Project & Portfolio
PMO governance, prioritisation, milestones, risk control and executive reporting.
SDG Challenge · Audience Award
Developed a low-cost digital repositioning strategy for V-Label to accelerate mainstream and B2B adoption.
Mechatronics engineer · MBA Digital Economy
Karla Angelica Guerra Ramos
Project & Portfolio Management · New Product Development · Business Development
I connect engineering, market insight and data to turn ideas into scalable and market-ready solutions.
Engineering + businessTechnical depth with commercial perspective
Profile
A translator between technology, market and execution.
NPD & Innovation
Stage-Gate and Agile from concept and business case to launch and scale-up.
Business Development
Voice of Customer, market sizing, pricing, positioning and go-to-market.
Data & Stakeholders
KPIs, dashboards and communication that make complex decisions easier.
US$4M+residential market value captured through tailored energy-efficiency applications
US$1.5Mnew annual OEM sales from a novel railcar application
30%manufacturing cost reduction through partner sourcing and scale-up
6 → 1week response time after building an in-house testing lab
2026–
Netherlands relocation & interim industry roles
Eindhoven area · Netherlands
Hands-on local exposure in logistics and manufacturing while pursuing a full-time role aligned with project, portfolio, NPD or business development.
2025
Business Consultancy Project
ETB Global B.V. · Netherlands
International market expansion strategy combining financial modelling, primary research and executive recommendations.
2023–2024
Global NPD Portfolio Coordinator – PMO
PPG · Mexico
Global innovation portfolio governance, executive dashboards, sustainability KPIs and new-product sales tracking.
2017–2022
NPD Project & Portfolio Coordinator
Owens Corning · Mexico
Cross-functional NPD portfolios, business cases, go-to-market roadmaps, technical-service improvements and new market development.
2014–2017
R&D Project Engineer / Innovation Engineer
Owens Corning · Mexico
NPD project coordination, technical and financial analyses, certifications and university research partnerships.
Earlier: Design Engineer at Aritex Cading (2013–2014).
Tools
Power BIAdvanced ExcelOracleSAPTableauMS Project
Certifications & Methodologies
AgileStage-GateDesign Thinking
Beyond the job title
A few moments that show the wider story.
2025 · Maastricht
2025 · Maastricht University
MBA in Digital Economy
Strengthened the business, digital and data perspective behind her engineering background.
2015 · Owens Corning
NPD from market insight
Experience translating product science into customer value, new applications and commercial growth.
Languages
Comfortable working across languages and teams.
SpanishNative
EnglishC1 · Fluent
FrenchB1 · Working proficiency
Contact
Connect with Karla
For roles in project & portfolio management, NPD, innovation or business development, get in touch.
