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Brent Zollinger

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Vice President Operations at Upwing Energy
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Brent Zollinger is the Vice President of Operations at Upwing Energy, specializing in manufacturing technology and process optimization. A seasoned leader with a background at Honeywell and NEXA3D, he excels in scaling production operations from prototype to full-scale, lean manufacturing. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a certified DFSS Black Belt.

Outside of his extensive engineering and manufacturing career, Brent has contributed to technical publications and is an inventor named on multiple patents related to turbocharger technology. He demonstrates a clear passion for innovation and advancing manufacturing processes, stemming from his academic work since his time at Brigham Young University.

Unique fact: A trailing arm he designed and manufactured using metal additive manufacturing was featured on the cover of Metal AM magazine after being shown at CES and FormNext.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Vice President Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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Additive Manufacturing
He has deep expertise in this area, having led additive manufacturing divisions, developed specific applications, and received a certification in the field.
Lean Methodologies
He successfully transitioned a prototype-focused team into a production operation based on standard work and lean principles at Upwing Energy.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Vice President Operations
Upwing Energy
10-2024 - 3-2026
Director of Manufacturing
Upwing Energy
1-2021 - 10-2024
VP of Customer Success
NEXA3D
4-2017 - 12-2020
Sr Director, Additive Manufacturing
XponentialWorks
7-2012 - 3-2017
Sr Manager, Global Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Honeywell Turbo Technologies
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Education
2004 - 2008
MEES
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1994 - 1999
BS
Brigham Young University
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