Steven Ko
Deputy Technical Marketing Manager with 6 + Years of Experience
Self-motivated technical marketing professional with 6+ years of experience in the automation/robotic industry and an academic background in mechanical engineering. Working effectively in teams, I have been in charge of sales, marketing and technical support for 10+ product lines; developed machine vision systems for tradeshows; managed product lines in different business models (internal R&D, customized production and agency); and increased sales of our agency product line by 20%. I look forward to leveraging my experience in sales, marketing, R&D and product management on a larger scale in the technology industry.
Work Experience
Deputy Technical Marketing Manager • G4 Technology
五月 2017 - Present
• Create marketing content for 10+ product lines, such as product datasheets, websites, EDM, and seminars, which resulted in high-quality sales leads.
• Provide technical support for 2D/3D cameras, lenses, LED, vision/AI software and other tech products to satisfy customers’ needs.
• Develop a system that holds frequently used sales resources and solutions; trained 20 people from sales, marketing, and technical departments to increase sales effectiveness.
• Develop 2D/3D Machine Vision System (remit includes prototyping, optical experiment, algorithm and UI/UX) for seminars and exhibitions.
• Manage the development of a new in-house product (Random Bin Picking System) until the launch of its first product prototype; responsible for organizing requirements, defining features, designing UI/UX, managing R&D schedule and producing marketing materials.
• Manage the development of a client’s product (AI Vision System), which was launched successfully with NTD 2 million profit.
• Lead sales, marketing, and technical support of our agency product line and increase sales by 20% from 2020 to 2021.
• Speak at events with audiences from few to hundreds of people, such as employee training (topics such as product knowledge, sales and marketing), product training, seminars, vision software development course.
• Represent the company to attend global meetings, visit and train clients in other countries, such as Matrox (in Canada) and FocalSpec (in Finland)
Sales Engineer • G4 Technology
四月 2016 - 五月 2017
• Sold machine vision components with prices ranging from thousands to millions with a high margin.
• Sold customized machine vision (AOI, Automated Optical Inspection) systems with high margin.
• Provided technical support to customers including optical experiments, software evaluation and writing documents.
Education
2010 - 2014
National Chiao Tung University
Mechanical Engineering
Hard skill
- Sales
- Engineering
- Product Marketing
- Project Management
- Product Management
Soft skill
- Presentation
- public speaking
- Training and lecturing
- Leadership
Language
- English (proficient)
- Japanese (intermediate)
