Technical Program Manager

Deepa
Gorrela

Turning ambiguous programs into shipped products — from charter to close, I align teams, remove blockers, and drive delivery that actually moves the needle.

$1M+
Cost Savings Driven
50K+
Users Impacted
20%
Velocity Improvement
8+
Years Delivering
About
The PM behind
the delivery

I don't just manage projects — I orchestrate outcomes. From translating ambiguous business needs into precise engineering specs to keeping a 50,000-user platform at 100% data accuracy, I live in the space where strategy meets execution.

I'm a Technical Program Manager based in Pasadena, CA. My path from QA engineer → business analyst → product owner → TPM gives me an unusual edge: I can read a sprint board, write acceptance criteria, and have an informed conversation with your architects — all in the same day.

At ADP I drove a $1M cost-savings initiative modernizing a mainframe-to-cloud system. At Candid NGO I owned a scaled e-commerce engineering backlog end-to-end. Currently pursuing my PMP certification through Google's curriculum while sharpening my focus on AI-augmented enterprise program delivery.

Program Management
End-to-End Delivery Roadmap Planning Stakeholder Mgmt Risk Management OKRs & KPIs Executive Reporting Change Management
Agile & Delivery
Scrum / Kanban Backlog Management Sprint Planning User Story Mapping Acceptance Criteria Jira / Confluence
Technical Fluency
API & Microservices Cloud Platforms CI/CD Pipelines SQL Python Data Analysis
How I Work
The PM Lifecycle
I live in
01 · Initiate
Charter & Stakeholder Alignment
Project Charter
RACI Matrix
Stakeholder Register
Scope Definition
Business Case
02 · Plan
Roadmap & Sprint Architecture
WBS / Gantt Charts
Risk Register
Resource Planning
Sprint Backlog
Communication Plan
03 · Execute
Cross-team Delivery
Sprint Ceremonies
Blocker Removal
User Stories + AC
API Coordination
Release Management
04 · Monitor
Metrics & Risk Control
Velocity Tracking
Status Dashboards
Burndown Charts
Stakeholder Updates
Scope Control
05 · Close
Retrospective & Impact
Lessons Learned
Impact Reports
Handoff Docs
Team Recognition
Post-Mortem
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Projects
PM work, live & linked
Project 01 · E-Commerce
Project Ecommerce — Checkout Optimization

Full PO portfolio piece tackling a 68% mobile cart abandonment rate. Delivered a unified accordion checkout flow with Apple Pay/Google Pay integration. Includes epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, 6-sprint plan, risk register, and full RACI matrix.

Product Backlog Sprint Planning RACI Risk Register UX Flow
↗ Target: −15pp Abandonment · <90s Checkout · 6 Sprints
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Project 02 · UX Research
WalkSafe — Safety Route App

End-to-end UX research and PM case study for a community pedestrian safety app. 20-participant survey, 3 user personas, 6 product insights, lo-fi wireframes, and a fully prioritized MVP roadmap — every decision anchored to research evidence.

UX Research Personas MVP Roadmap Wireframes
↗ 80% Felt Unsafe · 90% App Adoption Interest
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Project 03 · Media & Entertainment PRD
StreamVault — Content Discovery PRD

Full PRD for WarnStream Media's AI-driven content discovery platform. Problem framing, 3 data-backed personas, MoSCoW-prioritized user stories with acceptance criteria, sprint roadmap, RACI matrix, and risk register — targeting $340M revenue lift for 47M subscribers.

PRD MoSCoW Prioritization 47M Users AI Personalization
↗ $340M Revenue Lift · −6pp Churn · 47M Subscribers
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Project 04 · Platform Architecture
PrismCMS — Content Management Platform

Interactive portfolio piece demonstrating real PO decision-making on platform scalability and information hierarchy. Covers workspace architecture, content workflow, media library, team management, and analytics dashboards for a 12-person content team.

Platform Strategy Architecture Decisions Workflow Design Analytics
↗ 248 Content Items · 1.2K Media Assets · 12-Person Team
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Credentials
Earned credentials
🏅
Google · Coursera
Certified · May 2026
🔖
Scrum Alliance
Certified
📋
Scrum.org
Certified
🤖
Coursera · IBM
AI Product Management
Pursuing · May 2026
Capstone
Google PM Capstone
G
Google Project Management
Professional Certificate
Google · Coursera · 6-Course Program

Sauce & Spoon Restaurant
Tablet Pilot — Capstone

Managed a full end-to-end project for a fictional restaurant chain deploying tabletop ordering tablets. Applied every PM phase — from initiation through retrospective — using real tools and documentation.

📋
Initiate
Project charter, RACI matrix, stakeholder analysis
🗺️
Plan
Gantt chart, risk register, communication plan
⚙️
Execute
Quality plans, user testing, iterative feedback loops
📊
Close
Retrospective, impact report, lessons-learned docs
Certification Journey
PMP in progress
PMP
Project Management
Professional
PMI Certification · In Progress

Project Management
Professional (PMP)®

The PMP from the Project Management Institute is the gold standard globally. I'm completing the required 35 education hours via Google's PM Certificate and documenting 36 months of verified project leadership experience — bridging formal methodology with real enterprise delivery.

42%
People

Leading and managing teams, navigating conflict, empowering individuals, and fostering collaborative delivery environments.

50%
Process

Technical project management across predictive, hybrid, and agile delivery frameworks — from charter to close.

8%
Business Environment

Connecting project delivery to organizational strategy, compliance, and measurable business value.

Open to opportunities

Let's build
something.

Looking for a TPM who brings structure, clarity, and velocity to complex programs? Let's talk.

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