For close to a decade now, Erica has been working to tell better stories about engineering so that kids can make better decisions about this little known career path and make them feel welcome in the profession. Her deliberate method of mixing empathy and compassion with real-world experience enables her to tell authentic and relevant stories in a way that is relate-able to everyone listening.

Working as the Chair of her local PEO Chapter, she empowers fellow professionals and impacts change from within. She also has a unique perspective, having spent years working in the automotive and mining industries as an engineer, and the moving on to become an entrepreneur – starting three companies of her own.

Erica Lee Consulting – supporting businesses to improve their financial, operational, and people capacity through Lean and Six Sigma approaches

Engineer Your Life – coaching new grads through the often stressful and confusing time as they enter the engineering profession
Engineers of Tomorrow – a nationally incorporated not-for-profit which takes a grass-roots approach at delivering engineering outreach to kids

Erica also contributes her insights as a 30 by 30 Champion – an initiative to increase the percentage of licensed female engineers is Canada to 30% by 2030.