
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Skills: Product-Lifecycle-Management, SAP-Integrated-Business-Planning-(IBP), Forecasting, Market-Analysis, Inventory-Management, demand-planning

## Education

### Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Master of Science, Project Management

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Pursued a Master of Science in Project Management at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.
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### Berkeley College

Bachelor of Business Administration, Fashion Merchandising & Marketing

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Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing from Berkeley College.
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## Tech stack

- Tableau
- Looker
- Jira
- Asana
- Microsoft Excel
- Power BI
- AWS

To contact Kelly, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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