Changwoo Kim
Irvine, CA, United States0
Senior Program Manager | Hardware & Emerging Tech Programs | M.S. Data Science · MBA | Automotive · EV · Robotics · Consumer Electronics | Ex-Hyundai, LG, Samsung
Senior program manager who takes emerging technologies from pilot validation to commercial deployment. Spent 8+ years at Hyundai Motor Company running a 22-program, $10M+ portfolio and carrying three external technologies to deployment, including one now sold by Kia.
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Experience
Operations & Commercialization Lead
Stealth StartupJun 2024 — Present
Supporting an early-stage startup on operations and technology commercialization.
Senior Program Manager, Advanced Technology Portfolio
Hyundai Motor CompanyAug 2015 — Mar 2024 · Mountain View, California, United States
Ran a 22-program, $10M+ portfolio covering AI, robotics, mobility, and EV charging, reprioritizing mid-cycle and lifting budget utilization from 40% to 85%. Designed the Jira intake-to-launch system and Power BI reporting, redesigned approval routing, and cut approval lead time from 10 weeks to 4. Took three external technologies from pilot to deployment, including a camping module now sold as an official Kia product.
Product Manager, webOS Smart TV
LG ElectronicsAug 2012 — Sep 2015 · Seoul, South Korea
Led cross-functional launch programs for LG's webOS Smart TV platform.
▸ Cross-functional launch readiness: Orchestrated hardware, software platform, design, sales, marketing, and QA teams for the webOS UHD8000 and LB6000 series through CES unveil, demo builds, and executive briefings.
▸ 40+ bi-weekly CEO briefs: Delivered competitive positioning analysis against Apple, Google, and Samsung to LG's CEO (2013–2015), grounded in 100+ customer and partner interviews, supporting a go-to-market strategy that drove 17% YoY growth and $400M in launch-year sales.
Robot Engineering Researcher
Samsung ElectronicsJun 2008 — Aug 2011 · Suwon
Led Samsung's first robotic vacuum platform from R&D to global launch.
▸ Coordinated R&D, manufacturing, QC, and suppliers through the first-generation launch of Samsung's robotic vacuum platform, reducing the development cycle 20% through CAE-based dynamics optimization.
▸ 18 patents in robot motion control, navigation, and multibody dynamics optimization (Google Scholar).
Education
University of Michigan - School of Information
Master of Science - MS in Applied Data Science
Aug 2024 — Sep 2026
GPA 3.86
Seoul National University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration, Management and Operations
University at Buffalo
Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)
Hanyang University
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Computer Engineering
Credentials
D
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Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
DeepLearning.AI, Stanford University
Issued Apr 2025
U
License or certification
Intermediate PostgreSQL
University of Michigan
Issued Aug 2024
C
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Model Thinking
Coursera Course Certificates
Issued Jun 2017
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Skills
Programme OfficeManaging Large Scale ProjectsGo-to-Market StrategyOperations ManagementMicrosoft Power BIProgram Delivery ManagementTechnical Program LeadershipCross-functional LeadershipSystem Integration & ValidationTechnical Program CoordinationProcess Optimization & Cycle Time ReductionProduct Lifecycle ManagementStakeholder Alignment & DeliveryCross-functional Program ExecutionTechnical Project LeadershipGlobal Cross-Functional Team Leadership