Our Team
We believe that success is a product of our passion, innovation, and collaboration.
Our team is the driving force behind our journey to excellence, and we take pride in providing an engaging and dynamic workplace where talent thrives and dreams are turned into reality.
Mike Vogel
Founder & CEO
Entrepreneur, investor and leader. Founder and former CEO of LINICO Corporation and served on the Board of Singaporean Green Li-ion Pte. Ltd.
Wesley Tennyson, Ph.D
CTO & Co-FOUNDER
Engineering Physicist, materials and green technology inventor from BSH (Bosch) and CNMS at Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL).
Mike Menard
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Manufacturing Leader with 30 years of leadership experience. I am driven by a passion for leadership, mentoring, and training. BS in Business and Administration.
Dan Loper
Business Development Manager
Experienced sales and battery supply chain manager. Prior to joining Evolve, Daniel served as National Account Manager at Retriev Technologies and Cirba Solutions.
Tom Plute
EHS DIRECTOR
Tom is an Environmental and safety professional with extensive experience managing hazardous waste programs, EPA permitting and OSHA compliance, Tom joins us from Cirba Solutions
Stephanie Spittle, Ph.D
R&D CHEMICAL ENGINEER
Stephanie worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she also recently completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
Dennis Roeder
ENGINEERING MANAGER
Zackary Emery
MECHANICAL ENGINEER II
Jacqueline Frawley
PROCESS ENGINEER
Cross-functional and talented engineer with a passion for climate and environmental justice policy initiatives.