Stephanie Thompson
InvestorDirector at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
About
Stephanie Thompson is a Technical Manager in Manufacturing Engineering at General Motors and a Professional Engineer of Ontario with expertise in project management. She serves as a STEM advisor and mentor, and has received recognition including the 2024 Women Make Honouree award and four selections to Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
Experience
- General MotorsTechnical Manager - Manufacturing Engineeringcurrent2022 — presentSt. Catharines
- General MotorsQuality Systems Launch Lead2022St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- General MotorsEngineering Team Leader - Engine and Transmission Manufacturing2020 — 2022St. Catharines Propulsion Plant
- General MotorsEngineering Team Leader - Transmission Prismatics and Gears2018 — 2020St. Catharines Propulsion Plant
- General MotorsSenior Industrial Engineer/ Plant Business Planner2017 — 2018St. Catharines Propulsion Plant
- General MotorsSenior Manufacturing Engineer - Engine Assembly2005 — 2017St. Catharines Propulsion Plant
- General MotorsLaunch Process Engineer - Gen V Engine Asembly2012Tonawanda Propulsion Plant
- General MotorsEngineering Team Leader - V8 Assembly2008 — 2012St. Catharines Propulsion Plant
- General MotorsProcess Engineer - Cast Iron V8 Block Machining2007 — 2008St. Catharines Propulsion Plant
- General MotorsProduction Group Leader - Engine Assembly2005 — 2007
- General MotorsLaunch Process Engineer - V6 Engine Assembly2001 — 2005
- Innovate NiagaraDirectorcurrent2022 — presentNiagara, Ontario, Canada
- STEM by StephFounder/CEOcurrent2019 — presentNiagara
- Professional Engineers OntarioProfessional Engineercurrent2005 — presentNiagara On The Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Brock UniversityBoard of Trustees Community Member2021 — 2024St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienneAstronaut Applicant2016
Education
- University of WaterlooBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Chemical Engineering1996 — 2001
- Brock UniversityProfessional Management Certificate2014 — 2015
Skills & more
Engineering14Manufacturing26Automotive17Powertrain8Manufacturing Engineering24PPAP8Troubleshooting5Robotics18Problem Solving5Production2Assembly2
Languages English · French
- Open Water Diver — PADI
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Coursera Course Certificates
- Duolingo French Fluency: Advanced — Duolingo
From Stephanie's professional profile.
Colleagues at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Azam Foda
Executive-In-Residence at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Bill Mantel
Chair and Secretary Treasurer at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Brock Dickinson
Executive-In-Residence at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Carolyn Mullin
Director at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Chris Janzen
Director of Client Services at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Emily Branton
Executive-In-Residence at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Gail Martin
Executive-In-Residence at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Greg Hanna
Director at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Stephanie Thompson work?
- Stephanie Thompson is Director at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara.
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