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Karla Ruelas

@karlaruelas

Program Manager with 6+ years of experience primarily working within IT with a BBA in MIS. PMP & SAFe Agile Certified, specializing in Agile Delivery.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a technical program management role where I can lead cross-functional teams, drive cloud and platform migrations, and improve delivery through coaching, process improvement, and clear stakeholder communication.

With a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from the University of Houston, I have cultivated a career in IT project management. My journey includes roles as a IT Program/Project Manager at General Motors and an IT Project Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where I contributed to technology-driven initiatives.

Holding certifications such as PMP, CAPM, and SAFe Scrum Master, I bring expertise in project management and Agile methodologies. Motivated by a passion for technology and collaboration, I aim to contribute to innovative solutions that address global challenges.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Project/Program Manager

General Motors

Sep 2021 - Sep 2025 (4 years)

Managed 5+ medium IT projects and programs, led Kubernetes migrations and an Oracle-to-PostgreSQL database migration, and delivered 300+ production deployments while improving velocity 15% and resource utilization 12%.

Program Management Agile Coaching Kubernetes PostgreSQL DevOps Stakeholder Management Risk Management Jira Azure DevOps

Project/Program Manager

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Sep 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years)

Directed large-scale infrastructure programs migrating 200+ applications to private cloud, maintained roadmaps and communications, and implemented process improvements to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Infrastructure Migration Cloud Migration Roadmapping Dashboards Power BI ServiceNow Vendor Management

Business Development Intern

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 (2 months)

Conducted market research and competitive analysis to support strategic content planning and growth initiatives, and partnered with leadership on strategy decks and reports.

Market Research Competitive Analysis Strategic Planning Presentation Microsoft Office PowerPoint Data Analysis

Software Development Intern

Weir Oil & Gas

Jun 2018 - Jun 2019 (1 year)

Supported ERP documentation and rollout, designed a barcode inventory system that increased accuracy, and maintained SQL scripts to resolve user issues and improve adoption.

ERP SQL Training Troubleshooting MySQL Access