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About Chmltech
Chmltech Ltd. is a Vancouver technology and management consulting firm, founded and led by Quak Foo Lee. We help Canadian small and medium-sized businesses improve how they operate, using process work, digital tools and AI.
Meet our CEO
Quak Foo Lee founded Chmltech in 2008. He is a chemical engineer with more than 15 years of experience across chemical engineering, business management and AI consulting.
He spent the first part of his career in process plants. He built and expanded a biodiesel plant, managed a pilot plant that turned biomass sugars into bio-glycols, and scaled up the production of quantum dots and graphene oxide from the lab bench to pilot scale. Along the way he ran operations, quality and safety programs, and hired and trained plant teams.
Process engineering teaches a simple habit: understand how the work flows before you change it. Quak now applies that habit to business operations. He maps how a company really works, finds where time and money are lost, and then recommends the systems, automation or AI that fix the cause.
Since 2019 he has advised Canadian small and medium-sized businesses on operational efficiency and digital technology, and he has delivered more than 300 Digital Adoption Plans. He also trains teams in Lean Six Sigma at Yellow, Green and Black Belt level.
Quak is now completing a Master of Science in AI Engineering. He writes the articles on the Insights page and builds the free courses and practice exams on this site.
Career
Canadian small and medium-sized businesses
Advises owners on operational efficiency, digital technology and AI. Delivered more than 300 Digital Adoption Plans. Teaches Lean Six Sigma and coaches executives.
Hydrogen storage and advanced materials, BC
Designed the scale-up of graphene oxide production for hydrogen storage and cut water use in the process by more than 30%. Later returned as Director of Process Engineering.
Extraction and food processing, BC
Led engineering and quality management for an extraction company, and served as Vice President of Operations for a freeze-dried food producer.
Quantum dot materials, Vancouver
Built the engineering and research team, and designed the 10-times and 100-times scale-up of quantum dot production from bench to pilot batch.
Bio-glycols pilot plant, Vancouver
Managed a pilot plant worth more than C$10 million and a team of over 20. The plant ran for more than 1,000 days without a safety or health incident. Introduced 5S, Kaizen and statistical process control.
Biodiesel producer, BC
Built a biodiesel plant with a capacity of 5 million litres a year, then raised it to 25 million litres a year. Set up the quality system to meet ASTM and EN fuel standards.
University of British Columbia
Completed a Master of Applied Science and doctoral-level research on flow in pulp digesters. Published four journal papers and taught senior chemical engineering laboratories.
Qualifications
What we do
AI readiness and strategy, digital adoption plans, software selection, and AI Operating Systems that connect your data, knowledge and workflows.
AI solutions →Process mapping, lean assessments, quality management and practical roadmaps that help a business scale without adding waste.
Process optimization →Front-end engineering design, scale-up from pilot to commercial plant, and plant reviews for energy, chemicals and advanced materials producers.
Engineering projects →How we work
You work directly with our principal consultant, from the first call to the final recommendation.
Book a strategy call. We will talk through your goals, pain points and where AI, systems or process work can make the biggest difference.