2016

MS, Product Design (d.school)
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Advisors: David Kelley, William Burnett

BSE, Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Magna Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE

2022 –

UX Researcher
Waymo, San Francisco, CA

2017 – 2022

HCI Research Lead
Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2014 – 2017

Design Thinking Educator
Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2016 – 2016

Qualitative Research Intern
Humanyze, Palo Alto, CA
(Previously Sociometric Solutions, a startup from MIT Media Lab)

2015 – 2015

Design Strategist & Researcher
Switchmate, Palo Alto, CA

2014 – 2014

Design Strategist
Continuum, Seoul, South Korea

2011 – 2013

Lead Project Engineer
Samsung Engineering, Seoul, South Korea

SKILLS

Research

Study design: Exploratory, Experimental, Evaluative
Qualitative: Interview (individual/group), Ethnography, Contextual inquiry, Usability testing, Thematic analysis
Quantitative: Survey, A/B testing, Statistical inference, Factor analysis, Cluster analysis

Technical

Visual: Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, SolidWorks, Sketch
Programming: R, Python, C++, Java, HTML/CSS, Javascript

Soft

Design: Human-centered design, Participatory design, Design strategy, Need-finding, Prototyping
Collaboration: Project management, Multi-disciplinary & multi-cultural teamwork

Language

English: Native
Korean: Mother Tongue
Chinese: Fluent (HSK Level 6)