Remarkable Women: Brandi Bewley

Yahoo

11-03-2025

Sometimes, it's not about how you got there, but the path it took to get there.
And for our next Remarkable Woman, her role at EaglePicher Technologies came about through personal perseverance and resiliency.
'My background's a little different. I actually have an English degree.'
So just how did Brandi Bewley go from an English major to working contracts for explosive and pyrotechnic devices for EaglePicher's Energetics Division?
'About five years ago, I changed industries. I got into defense aerospace. And I really love it. It's a great industry to be in.'
Her role involves the very beginning steps when a request for pricing or a quote comes in.
'We gather all the information, go over quality clauses, requirements from the customer.'
She is one of the first set of eyes for any new incoming contracts, which is crucial when you're dealing with things that could literally blow up.
'If we mess up, somebody could die. So, it's important to be right, you know, from start to finish. And I like that I'm at the start.'
She's part of a team that makes sure the contract is thoroughly reviewed to get it right each and every time.
'Let's say there's a missed quality clause that involved inspection or testing. We could get them making a thousand units of something and then find out that we didn't follow a procedure that needed to be done in the middle. You know, a quality check or test. And then, you could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in one day.'
And while more women are joining her industry, she admits there's still a male majority.
But Brandi is hoping to inspire the next generation of female workers—three in particular.
'I have three daughters, and I've told them their whole life, you do what you want. Do something that makes you feel good. This is a job I feel good about, and it makes me feel good and proud of myself. And I want them to feel the same way. I want all women to feel the same way.'
Not bad for an English major who carved her own path.
'As women, we can bounce back from anything. I have had a lot of ups and downs—in my career, my personal life, as a single parent to three daughters. I am successful, proud of myself, my daughters see that, and they know how to have pride in themselves too. It's not always easy, and I think that's a big thing that makes women remarkable—our ability to bounce back.'
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