Contributors

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Jo Borrás

Jo has been in and around the auto and equipment industries since the 1990s, covering everything from diesel workhorses to the latest in electrification. His work has appeared in outlets like CleanTechnica, The Truth About Cars, and Popular Mechanics. He currently works as the Heavy Equipment and Fleet Editor at Electrek, and co-hosts The Heavy Equipment Podcast with Mike Switzer. When he's off the mic, he works on fleet electrification and decarbonization strategies for commercial, public-sector, and utility clients.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joborras/
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Mike Switzer

Mike brings decades of hands-on experience in the heavy equipment industry, with a background spanning equipment sales, fleet management, and service operations. He's held roles across dealerships, contractors, and equipment providers, building deep expertise in everything from procurement and parts to field support and lifecycle management. As co-host of The Heavy Equipment Podcast, Mike brings a practical, boots-on-the-ground perspective shaped by years in the field and the big office.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-switzer-204b272a/

Guests

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Andrew Carlisle

Andrew understands that strong technology is not enough. Commercial traction is what matters. To that end, Andrew works with engineering-led businesses to turn complex technology into commercial traction, in regulated and complex markets such as aerospace, defense and advanced electrification. Andrew appeared on The HEP as the Managing Director for Motorsports and Advanced Engineering at Fortescue, where he oversaw engineering development and manufacturing of advanced electrified powertrain and battery systems.


He appears in HEP-isode 35.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewcarlisle1979/
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Darren Tasker

Darren is Vice President Industrial Sales and Support at Volvo Penta, where he and his team work to fully develop sales and the support network across all Industrial market segments in North and Central America, including USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, and Central American countries as they try to navigate the road to zero emissions.


He appears in HEP-isode 13.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-tasker-37b27ab/
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John Harris

John is the Co-Founder and CEO at Harbinger Motors, a company that's building US-made medium-duty electrified chassis (battery + drivetrain + frame) designed for the way commercial fleets operate today, so OEMs and upfitters can move faster to electrification and greater operating efficiencies.


He appears in HEP-isode 39.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhenryharris/
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Kurt Neutgens

As President and Chief Technology Officer at groundbreaking terminal truck brand Orange EV, Kurt and his team have developed a line of pure electric, industrial-strength vehicles that are better for the earth, people and the bottom line, with a flagship offering that saves fleets 90% in fuel cost and hauls the same load while eliminating diesel and emissions.


He appears in HEP-isode 26.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-neutgens-42a0107/
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Marc Kermisch

As CTO of CNH Industrial, Marc led the digital precision, autonomy, and information technology organization across Case New Holland, supporting the brand's Agricultural, Construction, and Financial Services segments. Marc's work focused on serving CNH customers and dealers, and ensuring a seamless experience across our vehicles, systems and tools.


He appears in HEP-isode 21.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kermisch/details/experience/
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Mats Sköldberg

After a long and storied engineering career at Volvo Construction Equipment, Mats was named the company's Permanent Head of Technology in 2023. Following some fun times spent around the largest BBQ grill you have ever seen, Mats sat down with the boys to chat about Volvo's new, battery-free EW240 Electric material handler.


He appears in HEP-isode 24.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mats-sk%C3%B6ldberg-19b70a53/
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Mike Zappone

Mike is COO at Tempest Energy and Tempest Storm Rentals, and a proven expert in Emergency Preparedness, Mutual Assistance, System Operations, Energy Restoration, and Recovery. When your grid goes down, you want Mike Zappone and his crew on the scene to get you back up and running.


He appears in HEP-isode 23.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-zappone-b2384b21/
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Paul Gioupis

Paul is Co-founder and CEO of Zeem Solutions, a commercial electric vehicle (CEV) service provider for small, medium and large fleet operators across the US. The company assists fleet operators with the formulation and integration of a tailored, comprehensive EV strategy to optimize operating costs when buying or leasing a CEV.


He appears in HEP-isode 30.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-gioupis-66090154/
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Rob Bauer

As engineering manager at ZQUIP and MOOG Space and Defense Group, Rob establishes and implements best practices for key manufacturing, assembly and test processes. He and his team also work to optimize RCCA performance to drive continuous improvement in these processes across all MOOG Space and Defense Divisions while constantly improving efficiency across the construction OEM divisions as well.


He appears in HEP-isode 20 and HEP-isode 41.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-bauer-ba288023b/