Summary
Youngsu Son is a product-focused technology leader and Chief Product Officer with 8+ years in senior roles and two decades of hands-on software experience dating back to Samsung. He currently leads product and strategy at Onycom while contributing to international testing standards as an ISO 29119 WG26 member, blending product vision with rigorous quality and AI testing practices. As Chairman of URQA, he has deep roots in open-source crash-reporting tools and community-driven big data efforts, reflecting a bias toward observable, reliable systems. He pairs a developer’s grounding and formal MCA in software engineering with strong design sensibilities, enabling him to move from high-level architecture to pixel-level details. A former mentor for Korea’s Software Maestro program and ex-professor, he brings proven coaching and governance experience for boards and engineering teams. He’s notable for bridging structured standards work and product innovation while keeping customer delight central to execution.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Software Engineering, Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Software Engineering at Hanyang University
Korean, English