Tom Baikie
Mark 1 Austin Metro
Shawshank Redemption
Countryside walks
Beach holidays in the tropics
Professor Tim White
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Engagement Model Offered
Day Rate / Hourly Rate; Technical / Advisory; Project Based; Interim / Contract; Full time Transition
Suited to Organisational Types
Start-ups; Scale-ups; SME; Corporate
Tom is a battery cell engineering and technical delivery leader with 21 years of experience across automotive, energy storage, materials science and chemistry. His career spans Jaguar Land Rover, Dyson, Bruker AXS and Nanyang Technological University.
He specialises in leading teams delivering complex technical projects across lithium-ion cell development and characterisation, combining industrial engineering expertise with a strong scientific background. His experience covers battery materials, cell performance and failure analysis, supporting the development of next-generation energy storage technologies.
Tom’s Arena
Automotive, Battery & Energy Storage.
Technical Focus: Lithium-Ion Cells, Battery Materials, Cell Characterisation, Materials Science & Chemistry.
Function Expertise: Technical Engineering Delivery, Technical Leadership, Materials Characterisation, Failure Analysis.
Superpowers
Leads technical teams through complex battery engineering programmes.
Combines industrial engineering expertise with deep scientific knowledge.
Applies detailed materials and cell characterisation to solve technical challenges.
Brings broad international experience across industry and academia.
Impact in Action
Delivered the technical engineering programme for JLR’s prismatic NMC lithium-ion cells for future electric vehicles.
Developed Dyson’s D/PMFEA approach for semi-solid lithium-ion pouch cells through detailed material characterisation and failure analysis.
Published 65 research articles during his academic career at Nanyang Technological University.
Working style
Efficient, reliable and trustworthy.
Calm and focused in fast-paced technical environments.
Combines scientific rigour with practical engineering delivery.
Builds confidence through clear, dependable technical leadership.