Kevin Gotinsky

Kevin was born in Warren, Michigan, on April 21, 1973. He graduated from Warren 
Woods Tower High School in June 1991. After graduating high school, he was hired 
with Chrysler Cooperation as a quality control operator in 1991. In 1995, he enrolled at 
Macomb Community College in the auto body design associate degree program, 
attending through 1997.

In 1997, Kevin changed directions when he was accepted in the United Auto Workers 
(UAW)/Chrysler Electrical Apprenticeship Program. After completing the apprenticeship 
program and receiving his UAW journeymen’s card in 2000, Kevin decided to further his 
electrical education in pursuit of a state journeymen’s license that he acquired in 2004. 
Two years later, he acquired a state master’s license, along with an electrical 
contractor’s license that same year.
With a love for the electrical trade, perhaps being passed down from his father, also an 
electrician, Kevin has had a desire to help other electricians and skilled trades 
personnel further their knowledge and education by becoming a UAW skilled trade 
training coordinator in 2002. In this role, he was responsible for setting up and 
coordinating technical training for more than 350 skilled trades personnel for new 
technology training, launching training, and assisting more than 45 electricians expand 
their knowledge and acquire state journeymen and state master’s licenses. 
In 2018, Kevin was given an opportunity to become an electrical instructor at the UAWFiat Chrysler NTC, which has allowed him to continue doing what he enjoys by helping 
our workforce grow their knowledge. One of the most rewarding opportunities Kevin has 
had was delivering an electrical class for the “School to Work” program offered to local 
Hazel Park High School students.
In 2021, Vice President Cindy Estrada appointed him as a UAW international service 
representative to work in the apprenticeship and skilled trades as an instructor to teach 
trades. Gotinsky was selected by UAW President Shawn Fain as one of his top 
administrative assistants to head the EV Strategies Department in March 2023 to lead 
in the EV industry.
Kevin is a person with strong family values, married for nearly 23 years, with four kids 
ranging from 14 to 21 years old. Kevin enjoys watching and supporting his kids 
academically and with the sports they participate in. Kevin also enjoys exercising, 
traveling, and being outdoors.