John Kong
About John Kong
John Kong is a Commissioning Electrical & Instrument Supervisor currently working at Hatch in Saskatchewan, Canada. He has extensive experience in control systems engineering and has held various roles in companies such as Worley and Samsung Engineering, contributing to significant projects in the USA, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
Work at Hatch
John Kong currently serves as a Commissioning Electrical & Instrument Supervisor at Hatch, a position he has held since 2023 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Prior to this role, he worked at Hatch as a Senior Control System Engineer for four months in Houston, Texas, and as a Commissioning Instrument Supervisor for four months in Rochester, New York, both in 2023. His experience at Hatch encompasses various responsibilities related to commissioning and control systems.
Education and Expertise
John Kong obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Korea University, where he studied from 2000 to 2008. He furthered his education by earning a Master of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Texas A&M University, completing his studies from 2020 to 2022. His academic background supports his expertise in electrical and instrumentation systems within industrial settings.
Background
Before joining Hatch, John Kong worked at Worley as a Control Systems Engineer specializing in Functional Safety from 2019 to 2021 in Houston, Texas. His career also includes significant roles at Samsung Engineering, where he served as an Advanced Manufacturing-Smart Factory Engineer and Vice-Head of Industry 4.0 Smart Factory Task Force from 2017 to 2019, and as an Instrument and Control Systems Engineer from 2009 to 2017.
Achievements
John Kong has contributed to several notable projects throughout his career. He played a role in the CBDC Refinery Complex Project in the UAE, focusing on instrumentation and control systems. He was also involved in the Lyondellbasell PO/TBA Project in the USA, specializing in pre-commissioning and commissioning processes. Additionally, he contributed to the Husky Energy Rebuild DCS Modernization Project in the USA and participated in the Samsung Electronics A5 OLED Project in South Korea.