SOULMARK (Jan 2019~ Present)
Founder & Creative Producer
• Acquired and managed various art, literature and creative
content grants
• Managed various project teams and multinational production
teams
• 2022 Produced & published digital storytelling
PC game (Lachrymatory)
through the 'UnfoldX' program, a grant awarded by the Seoul
Foundation for Arts and Culture (SFAC) & Seoul Metropolitan
Government which funds innovative projects in the convergence
of art & technology
• 2022 Acquired research funding from district level art
foundation (Dobong Foundation for Arts and Culture) for
interactive sound & lighting technology in art installation
'Tears of Light'.
• 2019 Acquired funding from Contents Korea Lab Incheon for
producing and publishing
mobile application Soulmark(Android & iOS)
that provides audio clips on depth psychology, mythology and
folklore. (desgined app, recorded, mixed & mastered audio
clips)
• Acquired other miscellaneous funding from SFAC & Arts
Council Korea
• Produced various video clips and stage audiovisuals for
corporates and artists
ARTECHLAB (Feb 2018~Jun 2018)
Creative Producer
• Produced 3D projection mapping for live corporate events in
Hong Kong
• Overall stage management for overseas projects
• Achieved 300,000USD actual export during term
Interpreter & Translator (Jul 2022-Present)
ENG<->KOR
• Interpreted and translated for various corporate and
individual clients including
Microsoft X-Box team, UN Headquarters,
GitGuardian, Global Wind Energy Council, Storhub Group,
Robert D. Niehaus Inc, journalists, actors, models and artists
• Highlighted work include translating policy proposal from
UN Headquarters Dept. of Political and Peacebuilding to
ROK President's Office (National Security Office), and
interpreting for the renowned
film director Lee Chang-Dong
• Evaluator for first-time courtroom simultaneous interpreters
in Southern California
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (Jul 2018-Sep
2018)
Local Consultant
• Supported the Big Bold Cities (Democratic Innovation in
World Megacities) Project
• Liased with political leaders (Seoul Metropolitan
Government), administrators, tech leaders and civil societies
in Seoul
• Researched and identified key personnel, arranged meetings
and agendas, provided logistical support and translation for
Chief of Staff of Kansas City and officers from NDI and Living
Cities
TBS eFM (Jun 2010-Sep 2010)
Radio News Reporter
• Ran a segment for 'The Evening Show', a radio news show
serviced in English
SOMYOUNG LAW FIRM (Sep 2004-Dec 2004)
Intern
• Assisted Immigration Lawyer
• Translated various legal documents
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE (Oct
2017-Jan 2018)
Researcher for ODA & Multilateral Cooperation Projects
• Coordinated with Ministry of Science and ICT for developing
South Korean government's agenda for APEC Policy Partnership
on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI)
• Coordinated with Ministry of Science and ICT for developing
South Korean government's agenda for ASEAN Committee on
Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI)
• Researched and interviewed scholars, corporates, government
officers related with mainstreaming blockchain technology
• Organized seminars and workshops for scholars and public
officials
• Drafted EOI and proposals for acquiring Asia Development
Bank (ADB) project funds
WORLD VISION KOREA (Oct 2010-Dec 2016)
Regional Manager for East Africa, Middle East and Eastern
Europe
• Managed portfolio of development and humanitarian work in
East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi,
Rwanda) Middle East (Palestine) and Eastern Europe (Albania,
Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
• Co-led Uganda Programme Support Team (PST) with World Vision
UK (consisted of funding offices and leadership team in
Uganda) for developing national strategy, aligning funding
office priorities, and mobilizing strategically-aligned
resources (financial and technical)
• Represented World Vision Korea office priorities in PSTs of
countries included in regional portfolio, and vice versa •
Supported DME (design, monitoring, evaluation) for projects
and programs on water & sanitation, education, nutrition,
livelihoods, natural farming & irrigation, protection &
participation, and advocacy
• Managed and coordinated various sources of funding including
grant, sponsorship and private non-sponsorship • Provided
training and guidance for junior programme officers in World
Vision Korea
• Participated in various cross-departmental task forces to
develop new funding sources and enhance relationship with
media, corporate and other donors
Program Officer for Asia
• Managed portfolio of development and humanitarian work in
Asia (Lao PDR, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam)
• Mobilized strategically-aligned resources (financial and
technical) according to country priorities
• Developed, acquired and managed 3 year KOICA-funded grant
project on natural farming and food security including
devising project proposal, budgeting, financial reporting and
annual reporting (3 month secondment to Sri Lanka)
• Assisted donor field visits
World Vision Zambia (Lusaka, Zambia) Jun
2009-Jul 2009
Grant Assistant (Internship)
• Assisted Grant Officer managing Integrated Health Project
jointly funded by KOICA and World Vision Korea
• Translated various contracts, proposals, reports & assisted
in budgeting & financing
INTERNATIONAL WORKCAMP ORGANIZATION Jan
2007-Mar 2008
Workcamp Coordinator
• Organized and managed online & offline training programs for
workcamp participants
• Coordinated cultural exchange with African, Asian and
American organizations
Copywriting & Copyediting (2021-2023)
Videos, art exhibition brochures, marketing brochures
Convicted of Peace
2021
2021 Epistolary essay awarded and funded by the Publication
Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) as a '2021 Quality
Publication Contents' and gained recommendations from the
media, including recommendations from Le Monde Diplomatique
Korea
Albert Ludwig Universität Freiburg (Freiburg,
Germany) &
University of KwaZulu Natal (Durban, South Africa)
Apr 2008-May 2010
M.A. in Social Sciences
• Joint masters degree offered by Albert Ludwig Universität
Freiburg (Germany) and University of KwaZulu Natal (South
Africa)
• Curriculum devised around the themes of ‘Cultural Change’,
‘Globalization’ and ‘Global Governance’ including courses on
African development, social thoughts, population, anthropology
and data management
• Studied in Albert Ludwig Universität Freiburg during first
and final semester
• Studied in University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa) during
second semester
• Studied in Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) during third
semester
• Pursued internship at World Vision Zambia as an assistant
for an Integrated Health Project jointly funded by KOICA and
World Vision Korea
• Carried out an independent research in Tanzania for master’s
thesis
Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea)
Mar 2002-Feb 2007
B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy
• GPA: 3.73/4.3
• Received Scholarship for high GPA on first semester of 2003
and second semester of 2005
• Courses include women’s studies, state and market, civil
society, NGO studies, political sociology, methodology,
economic analysis, etc.
• Selected as Ewha Frontier for Volunteer work (Volunteer work
proposal selected and funded)
• Founding member of Ewha International Politics Society
Language
Korean (Native)
English (Native/Fluent): TOEFL CBT 283 (Apr. 2006)
German (Basic): Zertifikat Deutsch B1 (Aug. 2010)
Others
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, AI API, Adobe XD, Audacity
Lived, studied, traveled and worked in various countries in
Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East & U.S. including...
Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi,
Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany,
Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia,
Malta, Mozambique, Netherlands, Philippines, Senegal, South
Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, U.S.A. Vietnam, Zambia
Coming soon..