Karina Ramkalawan

Program Manager, Engineering Operations at Bazaarvoice

Karina Ramkalawan has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Karina most recently worked as an Engineering Program Manager at Bazaarvoice starting in July 2023. Prior to that, they worked as an Operations Program Manager at a company called Stealth from January to May 2023.

From 2021 to 2022, Karina worked at Shopify Plus as a Program Manager, handling strategic initiatives in research and development. Karina also served as a Technical Specialist at the same company from 2020 to 2022, managing the sunset of the B2B Handshake platform.

Before their time at Shopify Plus, Karina worked as a Freelance Ruby on Rails Developer from 2019 to 2020. Karina'sresponsibilities included developing web applications using Ruby on Rails.

From 2018 to 2018, they worked as a Junior Software Engineer at Blockdaemon, focusing on front-end development and improving app workflows.

Karina has also completed a web development bootcamp at Dev Bootcamp from November 2016 to February 2018. During this time, they worked on various projects and contracts, developing skills in full-stack web development.

Karina started their career in education, working as a Founding Elementary Science Teacher at Coney Island Prep from July 2014 to August 2016. Prior to that, they worked as a Science Teacher at Success Academy Charter Schools from July 2013 to July 2014.

Karina also has experience as a Special Education Teacher at NYC Department of Education from May 2008 to August 2012, where they taught biology and health to special education students.

Karina'searliest work experience was as a TEFL Teacher at Ulrych Language Studio from January to December 2007.

Overall, Karina Ramkalawan has a vast range of experience in program and project management, software engineering, and education.

Karina Ramkalawan has a diverse education history. Karina obtained a Fullstack Web Development degree from Dev Bootcamp in 2017. In 2011, they completed their Master of Education degree in Special Education and Teaching at CUNY City College. Prior to that, in 2007, they received a TEFL Certification from Bridge-Linguatec, specializing in English Education. In 2006, Karina earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology & Philosophy from Sacred Heart University. Karina completed their high school education at St. Catherine Academy in 2002. Additionally, in October 2019, Karina obtained the Cicerone Certified Beer Server certification from the Cicerone® Certification Program.

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  • Program Manager, Engineering Operations

    July, 2023 - present