Joe Sheehan
About Joe Sheehan
Joe Sheehan is a Global Supply Manager for Thermal Systems at Nikola Motor Company, with a background in supplier development and mechanical engineering.
Title and Role at Nikola Motor Company
Joe Sheehan currently holds the title of Global Supply Manager - Thermal Systems at Nikola Motor Company in Phoenix, Arizona. He began his role in 2022. His duties involve managing the global supply chain for thermal systems, ensuring efficiency and reliability in the supply processes.
Previous Experience at NEAPCO
Joe Sheehan accumulated significant experience at NEAPCO, serving in various roles. He was Supplier Development Manager - Southeast Asia in Rayong, Thailand, for 3 months in 2021. Prior to that, he was Supplier Development Manager - North America from 2019 to 2022, in Farmington Hills, MI, for 3 years. His journey with NEAPCO began as a Supplier Development Engineer, a role he held from 2017 to 2019 over 2 years in the same location.
Internship Experience
Joe Sheehan's early career includes an internship at BNSF as a Mechanical Engineering Intern from 2015 to 2016, working for a year in Vancouver, WA. Additionally, he worked as an Undergraduate Researcher at the Nano and Micro Materials Research Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2014 to 2017, gaining hands-on research experience over 3 years.
Education Background
Joe Sheehan holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, completed between 2020 and 2022. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, obtained over 5 years from 2012 to 2017. He also studied Mechanical Engineering at Kingston University for 11 months in 2014.
Early Work Experience
Joe Sheehan's work history also includes roles outside the corporate environment. He served as a Pyrotechnic Assistant at NightVisions Fireworks in Glenwood, Iowa, from 2012 to 2018 for 6 years. Additionally, he managed the city pool for Blair Family YMCA in Blair, NE, from 2010 to 2012 for 2 years.