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WORK EXPERIENCE
Dexcom  Lead Industrial Designer (October 2017 - Present)

O-I   Industrial Designer (September 2013 - October 2017)

Nestle Purina  I  Industrial Design Intern (May - August 2013)

R&R Associates  I  Industrial Design Intern (May - June 2012)

Nintendo  I  Industrial Design Intern (August - December 2011)

 
 
PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ACTIVITIES
2024 San Diego Design Week  I  Advisor (September 2024)
  • Served as an advisor for San Diego Design Week, shaping the event's vision and execution.
  • Provided strategic guidance to submitters on their proposals, and contributed to the success of the event as part of the World Design Capital 2024 year-long celebrations.
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Specialized University Training Program  I  Speaker (September 2022)
  • Topic: New tech convergence design and designers' role
  • Invited by KIDP (Korea Institute of Design Promotion)
  • Audience: Over 200 design and engineering students
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Corporate Education Program  I  Speaker (August 2022)
  • Topic: Strategies to create empathetic design story
  • Invited by K-Water (Korea Water Resources Corporation)
  • Audience: 25 selected startups
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CES 2022 K-Startup Review Seminar  I  Speaker (January 2022)
  • Topic: CES 2022 recap and design trend forecast
  • Invited by KISED (Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development)
  • Audience: Over 2000 viewers from a YouTube live streaming
 
Corporate Education Program  I  Speaker (November 2021)
  • Topic: Empathetic storytelling in Product Design
  • Invited by Seoul Digital Foundation
  • Audience: 50 selected startups
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Design Korea  I  Product Design Mentor / Speaker (November 2018 - 2021)​
  • Invited by KIDP (Korea Institute of Design Promotion)
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DESIGN AWARD JUDGING EXPERIENCE
IDEA - International Design Excelence Awards  I  Juror (2024 - 2025)
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Good Design Korea  I  Juror (2019 - 2023)​
 
Korea International Design Award  I  Juror (2019 - 2021)​
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CES Innovation Awards  I  Juror (2019)​
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AWARDS
2024 Good Design Award (Japan) I  Winner
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System​
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2024 iF Design Award  I  Winner​
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System​
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2024 German Design Award  I  2 Winners​
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System / Dexcom G7 Receiver
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2023 Good Design Award (USA) I  2 Winners​
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System / Dexcom G7 Receiver
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2023 International Design Excellence Awards  I  1 Gold & 3 Finalists
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System / Dexcom G7 Receiver
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2023 Innovation by Design   2 Honorable Mentions & 1 Finalist
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System / Dexcom G7 Receiver
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2023 Good Design Awards (Australia)  I  2 Winners​
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System / Dexcom G7 Receiver
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2023 Good Design Awards (Korea)  I  2 Winners
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System / Dexcom G7 Receiver
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2023 Core77 Design Awards  I  Winner
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System 
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2023 D&AD Awards  I  Wood Pencil
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System
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2023 Red Dot Product Design Award  I  3 Red Dots
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System / Dexcom G7 Receiver
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2023 CES Innovation Awards  I  2 Honorees
  • Dexcom G7 CGM System / Dexcom G7 Receiver
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2018 Clear Choice Awards  I  Winner
  • OBRC BottleDrop Refillable Bottle
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2017 Clear Choice Awards  I  Winner
  • Campari Wild Turkey Rare Breed
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2017 PAC Global Leadership Awards  I  Gold
  • Rocker Spirits
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2016 Red Dot Concept Design Award  I  2 Red Dots
  • ONDO ThermoBand / CLIP Fishhook
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2016 International Design Excellence Awards  I  Finalist
  • ONDO ThermoBand
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2015 International Design Excellence Awards  I  Finalist
  • FIHERE Fire Extinguisher Tracking Device
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PATENTS
US Design and Utility Patents  (Total of 34)
  • Selected Patents: Medical device receiver and display / Wearable medical monitoring device / Systems and methods relating to an anlayte sensor system having a battery / Transcutaneous analyte sensor, applicators, therefore, and associated methods / Applicator for applying transcutanesous analyte sensors and associated methods of manufacture
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LICENSES
Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) issued by Dassault Systems (March 2020)
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EDUCATION
Auburn University, School of Industrial and Graphic Design
  • Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
" Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all...good design must primarily serve people." 
- Thomas J. Watson

 

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