About Me
I am Strategic Product Manager, having Ownership, Diverse experiences, and Cross-function with expertise in solving problems, product management across software and business, design, and Digital Analysis.
Proven successes in leading market initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional teams and external markets, constant test & learn, and developing service based on customer’s feedback.
As a Product Manager and leader, I focus on collaborating with diverse perspectives, designing features that drive value, listening to people’s voices, and reflecting on new technologies at a fast pace through feedback.
With 2 years of experience in Product Management, I founded a Startup of E-commerced based Food tech web•mobile service and led projects in Global Business in Travel, Music with Metaverse, Sales, Proptech, Supply Chain, and other various steps. I have tried to be mainly a Cross-functional Product Manager but also Software Developer and Business developer in various industries in order to understand the whole flow of products and the way of delivering impact to the end-user.
I strongly feel responsible and motivated for technological innovation and social impact with software product which can deliver positive life change to people from all over the world.
Experience
Various Startup
Product Management, Web Prototype•SEO Developer as Contract.
Nov 2022 - Current
As contract, I assist various startups(In Lively, Curve Analytics, Zentropy, 100cation, and Botanic Monsters) in Product Management and other IT operations for developing product and buiness development
- Contributed to product and digital projects managing sports and AR applications, Content prototypes, and Vendor items.
- Conducted interviews with over 100, pivoted grouping features based on user feedback, and increased user activation by 120%.
- Supported expanding company into Spain and Vietnam Markets.
Webeing
https://seungjohan.notion.site/Webeing-e5424ca323644024840746e625a8d1e9?pvs=4CEO(co-founder), Product Manager, and Software Developer
Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
Selling leftover foods closed with expired date or stock items at low prices and encouraging users to save the environment together.
- Led planning, design, and engineering of E-commerce B2B2C digital Web and Mobile products using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Django, AWS, and Payment module.(Product Development / Prototype Design / Github)
- Oversaw product development of Web•Mobile across 10 restaurants including product roadmap through developing 5 prototypes in beta test based on customer feedback, new feature launches, setting market partners, developing dashboard, conducting A/B test, and KPI management cross-functionally with engineering, business, and design teams.
- Pivoted BM and UX/UI design according to user feedback by conducting over 1000 interviews and achieved DAU 100+, CRR +200%, and +35% increase in sales by localizing marketing strategy, pivoting product, and making other marketing channels. (Kakao Channel)
- Led ESG business development by holding environment events and applying features of trading env point accumulation.
- Received investment from ‘Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups’, called ‘예비창업자 특화패키지’.
Global Accelerator based on Jeju, South Korea
- Helped manage co-working space, digital nomad program, and supported work for startups.
- Utilized AWS(EC2, Elastic beanstalk) and analytics to initial setup and manage the SEO search console process in Google and Naver.
Relevant Skills
I used these skills for study, projects and works.
Product Management
- Product Roadmapping | Design Thinking | User Interview | Project Management | Business Strategy
- Notion | Slack | Adobe XD | Figma | Protopie | Trello | Microsoft Office | Google Suite | Asana
Software
- Python | C | SQL | HTML5 | CSS | JavaScript | Mobile&Web Development | iOS Development
- Git | Django | Bootstrap | MySQL | AWS (Elastic beanstalk, EC2, S3) | Node.js | MongdoDB
Analytics and Design
- Linear Algebra | Calculus | Statistics | Numerical Analysis
- Business Development and Strategy | Customer Development | Digital Marketing | Google Analytics
- Prototype Design | AdobeXD | Figma | Protopie
Languages
- Korean (Native)
- English (C1)
- Spanish (A1)
Education
B.S. in Mathematics and Software Venture ('Computer Science and Engineering' and Business Entrepreneurship)
- Related Courses: Linear Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Marketing Research, Customer Development and Strategy, Software Development, Database Design, Algorithms, and Data Structures.
- Interviewed about IT Entrepreneurship as a representative of majoring in Software Venture.
- Served South Korean Military service duty as ‘Dokdo Security Guard’ from Mar 2017 - Dec 2018.
Entrepreneurship International Exchange Program
- Intensive field consulting program with a local venture to explore international business expansion strategies.
- Related Courses: Overseas Management Consulting, International Entrepreneurship, and Innovation.
Relevant Activities
Student-run Tech Entrepreneurship Community that helps students solve real-world problems and develop their ideas into competitive products using programming.
- Studied the process of developing web-based SaaS products from conception to implementation.
