Experience

Samsung Next

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Startup Investment & New Business Development

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  - Investment Lead for Korea and Asia startups . Web3, Digital Healthcare, Metaverse, AI, Fintech, Infra - Future Strategy & Partnership - Investment Lead for Korea and Asia startups . Web3, Digital Healthcare, Metaverse, AI, Fintech, Infra - Future Strategy & Partnership



Samsung Electronics

• South Korea
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Manager, SmartTV Product and Business Strategy

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2018

  - Developed strategic directions of "Ambient" screen (Bixby-enabled AI screen) for Samsung TV, showcased in '18 CES- Led in-organic technology sourcing and partnerships with cross-functional teams in the areas of AI and media technologies- Formulated content sales & distribution strategy and content pricing model for The Frame- Led smart home strategy in a joint effort with Digital Appliance Division and cross-device (MDE: Multi-Device Experience) strategy with cross-functional teams to create Samsung brand synergy (Galaxy S-SmartTV-Family Hub)- Led a T/F to assess business feasibilities of investing new content business (Video, Music, Game)- New Business Developments and Partnerships: vMVPD (Virtual MVPD) partnership strategy, Smart Display, MSFT (XBox), Valve partnerships (Steam) Show less

• Sr. Manager, Corporate Venture Accelerator (Samsung Research Center)

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2015

  - Led in-residence venture incubations in IoT and media sectors, set up several corporate ventures (teams internally incubated in the form of startups in residence) while developing a corporate-wide business incubation process, and successfully spin them out with early stage investment (Samsung Spin-in/out Program)- Developed strategic partnerships with top-tier startup accelerator programs located in US to source new technologies and to accelerate corporate ventures being incubated within DMC Research Lab, the global HQ for Samsung R&D Show less

• Sr. Manager, New Business Development (Media Solution Center)

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

  - Responsible for sourcing emerging technologies and investing startups located in US and S. Korea to create inorganic growth opportunities, played a key role to lead cross-functional teams to invest and acqui-hire startups followed by post merger integration- Spearheaded a team to lead a proof of concept of core applications for Gear and also 'Future TV Project'

• Manager, Product Management & Business Development for SmartTV and B2B Display

  • Jul 2009 - Jan 2013

  - As a product manager, largely contributed to introduce the World’s first Smart TV with 2012 CES innovation award- Partnered with Google for Android TV project, led to formulate the TV product strategy and to negotiate with Google for a cross-compatible TV platform, which first adopted cross-compatibility with Samsung's in-house TV platform and has eventually become the founding architecture of Tizen TV- Led strategic partnerships with many global IT firms such as Google, Adobe, Neflix, Amazon and major MVPD operators located in US and EU to provide premium TV services and to create new distribution channel.- Negotiated with Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (now called Amazon Prime) to draw a successful partnership model. - Led to partner with Gaikai, which is one of the first streaming game technology providers and later becomes Sony Playstation Now, and helped Samsung to first and exclusively introduce PS Now to TV.- Led a business development with MSFT (Entertainment & Devices Division) to co-develop a massive multi-touch tabletop computer (Surface V2) and, as a product manager, successfully formulated global distribution strategy and the go-to-market plan covering 18 countries.- Product-managed commercial interactive displays. Involved with the entire product cycle from product development to pre-sales and channel marketing, led 65” Samsung Interactive Whiteboard targeted at a global education sector to become a top selling interactive board in UK and Netherland in 2010. Show less



NCSOFT West

• United States
• Computer Games
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Corporate Strategy

  • Jul 2003 - Apr 2007

  - Evaluated new investment potential by studying corporate acquisitions and joint ventures, carried out business analysis, determined return on investment coordinating with Financial Strategic Team. - Provided market intelligence to executive directors while assisting them to make informed decisions. - Led a team of 3 to formulate game portal service platform concept (PlayNC) and established key service strategies involving market feasibility assessment, business models and Web 2.0-driven services and acquired over a million subscribers. - Led a TF to ascertain Key Performance Index measuring non-financial operation performances and designed business intelligence to predict “customer value” by analyzing user behaviors. Show less



Daou Technology Inc.,

• South Korea
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SW Engineering and Consulting

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

  - Played key role in CMS (Casino Management System) project for Kangwon Casino Land, providing crucial support with database modeling, and technical feedback to major system integration companies - Analyzed the feasibility of overseas IT solutions, allowing executives to determine implementation in the domestic market & Provided a technical consulting service on Vignette CMS (Content Management System) - Played key role in CMS (Casino Management System) project for Kangwon Casino Land, providing crucial support with database modeling, and technical feedback to major system integration companies - Analyzed the feasibility of overseas IT solutions, allowing executives to determine implementation in the domestic market & Provided a technical consulting service on Vignette CMS (Content Management System)