Engineering Manager, Battery Systems Engineer, Technical Lead, Testing

Professional Summary

** **** ***** ** *********** of broad and in-depth knowledge of advanced battery technologies and battery materials; Thorough experience in Lithium ion / polymer cell and pack design, product development, verification & validation, qualification and certification; Extensive experience in auditing international Lithium ion / polymer cell and pack manufacturing sites; Goal-oriented manager in organizing internal cross-functional teams and coordinating external vendors in accomplishing complex programs / projects in the fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Highlights

Lithium ion / Polymer Battery Technologies

Cross-functional Team Management

Cross-disciplinary technical knowledge

External Audit in Int’l Cell Vendors Sites

R&D and Product Development

Program / Project Management

Lithium ion Battery Design & Production

Qualification and Certification

Experience

BlackBerry Limited

Sr. Technical Lead Mar 2014 – Mar 2016, Waterloo, ON

Manager, Battery Compliance July 2009 – Feb 2014, Waterloo, ON

Performed Design Review of the robust batteries to ensure the correct and optimal integration of batteries into devices. Worked with product design, supplier quality engineering, electrical, mechanical engineering teams and S/W engineering team to influence early-phase design through product shipping to reduce project risk of cells, packs and devices. Carried out qualification audit in lithium ion cell and pack vendors’ global manufacturing sites to qualify cell and pack production and ensure ongoing compliance with BlackBerry’s requirements. Liaised with cell and pack vendor for qualification and certification.

Thorough experience in cell and pack design and mass production processes including electrode processes of IQC, mixing, coating, drying, pressing and sliding, and also cell assembly processes of winding and/or stacking, cell core forming and inserting, electrolyte filling and de-gassing, formation/aging, sorting etc., as well as design and quality control methods of SPC, DoE, DFMEA, PFMEA, in line electrical tests, OQC etc. Established long term working relationship with international cell and pack vendors in Asia.

Responsible for BlackBerry handhelds, tablets, lithium ion/polymer batteries compliance and certification to carrier / industry requirements. Managed the CTIA Authorized Test Lab (CATL) for Battery Certification Program. Primary representative of battery compliance for BlackBerry in regulatory / industry compliance organizations, including CTIA Certification Battery Program Working Group, IEEE1725 Working Group, Technical penal of UL 1642 revisions.

In charge of ISO17025 accredited battery and battery system test labs. Conducted Lithium ion / polymer cell and pack performance and safety verification & validation, emerging technologies evaluation and vendor qualification. Worked with internal cross-functional teams and external vendors to qualify new cell and pack design into high volume mass production. Participated in cell and pack root cause analysis of failures and provided field support. Recruited, mentored compliance test specialists, and supervised their daily activities.

Team Lead, Battery & ITE Safety Compliance Jan 2007 – July 2009

Established ISO17025 accredited Lithium ion/polymer cell and pack performance and safety test labs in compliance with international standards and industry requirements, including IEEE1725 / IEEE1625, UL1642, UL 2054, IEC 62133, IEC 61960, section 38.3 of UN3480, EMC test etc. Designed fixtures for battery verification. Defined staff qualifications, recruited, trained and supervised compliance specialists and interns.

Achieved the accreditation of Battery Certification Review Organization (BCRO) in 2007 and CTIA Authorized Test Lab (CATL) in 2008 for CTIA Certification Battery Program.

Carried out qualification test of lithium ion / polymer cell and pack to select and qualify new vendor, new cells / packs, new technologies for BlackBerry devices usage.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Associate Professor, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering June 1997 – Dec 2005, Shanghai, China

Adviser of graduate students. Taught "Electrochemical Power Sources" to graduate and undergraduate students. Guided students to have achieved the Grand Prize in “Challenge Cup” National Undergraduate Curricular Academic Science and Technology Works.

R&D on cathode materials of Lithium ion battery, studied the effects to the electrochemical characteristics of various materials. Invited as Peer Reviewer by Journal of Applied Sciences . Awarded one multinational (China, US, Canada, EU, JP, UK) patent and one China patent.

Provided consultancy to a Lithium ion battery company in Shanghai, provided the technical guidance of the entire technology and Lithium ion cell production lines transferring from Japan, including whole set of documentation of design and process, quality control, material specifications and qualifications, automatic cell mass production lines etc. Defined qualifications of engineering staff and trained 50+ engineers.

General Research Institute for Non-ferrous Metals

Sr. Engineer, Deputy Director, Energy Storage Materials Centre 1990 – 1997, Beijing, China

Developed new hydrogen absorbing materials and advanced Ni-MH battery, achieved one China national award of Progress in Science and Technology. Primary inventor of two patents for a battery active material and a cell assembly method.

Established a pilot line of Ni-MH battery production with the capability of 1M cells /year, completed transitions of newly established technologies into a start-up Sino-American joint-venture. Appointed as VP, R&D, managed a team of 20+ talented and experienced R&D, Product Development and Process Engineers.

Education and Training

M.Sc, in Engineering, Electrochemistry, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1990

B.Sc, in Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1987

Statistical Process Control 2007

Language

Bilingual: English and Mandarin

Basic Japanese

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