Employee Spotlight: Janice Kok

Name: Janice Kok                           

Hometown: Singapore                 

Education: Dip in Marketing

Department: RTLS, Asia

How long have you been with Ubisense and what is your background?  

 I joined Ubisense in 2004 and I was with Smallworld till year 2002 as the Marketing & Events Manager.

What’s a typical day like for you?

 It is hard to describe a 'typical' day because at any point in time I could be presenting to new clients,  working with existing customers, putting together proposals and quotations, communicating with the corporate teams or running all sorts of errands.  So every day is quite different which makes it exciting for me!

What do you enjoy most about your job?

The thing I enjoy most about this job is that it provides me the opportunity to visit places that I never thought I would, such as: steel plants, car manufacturing plants, detention facilities, semi-conductor manufacturing plants, shipyards etc. These visits have widen my horizons significantly.

What was your very first job?

I held several school vacation jobs at hotels in the Front Office as well the housekeeping department.  I then got a permanent position in one of the hotels as a Guest Relation Officer.

What do you enjoy doing in your time off?

I enjoy doing some needlework during my time off as I find it therapeutic.  In the past, I used to crochet, cross-stitch, knit, sew and other craftwork a lot more than now.  I would give them away as gifts but these days my production fails to meet the demands. 

What is your favorite city? 

I like Lucerne, Switzerland.  I was amazed by the view of the lake to the mountains and I thought I could sit there and stare forever.

 

Hyundai Kia Expand Deployment of Ubisense Solution

Cambridge, UK – Ubisense Group Plc (“Ubisense” or the “Company”) (LSE:UBI), the real time, location based lean manufacturing solutions company, is pleased to announce the expansion of its installation with Hyundai Kia in Asia.

This phase two expansion follows the success of the pilot installation deployed just two months ago to their assembly line manufacturing plant in South Korea.

Richard Green, Ubisense Chief Executive Officer, said that Hyundai’s decision to increase its RTLS installation reinforces their previous deployment decision and emphasizes growing traction Ubisense’s solution is receiving around the world.

“We took the decision to expand into the Asia Pacific region to focus initially on the automotive industry, within which South Korea represents a significant opportunity. We are therefore particularly pleased to strengthen our relationship with Hyundai Kia further,” Mr Green said.

“Ubisense now supplies RTLS products and solutions to eight of the top fifteen automotive manufacturers globally. Hyundai Kia is a great example of the way in which our customers start using our products, subsequently rapidly request further coverage across the original plant, and then to the rest of their plants globally. By building such close relationships, we continue to innovate and increase the value we add to our customers over the long term.”

Ubisense’s RTLS solution is already deployed under a global license agreement with BMW and installed in their plants across Europe, Asia and North America.