EDUCATION
University
• Carnegie Mellon University - Entertainment Technology Center (2006 - 2008)
- Master of Entertainment Technology (MET)
- Interdisciplinary developmental research program focusing on games, theme parks and various entertainment technology fields
• Seoul Institute of the Arts ━ Digital Arts (2003 - 2005)
- Associate Degree in Arts
- Majored in digital art focusing on experimental video and digital sound design
• Dankook University ━ Law (1996 - 2003)
- Bachelor of Laws
• Auckland University ━ Computer Science (1994)
Private institute
• MBC Digital Academy ━ Game Programming (2005)
• MBC Digital Academy ━ Game Design (2005)
• Johnnie Walker School ━ Bar tending (2005)
• Seoul Jazz Academy ━ Record Engineering (2000)
EXPERIENCE
Employment
• Seoul Institute of the Arts ━ Professor (July 2009 ~ Current)
- Professor at Digital Arts department.
- Director of Art & Technology Center
- Teaching classes : Game Design, Game Programming, Digital Art Programming, Interactive Technology & Performance etc.
- Teaching Tools : Unreal Engine, Unity3D, Processing, Arduino, C++, C
• Neofect ━ Game Designer / Sound Specialist (November 2014 ~ October 2016)
- Develop smart rehabilitation solutions for patients with nervous system disorders.
- Create systematic fun rehabilitation training programs with combines game contents with the rehabilitation device.
- Make sound effects and background music for the game contents.
• Entertainment Technology Center ━ Researcher (January 2009 ~ May 2009)
- Planed and Managed projects in Entertainment Technology Center.
- Composed music, made sound FX, digital mix and master audio contents for projects.
• Semiotic Technologies ━ Composer / Sound Designer (August 2008 ~ January 2009)
- Composed main music for Flash based educational games.
- Made sound FX, and mixed / mastered audio for projections.
• Media Cube ━ Sound Engineer (April 2005 ~ September 2005)
- Up-mixed stereo to 5.1 surround sound in movies and animations.
- Mastered and restored audio for films and music.
• e:on Music ━ Productions Coordinator (November 2004 ~ April 2005)
- Co-produced contemporary pop music including "Pak Sun Zoo" and classical music albums.
- Coordinated music production pipeline and plans.
- Managed live stage performances for "Park, Kwang-Hyun."
• Kirin Theater ━ Assistance Director (July 2003 ~ November 2004)
- Co-produced stage productions including "Holy Family" and "Han-Dan-Go-Gi."
- Created video and sound productions for stage performances.
• Mudskipper ━ Music Video Director (May 2003 ~ May 2004)
- Created the Internet music videos for an experimental music group called "Mudskipper."
• Heemangse Theater ━ Stage Actor (November 2001 ~ April 2002)
- Lead actor in the plays ‘Mt. Jiri.’
Projects
• Sonology ━ Interactive Audio Designer / Producer (Spring 2008)
- Designed and built 3D audio environments which can be navigated and interact with a user without relying on visuals.
- Created linear/nonlinear sound assets and designed real time sound effects processing.
- Managed project communications, presentations, scheduling and archiving progress.
• Independence Seaport Museum ━ Composer / Sound Designer / Producer (Fall 2007)
- Built the foundation of five-screen multimedia film about the evolution of the Port of Philadelphia for the museum. (http://www.phillyseaport.org/ )
- Created the music and sound effects for the trailer of the film.
- Managed daily aspects of the production and the team.
• Regenerative Medicine ━ Composer / 5.1 Surround Sound Designer (Summer 2007)
- Created music and sound FX for full dome animated film, "Our Cells, Our Selves."
- Mixed and mastered 5.1 surround sound for planetariums.
• Spaceship Earth ━ Composer / Sound Designer (Spring 2007)
- Collaborated with Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Online and the Siemens Corporation.
- Built a flash based online game-"PuriFighters". (http://www.epcotspaceshipearth.com/ )
- Created all the music and sound FX for the game.
HONORS
Awards
• Semi-Finalist ━ Walt Disney Imagineering “Imagi-nations” Design Competition, 2008
• Best Film Director ━ Digital Contents Festival for Youth; South Korea, 2004
• Highest honor with full scholarship ━ Seoul Institute of the Arts, 2003~2004
• Light of the Arts Scholarship ━ Seoul Institute of the Arts, 2003
• 2nd Prize ━ Campus song festival for re-unification of Korea, 1996
Certificates
• Certified Game Development Specialist (South Korea)
• Certified Instructor of Tae Kwon Do ━ 4th Degree Black
SKILLS
Tools
• Programming ━ Unreal Engine, Unity3D, Processing, Arduino, C, C++, Python
• Audio ━ Logic Pro, Cubase, Pro Tools, Reason, Max/MSP, FMOD
• Video ━ Vegas, Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop
Others
• Instruments ━ Jang-Gu, Kwaeng-Gwa-ri, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer/Piano
• Athletics/Sports ━ Tae Kwon Do, Swimming, Table Tennis, Salsa dance, Tango dance
• Interests ━ I-Ching, Backpacking travel, Fortune-telling