Self Introduction
My name is Ka Kei Lee, a thirty six year old. Born and grow up in Hong Kong. Welcome to my personal website. Here you can find additional information about me. You can also visit my blog to see my latest activities. In 2019, my son Lucas is born. I become father in America. When I am not working, I love to spend time with my family & learning new skills. Before COVID time, I even travel to Hong Kong during Chinese New Year for family gathering
I speak, type and write Cantonese (First Language), English and Mandarin (Chinese). I have moved to Los Angeles, California since I was 18. Currently, I am living in city of Ontario, San Bernardino, California. I have been in the consumer electronic products field for more than 5 years, and supply chain for more than 4 year. I do have solid understanding in supply chain, logistic, vendor communication, manufacturer, product launching and customers need. I have a passion for deliverying high quality, less defects, exeed customer's expection products to my customers.
Current Career: Technical Sourcing at Nelson Miller Inc. August 2017 to Now
Background about Nelson Miller Inc. : Privately-Held Company; ISO 9001, AS9100, ITAR and NADCAP certified; internationally recognized leading manufacturer of user interface solutions and identification products. Custom nameplates, membrane switches, rubber keypads, graphic overlays, display and injection molding.
I work in Supply Chain Deparment at Nelson-Miller Inc. Headquarter which is located in the heart of Southern California - Los Angeles. Here are some of my responsbilities that I have been doing at Nelson-Miller Inc.:
(1) Purchasing strategy - Based on daily booking, I plan and send the purchase orders (PO) to corresponding suppliers. Cutting the PO without delay is the most important action to prevent the risk of delay. Therefore, I put this task as my daily first priority. Within months, I have successfully achieved 90+% on time delivery with average half million per month value of good ship to customer each month.
(2) Negotiate better trade terms, pricing, lead time and quality of services - In Supply Chain, it is a key to negotiate a better trade terms, pricing, lead time and quality of services from suppliers. Understanding price is the number 1 item upper management would like to save, but it is not always the best options. Raw materials, logistic cost and labor cost are dramatically going up quarterly. Without sacrifice the quality of products, a shorter lead time, better engineering and procurement support from suppliers are better than saving 5% cost.
(3) React to New US tariff against China - Reserach and learn the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS code). Implement the HS code and better product description on the shipping document can be avoid any shipment delay or hold by US custom. It could also help to save up cost by identify the correct HS code for US custom. Otherwise, they can assign any high % duty & tax rate which one company should not pay for.
(4) Play Key-role at multiple projects: Chinese New Year Supply Chain reaction plan; Transfer US to Off-shore projects; Transfer US to US projects etc.
(5) from time to time, I provide shipping & landing cost for new project budget evaluation.
(6) Lastly, I successfully switching from Engineering to Supply Chain field. Gaining additional knowledge in supply chain, product manufacturing, pricing and logistic are crucial to delivery better products to end customer.
Previous Career: Product Engineer at Sceptre Inc. January 2012 to July 2017
Background about Sceptre Inc.: Privately-Held Company; 2nd tier consumer electronics distributor of LCD, LED, UHD TV, monitor, power bank, keyboard, audio accessories and large multifunctional indoor or outdoor display in USA with revenue of $80-$100M dollar annually.
I work in Engineering Department at Sceptre Headquarter which is located in Southern California, Los Angeles, City of Industry. Here are some of my responsbilities that I have been doing at Sceptre Inc.:
(1) Project Management: When the samples come in, I notify the team and layout the project schedule for each of the teammates. Discuss all the work flow, the project objective and timeline with each of my teammates. Make sure they understand the expecations and the project deadline. Sceptre always runs multiple projects at the same time, I have to build up a clear project schedule and the less effort work flow (template) for myself, so that I can finish things up on time. Unfortunately, there is no officialy project manager at Sceptre.
==>> Successfully increase product launching process efficiency about 70%.
(2) Designed product development test plan: Completely redesign the guideline for product development test plan. Through research, communication with factories and experience, in the past 5 years, I have successfully build up Sceptre product development test plan guideline.
==>> Drammatically reduce product defects rate by 75% and gaining customers satisfaction.
(3) Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) data analysis: Understanding the RMA data is crucial. It helps to fine-tune the standard / guideline for future products development. In addition, from the RMA units, I can clearly obtain more information what make the products defect. Investigate, identify product failure, follow up and validate the solutions.
Other duties summary as below:
Main communication window with Chinese factories: Communicate with factoies daily. Follow up the project schedules, artworks, sample schedules and product issues etc.
Double check the team work: Artwork and website content validation. Create product Specification Sheet
Oversee the application of each product regulations such as FCC, Energy Star, MHL, DTS SRS Audio Enhance Technology, UL 60065, Bluetooth, WHQL (Windows License), WERC's Lithium Battery UN 38.3, HDMI etc.
