CES Innovation Awards® 2025 Honoree

Bachelor of Science (BS)

• Executed 30+ high-level protection operations for the President of Korea and visiting Heads of State
• Coordinated seamlessly with national police and military units to ensure zero security breaches during presidential movements and international summits
• Received the Excellence Award at the Police & Military Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Training Course for exceptional performance under rigorous conditions

Security Agent

Founder Project

• Defined growth strategy from market, customer, and competitive insights
• Unified feedback, tech assessments, and analysis to align product roadmap with market fit
• Advised leadership on fundraising, product direction, and global expansion priorities

Strategy Manager

• Built & scaled a content studio serving French-speaking K-culture fans
• Produced promotional campaigns for 5 rookie idols, generating 1.5M+ views with a 99% like ratio
• Managed cross-border collaborations with magazines, agencies, sponsors and film crews

Founder

Series A | Deep Tech startup

• Managed participation in Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations program, becoming the first Korean project selected for the UNICEF WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) initiative
• Drove global outreach via La French Tech Tech4Good, ChangeNOW Paris, and L’Oréal Korea Innovation Center; selected as an innovation partner by L’Oréal

Project Manager

<p>• Contributed to a portfolio and business development strategy for a top-tier tobacco company
• Analyzed overseas market-entry opportunities, including market sizing, regulatory landscapes, and export-data evaluation to identify priority countries
• Benchmarked global competitors and product portfolios, providing strategic insights that informed the client’s go-to-market approach</p>

Research Assistant

<p>Pre-Series A | Deep Tech Startup

• Drove business development &amp; partnerships from lead generation to contracts across Europe and Asia
• Managed open-innovation programs (incl. Thales “Trust My Tech”) and top-tier exhibitions (MWC, CES, VivaTech)
• Led market-entry and competitive analysis to expand global pipeline and brand presence
• Contributed to the company’s CES Innovation Awards Honoree recognition</p>

Global Project Lead

Seed stage | On-device AI Development Platform

• Leading business strategy & operations, working closely with the CEO
• Driving business development from lead generation to contracts with global partners
• Championing ZETIC’s mission to break the GPU dinosaurs and unlock AI Freedom, enabling developers to run AI anywhere, free from cloud dependency, through the fastest & easiest On-device AI development platform

Business Head

Building AI Freedom | On-Device AI for Every Developer | Business Head @ZETIC.ai

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