Rebecca Patenaude

Rebecca Patenaude is a Lean Manufacturing Engineer at Nemak since May 2023, previously serving as a Training and Development Specialist. With experience at A. O. Smith Corporation from May 2020 to May 2023 as Training Supervisor and Quality & Continuous Improvement Engineer, Rebecca led a team of seven, focusing on training and ISO 9001 compliance while implementing Lean Process Improvements. Prior roles include Engineering Instructor for Project Lead the Way at Harpeth High School, Technical Sales Support Specialist at Universal Lighting Technologies, and various engineering positions at Schneider Electric and Johnson Controls. Rebecca holds a BSEE in Power Distribution and Signals Processing from Tennessee State University and a M.A.T. in Secondary Education from Aquinas College.