I will have a positive influence on the World - MJ KIM

myung Joong kim

xxxho xxxdong xxxx apartment   |  Kwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea 

| +82 10-5248-xxxx  |  kim.diypro@gmail.com

Objective

Business Development  Manager, venture Capital & Startups

education

-          Full-time MBA, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands                                - 2011~2012

-          Bachelor of Arts in German literature, SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA                                 - 1999~2007

professional experience

Founder and CEO

2/1/2013 — Present

-          ● Developed light parts of machine vision for 7th generation LCD glass inspection. 80% uniformity required on inclined 2400*1800mm area. Patent pending
● Developed optic parts for 150W LED stage light. Beam angle is between 15~60 degree.
Funded by one of the biggest stage light manufacture and contracted for supply
● Consulting for Korea No.1 multiplex to New product development.
● Involved 3 years national funded R&D project. Developed Lens let for 3D integral photonics
● Received 3 Korea government investment: R&D road map development, multi-array fresnel lens to reduce assembly time, and compact mirror ball product design development 
● Venture certified and R&D center approved
● Awarded from governor to achieve excellent R&D outcome.

Marketing and Planning Lecturer and Department leader

6/1/2007 — Present

Pragmatist, NGO

A Non-Profit Organization (NPO) provides marketing strategy training to its members

-     ● 160 people is educated, now work for various employers and Start-ups
● Currently 12 university students going through marketing education program.
● Pragmatist will become a marketing specialized college and later volunteer for free management consulting services for NGOs and NPOs.

Founder and CEO

3/1/2012 — 10/1/2013

Beezap Korea Co. Ltd.,

Beezap Co. Ltd. has two business unit, which is optical and Storage unit

Optical business unit specialized on design and manufacturing for fresnel lens for LED lights and display etc. and sole distributor of large Front surface mirror.
Storage business unit is dealing with external HDD and USB memory and memory card 
as own brand Beezap and other OEM, such as IT-CEO, AXXEN, Samsung PLEOMAX etc.

-          ● Employed 13 people and achieved $3.5 million revenue in the first year
● Monitored existing customers behavior and applied new segmentation: discovered new customers and increased profit 5% to 8.5%
● Reduced external HDD operating cost to increase OEM production from 3M Korea: inventory turnover ratio increased
● Motivated internal and external stakeholders to launch new USB memory: increase distributor 0 to 30 and sales 1,000 pcs to 10,000 pcs
● Developed 3D lens for LG Display: lens for Glasses-free 3D
● Acquired exclusive right in South Korea of large Front surface mirror
● Sold all shares and acquired optical business unit

Founder

10/1/2002 — 12/1/2010

-          ● Established the company and DiYPRO online community (www.DiYPRO.net) with US$ 30,000 in assets; developed the website as the largest one with over 60,000 members in Do It Yourself category (ranked by www.Rankydot.com).
● Developed and commercialized world’s first DIY projectors, SayView series (2004); contributed to the development of DIY projector markets in different regions including US, Germany, France, and China.
● Expanded product line by transferring manufacturing technology of BalHae series, an entry level projector line, under OEM contract with a Chinese manufacturer (2006).
● Designed world’s first wall-mounted projector by motivating DiyPRO online-community members to share and develop ideas for new products; the program was recognized as one of the most successful prosumer marketing case by Customer Inside, published by Samsung Economic Research Institute (2007).
● Co-invented highly-efficient LED street light by leveraging optical lens controlling techniques: patent application is under review with the title Environmental Lens for Solar Concentration (2010).
● Design and supply Fresnel lens, sourcing from China, for LED and photovoltaic manufactures in Korea
● Managed effective succession to new CEO

Researcher                                                                                                                                  4/1/2008 – 30/09/2009

-          ● To evaluate corporate management system 
● Executed Global Green Management Excellence Awards: created Green Marketing sector of the award and developed criteria