Stacey Zusy

Stacey Zusy is a Product Manager at SAE International, where she manages the engineering tools, methods, and quality-related courses portfolio. She has 16 years of experience in her field and has spent a total of six years at SAE International across non-consecutive periods, including her current role that began in August. Zusy began her career as a teacher of third grade and middle school for five years before moving into educational sales and higher education, where she developed an interest in curriculum design. She earned an undergraduate degree in integrated science with an elementary education background and later completed a master's degree in education for learning design and technology at Wayne State, graduating in 2020. She also holds a Lean Six Sigma white belt certification and multiple Pragmatic Institute certificates in product management. In her role, Zusy takes a customer-centric approach by gathering voice of the customer insights from mobility engineers and leaders to identify professional development gaps, then collaborates with subject matter experts and learning experience teams to develop and launch courses. She attributes her success to colleagues who took a chance on her transition from the classroom and her constant internal drive to improve. Zusy values family first, integrity in following through on commitments, gratitude, and connection both personally and professionally.