Operations · Project Coordination · Executive Support

Shannon Samia

I keep complex people, priorities, and projects moving.

Operations professional with experience spanning private household management, project coordination, executive support, education, and child advocacy. Known for bringing structure to busy environments, anticipating needs, and keeping the details from becoming the problem.

Austin, Texasshannonsamia@gmail.com
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10+ yearssupporting people, operations, schedules, projects, and changing priorities.

The work changes. The throughline doesn’t: understand what matters, organize what’s moving, communicate clearly, and follow through.

My current work is in private household operations, but the capabilities behind it are broader—project coordination, vendor management, executive support, scheduling, client and family services, problem-solving, and calm execution in environments where priorities shift quickly.

Where I add value

Not one job title. A transferable operating style.

01

Operations

I create order across schedules, resources, logistics, maintenance, purchasing, travel, and day-to-day priorities.

02

Projects

I coordinate vendors, timelines, moving parts, follow-up, documentation, and completion without losing the details.

03

People

I act as a reliable point of connection between executives, families, staff, schools, providers, contractors, and community partners.

04

Support

I anticipate needs, adapt quickly, protect time, communicate clearly, and keep priorities moving with minimal oversight.

Proof in practice

Different environments, same underlying strengths.

10+ yrs
Private family & household support

Long-term experience coordinating daily life, schedules, transportation, property needs, purchasing, and changing priorities.

Multi-site
Property & vendor coordination

Repairs, preventative maintenance, installations, deliveries, quotes, access, troubleshooting, and project follow-through across residences.

Cross-functional
Communication & service

Experience working with executives, staff, children, families, schools, medical providers, nonprofit partners, and service professionals.

Experience

A career built around coordination, service, communication, and keeping complex environments running well.

Dec 2020 – Present

Executive Project Manager | Household & Family Operations

Private Household · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Manage day-to-day operations for a high-net-worth executive household, serving as a central point of coordination across family priorities, multiple residences, vendors, schedules, and time-sensitive needs.

  • Coordinate property projects, repairs, preventative maintenance, installations, deliveries, moves, and vendor access.
  • Source, vet, schedule, and oversee contractors and specialty providers while tracking quotes, progress, and completion.
  • Maintain complex calendars across academics, athletics, medical care, tutoring, travel, household appointments, and family events.
  • Coordinate household staff, groundskeepers, pet-care providers, schools, coaches, tutors, medical providers, and other support professionals.

Household Manager

Private Human Service · 2013–2019

Long-term household and family support spanning schedules, childcare, transportation, appointments, activities, errands, and organization.

Education Specialist

Center for Child Protection · 2019–2020

Delivered prevention-focused education, coordinated outreach and trainings, maintained participant records, and supported nonprofit operations.

English Language Teacher

Manor ISD · 2020–2021

Supported student learning through instruction, lesson planning, classroom management, communication, and individualized academic support.

What transfers

My current role is one setting. These are the capabilities I carry into whatever comes next.

Operations & coordination

My experience translates naturally to roles that need someone who can manage competing priorities, coordinate stakeholders, own follow-through, and keep information organized without requiring constant direction.

Operations CoordinationProject CoordinationExecutive SupportVendor ManagementSchedulingLogisticsClient / Family ServicesAdministrative Operations

Built around people

My background in social work, education, child advocacy, and private service adds a layer of judgment, communication, empathy, and discretion to the way I approach operations and support work.

Background

Education and training that reinforce both the people side and the operations side of my work.

2017–2019

Texas College

Bachelor of Science, Social Work
3.8 GPA · Founder & President, Social Work Club · Two-Year Honor Roll

2013–2015

Tyler Junior College

Associate of Arts
English Language and Literature, General

Open to the right next step.

I’m interested in opportunities where organization, coordination, communication, service, and follow-through matter—whether that sits in operations, project support, executive support, client services, or another people-centered environment.

linkedin.com/in/shannonsamia
Austin, Texas