Experience

LG Business Research (LG경영연구원)

• South Korea
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Fellow

  • May 2023 - Present

  Executive role to lead chemical, energy business strategy development for LG group Executive role to lead chemical, energy business strategy development for LG group



McKinsey & Company

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engagement Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Apr 2023

  Lead various Production enhancement, Sustainability, Carbon Neutrality, ESG transformation projects

• Associate

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2021

  Various transformation, strategy, turn-around, operation excellence projects in Advanced industry, Heavy industry, and Chemical/Petrochemical industry



Solvay

• Belgium
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Scientist II

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2019

  Novecare - Oil and Gas Team • Develop synthetic associative polymer for better proppant suspension and injectability in the fracture • Design acid fracturing packages for production enhancement which includes corrosion inhibitors, non-emulsifier, and iron control agents based on corrosion coupon tests, rheology measurement, and core-flood • Develop and various stimulation fluid additives including derivative guar, scale inhibitor, and friction reducer using XRD, CST, Zeta potential, and rheology measurement • Study geochemical interaction based on interfacial and surface tension between crude oil, brine, and outcrop core to find proper surfactant package Show less



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Student

  • Aug 2010 - May 2015

  • Develop shale characterization procedure protocol (Eagle Ford, Barnett, and Bakken) • Measure relative permeability of shale using forced injection set-up • Measure fluid saturation change using NMR • Design proper drilling and fracturing fluid for Eagle Ford and Bakken shale • Develop method to minimize water invasion in shales using nanoparticles • Improve wellbore stability simulation program, Driller, which defines proper drilling operating conditions for preventing wellbore collapse and fracture Show less



Air Liquide

• France
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern at Energized Fracturing Group

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Designed test set-up to measure proppant transport in foams and liquefied gases • Developed mathematical model to predict proppant transport in designed apparatus • Investigated effect of CO2 exposure on mechanical properties and proppant embedment • Designed test set-up to measure proppant transport in foams and liquefied gases • Developed mathematical model to predict proppant transport in designed apparatus • Investigated effect of CO2 exposure on mechanical properties and proppant embedment



M-I SWACO

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern at Shale Testing Group

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Developed test cell for shale membrane behavior and wellbore stability • Tested newly developed water based mud containing nanoparticle for gas shales • Designed wellbore database for Marcellus shale play • Developed test cell for shale membrane behavior and wellbore stability • Tested newly developed water based mud containing nanoparticle for gas shales • Designed wellbore database for Marcellus shale play



Georgia Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scientist at Material Science Engineering

  • Aug 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Fabricated nano-size thin film and monitored film surface with AFM and SEM • Simulated polymer movement with molecular modeling packages • Fabricated nano-size thin film and monitored film surface with AFM and SEM • Simulated polymer movement with molecular modeling packages