Justin Yen

About Justin Yen

Experienced lithium-ion battery engineer with passion for solving hard problems to increase work traceability and efficiency.Specialties: Li-ion battery materials innovation, slurry/coating process development, electrochemical cell testing, cell design optimization, cell modeling, cell manufacturing, technology roadmapping and strategy, failure analysis, leading and working in cross-functional teams.

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Manufacturing

   Anthro Energy

   Mar 2025 — Present

   Directed end-to-end standup and launch of a new sq. ft. pilot manufacturing facility (4x capacity increase) within 12 months, leading site selection, vendor negotiation, budget ownership, and cross-functional execution to support aggressive growth targets and new product introductionBuilt scalable manufacturing operations from the ground up including equipment design and sourcing strategy, construction oversight, utilities, process layout, and commissioning, enabling a seamless HQ expansion, improved asset utilization, and on-time readiness for scale-up.Established the quality control function from scratch, implementing incoming, in-process, and final inspection standards, defining CTQs, and introducing basic SPC and defect tracking to create a data-driven culture of quality.Managed and developed the R&D technician team into a high-performing operations-ready group by implementing standard work, clear role definitions, training ladders, and performance routines that improved throughput and first-pass yield on pilot builds.Championed safety and EH & S compliance by implementing risk assessments, SOPs, and incident-prevention programs, achieving safe startup of new operations with no recordable incidents during ramp.Designed and deployed an end-to-end provenance and traceability system for samples and pilot lots, improving data integrity and enabling rapid root-cause analysis and cross-functional decision-making for product and process changes.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelors of Science, Materials Science and Engineering

Skills

• Polymers
• Metallography
• Matlab
• Process Engineering
• Process Improvement
• Nanomaterials
• Coatings
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Powder X-Ray Diffraction
• Electrochemistry
• Microsoft Excel
• Corrosion
• Characterization
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Thin Films
• Engineering
• Materials
• Cleantech
• Tga
• Jmp
• Data Analysis
• Mechanical Testing
• Optical Microscopy
• Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Microsoft Office
• Materials Science
• Failure Analysis