Jung Yeop (Steve) Kim Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Led New Product Introduction for PFF kilo, an actively steered robotic flatbed with autonomous and human-following capabilities- Directed all engineering deliverables for PFF kilo, working with engineering managers while reporting directly to the CTO- Coordinated interdisciplinary teams across engineering, operations, manufacturing, design, product, and sales through ideation, development, testing, compliance, manufacturing, launch and NRTL certification, driving product launch in under two years- Managed project dashboard and timelines, conducted weekly stakeholder meetings, delivered bimonthly reports to senior leadership, and proactively identified risks and developed recovery plans, while meeting COGS targets

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Acted as the primary engineer and interim project manager during PFF kilo’s concept phase, leading investigations into steering mechanics, sensor selection / placement, and launch-intent electromechanical system design to meet product requirements- Took ownership in designing, building, and programming two proof-of-concept iterations of PFF kilo, as well as the production design of the drive-and-steer module, replaceable battery compartment, and modular chassis with integrated lighting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Spearheading the interdisciplinary process for the design and manufacture of the prototype for PFF’s next product line, the software development to integrate PFF’s person-following capabilities onto the platform, and new feature development- Delivered two creative hardware fixes in just a week for urgent issues blocking the gitaPLUS launch, identifying / resolving root causes, testing to verify the fixes, while having minimal impact on manufacturing and procurement- Developed test fixtures and software for endurance testing, part conformity, and automated in-line board / motor testing

- TAed 5 advanced robotics courses such as: ENGN 1971: Design Research Seminar, CSCI 1951C: Designing Humanity Centered Robots, CSCI 1951R: Introduction to Robotics, ENGN 1931I: Design of Robotic Systems, ENGN 1931U: The Robots are Coming- Held office hours, advised, taught students programming, electromechanical design, sensors, actuators, and PID control

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

- In charge of doing the first full redesign / modernization of the 3D printer makerspace since the BDW’s inception- Trained on the Tormach and ShopBot CNCs, maintained equipment, held workshops for students

Brown University

- Project Lead for tbo the TableBot (furniture-based HRI prototype); designed, manufactured, programmed, and documented production-quality robot from scratch; paper published at 2020 ACM / IEEE International Conference on HRI as first authorJob Description: Work with the Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative (HCRI) to support faculty and staff outside of computer science in the use of robots and internet of things (IOT) in curriculum and operations. Responsibilities include providing basic devops support, setting up robots or IOT devices for use by classes and experimenters, setting up robots for events and demonstrations, providing end user support, and troubleshooting different robotic platforms.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

- Making actuated walkers that allow users to just walk while the walker adjusts itself to keep the user safe and stable- Responsible for the full iteration cycle (design, manufacture, bringup, control programming) for four iterations- Patent pending; won the ADI - MassRobotics Sensor Fusion Challenge ($45,000), received Brown’s Undergrad Teaching and Research Awards ($4,000), Nelson Center of Entrepreneurship’s Expand Grant ($2,500)

- Investigated, prototyped and validated a fully automated SLS Post Processing solution with minimal oversight - Pushed SLS Post Processing from the Concept Phase to a Program by answering all technical uncertainties

Seoul, South Korea

- Interacted with clients and led multiple pipelines in Digital Transformation, Advanced Analytics and Procurement projects- Received full-time return offer as a Business Analyst

RBSB, RABCT, 2ID, 8th Army, US Forces KoreaBN Leadership / Medical Logistics Specialist (01A, 68J)- Commanded 30+ KATUSAs as Senior KATUSA of RBSB, RABCT, 2nd ID, 8th US Army, advised Battalion Commander as liaison between US and Korean authorities, and named the Exemplary KATUSA of the Month, selected from 3,000 KATUSAs- Provided logistical support and medical coverage to the Armored Brigade Combat Team in the Korean theater of operations

Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea

- Masterminded / coordinated a conference of 30+ sessions with 1000+ participants over a period of two days- Database management, conference-day troubleshooting, session matching

Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, Korea

- Developed class material for learning Object Oriented Programming and other programming techniques using LEGO Mindstorms EV3s, Java, and C#- Programmed a Automated Storage Factory model simulating multiple Programmable Logic Controllers through using EV3s as socket clients- Experimented with EV3 control using Linux, SSH, C, Java, Python, C#, Matlab + Simulink.

- Invented, patented and trademarked a solution for cable management of Apple's MagSafe Chargers- Prototyped using 3D printers and made a pre-production mockup

Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-Do, Korea

- Started a robotics team in a school with no previous infrastructure- CAD Design, C Programming, Hardware Construction- Judges' Award in 2015 FTC World Championships- 1st Place in Qualifications, 2nd Place Inspire Award, Innovate Award in 2015 API Invitational- 3 Continuous Innovate Award in the Korean Robotics Championships - FTC- Developed team culture and system for efficient timekeeping and collaboration- Main Presenter for team presentation opportunities, led to $17,000 of sponsorships

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computer Science

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