Our Team
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Peggy Kovling |
| Peggy Kovling credits her numerous years with Belden, a major cable manufacturer, for her extensive working knowledge of cable and her acumen with customer relations. Her dedication to the ACI customer is the backbone of the company’s success. With her focus on quality control systems, she addresses what she considers to be her customers’ chief concerns—accuracy, consistency and an order placement process that is as simple and painless as possible.
“I have worked for many good cable companies, but without fail, bad decisions were made at the expense of the customer. My past business experience allows ACI to bypass this detrimental learning curve. We can focus on offering the best products and unparalleled customer service.” |
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Rick Kovling |
| With a long, tested background in engineering and machine design, it’s no surprise that Rick Kovling has a head for designing mechanical things. In fact, he’s good at putting pen to paper on anything technical. So, soon after ACI opened for business, it became obvious the Rick was the man to pin down the details of day-to-day operations. At first he worked on ACI’s accounting after hours and on weekends. But the company grew fast, and before long Rick moved into the corner office full-time.
Rick’s chief concerns are competitive, fair pricing and mandating adequate lead times to ensure a quality product. “Demanding customers continue to want their products faster. I’ll go that extra mile to guarantee that all orders are shipped without defect and on time.” With strong scheduling and supervisory skills, his focus is on getting the job done, and done right the first time. |
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Cu Nguyen |
| If you groan when asked to check your work twice, you can appreciate Cu Nguyen’s due diligence in leading the ACI production team to certify that every job had been tested and re-tested for perfection. Understanding the requirements of an ISO environment, his dedication motivates a hard working crew, whose working day may last from sun-up to sun-set. To his credit, most willingly offer to work weekends when the need arises.
Cu’s twenty-plus years of cable industry experience make him a knowledgeable teacher and trainer. He is widely respected for his up-front and honest demeanor. He mandates quality control on the floor and ensures that test results are packaged with every job. His customer loyalty has helped make ACI an industry success story with glowing accommodations. Though Cu enjoys snaring a fish or two in his free-time, he rarely takes vacation. It’s plain to see, Cu doesn’t work to live, he lives to work. His drive and single-minded focus on the ACI customer’s satisfaction has made him one of the Company’s most treasured assets. |
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David Dyson |
| With a frank and to-the-point demeanor, David Dyson brings 25 years of Quality and Operations experience to the ACI team. Primarily working as a liaison between manufacturing, engineering and management, he is ISO and TQM certified, with additional training in Selective Plating, Auto Tech Service and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance.
David¹s background in copper and fiber optic manufacturing includes standard products as well as custom designs and packaging. With a focus on process improvement, he is well versed on increasing production and maintaining quality. Through his product performance and reliability audits, he resolves any manufacturing failure with a corrective plan of action. His training in equipment selection and maintenance allows him to make recommendations for process improvements and cost savings. He is credited for developing efficient training programs and leading various start-ups and fortune 500 companies to ISO certification. His background also includes reviewing supplier and vendor qualifications in US, European and Far East markets and developing procedures to strengthen vendor relations. Filled with determination, David looks forward to the daily challenges and problem-solving opportunities he encounters. His ambitious goals for increased production of the highest quality blend well with the ACI model for success. |
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Va Chou |
| Before coming to ACI, Va has worked for K-Tec Electronics, Centennial Cable, Wallace Electronics, Premier Circuit Assembly, Assembly Solutions, and Probity Electronic. He plays many roles including preparing estimates for the sales department and performing quality control for the production department. He’s been doing estimation work for 12 years. He’s worked as a production supervisor as well as being a quality control supervisor. He’s been in this industry for over 20 years.
He’s lived in the Dallas – Fort Worth area for nearly 29 years. |
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Frank Li |
| Frank brings over 15 years of extensive experience in the fiber optics and telecommunication industries. He has worked at Molex, Emerson Networks, Motorola and Huawei with positions in manufacturing, engineering, supply chain and quality. Frank has a Master’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
Frank joined ACI as a production manager. He also uses his vast knowledge as a fiber optic engineer to determine costs and source materials for fiber optic product requests. Frank is a team player and is instrumental in new product development. He is dedicated to take ACI to a higher level of performance and to help ACI become a more efficient company. His goal is to help increase ACI’s value to our customers. In his spare time, Frank enjoys playing and teaching his sons Mickey and Benjamin in the sport of table tennis. He teaches his son’s by example to embrace good sportsmanship, to enjoy competing and to be a benefit to their community.
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