<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>messinapoa.txt
<DESCRIPTION>MESSINA POA
<TEXT>
For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

	Know all by these presents,
that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Patrick J. Hansen,
James M. Bedore and Eric P. Hagemeier,
each with full power to act without the
other and with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

	1.	execute for and on behalf
of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and amendments thereto) in
accordance with section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

	2.	do and perform any and all
acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely
file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

	3.	take any other action of any
type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in his reasonable discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each
such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power
of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 7th day of May 2013.

/s/ Richard P. Messina
Richard P. Messina
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
