Summary
Lee Lee is a senior process development engineer based in Toronto with a decade of hands-on experience scaling battery manufacturing from lab to gigafactory. Currently supporting 4680 cell assembly programs across Tesla’s global sites, he specializes in electrolyte filling processes, dry room and lab buildouts, and equipment validation for high-volume production. His background blends materials R&D—working on LFP and low-Ni cathodes, zinc-ion batteries, and advanced electrode formulations—with process engineering skills in FAT/SAT, FMEA, and onsite commissioning. Lee has driven pilot-plant scale synthesis and pilot-to-production transitions, and has co-invented multiple patents in battery technologies. He’s equally comfortable in the lab running electrochemical diagnostics as he is leading cross-functional troubleshooting on the factory floor, and he often bridges supplier technical qualification with manufacturing reliability testing. A University of Waterloo nanotechnology engineering alumnus, he brings a practical mix of material science rigor and production-first mindset that reduces time-to-reliable-volume.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BASc Honours Nanotechnology Engineering Co-op, BASc Honours Nanotechnology Engineering Co-op at University of Waterloo
English, Chinese, Filipino, Mandarin