Charlie Hung

Charlie Hung has extensive work experience in manufacturing engineering and operations. Charlie currently holds the position of Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Proterra Inc, where they are responsible for developing visions and plans for world-class manufacturing on EV battery packs. Charlie also oversees multi-site responsibilities and leads strategic solutions for sustainable productivity gains. Prior to their current role, Charlie worked as a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Northrop Grumman and as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Meggitt. Charlie also gained valuable experience at GE Aviation as an Operations Engineering Manager, CI Lead/Industrialization Staff Engineer, and Program Manager. Charlie began their career at Honeywell as an Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Program Manager and started their engineering journey at Ford Motor Company as an Active Safety Engineer specializing in autonomous vehicle development and safety systems.

Charlie Hung holds a Master's degree in Engineering/Industrial Management from the University of Michigan. Prior to their graduate studies, they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.

In addition to their formal education, Charlie has obtained various certifications throughout their career. These certifications include "Leading in Crisis" from LinkedIn in June 2020, "GD & T Fundamental" in December 2015, "Leading Others" from Wooward Universaty in October 2015, "Negotiation Skills" from GE in November 2010, "Vehicle Test and NVH Development" from Ford Motor Company in May 2005, "Six-Sigma Green Belt" from Ford Motor Company in July 2002, "Design for reliability" from Ford Motor Company in May 2002, "Global 8D" from Ford Motor Company in April 2002, "System Engineering" from Ford Motor Company in April 2002, "DFMEA" from Ford Motor Company in March 2002, "Design of Experiment" from Ford Motor Company in March 2002, and "PFMEA" from Ford Motor Company in March 2002.