Kiruthika Venkatachalam Pmp,Psm
About Kiruthika Venkatachalam Pmp,Psm
Kiruthika Venkatachalam is a Principal Technical Program Manager at Expedia Group with over 18 years of experience in program and project management, engineering management, and team leadership across various industries.
Title
Kiruthika Venkatachalam currently holds the position of Principal Technical Program Manager at Expedia Group. In this role, she brings her extensive experience and specialized skills to oversee technical programs, ensure timely project delivery, and maintain high-quality standards.
Company
Kiruthika Venkatachalam is currently employed at Expedia Group based in Seattle, Washington. She has been with Expedia since 2015, initially serving as Senior Program Manager and later as Senior Technical Program Manager before her current role. Her work at Expedia involves orchestrating large-scale programs and contributing to the company's technological and operational success.
Education and Expertise
Kiruthika Venkatachalam earned her Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bharathiar University. She has over 18 years of experience in program/project management, engineering management, and team leadership across various industries including retail, telecommunications, finance, supply chain, and education. Kiruthika specializes in managing large-scale programs from inception to launch, with strong technical acumen and analytical skills.
Background
Kiruthika Venkatachalam has an extensive professional background. She worked at NetApp as a Project Manager and at Clearwire as an IT Manager before joining Expedia Group. Previously, she held roles at Thomas Weisel Partners and Gateway as a Senior Technical Consultant, at Los Angeles Unified School District as a Reports Programmer Analyst, and at SyG Americas Inc as an Oracle System Analyst & Developer. She began her career as an Oracle Developer at Regalia Info Systems in India.
Skills and Methodologies
Kiruthika Venkatachalam possesses expertise in Agile/Scrum/Waterfall methodologies and software development life cycle management. Her skills include project planning, tracking, and management, as well as PMO, change, risk, and release management. She is proficient in managing customer and partner relationships, road-mapping, budgeting, and resource planning, using a globally distributed delivery model. She also excels in cross-functional collaboration, demonstrating strong communication and presentation skills, and providing technical leadership and mentorship to her teams.