Ken Kwan

Self-employed STEM/Technical Consultant & Trainer

Hong Kong SAR

About

With the strong promotion of STEM education by HK government in recent years and combining both my training experience in MNC and product knowledge in ICT / Smart Home/ IoT. I have conducted over 300 hours of STEM workshops in educational segment in various topics (e.g. Smart Lamp, Robotic, IoT by using Scratch, App Inventor & coding skill). Good communication skills with fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), and have extensive experience in communicating technical & non-technical audiences. Passionate about new technologies, track record of new product development from ideas to mass production products.

Experience

  • STEM/Technical Consultant & Trainer at Self-employed
    2017 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

    SCOPE OF OPERATIONS - Conducted professional STEM workshops for teachers & students - Prepared & continuously adjusted course design & teaching plans of STEM courses - Customized electronics (based on Arduino, Micro:bit) for projects SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS - Conducted STEM workshops for primary/secondary schools & university for over 300 hours - Designed STEM courses material (Smart Home series with 3D printing) based on own developed electronics hardware - Smart Home series courses adopted in primary/secondary ECA (extra curricular activities) programme - Designed & delivered Home Automation Laboratory Kit for tertiary education

  • Senior Product Manager at VIVANCO AG
    2012 - 2016 · 4 yrs

    Vivanco Group The Vivanco Group was established in 1920, a listed company with headquarters in Ahrensburg (Germany), and is a multi-specialist of equipment and connecting accessories with global presence in Europe & Asia. It develops, procures and delivers accessories from the segments consumer electronics and information technology and telecommunications SCOPE OF OPERATIONS - Developed short & long term product road map through various marketing channels / competitors’ analysis / technologies evolution - Conducted / Monitored competitors & market trend analysis and drive product / marketing teams to ensure marketing ideas transformed into products and vice versa, and leveraging departments of entire work flow - Developed customized training material modules specifying various audiences across Asia region - Developed tools and materials for channel partners to handle pre- and post-sales technical issues SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS - Planned and drafted a master product roadmap for annual and five-year product manufacturing plans based on current and projected trends - Participated projects in new product development for Data Center containment solution - Handled over 10 products’ variants / improvement projects through customers’ feedback / technological advancement - Held over 20 training sessions and seminars across Asia - Participated in product launch events and made product demonstrations regionally

  • Regional Product Manager at Schneider Electric
    2008 - 2012 · 4 yrs

    Schneider Electric was established in 1836, a listed and fortune 500 company with headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison (France). It is the global specialist in energy management and automation with revenue €25.4 billion in 2017 SCOPE OF OPERATIONS - Prepared business and marketing plans to include pricing, market strategy, and forecasting. Designed and implemented marketing plans for regional markets (e.g. product mix, packaging, Country of Origin etc). Monitored competitors – analyzed competitive market intelligence and determined competitive trends within the market. - Project Management: Coordinated engineering, marketing, R&D center and outside vendor tasks for each new product. Established inspection, diagnostic and installation procedures as required. Assessed processes and designed customer-friendly products. Researched, developed, and implemented policies and procedures - Developed training materials and conduct technical training regionally for sales staff, customers & end-users SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS - Working with engineers, developed and marketed approximately 15 products, created an eye catching product called ID-Tracer from conceptual idea to mass production, which is an intelligent patch panel, a building block of data center - Provided technical analysis for helping supplier selection, and successfully localized 4 products regionally - Participated in various product launching programs, Created and delivered technical demo & presentations. Displayed and promoted products at trade shows. Conducted customer visits

  • Senior Product Engineer at Linkz International Limited (formerly LTK International Limited)
    2003 - 2007 · 4 yrs

    Linkz was established in 1981 in Hong Kong as a small harness factory. In the following three decades, it grew to become one of the most successful and largest electronic wire and cable manufacturers in China SCOPE OF OPERATIONS - Performed market analysis to create new product from concept generation, idea, presentation and model to production - Brainstormed design concepts and produce sketches to communicate ideas among team members - Worked with engineers at the Shanghai factories for product development - Provided technical support and presentation to customers SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS - Performed on-site troubleshooting and found root causes which stopped complaint claims over million dollars - Transformed three ideas into mass production products