Kaleab Samuel

Technical, outcome-driven Associate Product Manager with hands-on full-stack development experience and a proven record of shipping 0→1 internal tools, B2B platforms, and e-commerce workflows. Bridges engineering, design, and executive stakeholders by translating ambiguous operational bottlenecks into structured PRDs, user stories, and measurable roadmaps. Combines deep technical literacy with product sense to prioritize high-impact features, optimize operational funnels, and scale revenue-generating platforms.

Associate Product Manager & Technical Lead at IT Investment Recoveries (2025-01 – Present)

• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, feature roadmapping, and release cadences for internal platforms and customer-facing web properties across recycling and retail divisions.
• Conducted operational workflow discovery across warehouse operations to map intake bottlenecks, authoring user stories and maintaining a prioritized backlog in Jira.
• Scoped product requirements and wireframed user journeys for the flagship portal (it-investmentrecoveries.com), standardizing multi-service conversion funnels for data destruction, recycling, liquidation, and donation.
• Defined requirements and co-architected an internal inventory ERP with automated bi-directional eBay sync, slashing intake-to-listing cycle time from ~25 minutes to <5 minutes (an 80% efficiency gain).
• Established sprint rituals, acceptance criteria, and release QA processes across engineering and ops, enabling sister brand Denver Discount Computers to scale sales to ~$20K/month.

Coding Instructor & Curriculum Mentor at Vineyard AppCamp (2024-08 – 2025-01)

• Mentored students from early concept discovery through to functional, interactive web application prototypes.
• Broke down complex software engineering concepts (logic, data structures, UI flows) into intuitive, modular milestones.

Product & Front-End Developer (Internship) at Bison Labs (2024-04 – 2024-07)

• Collaborated in fast-paced Agile sprint cycles to translate product specifications and UX/UI wireframes into working web features.
• Partnered with product leads and designers to iterate on user-facing prototypes, accelerating user testing feedback loops and feature readiness.

Product Lead & Founder at In Between Thoughts (2021-12 – 2024-04)

• Managed end-to-end delivery of digital products, web platforms, and brand systems for multi-sector clients, overseeing project timelines, scope, and budget.
• Conducted discovery interviews with business stakeholders to convert high-level marketing and operational goals into actionable product specifications and launch plans.

Certificate in Software Engineering – Flatiron School (2024)

Coursework in Architecture – Community College of Denver (2020 – 2021)