Education

Candidate for Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Used the complexity concept to gain new insight into the issue of system integration.  Generalizing the principle for various scheduling problems such as a cluster tools scheduling in semiconductor fab.

      Minors in Statistics and Stochastic processes

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering,    June, 1999

Performed research in the area of design theory and methodology. 

Thesis: “The System Architecture Concept in Axiomatic Design Theory.”

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering,     February, 1997

Seoul National University

Seoul, Korea

Experience

Graduate Research Assistant     September, 1997 to present 

Worked with professor Nam P. Suh in Axiomatic Design group.  Studied in depth in the area of design methodologies including Axiomatic Design theory, Robust engineering, DSM, TRIZ, etc.  Performed case studies with a semiconductor equipment manufacturing company ( SVG, Inc. )

Teaching Assistant     February, 2001 to June, 2001

Taught the subject, “Principles of Design” at MIT with professor Nam P. Suh

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Intern      June, 1998 to August, 1998.                      

Worked independently under the supervision of VP-level & manager level personnel.  Analyzed the performance of the photoresist processing system in terms of throughput.  Co-developed a new scheduling strategy, called “synchronous algorithm.”

Silicon Valley Group, Inc.

San Jose, CA

Research Staff     January, 1997 to May, 1997.               

Designed a user-friendly command box using a microcontroller for the “Human-Robot” project.  Co-developed the “Hand-shaking” demo.

Korea Instituie of Science and Technology

Seoul, Korea