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San Jose, CA, US

San Jose, California, United States

• Led cross-functional activities for NPI and PLC management, collaborating across engineering, production, reliability, and customer teams to improve product performance and manufacturing processes.
• Developed Python and MATLAB OOP scripts to automate statistical reports (yield, Cpk, sigma) for new product data characterization and root-cause analysis, reducing data processing time by 50% or more.
• Characterized 7-axis IMU sensors, identified key issues, improved performance by 15%, and proposed new product specifications through test data analysis includes the following:
• Allan variance, noise, temperature, mechanical bending, dropping, vibration, bandwidth, power consumption, etc.

South Korea

• Engineered and simulated 30 types of fuel supply and storage systems focusing on cost-effectiveness and thermal/fuel efficiency, using real voyage data analysis with Python.
• Optimized structural design and dimensions in compliance with international regulations, accounting for various environmental loads and power modes.
• Designed a low-cost cooling system by adopting a fanless design with CATIA, showcasing innovation in the new product development.

South Korea

• Enhanced product performance and cost-efficiency through an extensive DOE approach for verification, achieving design optimizations that reduced costs by 10 - 20%.
• Designed various cooling products (portable AC, dehumidifiers, window-mount AC, PTAC, ceiling-mount AC) through comprehensive PLC/DFMEA processes.
• Managed product BOM and developed secondary supplier strategies, improving production efficiency and reducing material costs.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical and electrical test fixtures associated with performance and noise tests.

Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Dean’s Graduate Merit Award, NCSU 2016-2017 University Grads Fellowship, NCSU 2016-2017 NIA GRA Award, NCSU.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechano-Bioengineering

Activities and Societies: - Full tuition exemption, The University of Tokyo 2006-2008 - Scholarship of East Asian Circle of Applied.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering And Materials Science

Activities and Societies: - Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship, NIIED 2001-2006 - The Student Formula SAE Competition of Japan.