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Marcel Kersey / Professional Portfolio + Independent Practice

I BUILD THE SYSTEMSBEHIND BETTER EXPERIENCES

I’m Marcel Kersey, an operations, customer experience and e-commerce professional helping brands build better digital experiences, customer support operations, fulfillment systems and live experiences.

My experience spans enterprise programs for Google, Pokémon GO, Amazon Leo, Audible, YouTube, Josh Cellars, Scopely and operations supporting 1,000+ Shopify brands through the marketplaces GMA Deals & Steals, View Your Deal, 40 Boxes and Shop Tam Fam.

The effect is intentional

Founder

The person behind the effect

Portrait of Marcel S. Kersey, founder and principal of SID/EFFECT
Marcel S. Kersey/ SID/EFFECT

Marcel S. Kersey

Founder & Principal, SID/EFFECT

I bring 10+ years of experience across customer experience, e-commerce, business operations, fulfillment, and live events. My work sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, helping brands turn ideas into systems and experiences that actually work.

I bring that same approach inside organizations as a team member and independently through SID/EFFECT, partnering directly with businesses and entrepreneurs on focused projects and ongoing support.

Years in operations
10+
Shopify brands supported
1,000+
Effect disciplines
5

Experience supporting

  • Google
  • Pokémon GO
  • YouTube
  • Audible
  • Amazon Leo
  • Josh Cellars
  • GMA Deals & Steals
  • View Your Deal
  • 40 Boxes
  • Shop Tam Fam

Client and program experience; names shown for work context only.

Selected work

Digitaleffect

Enterprise programs and independent client work spanning e-commerce, fulfillment, customer experience, live operations and creative digital projects.

  • Pokémon GO Merchandise storefront featuring the tenth anniversary collection.
    Shopify

    pokemongomerchandise.com

    The official Pokémon GO merchandise store featuring apparel, accessories, collectibles, and exclusive releases, with product launches coordinated around key moments across the global Pokémon GO community.

    View project
  • Amazon Leo employee merchandise storefront with branded apparel and accessories.
    Shopify / Employee Merchandise Store

    amazonleostore.com

    An employee-exclusive merchandise store featuring branded apparel, accessories, and gear for Amazon Leo.

    View project
  • Gemini Supply merchandise storefront showing the points-based product grid of Gemini apparel and collectibles.
    Invite-Only Merchandise Platform

    gemini.google/supply

    An invite-only, points-based merchandise store featuring a curated collection of apparel and objects for the Gemini and broader AI builder community. The experience pairs a Root CMS-managed storefront with a custom backend supporting access codes, points, orders, inventory, and fulfillment.

    View project
Experience

Trackrecord

A decade across customer experience, e-commerce, fulfillment, project coordination and live-event operations.

  1. Enterprise Gifting & Fulfillment Program Manager

    2022 — Present

    &drop (Merch Division of ADVOC8)

    • Manages end-to-end gifting and fulfillment programs for 6+ major client accounts including Scopely, Google, Audible, Amazon Leo, Josh Cellars and YouTube.
    • Coordinates orders, inventory, shipping, fulfillment and delivery across concurrent programs, partnering with internal teams, warehouse partners, vendors and stakeholders.
    • Maintains e-commerce webstores: theme updates, product launches, PDP creation and updates, and merchandising content.
    • Resolves tracking exceptions, address issues, customs holds and fulfillment challenges.
  2. Merchandise Event Coordinator

    2022 — Present

    &drop (Merch Division of ADVOC8)

    • Leads onsite merchandise operations for Pokémon GO Fest live events, supporting high-volume event operations.
    • Owns inventory flow, product distribution, floor replenishment, POS readiness and staff coordination.
    • Manages the full event merchandise lifecycle from setup through closeout: product displays, inventory counts and reconciliation, cash-log review and final reporting.
  3. Customer Success Operations Manager

    2019 — 2026

    Simplistic LLC

    • Directed customer service and e-commerce operations supporting 1,000+ Shopify brands featured across GMA Deals & Steals, View Your Deal and Shop Tam Fam.
    • Built and led support teams from the ground up, overseeing onboarding, training, performance, SLAs, macros and routing.
    • Implemented AI workflows in Gorgias and Zendesk, and launched a Customer Service Consulting function.
  4. Production Coordinator

    2017 — 2019

    RAW:Natural Born Artists

    • Coordinated live-event production logistics across venues.
    • Managed venue setup/breakdown, equipment readiness and timelines.
    • Handled vendors and onsite execution.
  5. Event Logistics Coordinator

    2015 — 2017

    GPG Events — New York, NY

    • Supported planning and onsite execution for live events.
    • Directed load-in, setup, breakdown and load-out.
    • Supervised two Logistics Assistants and resolved day-of logistical needs.
Services

SID/EFFECT
services

Focused support for brands that need an experienced operator to build, fix, launch or improve the systems behind the experience.

