Born in Germany, Thiele became a certified electrical engineer and went to work for Horst Schluckwerder OHG, a manufacturer of confectionery, marzipan and sweets, as a technical supervisor maintenance. In 1997, Thiele was introduced to the microtunneling company Ingenieur-Tiefbaugesellschaft Dr. Ing G. Soltau GmbH. His duties included the service for the systems, training customers and further development of the systems. In 2000, Thiele joined LOVAT mts and worked there until 2004 when he began working for mts Perforator GmbH.
