Siemens
Hometown
Boston, MA
Years of Experience
13
WiOPS creates an inclusive environment where women in construction operations can connect, share experiences, and support one another in what has traditionally been a male‑dominated industry.
Join us in celebrating our May 2026 WiOPS Member of the Month, Christine Pongratz. Christine is a Senior Technical Account exec at Siemens and WiOPS SoCal Director of Events.
Christine was exposed to the construction industry through family. Both of her grandfathers had a passion for building. Her mom worked in the construction industry, and her dad pursued electrical engineering and transitioned to technical sales. She followed in both their footsteps by studying engineering and then found her way into technical sales within construction.
Her favorite thing about construction is seeing each step that adds to the final product. “You appreciate the built environment when you have an opportunity to watch it from start to finish!” She’s noticed that construction isn’t just physical labor; it requires constant communication and teamwork between trades, engineers, project managers, inspectors, and clients. Construction brings together people with very different expertise. There is a wonderful diversity of skilled trades to technology-driven roles.
She significantly appreciates the opportunity to spend time with hard working, and driven woman in our industry through her involvement with WiOPS. “WiOPS creates an inclusive environment where women in construction operations can connect, share experiences, and support one another in what has traditionally been a male‑dominated industry.”
Her favorite WiOPS event was the 2026 Schuff Steel hosted event where she was able to weld steel. “Such a unique opportunity to perform a very specific but vital trade in commercial construction.”
