Francis L. Kok

832-***-**** Houston, TX acrvoo@r.postjobfree.com

Education

University of Florida (Fall 2000 – Spring 2002)

Major: Electrical Engineering, Master’s of Sc. Specialty: Power Electronics, Mechanical Controls

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI. (Fall 1997 - Spring 1999)

Major: Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Sc. Specialty: Computer Engineering

Certifications Texas Professional Engineer P.E. License

Florida Professional Engineer P.E. License

Six Sigma Black Belt (ASQ)

Related Courses

Power Distribution System, Circuit Analysis,

Bipolar and MOS Analog circuit design, Advanced VLSI, Digital Signal Processing,

Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, Network Analysis, Interface I/O,

Key Achievements:

Designed Electrical system for Industrial and Commercial Building based on NEC and NFPA.

Project Management for MEP consulting.

Improved product reliability by 20% through complete co-ordination among cross-functional groups.

Effective microcontroller system design to implement Sensors detections and Motor controls.

Leading new product developments from concept to commercialization.

Computer literacies Operating systems: Windows, DOS and UNIX.

AutoCad, Revit,

VC++, C++ in UNIX, Visual Basic, HTML, PHP, MySQL, VHDL, Verilog,

MS Projects, Pro-E, SolidWorks, MS Word/Access/Excel/PowerPoint,

Altium, ORCAD, PSPICE, MATLAB, Eagle, Cadence, Spectre, Labview.

Experience: ( 11+ years ENGINEERING )

Bovay Engineers International (Dec 2013 – Present) Houston, Texas.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER CONSULTANT

Design Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) systems for commercial and industrial buildings.

Manage projects include schools, manufacturing facilities and shopping centers.

Review electrical drawings for bidding submission.

Evaluate electrical circuitry for potential and existing projects.

Respond RFI, customers' requests and questions regarding the project design.

On-site inspection to gather information for project kick-off.

Ensure that the projects are compliant with NFPA and NEC codes.

Danfoss Turbocor Compressor Inc. (Mar 2011 – Nov 2013) Tallahassee, Florida.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER

Manage R&D projects and Manufacturing sustaining activities in regards to Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Project manager for Power, DSP, Motor Control and Analog PCB circuit designs.

Cost estimates preparation for new electrical related projects.

Leading product design and development cycle for innovative designs and test processes.

Participate with factories and Supply Chain to form multi-disciplinary teams for product and process designs.

DFMEA and FMEA creation and management to ensure EMS quality control.

Responsible for PCB mainboard design including ARM CPU, SPI and USB communication, Analog-to-Digital converter and FPGA.

Designed wiring routing and layout for the new electrical systems in the compressors.

Provide support and guidance in the research of customer insight and gaps. Help lead the development of new innovative solutions to address the gaps.

Work with electrical and mechanical contractors to complete building and construction tasks with government permits.

Assist accounting to prepare P&L statements, monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports.

Sponsor and Champion of 8D/4Steps Root Cause Analysis for Electrical, Mechanical and Software related issues.

Supervise team members including but not limited to coaching, performance review, interview and set goals.

Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management.

Work with field engineers to co-ordinate testing and commissioning of new compressors on customers’ sites.

Advanced Innovations Inc. (Mar 2009 – Feb 2011) Huntsville, Alabama.

PROJECT MANAGER

Manage EMS projects value ranging from $10 to $30 million in electronic contract manufacturing products.

Prepare Tactical Action and business plans with operational inputs and subject matter experts.

Prepare cost estimation for each new project and create reports the team members.

Search for qualified electrical and mechanical contractors through competitive contracts biddings.

Supporting all phases of RF or Microwave system and subsystem hardware development activities, including upfront analysis, prototyping, end item development and evaluation in both laboratory and field test environments.

Radar and communication system concept development and definition.

Develops RF device test software and hardware to support systems integration and automated test equipment (ATE) design and implementation.

Project leader for RFID software development process through Stage-gate implementation.

Lead Quotation, NPI, Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations.

Track project milestones and deliverables.

Lead engineer on medium to large scale electronics or electro-mechanical systems design, test and development.

Setup and co-ordinate location for new manufacturing equipment.

Implementation of Smith Chart for impedance matching, filter, and antenna design.

