CV: Daniela Bystricka (ENG)

Daniela Bystricka is Chief Engineer at Yanfeng (YF) in Trenčín, Slovakia. ​
​In her function she is leading the Engineering Operations and Systems division in Trenčín and is also responsible for all testing activities and the test lab since 2019.

Daniela has almost 20 years of experience in the automotive business, focusing mainly on the engineering of car interiors. Prior to her current assignment as Chief Engineer at YF, Daniela worked as a Chief Engineer at Johnson Controls, where she was responsible for the Engineering Operations and Systems department for seating, interiors and electronics. She was also a LEAN representative for Europe. From 2008 to 2013, she worked as Engineering Manager and Project Manager. Daniela was responsible for Engineering Operations and Systems division, which consists of five departments, and for the global project ‘Worldwide concept for IMDS’. She was also a trainer for Basic Engineering Process (BEP). From 2006, she also worked as Lead Engineer EOPS and was responsible for the European IMDS department. In 2004, she started working at Johnson Controls as a coordinator in the IMDS department. In this position, she was responsible for the material declaration for various customers, such as Toyota, Land Rover, Nissan, and Renault.

Daniela studied at Alexander Dubcek University in Trenčín and graduated as a materials engineer specializing in plastics and clothing. She was born in Trenčín in 1980, is married and has two children.

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