Chuck Thelen

VP NA Manufacturing @ Gotion Inc.

About

Gotion continues to contribute to the conversion from internal combustion to powerful battery systems. Our vertical integration is resulting in a globalization strategy supporting NA, SA and European production locations learning from the winning manufacturing strategies developed in China. Join us in the exciting future of the electric vehicle experience. I proudly lead these new localization efforts in the development of this growth of electrification.

Country

United States

City

Rodney

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Negotiation, Energy, Government, Executive Management, Team Building, Cross-cultural Communication Skills, FMEA, Continuous Improvement, Automotive, Lean Manufacturing, Program Management, Project Management, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Product Development, Cross-functional Team Leadership, APQP, Engineering, Value Engineering, Associate Development

Experience

VP NA Manufacturing

Gotion Inc.

2020-1 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

Big Rapids, Michigan, United States

I lead and executed significant growth plans and negotiated exceptional state based incentive packages and land purchases to expand plants in NA and Europe. Gotion is growing with the industry and currently are the 7th largest Lion battery supplier. Our Green philosophy ensures efficient and safe energy storage and deployment on demand for automotive and industrial electrical power needs. Our team is a collaborative combination of R&D, applications engineering, sales, purchasing, marketing, logistics and project management professionals. This role has transitioned into acting as plant and General Manager building a 2350 employee manufacturing facility to supply Cathode materials to internal and external customers launching in January 2026.

Engineering Director

Robert Bosch

2018-5 - 2020-1 · 1 yr 9 mos

Farmington Hills, Mi

Position utilizes 32 years of automotive experience, 3.5yrs of adjunct professor and 17yrs of athletics coaching. Am coaching and mentoring others to enable implementation of LEAN concepts for indirect areas as well as product engineering excellence within the Bosch Engineering Systems framework. This includes leading efforts in PE, DRBFM and FLOW based product release systems within Bosch.

Director of Project Management

Bosch USA

1999-1 - 2020-1 · 21 yrs 1 mo

Global leadership of PM team with locations in USA, Mexico, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, China, India and Thailand. Establish processes and tools used for project execution excellence world wide.