Her Story
About Yesenia
Yesenia Barcley is an accomplished Head of the Quality Department with extensive experience in the aerospace and manufacturing industries. She brings over a decade of expertise in process optimization, risk management, and team leadership. Her career has been marked by a commitment to building resilient teams, implementing rigorous quality standards, and ensuring compliance with complex industry regulations such as AS9100. Prior to her current role, Yesenia served as Quality Assurance Manager at Lincotek Surface Solutions and spent over a decade at Spirit AeroSystems as a Quality Assurance Team Lead, where she honed her skills in FAA compliance, first article inspections, and advanced product quality planning (APQP). Her leadership philosophy emphasizes collaboration, knowledge sharing, and cross-training to avoid reliance on a single point of failure, creating teams capable of sustained success. Yesenia earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida Metropolitan University, specializing in business management and marketing. Passionate about the aerospace sector, she continues to champion professional growth, process improvement, and innovation, while inspiring the next generation of women in STEM and aerospace careers.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Yesenia
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to my commitment to personal growth.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I’ve ever received is to stick to understanding others before expecting to be understood.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would advise young women entering my industry to set a plan, set clear goals, and execute the plan, pursue the goals with determination.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The values most important to me in my work and personal life are ethics and staying true to myself.
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