“Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire.”
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Irish poet and dramatist
Ir Dr Loke Kean Hooi
PhD, MBA (Distinction), B.Eng., (1st Class Hons)
MIEM, P.Eng., Asean Eng., IntPE.
CURRENT STATUS
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Certified Trainer with Human Resource Development Bhd (PSMB), Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia.
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Counselor/ Lecturer at University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Business School, UK, MBA program on Strategy.
- Consultant to multi-national company.
- Scuba Diving Instructor.
- CPR & Adult First Aid Instructor.
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Authored and co-authored more than 50 technical papers in major national and international publications.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
1986: Dean’s List Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, UK.
1987: Bachelor of Engineering Degree, First Class Honours, University of Strathclyde, UK.
1987: Oversees Research Students (ORS) Scholarship Awardee.
Department of Transport (DoT), UK, Scholarship Awardee.
David Livingstone, University of Strathclyde, UK, Scholarship Awardee.
1991: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Geotechnical and Geosynthetics Engineering,
University of Strathclyde, UK.
1992: Postgraduate training in Geosynthetics Engineering by US Department of Transport,
Federal Highway of Administration (FHWA).
2010: Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction, Univ of Strathclyde, UK.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
22 years experience in manufacturing sector with multi-national companies as General Manager. He has vast experience in:
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Overseeing and managing regional sales operations in Asia.
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Management of regional technical marketing team.
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Formulating, managing and implementation of strategies and policies.
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Establish price policy and departmental budgets.
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Business development in Australasia region.
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Human resource training and development.
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Accreditation and maintenance of Quality Management Systems and Product Quality conformance.
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Quality and process improvement.
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Product research & development.
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Project/acquisition management
TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Engineering
Consulted and taught geosynthetics on the following areas:
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Types of geosynthetics, manufacturing process and their applications
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Design of reinforced soil structures
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Design of roads and embankments
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Landfill design and construction
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Coastal and riverbank protection design
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Testing and specification of geosynthetics
Business Management
Specialty in corporate management and in-house/public training programs in:
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Organization and business strategy, analysis and evaluation
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Marketing Management
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Operations Management
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Managing Organization
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Quantitative Methods for Decision Making
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Account, Finance and Management
Personal Development
Conducted in-house/public training for the following programs:
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Enhance Presentation Skills and Contents
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The Learning Manager
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Customer Focus for Organizational Excellence
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Bridging Generational Expectations
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Decision Making for Executives
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Smart Selling
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Negotiation Skills
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Effective Business Communication
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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Registered Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers, Malaysia (P.Eng.)
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Corporate Member of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (MIEM)
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Registered ASEAN Engineer by ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (Asean Eng.)
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Registered APEC and EMF International Engineer (APEC Eng, IntPE)
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Chairman of Working Group 6 (WG6) for Malaysian Standards Development for Testing of Geosynthetic, Standards Department. Malaysia
SCUBA DIVING QUALIFICATIONS
PADI Scuba Diver Instructor (MSDT)
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August 2002: PADI Divemaster
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September 2002: PADI Assistant Instructor
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December 2002: PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)
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April 2003: CPR and Adult First Aid Instructor
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April 2005: PADI Specialty Diver Instructor: Deep, Night, Multilevel, Search & Recovery, Underwater Navigation
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May 2005: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)
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Logged dives: More than 1000
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Taught and certified more than 100 recreation Scuba Divers and Adult CPR and First Aid since 2002.
OTHERS
2006 – 2010: Evidence-in-Chief of Defendant’s Expert Witness in High Court of Malaysia,
Selangor for Civil Suit on Reinforced Soil Structures.