Carla Saavedra

Carla Saavedra is the current Operations Director at Timbergrove. Carla has over fifteen years of experience in various leadership roles in customer service, project management, and architecture.

Saavedra began their career in customer service with SYKES Costa Rica in 2004. Carla quickly rose through the ranks and became a Service Team Lead with Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2006. After a brief stint in that role, they returned to SYKES Costa Rica in early 2008.

In 2009, Saavedra left SYKES to become the Director de proyectos for Clandestina Hub Creativo, a position they held for six years. In 2015, they transitioned to Pixel506, where they served as the Project Director for four years.

In 2019, Saavedra became the Operations Director at Timbergrove. In this role, they oversee all operations and projects for the company.

Carla Saavedra has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a focus in International Business from Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica, and a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Universidad LCI Veritas. Carla also has certification from MASHAV Carmel Training Center in Israel in Emprendimientos Innovadores - De la Idea al Modelo de Negocio, from MEIC / INA in Gestor Pyme, from Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones de Costa Rica in Gestor de Innovación, and from Promotora del Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (PROCOMER) in Planeamiento Estratégico y Presupuestación - Modelos de Negocio para Exportadores.

Some of their coworkers include Aaron Deckler - Creative Director, Debbie Karns - Project Manager, and Ian Branum - CTO. Carla Saavedra reports to Ian Uriarte, Founder & CEO. and Shanie Johnson - QA Lead reports to Carla Saavedra.