Work:
Consulate-General of Japan at Houston
May 2008 - May 2011
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Assistant to Economic and Political Affairs Section
AIG International Services
Nov 2007 - Dec 2008
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Travel Assistance Coordinator, Korean Section
Samsung Securities
Sep 2002 - Sep 2003
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Associate (Financial Editor)
Institute for Information Industry
Feb 2001 - Mar 2002
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Senior Program Executive
JET Programme
Jul 1997 - Jul 1998
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Coordinator for International Relations
Education:
Seoul National University 2004 - 2006
M.A., Modern Korean History, Modern Korean History
The University of Texas at Austin 1994 - 1997
B.A.#1: Japanese Language; B.A.#2: Asian Studies
金沢工業大学 1994 - 1994
EAGLE-Japan Scholarship
Texas A&M University 1992 - 1994
Architecture, Environmental Design (transferred to UT in 1994)
Skills:
Strategic Planning, Editing, Public Speaking, Japanese, Social Media, Photoshop, Translation, Research, English, Chinese, Press Releases
Honor & Awards:
December 1997
Japanese Consulate-General’s Japanese Speech Contest, Houston, Texas
- Winner of Japanese Consulate-General’s Cup
October 2000
Paek-il Jang Annual National Korean Literature Writing Contest, Seoul, Korea
- Winner of “Best in all Categories” for essay titled “Friend”
November 2000 Hangul Society National Korean Speech Contest, Seoul, Korea
- Winner, 3rd place
February 2001
Market Intelligence Center Year-end Review
- Employee of the Year