Elaine Kratz

About Elaine Kratz

Professional Mechanical Engineer and Captain, Army Reserves, with a wide range of experience and a strong work ethic. A creative problem solver and excellent communicator with a unique background in government projects, military testing, commercial design, manufacturing and research. Professional Engineer State of ArizonaPMPCERTIFICATIONS• Yellow Belt Certified in Lean Six Sigma• Operational Test Director certified with US Navy Operational Testing and Evaluation ForceKEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE• Project, resource and product management • Budgeting, resource allocation and schedule management• Project Management with Microsoft Project• Outstanding communication, teamwork and leadership skills• Ability to quickly adapt to new environments and projects• Strong problem-solving abilities using various methodologies

Experience

1. Senior Systems Engineer Program Manager

   Raytheon

   Oct 2015 — Present · Tucson, AZ, US

   Establishing system requirements, planning milestones, and conducting integration testing of advanced missile systems to integrate existing products on new platforms

Education

• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  2003 — 2007

• Naval Postgraduate School

  Certificate, Anti-Submarine Warfare

  2008 — 2009

• Missouri University of Science and Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Engineering Management

  2016 — 2021

Skills

• Manufacturing
• A3
• Jd Edwards
• Project Management
• Solidworks
• Pro Engineer
• Leadership
• Ms Project
• Microsoft Office
• Six Sigma
• Mechanical Engineering
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Planning
• Program Management
• Ptc Creo
• Engineering
• Modeling
• Process Improvement
• Security Clearance
• Agile
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Pro/Engineer
• Microsoft Project
• Testing
• Root Cause Analysis
• Sap
• Management
• Lean Sigma