Jamie Krakover

Engineering Senior Manager, The Boeing Company

St. Louis, MO

Engineering Senior Manager| The Boeing Company

Address

St. Louis, MO

What I Do

I'm a Technical Talent Strategy Senior Management responsible for Engineering Retention and Transition/Knowledge Management.
Why Engineering?

I loved math and science and i could combine that with my love of space and things that fly. I love to solve tough problems and use critical thinking. It seemed like a natural fit.
School Days

I went to Purdue University for my undergrad and got a degree in Aerospace Engineering. I went full time to graduate school after getting my undergrad and got a masters in Aerospace Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.
Proud Moments

Getting my internship at Boeing and then getting my full time job there.

Getting into my company's leadership program.
Winning the WE Local ELiTE Award
Winning the SWE Emerging Leader Award
Becoming a Mom.
Challenges

This blog post sums up some of my challenges as an engineer https://alltogether.swe.org/2019/02/finding-confidence-in-engineering/
My Family

My husband is in IT. I have a son who is four years old.
I come from an engineering family. My sister is an industrial engineer and my dad was an electrical engineer.
Inspiration

Women who have faced tough challenges and paved the way for those behind them. I hope to do the same in my career.
Hobbies

reading, writing MG and YA scifi and fantasy, attending comic cons and cosplaying

I am currently the Technical Talent Senior Manager for Retention and Transition/Knowledge Management at the Boeing Company. Prior to my current role, I was a skills manager for structures, design, and multiskill engineers in Boeing Global Services. I've also managed a team of strength strength engineers for the F/A-18 program. I previously worked in the teardown lab doing optimal cost analysis. Before that I was a structural engineer in research and development. I have a bachelors in aerospace engineering from Purdue University and a masters in aerospace engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. I had an internship working on the KC135 in 2004 and started full time in 2006. I completed a 2 year rotation in materials engineering and now continue working as a structures engineer. I love to interact with students and young professionals and enjoy answering questions.