As a partner of Nike, a global sports shoe brand, Taekwang Group produces 72 million pairs of shoes per year and is ranked 2nd worldwide in revenue among Nike's shoe manufacturing partners and 3rd in the world in terms of volume.● Product Creation management.○ Lead a team of 12 members to successfully finish the project within the specified time, budgetlimits, and quality standards.○ Collaborated closely with Nike WHQ on the initial design, developed a WBS, reviewed it with theteam to create patterns, and selected materials to match the design goals. Assigned tasks, testednew patterns, addressed material challenges by exploring alternatives, and evaluated the cost-effectiveness. Identifying the main cost driver enabled us to find opportunities to save costs.○ Reduced new model creation lead time by 180 days by developing material with an external vendor, collaborating closely on new bottom tooling with the team, reviewing lab-test, and implementing early-stage solutions. ● Product Development and Commercialization management.○ Owned project stream in testing newly added processes, ordering materials, and building physicalprototypes within time constraints.○ Proactively controlled product development from initial stages to mass production with numerousSKUs in various seasons, successfully launched many models to mass production without majorissues. ○ Set up WBS for commercialization trial (EXT and FSR) with a detailed timeline for each process,quantity, and place. Actively got manufacturing’s feedback and discussed with the team to solve itbefore mass production. Trained Production Managers of all model information (technical aspects,key manufacturing, visual allowance, CTP / CTQ) to achieve the best quality.

Bureau Veritas is a French company specializing in testing, inspection, and certification founded in 1828.- Prepare breakdown checklists and assign safety tests for products in accordance with international, industry, safety standards and regulatory requirements- Assign breakdown and safety tests to garment, textile, and footwear samples according to different materials and test applications.