Kelly Rees
Cameron
Summary
Dynamic project management professional with a proven track record of driving operational efficiencies and delivering projects under budget, partnering directly with the Executive Leadership Team. Using skills and experience in risk management, change management, and agile methodologies to drive strategic priorities forward.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Project Management
Trustwell
Raleigh
08.2025 - Current
- Led cross-functional and executive level teams to define project scopes and objectives for Trustwell's highest strategic initiatives across our portfolio.
- Spearheaded the replatforming and migration of a 1,500-customer base and multimillion-dollar ARR to a new flagship SaaS product.
- Managed the product release program and lifecycle for efficient and effective product releases.
- Collaborated with clients from highest ARR key accounts to ensure alignment with their goals and expectations.
- Monitored multi-program progress, adjusting internal and external resources to ensure on time and in budget delivery of strategic priorities.
- Generated comprehensive documentation including business requirements, scope documents, change requests, SOPs, and user stories, as needed by the team members during various phases of a project's lifecycle.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and service providers for procuring materials and services required during various stages of a project .
- Analyzed customer feedback data collected from previous projects, and used insights gained from it to make informed decisions about future strategic priorites.
Project Manager
Trustwell
Raleigh
06.2023 - 08.2025
- Orchestrated a company-wide change management initiative that standardized processes and resulted in operational cost savings of $650k.
- Managed a portfolio of high-value and strategically aligned projects, with a cumulative budget of over $5M, consistently delivering within scope and under budget.
- Introduced process improvements and AI solutions that increased productivity by 10% for internal project teams.
- Coordinated cross-departmental teams of 50 members to meet project milestones, enhancing the company's capability to handle complex enterprise-level projects and meet their SDLC commitments.
- Implemented risk management plans that mitigated potential delays by 20%, ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
- Developed and administered a project management training program for the PMO, increasing the company's project delivery efficiency by 10%.
Product Owner
Trustwell
03.2022 - 06.2023
- Led a development team of 8 to successfully build and deploy an enterprise-level mobile application, resulting in an improvement in NPS and retained a $500k ARR client.
- Achieved a 20% increase in development output by efficiently managing product backlogs, sprint planning, and prioritization, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality products.
- Managed the delivery of the SDLC showcasing proficiency in agile and scrum methodologies.
- Demonstrated the ability to translate stakeholder needs into actionable product requirements, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and customer expectations.
- Through proper planning and story writing, reduced production defect rates by 10%.
Digital Business Analyst
First Horizon Bank
Raleigh
01.2021 - 03.2022
- Conduct day-to-day project management, planning, and implementation across multiple software development teams.
- Translated enhancements from internal teams into polished user stories and requirements.
- Lead and managed top company initiatives and complex projects to enhance the online banking customer experience. Wrote and organized retail online banking regression test scripts and assisted with releases.
- Partnered with our Quality Assurance team to ensure proper completion and testing of stories and epics.
Education
Master of Science - Management, Project Management
Troy University
Troy, Alabama07-2025
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia05.2017
Skills
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Release Management
- Data Analysis
- Stakeholder engagement
- Agile methodology
- Team leadership
- Process improvement
- Documentation management
- Scope management
- Portfolio management
- Project scheduling
- Requirements gathering
- Lean principles
- Project feedback data
- Schedule management
- Procedure development
- Project tracking
Certification
- PMI-ACP, PMI, 2023
- Six Sigma White Belt, AIGPE, 2023
- Certified Agile Leader, CAL E-O, Scrum Alliance, 2023
- Certified Agile Product Owner, CSPO, Scrum Alliance, 2022
- Certified Scrum Master, CSM, Scrum Alliance, 2021
Volunteer Experience
Board Member, Fort Novosel Community Garden, 2023
- Assisted with the execution of community garden projects including grant writing and social media. Received multiple community awards including from the Commanding General.
Personal Information
Title: Head of Project Management
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Head of Project Management
Trustwell
08.2025 - Current
Project Manager
Trustwell
06.2023 - 08.2025
Product Owner
Trustwell
03.2022 - 06.2023
Digital Business Analyst
First Horizon Bank
01.2021 - 03.2022
Master of Science - Management, Project Management
Troy University
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Mary Washington