- Founder, Near & Wise IP Law Office (2020 - Present)
- In charge of patents for universities and research institutions such as Cornell University and Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V..
- Lecturer, Kyunghee University
- Member of the Deliberating Committee for Projects Recommended for Prioritized Purchase in Superior Inventions, Korea Invention Promotion Association
- Member of the Invention Review Committee, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)
- Member of the Invention Review Committee, Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI)
- Member of the Deliberating Committee, Seoul Business Agency
- External Advisor, NICE Information Service
- External Advisor, Korea Enterprise Data
- Technical Evaluation Advisor, Shinhan Bank (2017 - 2020)
- Performed TCB technical evaluations (for loans and investments) and attended the Investment Review Committee
- Provided IP consultations, internal IP training for corporate clients, and consultations for the rules on inventions related to duties
- Assisted the acquisition of loans with IP as securities for outstanding technology-based companies
- Honest & JR Partners; Machinery Team II (2015 - 2017)
- Patent attorney in charge of overseas patent applications for Hanon Systems
- Patent attorney in charge of Korean patent applications for Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Hyundai Wia, and MAHLE GmbH
- In charge of translating patents in English and German including TESLA and filing applications in said languages
- Provided consultations for the prevention of international IP disputes
- Engaged in research in prior technologies, trends in patents, and patent maps; analyzed patent infringements, etc.
- CENTRAL Intellectual Property & Law; Electronics and Machinery Team (2013 - 2015)
- In charge of patents of overseas corporations including Bosch, Philips, Johnson&Johnson, Alstom, Exxonmobil, Xerox, etc.
- Academic Background
- B.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- E-commerce; AI; BM patents; security systems
- Heavy industries; construction; light fixtures, mechanical tools; shipbuilding; medical equipment; air-conditioning units; automotive vehicles, etc.
- Technical evaluations (TCB); technology valuation; IP-security loans
