Bridget Grady Spears

Bridget Grady Spears has a diverse work experience in marketing and communications, particularly in the manufacturing industry. Bridget is currently working as the Marketing and Communications Manager for North America at Mazak, a position they have held since December 2020. Prior to this, they served as a member of the AMT Global Sales and Marketing Committee at AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology starting in October 2019.

From December 2018 to December 2020, Bridget worked at Setco as a Senior Marketing Manager. Before that, they held the position of Senior Marketing Manager, Global for Metal Cutting / Composites business line at Fives Machining Systems from October 2017 to December 2018.

Bridget also has extensive experience at Fives Inc, where they served as the Marketing & Communications Manager for North America from January 2016 to October 2017. During their time at Fives Inc, they were responsible for various marketing and communication tasks, including marketing management, brand development and strategy, product development and introduction, campaign management, cross-functional team leadership, customer relationships, project management, and more.

Before joining Fives Inc, Bridget worked at MAG IAS, LLC as a Marketing Manager for North America - Aerospace, Composites, and Afermarket Services, a role they held from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, they worked as a Marketing Specialist at MAG IAS from 2007 to 2010.

Bridget's early professional experience includes working as a Technical Writing Assistant for Manuals at MAG IAS Cincinnati Machine, the Machine Tool division of Cincinnati Milacron, from 2006 to 2007.

Bridget Grady Spears has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Journalism with a minor in English from Northern Kentucky University. Additionally, they completed Managerial Leadership Training at GL Leadership Solutions in 2016. Bridget also attended Notre Dame Academy, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned.