Dave Lee

Judge
DISC Type : Dc

Chief Technology Officer at Kimbal

Singapore

Overview

Dave Lee is the Chief Technology Officer at Kimbal, bringing over 40 years of experience in AI, machine learning, and cellular technologies. A Senior Member of the IEEE and an executive education alumnus of MIT Sloan, he is also a Doctorate of Business Administration candidate. Colleagues describe him as a strategic thinker with vast technical knowledge.

He follows technological frontiers with great interest, particularly recent advancements in space exploration and the development of humanoid robotics. His public posts show a fascination with Chinas space program and new robots from companies like Xpeng and Tesla, indicating a passion for cutting-edge innovation.

Unique fact: Despite four decades of deep industry experience, he continues to pursue higher education as a doctoral candidate, blending immense practical knowledge with ongoing academic learning.

Personality Overview

Fast But Wary

Objective Thinker

Features Driven

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.  They are very proud of what they do. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Topics They Care About

New Energy Solutions
In his role as CTO at Kimbal, he is focused on delivering global new energy solutions and building technology to support the energy transition journey.
SEP Licensing Strategy
He has deep expertise in Standard Essential Patents (SEP), specifically from the perspective of technology implementers, a core competency highlighted in his career.
Space Exploration
He actively shares posts and commentary on missions from China's space program, such as the Shenzhou spacecraft, indicating a strong personal interest in astronautics.

Media Appearances

Dave has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Chief Technology Officer at Kimbal
3-2025 - 8-2025
Technology and Management Consultant at Kimbal
1-2004
Senior member at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
1-1985 - 1-2004
Member at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
3-2024
Director, Technology & IPR Consulting at AceCue LLP

Education

Doctorate of Business Administration Candidate from Singapore Management University
2018 - 2018
Executive Education from MIT Sloan School of Management

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 40 Location : Singapore Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Technology Officer at Kimbal
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Dave

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dave is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dave

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dave move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Dave take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Dave

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.