Ki Fung Kelvin Foo

Address: **** ******* ****., *********, *.C., Canada V5M 4A9

Phone: 778-***-**** Email: abqc2k@r.postjobfree.com

Career Goal

To develop a career as a power engineer, who achieves a sustainable environment by improving the stability and quality of power

Job Experience

University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Research Assistant May 07 to Present

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Developed a method for real time voltage stability monitoring for power systems

Improved voltage stability monitoring from traditional methods

Performed modeling and simulations in power systems for voltage stability analysis

Applied digital signal processing technique to improve measurements in VTs and CTs

Teaching Assistant in Power System courses Jan 07 to Present

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Honed communication and presentation skills through holding tutorial sessions to help student to understand the concepts of

power system analysis and computer applications for power systems

University of Twente (Enschede, The Netherlands)

Project Coordinator/ Research Assistant Apr to Aug 05

Condensed Matter Physics and Devices Group

Managed and organized a project which involved research groups between Netherlands and Germany

Fabricated a superconducting computer chip with a new designed Toggle Flip-Flop

Developed different techniques in thin-film fabrication (Photolithography, Sputtering, Pulse laser deposition)

Performed low temperature measurements under 4 Kelvin and data analysis

Research Assistant Jun to Dec 04

Low Temperature Physics Research Group

Designed a new type of superconducting Toggle Flip-Flop chip

Presented and explained technical physics to audiences with different academic background

Developed an animation with flash for presenting the project to audiences without strong physics background

Demonstrated communication skills by working with engineers and scientists with different nationalities and academic

backgrounds

Technical Projects

Simulation and Modeling of Electrical Machine and Power System Sep 06 to Present

Created a MATLAB simulation program with the theory of EMPT to simulate the transient response of power transmission

networks

Performed modeling and simulation for power system components and electric devices with Simulink

Executed numerical analysis and machine modeling

Renewable Power Market Research Sep to Dec 06

Developed communication and teamwork skills by working as a team of six with MBA and engineering students

Prepared a business plan to start a business promoting and marketing renewable energy

Researched the renewable power market and technology in North America

Transmission Line Diagnostic May to Aug 06

Measured characteristics of transformer in Powertech laboratory

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Compare measurement results and simulation results to estimate condition for transformer for equipment monitoring

Education

Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, Management Subspecialization May 06 to Present

University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Physics, Electrical Option Sept 01 to Apr 06

University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Skills

Computer: Power System Analysis:

C++, C, MATLAB, Simlink, PowerWorld, MicroTran, Electrical power transmission, voltage regulation and power

Windows, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Word flow, fault current, transient stability, protective relaying

HVDC transmission, software architectures for large

networks, dynamic modeling and analysis of power systems

Language Skills

Fluent (verbal and written) in English, Cantonese, and components

Mandarin

Awards

Apr 05 European Science Foundation Research Grant Aug 01 BC Provincial Scholarship

Aug 01 First Place in Chemistry 12 Provincial Exam Jun 01 University Hill Academic Award

Publications

Flip-Flopping Fractional Flux Quanta

Thomas Ortlepp, Ariando Ariando, O. Mielke, C. J. M. Verwijs, K. F. K. Foo, H. Rogalla, F. H. Uhlmann, and H. Hilgenkamp

Science 9 June 2006: Vol. 312. no. 5779, pp. 1495 1497

RSFQ Circuitry Using Intrinsic -Phase Shifts

Ortlepp, T. Ariando, Mielke, O. Verwijs, C. J. M. Foo, K. F. K. Andreski, A. Rogalla, H. Uhlmann, F. H. Hilgenkamp, H.

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions June 2007: Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Part 1 page(s): 659-663

Volunteer Experience

Vancouver Chinese Evangelical Free Church Dec 07 to Present

Served the Chinese convocation and the community around the church

Organized, directed and designed outreach programs for youth groups

Mother Hastings Aug 02

Worked as an inner city volunteer to provide food for the homeless

Demonstrated problem solving skills and creativity by working with limited resources in the East Downtown

Professional Affiliations

Active participant of PES (Power Engineering Society) activities 2006 to 07

Student member of the Association of Professional Engineer and Geoscientists of B.C. 2001 to 07

References

References Available Upon Request

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