About Lee:

A career manufacturing and green energy professional, Lee began his career in production at Seagate Technology, building hard disc drives, later managing both production and engineering teams in printed circuit boards, and then transitioning to the solar industry, building thin film solar panels at OptiSolar/NovaSolar.

In 2013, Lee joined the EV industry at Tesla Motors. While at Tesla, he was responsible for teams in General Assembly, End of Line Repair, and Sustaining Engineering prior to joining their Remanufacturing Team. Responsible for the day-to-day operation of a global effort, Lee oversaw the remanufacturing of hundreds of batteries, drive units and invertors each week and a staff of over 200 engineers and technicians in the US, Europe, and two locations in Asia.  

In 2021, Lee joined Rivian’s Remanufacturing Team, where he has been tasked with overseeing the launch of the department from a basic battery/drive unit triage location to a full-fledged remanufacturing facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, which is remanufacturing batteries, drive units and power electronics.

About Kevin:

Kevin is a Silicon Valley innovator, serial entrepreneur, CEO, and futurist. He was INC Magazines’ Entrepreneur of the Year, a CNBC top Innovator of the Decade, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, Chair of Silicon Valley Forum, Planet Forward Innovator of the Year nominee, featured for 5 years on TechTV’s Silicon Spin, and inducted into RIT’s Innovation Hall of Fame.

Kevin has 93 worldwide patents and has led pioneering work on the first cellular data smartphone (AirCommunicator), the first human-like AI virtual assistant (Portico), soundproof drywall, high R-value windows, AI-driven building management, AI-driven QA automation, supply-chain auctions, and the window/energy retrofits of the Empire State Building and NY Stock Exchange.