Kevin L.
Director of Application Engineering @Seah Changwon Integrated Special Steel
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Application Engineering @Seah Changwon Integrated Special Steel
Houston, TX, US
Responsible for developing new market penetration strategy to enter into the oil and gas market supporting various drilling and completion tools. Building relationships with clients. Initiated and leading several new product development projects, by utilizing the prior experience working as a metallurgical/corrosion engineer (SME), sourcing manager and cost-out product project manager in the oil & gas industry. Researching and exploring potential markets including CCUS, Hydrogen, Automotive and Power Generation. Collaborating with machining vendors to develop products and projects for the oil & gas market- Led a diversified Site Selection team and successfully located a site to build the first and new Super Alloy production facility of the company in Texas. Secured more than 15 million dollars of tax/cash incentives- Initiated multiple product development projects and leading product development teams consisting of R&D engineers, Production, Quality, Planning and Sales team for the oil & gas market- Actively participating API meetings and AMPP/NACE conference to develop and maintain relationship with potential customers and to deliver the up-to-dated technical changes to the company.
EDUCATION
University of Houston
MS, Materials Science
Kookmin University
BS, Metallurgical Engineering
ABOUT KEVIN L.
Well-rounded Materials/Corrosion Engineer with commercial/product line experience working in Oil and Gas Industry for 19 years with diversified experience from Upstream to Downstream, from heavy equipment to downhole equipment managing various issues in Metallic Materials. Also, as Sourcing Manager and Product Cost-out Project Manager, worked on cost reduction projects, promoting/marketing cost improvement ideas, supplier management, quality improvement, vendor/process qualifications and raw material sourcing. With strong interpersonal skill to influence people to gain support. Value long term relationship with colleagues, suppliers and customers. Fast learner with flexibility and adaptability to promptly master new processes, to lead changes and to embrace challenges. Maximize resources to navigate through obstacles to accomplish goals.Expertise includes but not limited to: Analytical Skill, Failure Investigation, Marketing/Promotion, SupplierManagement, Continuous Quality Improvement, New Supplier Development, Process/Vendor Qualification, Problem Solving, Negotiation, Coatings, Induction Hardening, Carburizing, General Heat Treatment.* Achievements- At 1st year as Lead Product Cost-out Project Manager within less than 6 month, led meetings with five plants globally & Product Line Directors. Managed 42 projects and delivered total cost-out savings of $7.8M in 2021- Achieved annual savings of 1.3 mil for a Packer product family by leading cross-functional team projects- In 1st year as Strategic Sourcing Manager, as Metallurgy SME, initiated/executed material substitution projects resulting in total savings of $350K- Even with significant demand loss, successfully executed a pricing agreement resulting in anticipated savings of 20%- Secured annual revenue of $20 mil and reduced lead time by 38 wks by recommending & procuring alternate material for flex shafts made incorrectly- Led carburizing process improvement for a supplier with scrap rate of 90% in a month- Developed First Article process for induction hardening and streamlined the process- Recommended material & process for packer slips enabling passing validation tests securing a multi-million dollar project- Developed & conducted acceptance test of stainless steel fittings in sour service applications to avoidusing costly Ni alloy resulting in annual savings of more than $500K- Developed & conducted qualification testing for HPHT applications resulting in cost savings of up to 40%- Customer Recognition for Cognizance of Compliance to the customer requirements.
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