Danielle Brepohl

Background

About Danielle Brepohl

A Process/Materials Engineer with ten years of progressive industry experience combined with a Master’s degree in Materials and Mechanical Engineering, a university diploma in Quality Management of Process and Products and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Completed many industry-recognized training programs in such as Corrosion, Surface Treatment, Process Audit FIEV (ISO/TS16949), ISO TS 17025, Kaizen, LEAN Manufacturing, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), Total Quality Management (TQM) and Managing Environmental Responsibility (ISO 14001). Specialist in applied metallurgy (corrosion), coatings, and paint shop process. Proficient in proactive research of emerging technologies with a record of using new products to improve manufacturing processes. Experienced in interfacing with Sales, Marketing, Production, Finance, Senior Management, customers, and suppliers focused on existing and emerging technologies related to materials testing, material corrosion, and advanced manufacturing as well as leading ISO compliance audits and validations (painting coating and metallic coating). An outstanding performance record of leadership, cost reduction and process improvement resulting in a safe, efficient and profitable production environment. Language skills: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. An experienced leader with a high level of interpersonal and problem solving/analytical skills together with experience in developing and presenting designs, business cases, and development plans to internal and external executive management. Possess a strong balance of engineering and business experience with a solid background in the automotive industry. Skilled in collaborating across the organization and with internal resources and external vendors while coordinating cross functional teams on multiple projects with high visibility throughout the new product introduction/process improvement processes.