Summary
Jihwan Kim is a product manager with 12 years of experience building robotics and automation products and optimizing global supply chains from Seoul. He led strategy and launch of automated cell-culture systems now used by over 10 leading pharmaceutical companies, helping his company secure recent Series funding. At LG Electronics he resolved semiconductor sourcing bottlenecks, ran RFQs and logistics optimization, and translated procurement insights into more accurate R&D cost forecasts. Trained as an Industrial Systems Engineer with international study in MIS, he combines systems thinking with hands-on supplier and cross-functional execution. Colleagues value his ability to shrink high-priority backlogs and align agile roadmaps to measurable OKRs while navigating complex regulatory and export environments.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Industrial System Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Industrial System Engineering at San José State University
Exchange Student, Management Information Systems, General, Exchange Student, Management Information Systems, General at Korea University
English, Korean