Ray W. Stratton

Mr. Stratton, PMP, EVP, is founder and president of Management Technologies, a earned value management training and consulting firm. He has taught Earned Value Management, and Project Management to US and foreign governments, educational institutions, and commercial and defense companies. Mr. Stratton regularly conducts on-site workshops and in project and program management for a cross section of industries including IT, construction, consumer products, software development, energy, and chemical industries.

He is the author of "The Earned Value Management Maturity Model®", published by Management Concepts, and "Ray Stratton's Earned Value Professional (EVP) Exam Study Guide." He is also the editor of "The EVM Newsletter."

Clients who have used his EzEVM™ MS Excel solution include TXU (Texas Power Generation), ERCOT (Texas Power Regulation Agency), Boeing internal IT department, and others.

Mr. Stratton is a Program Management Institute (PMI) certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and AACEI (Association for Advancement of Cost Estimating, International) certified Earned Value Professional (EVP).

For five years he was the Vice President, Research and Standards, for the PMI College of Performance Management. He was recently selected by the CPM Board to return to the Board as their Executive Vice President to fill a vacancy. He is a member of the Dean of Engineering's Industry Advisory Council at California State Polytechnic University. He is also a member of the Editorial Board for "Projects@Work" magazine.

Ray W. Stratton has over twenty five years experience as a software program manager with a major aerospace defense firm. While there he managed the development of radar, communication, and command and control systems.

Mr. Stratton retired from the Naval Air Reserve at the rank of Captain. He last commanded an Engineering Unit that supported a variety of studies and projects on behalf of the Naval Air Systems Command, laboratories, and ranges. He holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in Electronic Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

When not involved with clients, Mr. Stratton volunteers his time piloting aircraft for Angel Flight in the transport of financially needy medical patients from remote locations to urban treatment centers.