Plan, Setup and Demo at the trade shows and events: Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Los Angeles local events: Asian American Expo in Pomona, Chinese New Year event hosted by World Jounral, Esports Arena hosted by IBM and iBuyPower etc. About 8+ events each year.
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Here is my experience summary:
Types of Product I manage:
(1) Television: LCD TV, LED TV, UHD TV
(2) Monitor: LED Monitor, UHD Monitor, Gaming Monitor
(3) Audio: Sound Bar, Smart Android Sound Bar, Bluetooth Sound Bar, Portable Speakers, Earphone
(4) Other: Car Camera, Car jumper, Power Bank, Gaming Keyboard and mouse, Bluetooth transmitter
Here are the values I create:
1. Project Management Experience
- At the moment receiving a new sample, notify and assign the corresponding tasks to the team including the tasks due date
- Based on the upper management best interested or customer’s order, prioritize the tasks accordingly
- Main communication with vendors, suppliers and manufacturers
2. Sample Testing (Quality Assurance, QA)
- Test out Sample, verify and approve the final firmware & design
- Verify and approve the artwork files (Box Design, Labels, Manual etc.)
- Based on the upper management best interested or customer’s order, modify the final product design
- Define the product specification
- Define and review the product tests before mass production
- Define Quality Check procedures. Review the incoming & outgoing QC reports
- Define Product’s User Interface (UI), firmware functions, QA Requirement
- Review Bill of Materials (BOM) list and estimate the product spare parts request list
- Review the new Print Circuit Board (PCB) design
- Discuss RMA handling procedures with upper management and operation team
- Handling RMA issues
3. Marketing
- Create product specification including the product feature list.
- Join the brain-storming meeting with marketing team and generate the marketing ideas
- Verify and approve the marketing materials before release to public
- Verify and approve the product website: (A) Specification section; (B) Feature List; (C) Manual; (D) product description; (E) Product Gallery accuracy
4. Trade Show Experience
- Plan, prepare, design, deliver and setup the trade show booth.
- Products demo, answer questions and product selling to the attendees
- List of Trade Shows I attended:
(A) Consumer Electronic Shows (CES) in Las Vegas; (B) Asian American Expo in Pomona; (C) World Journals Events: Travel Show in March, Home & Garden
Show in May, Moon Festivals in Sep; (D) E-Sports / Gaming Event in Anaheim and Costa Mesa
5. Technical Supports: (Product Specialist)
- Provide products details to Sales team, marketing team, technical support team, customer service team and upper management
6. Data Analysis:
- Review Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) data quarterly. Provide summary report and feedback to upper management and the vendors. Recommend the improvement plan and the preventive plan.
- Review the shipment On Time Delivery (OTD) data quarterly. Evaluate the landing cot to make data-driven decision for improvement.
7. Regulation preparation:
Based on the product types, follow up the regulation application process and obtaining the reports. Review and approve draft reports.
Define the types of regulation and product certification require in US market. Here are some of the regulation I have experience with:
FCC, UL 60065, UL60950, Bluetooth, Energy Star, HDMI, MHL, DTS SRS, ISTA drop test, WERC’S, Lithium Battery, UN38.3, WHQL (Windows).
8. Lean / Six Sigma experience:
Self-learning Six Sigma concept and apply the knowledge to Sceptre process. For example, create the product requirement, quality assurance
testing check list, artwork check list, standard of procedures (SOP), define team process. Based on the RMA data analysis, provide feedback to the
suppliers and improve product design and quality in the next batch of shipment. By implement above steps, dramatically reduce the defective products and
the number of RMA, and also increase the speed of product launching.
9. Training / Manager Experience:
Provide product training to Technical Supports team and Product repair team. Supervise, provide guidelines, mentality development and training to two
fresh-grad engineers. Their success and be a good in moral engineer are one of my top responsibilities.
10. Bench Marking:
I often visit local retail store checkout competitor’s products. Not only I can see how others develop their products, but also I can do comparison with
my own sample. I did learn a lot by doing bench marking such as User Interface design, packaging design & applied regulation.
Goals
Within the next 5 years, I aim to obtain Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
Looking for project management / supply chain technical position
What is the most hated thing I experience at current job?
Communication problem. Frequently, not everyone in the team know the upper management decision and they expect you should know. Creates frustration and
contradiction often.
What is the best thing I experience at current job?
Getting the first hands on experience of the new products.
Strength:
- Fast Learner, Proactive, Positive, Thinker, Planner, Hard-working, Problems solver, team player.
- Not making decision based on one of the fact / evidence. Make decision based on the whole situation.
Hire Me:
- Hire Me if you want to have a responsibl, sense of urgency employee
- Hire Me if you want an employee who have an entrepreneur mind set
Proverb
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