Development of concepts in cooperation with Product Management and R&D.

Setup departmental Budgets and provide documentations such as P&L statements and Progress reports.

Hands On management of the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.

Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.

Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes when necessary.

Conduct project post mortems and create recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Emergency One: (Aug 2004 – Jan 2009) Ocala, Florida.

ENGINEERING PROJECT ENGINEER

Responsible for R&D and Electrical engineering tasks and projects related to Automation, Electronics, FPGA, PLC, Embedded systems, Hydraulics, Instrumentations and Motor Controls, Multiplexing, and Simulation systems.

Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.

Design, optimize, analyze and improve circuit performance using C++ software optimization.

Calculation of electrical wire sizing and electrical equipment selection.

Independently manage cross-functional project groups from concept to product and management.

Responsible for reducing production costs by effective PCB circuit designing and careful selection of designed materials and vendors. Reviews the scope of work, specifications, man-hour estimates, material take-off and schedules on each project.

Conducts design reviews of project documentation and provides adequate supervision to ensure that work is completed on time and within budget.

National Emergency Vehicles: (May 2002 – June 2004) Orlando, Florida.

ELECTRICAL / MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Managed ambulance manufacturing processes and operations to ensure quality control of Electrical related products such as Electronic Monitoring System and Allen-Bradley PLC Control Systems.

Seeks to meet critical objectives while considering the impact of those decision and activities on the ability to achieve long-term goals.

Using C and C++ to implement PIC microcontroller for ambulance monitoring panel.

Driving the marketing direction in a phase-gated product lifecycle process (PLC) for all new product developments.

Responsible for international projects that include Saudi Arabia, China and Puerto Rico.

Created the Standard of Electrical Documentation for electrical equipments using AutoCAD, Solidworks and Pro-E.

Worked as ControlLogix and RSLogix programmer for Allen-Bradley PLC systems in Battery Winding System.

Installed wires and hardware components onto the electro-mechanical systems.

Used Pro-E to model Automations and accident impacts.

Implemented Cadence and PSpice in simulating PCB circuit designs.

Professional Projects completed:

Girls & Boys Academy, Houston, TX.

Designed electrical system to provide 1-phase and 3-phase power to the school. Also responsible to calculate load distribution and short circuit analysis.

Southmayed Elementary School, Houston, TX

Performed audits to the school to prepare for MEP drawings. Obtained quotes from suppliers regarding parts and installation labor.

Wise Learning Center

Site visit to record existing MEP conditions then revised an engineering plan to remodel the shopping center into a learning center. Swimming pool was to be added. Classrooms and administrative office were also being added.

Electrical Lab power distribution system

The lab was setup to have both AC and DC output. DC voltage range was between 1Vdc and 1000Vdc. AC voltage range was between 110Vac to 1kVac. Cables, connectors and electric outlets were carefully selected. Cable routing and grounding were properly design to meet NEC, IEEE and OSHA standards.

Automotive Manufacturing Plant Power distribution system

The plant implements 110Vac and 220Vac, 1-phase and 3-phase for vehicle assembly manufacturing. Material selection and wire routing have been carefully planned for safety manufacturing. Breaker box center was designed to properly distribute and regulate the electric current based on loads usage of the production cells.

Power Generator to drive HVAC compressor for commercial building

Electric power generator was setup to provide energy to drive Danfoss motor control and Turbocor compressor. The design purpose was to cool down the commercial building using the least amount of energy.

3G Third Generation Danfoss Turbocor Compressor

This is a new technology that implements BGA-type DSP microprocessor and Power Electronics to levitate and rotate compressor shaft to higher speed and torque. The system utilizes current and position sensors to control the shaft motion. Circuit designs incorporated IGBT, PWM and variable frequency converters to regulate the bearing and motor control of the air compressor. Multiple higher voltage inputs ranging from 110 to 500 VAC are designed for worldwide selection. The compressors are designed for horse power from 50hp to 100hp.

Chassis Electrical Power Distribution

Power electronics distribution control system that provided 14VDC vehicle batteries power throughout the entire vehicle. This includes power to turn on vehicle lighting systems, electronic control modules, AC/DC and DC/DC converters, door ajar sensors, jump-start studs and Cab electrical switches. All systems were designed to be NFPA, NEC and SAE compliant.

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