New Member Biography

I was asked to write a new member biography for the local chapter of IIA, Institute of Internal Auditors.

Name: Jennifer Kraus
Early Life: Born, raised, schooled in Kennewick, WA.
College: Columbia Basin College, AA
First Career: Medical Assistant at a local doctor’s office, twelve years.
Life Changing Realization: You are never going to get promoted to Doctor.
College: Eastern Washington University, BS Computer Science, graduated at 35 years old.
Second Career: Lockheed Martin, Richland, WA; Software Engineer, web application programming, database programming, nine years.
Life Changing Serendipity: Transfer opportunity within Lockheed Martin just when I was looking for a change.
Third Career: Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, MD, Corporate Internal Audit        (virtual team – I’m based in Richland), seven months.
Home: Two cats.
Free Time: Junking (yard sales, thrift shops); reading science fiction/fantasy; pretending I’m an interior designer.

~ by jenkraus1 on February 28, 2008.

2 Responses to “New Member Biography”

  1. “You’re never going to get promoted to Doctor”. Now that’s outstanding :) Miss you!

  2. LMAO @ “promoted to Doctor” — I feel the same way! When is some prestigious university going to bestow a PhD upon me!?

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