The Zeus Electric Chassis Team

Envisioning a world where work is performed in an efficient, cost-effective, safe, and environmentally sound way.

Executive Leadership

Zeus benefits from an exceptional executive team with deep automotive and technology experience and an established record of success.

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Wayne Kugel

Chief Executive Officer

Over 30 years in Operational and Executive Management, Computing, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence with Cray, HPE and IBM

Robert Grinstead

Founder, Chief Technology Officer

Over 25 years Design, Engineering, & Manufacturing Specialty and Vocational Trucks, Medium, Heavy-Duty & Specialized Truck Electrification Industry Expert

Diverse, Complementary Backgrounds

Specialty Vehicles, Energy, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Motion Control, Supercomputing, Data Analytics

Kenneth W. Smith

Board Chair

President and CEO of Ever-Green Energy, professional electrical engineer and globally recognized energy leader with over 35 years of experience in community energy systems

Phil Steffes

Secretary, Legal Counsel

40 Years Legal and Contracts Experience in High Tech Industries, And Advising Emerging Companies in the Midwest

Lee Prinkkila

Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer

CPA CGMA, U.S. Tax and Public Utilities Expert, Technologist in Multiple Industries

John Sztykiel

Industry Advisor

Former President & CEO Spartan Motors, 35 Years Specialty Truck Market Experience, Co-Founder Created To C, Future-minded Strategic and Operational Business Consulting

Jim Steffes

Sales

North American Fleet Association Board Leader; Over 20 years Commercial Vehicle Fleet Sales, Solutions and Management; Driven to Build Continuous Growth and High-Performance Teams

Frank Phillips Jr

Engineering, Project Management

35 years of operations organizational structure management, including MRP, ISO and operations systems implementation and engineering design and program management.

Bill Brandt

Vice President, Business Development

Over 33 years of Experience in Motion & Control Vehicle Integration Technologies, Aerospace, Military Ground Vehicles and Mobile On-Highway Industries

Meredith Brandt

Communications and Events

10 years Engineering in Aerospace Industry; Community Organizer and Events Planner

Janet Janiszewski

Human Resources

Over 25 years' experience leading Human Resources for companies in the medical, CPG, and service industries.

David Freeman

Operations Engineer

30 years' experience in prototype machine design, industrial automation and process control. Creating solutions for efficient workflow & increased production while decreasing defects