WORK EXPERIENCE

KENEKTID Inc., New York, NY - Founder, CDO
February 2016 - Present

www.kenektidxgallery.com

MZ Berger & Co., Long Island City, NY - Senior Product Designer (Industrial Design)
March 2009 - February 2017

Responsibilities Include:

  • Design and developing digital alarm clocks and radios for US market under SHARP division.
  • Product and market research
  • Manage design team and arrange time schedule for projects 
  • Work with Hong Kong branch, factories in China and sales team for design parameters and budget
  • Attend international CES (Consumer Electronic Show) every year to up-to-date design, tech trend
  • Travel Hong Kong and China to assist sales team for solving pricing and technical problems

Special Skill:

  • Fast decision making and developing products under limited retail price and merchandising strategies for major wholesalers: Sam’s club, Walmart, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Office Depot and etc. 

Design FEELIE, Incheon, South Korea - Industrial Designer
October 2003 - September 2005

Responsibilities Include:

  • Design and developing stationary and house wares for Korean and European market
  • Operate CNC machine and make prototype
  • Work with inner molding, injection engineers for product quality improvements
  • Prepare presentations for clients with 2D, 3D rendering and prototype
  • Manage production steps including packaging, inner assembly line, inner warehouse

Special Experiences:

  • Participated ‘Paper World 2005(International Stationary Show)’ for exporting/ Frankfurt, Germany
  • Government Project
    • Designed TTX(Tilting Train Express) forehead
    • Designed FTR(Fuel Cell Rubber Tired Tram) Public Bus, Presented to former president of South Korea 

Awards:
- 2005 Korea Venture Design Award/ Gold Prize

EDUCATION

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY - Master of Industrial Design
September 2007 - September 2009

Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Seoul, South Korea - B.F.A of Industrial Design
March 2000 - September 2006

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Rhino 3D, Solidworks, Keyshot, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, MS Office, Keynote

 

LANGUAGES

Korean (Native), English (Advanced)