  • 01

    CXEFFECT

    Customer Experience

    • Customer experience audits
    • Support workflows
    • Gorgias & Zendesk configuration
    • AI support workflows, macros & routing
    • SOPs, training & escalation processes
    • Reporting
    Let’s talk
  • 02

    OPSEFFECT

    Operations

    • E-commerce operations
    • Fulfillment workflows
    • Inventory processes & order management
    • Shipping operations
    • Documentation & process improvement
    • Operational problem-solving
    Let’s talk
  • 03

    DIGITALEFFECT

    Shopify & E-Commerce

    • Shopify store setup
    • Existing-store improvements
    • PDPs, collections, variants & navigation
    • Merchandising & product launches
    • Storefront updates
    • Customer experience improvements
    Let’s talk
  • 04

    LIVEEFFECT

    Events & Merchandise Operations

    • Event merchandise planning
    • Inventory flow
    • POS readiness
    • Onsite operations & replenishment
    • Setup & breakdown
    • Event logistics
    Let’s talk
  • 05

    CREATIVEEFFECT

    Creative & Digital

    • Website builds & updates
    • Digital experiences
    • Creative direction
    • Visual concepts
    • Production oversight
    Let’s talk
Project inquiry

Not sure which effect
you need?

Tell me what you’re building, fixing, launching or trying to improve. I’ll help identify the right SID/EFFECT path.

A sentence or two is enough.0 / 1500
Examples — tap one to start

Awaiting input

One honest paragraph is enough. I’ll match the challenge to the most relevant SID/EFFECT service and show how Marcel can help.

Tell me about your project
What I bring to the team

Calm systems
for complex work

A cross-functional operations perspective spanning the customer, the storefront, fulfillment and the room where the work happens.

  • 01

    Customer Experience

    • Support operations
    • AI workflows
    • SOPs
    • Training
    • Escalations
    • Reporting
  • 02

    E-Commerce

    • Shopify
    • PDPs
    • Merchandising
    • Product launches
    • Inventory
    • Store operations
  • 03

    Fulfillment

    • Enterprise gifting
    • Shipping
    • Inventory
    • Carriers
    • Customs
    • Exception management
  • 04

    Live Operations

    • Event logistics
    • Merchandise
    • POS
    • Replenishment
    • Onsite execution
  • 05

    Project Operations

    • Cross-functional coordination
    • Stakeholders
    • Vendors
    • Documentation
    • Reporting
    • Process improvement
Tools & platforms

The working
toolkit

Platforms I use to keep storefronts, support, fulfillment and project work moving.

E-Commerce
  • Printify
  • Shopify
  • Squarespace
Customer Experience
  • Front
  • Gorgias
  • Zendesk
Fulfillment & Shipping
  • DHL
  • FedEx
  • infoplus
  • orderdesk
  • Packiyo
  • ShipStation
  • UPS
  • USPS
Project & Operations
  • Asana
  • Google Workspace
  • Guru
  • Monday.com
  • Scribe
  • Slack
  • Zoom
Creative & Digital
  • Canva
  • Elementor
  • Glide
  • Lovable
  • Sitely (Sparkle)
  • WordPress
AI
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini 3
Selected Event Work

Liveeffect

Event operations, production coordination and merchandise execution — inventory flow, onsite logistics, setup, breakdown, staff coordination and event delivery.

  • Pokémon GO Fest 2024

    Merchandise operations, inventory flow and onsite execution.

  • Pokémon GO Fest 2025

    POS readiness, replenishment and staff coordination.

  • Pokémon GO Tour 2026

    Production coordination, setup and breakdown.

  • Pokémon GO Fest 2026

    Onsite logistics, reconciliation and reporting.

Selected music video projects

Creativeeffect

A secondary creative practice that strengthens how I think about audience, detail and execution — from concept development through production oversight.

Process / Philosophy

Four moves
every time

No frameworks for the sake of frameworks. Just the sequence that keeps working.

SEE THE PROBLEM.

Sit inside the workflow before changing it. Talk to the people doing the work, read the tickets, follow the order.

FIX WHAT MATTERS.

Prioritize the few breakpoints causing most of the cost, churn and chaos. Ignore the vanity work.

BUILD IT TO LAST.

Document it, train it, automate the repeatable parts. A fix that needs a hero every week isn't a fix.

MAKE AN EFFECT.

Measure the change in real terms: faster resolutions, cleaner inventory, better launches, calmer teams.

Contact

Let’s make an effect

Whether you’re building a team, launching a store, improving your customer experience, fixing an operational problem or simply need an experienced set of hands on a project, let’s talk.

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