- Related Courses: Django, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, AWS. Node.js, UX•UI, AdobeXd, Figma
- ‘Lotte X Likelion Online Hackathon’ 2nd price by Lotte Corporation and Likelion
'LINC+ Capstone Design' and
'Davinci SW•AI Tech Fair'
2019, 2020
College Software and Startup Contest by Chung-Ang University
- Developed and led the projects, Meatverse using “‘Gathertown’”, Application with Blockchain, and Web-based SaaS product prototype.
- CAPSTONE DESIGN 2nd price, SW•AI Tech Fair 3rd price.
5th Global innovator Festa hackathon contest
- Suggested a solution by applying Korean advanced technology into Kazakhstan’s tranportation problem, using information polarization with Kazakhstan friends.
- Global Challenger Award
Incheon Center For Creative Enonomy & Innovation Startup School
https://ccei.creativekorea.or.kr/incheon/Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
Incheon Center for Creative Economy & Innovation 8th Startup School
- Related Course: Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Business development, Ideation
Jeju Entrepreneurship DIGITAL NOMAD 100hours Work Marathon
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Hn_BrH-0k/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
Entrepreneurship Program, Work Marathon
- Cooperated with Digital nomads like CEO, Engineer, and Designer from all over the world and Learned about entrepreneurship, marketing and business.
- Supported data processing in Imaging AI, Educational business contents, and making Character business product prototype.
Projects
Connect To
Current
Using ML with Graphs theory to analyze the synergy between person to group and group to group.
- Accomplished customer interview 50+ related to Hiring, Groups, Meeting, and Study club.
- Learning the theory, Machine Learning with Graphs.
Busking Town
https://seungjohan.notion.site/Busking-Town-65071af5ac4044f1b8bfb9f89a3f8ff9Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
Metaverse online Busking platform to enable artists to perform and communicate with audiences through local resources.
- Developed Metaverse prototype with Gathertown and had a MVP test 1 time based on customer interview 100+.
- LINC+ CAPSTONE DESIGN 2nd price
- Gathertown Prototype
Webeing
https://seungjohan.notion.site/Webeing-e5424ca323644024840746e625a8d1e9?pvs=4Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
Selling leftover foods closed with expired date or stock items at low prices and encouraging users to save the environment together.
- [Role] Planned, designed, and engineered full-stack B2B2C platform. Accomplished business development and customer development with more than 1000 customers including resturant owners, Prospective clients, and Agricultural producers in order to validate hypothesis and find the PMF.
- [Tech Stack] Python, Django, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Vue.js, AWS, Git
LITER
https://seungjohan.notion.site/LITER-590828c2f546467a89b34ec6a2b76ace?pvs=4Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
Point integration solution for small business cafe. Combine point coupon and wallet of several cafes, as one.
- A shared-economy cafe point integration solution that eliminates place restrictions that combine points and coupons provided to customers for each small cafe not franchise.
- [Role] Led our team, Developed prototype, Pitching, and Market research near Dongjak-gu, Seoul
- Advanced to the final stage of Try Everything 2020 Korea Startup Audition
Seasonal vendor of Adult items(Condom) for Christmas and New year in Seoul
https://brunch.co.kr/brunchbook/projectcondomOct 2019 - Jan 2020
Selling Condom during Season in Christmas and New year as a Vendor to figure out Conservative mindset regarding Condom in Korea, the Difference between Red Ocean and Blue Ocean, and Actual Business.
- [Role] Developed Customized the product Condom for Christmas season, Accomplished Market research, Managed wholesale transaction, Financial trade, and Sales.
- Completed the project and made a small sales. We could learn about the personality of Korean market, Vendor, Red•Blue Ocean, Financial, and Business.
BEUS
https://seungjohan.notion.site/Travel-CP-Content-Provider-77eae3e646594fa9881f9c82c5a9d9062019, 2022
Travel and tourism platform for providing high-quality touristic recommendations by Korean and foreigner CP(Content Provider).
- Created an experience for visitors to Korea providing high-quality touristic recommendations from the both perspective of Koreans and foreigners who already have stayed in Korea
- [Role] Developed Touristic Program, Accmplish MVP tests, and Marketing to several college exchang stuents communities.
- Accomplished MVP test more than 20 times with foreign users from Kazakhstan, Singapore, India, Spain, Germany, US, Canada, South Africa, China, etc.
Freelancing
SEO Development
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- [Curve Analytics] Digital Marketing Project Korean language Insight analyst support The project involves working with search data; the analysts will be collecting search keywords and creating lists of accepted terms in this language.
Translation & Interpretation
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- [Zentorpy] Supporting and translating for site visit to the office and factory to the Spanish client partner.
- [100cation] Developing cultural contents and interpretating business paper in English for expanding business to other Asian market.
Protype Development
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- [Botanic Monsters] Developing and producing prototype ‘character product’ with coffee grounds.