2010 Automotive News 100 Leading Women

Why did you want to work in the auto industry? I started working for GM in high school in the metallurgical laboratory at Chevrolet Flint Manufacturing. I worked for them through high school and college, testing oils, metalworking fluids, part hardness and case depth on heat-treated parts. I tested plastic components for tensile strength and yield strengths. Most kids my age were working at Arby’s and McDonald’s. I have always loved math and science, and this early experience in the auto industry brought both of those to life. It was just natural to move into the auto industry.