Vincent Kooi Shiu Main
About Vincent Kooi Shiu Main
Vincent Kooi Shiu Main is an Equipment Section Engineer at Boston Scientific, with extensive experience in software engineering and technical leadership roles across various companies in Malaysia.
Current Positions
Vincent Kooi Shiu Main currently holds multiple engineering roles. He has been working as an Equipment Section Engineer at Boston Scientific since 2019. He also serves as the Technical Lead Section Head at OSRAM since 2018 in Malaysia. Additionally, he operates as a Senior Software Engineer at Philips Lumileds in Penang, Malaysia, a position he has held since 2012.
Previous Employment
Vincent Kooi Shiu Main has a robust background in engineering, having worked at several notable companies. From 2008 to 2012, he served as a Staff Software Engineer at Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) in Ipoh, Perak. Prior to that, he was a Senior Software Engineering Specialist at WD, a Western Digital company, from 2006 to 2008 in Penang. He also worked as a Senior Project Engineer at AT Engineering Technology (M) Sdn Bhd from 2004 to 2006. His earliest role was as a Control System Engineer at LKT Automation (M) Sdn Bhd from 2000 to 2004 in Penang, Malaysia.
Educational Background
Vincent Kooi Shiu Main has a diversified educational background in engineering. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Computer Science from Robert Gordon University in 1999. Additionally, he achieved a Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Perak Institute of Engineering Technology (PIET) in conjunction with the Singapore Institute of Engineering in 1997. A factual discrepancy exists regarding his attainment of a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from the Engineering Council, listed as occurring in 1970.
Focus Areas at Boston Scientific
As Boston Scientific's Penang Site Technical Lead for Digital Factory initiatives, Vincent Kooi Shiu Main focuses on Enterprise Equipment Integration and Cyber Security. His role encompasses work on Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), as well as Visual Inspection and Non-VI Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. He has developed software for monitoring spare part inventory and triggering preventive maintenance.
Technical Contributions and Collaboration
Vincent Kooi Shiu Main is deeply involved in establishing technical knowledge and support agreements with local service providers. He works on sustaining and improving equipment performance through continuous improvement projects. His responsibilities include defining equipment capabilities, strategy, and roadmap. He actively seeks new equipment suppliers and technologies, collaborates with them to develop new materials and capabilities, and implements productivity improvement programs and cost reduction efforts.