Hello,

I am Ravi Garimella

Transforming Organizations: One Program at a Time | Seasoned Program Manager with the right Mindset-Skillset-Toolset

MY BACKGROUND

Hi, I’m Ravi Garimella. I’ve been in the software industry for over 10 years now and started my career as a web developer. Now, I’m a seasoned program manager with proven track record of handling large and sophisticated programs for global corporations and believe that my number one asset is my ability to adapt to any challenge that is thrown my way. Outside of work, I'm passionate about Yoga, Board Games and Puzzles and Sports where I blog my ideas here.

If you’re looking for a reliable and hard-working professional to elevate your team's agility, and work in unison with multiple teams – from development to marketing – I’m the person you’re looking for.

Have the mindset to ask the right questions of data when concerned about project's & people's health, Agile, Self Organized, Solution Oriented, Data Driven.

Program/Project Management, Communication & Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Leadership Coaching, Lean Management, Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP)

Jira, Jira Align, MS Project, Tableau, Trello, M365 Suite, GenAI, Figma, Google Analytics

The best life comes from investing in and sharing knowledge.

Certifications

PMI - Agile Certified Practitioner

Project Management Institute / 3776928

Leading SAFe 6

Scaled Agile / 44438355-4352

PSM 1

Scrum.org / 597287

PSM 2

Scrum.org / 597511

CSM

ScrumAlliance.org / 000780400

RYT 200

CultFit / CFRYT200-B18-284

Work Experience

Technical Program Manager

Visa / May 2022 - Present

I’ve been central to delivering two extensive projects while working at Visa, in Marketing and Benefits space.

Program Manager

Google / Mar 2020 - Apr 2022

I was lucky to learn the ropes at Google where I worked with an international teams on projects using Google Ads platform.