When she began her career at Minneapolis-based Graco in 1994, Angie Wordell was one of the few female manufacturing engineers. Through the years, she’s steadily risen in the ranks, becoming executive vice president of operations for the global manufacturer of fluid handling systems in 2018. Today, she oversees operational and manufacturing processes. She’s helped scale automation teams in each Graco factory to achieve quality, cost, ergonomic, and safety goals. Under her leadership, Graco produces at least 80% of its products in the U.S. and strives for zero cost changes year-over-year and less than 1% in warranty costs through quality improvements. Wordell is also a member of the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership.She works with the Minnesota Private College Council to provide minority students with greater access to a college education and is a member of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation.