{"$schema":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsonresume/resume-schema/v1.0.0/schema.json","basics":{"name":"Rufina K. Park","label":"Founder & CEO","summary":"Learning designer, educator, and founder with 10+ years of experience designing K-8 computer science curriculum and AI-supported learning experiences. Currently building an AI-powered learning platform for children.","location":{"city":"United States"},"profiles":[{"network":"LinkedIn","username":"rufinapark","url":"https://linkedin.com/in/rufinapark"},{"network":"GitHub","username":"ruffruffarr","url":"https://github.com/ruffruffarr"}]},"meta":{"canonical":"https://saywise.com/member7697","version":"v1.0.0","lastModified":"2026-10-29T21:59:23.382Z"},"x_saywise":{"handle":"member7697","pronouns":null,"availability":null,"oneLiner":"Learning designer, educator, and founder with 10+ years of experience designing K-8 computer science curriculum and AI-supported learning experiences. 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Using Claude, ChatGPT, Unity, Figma, and AI-assisted development to prototype curriculum and interactive lessons quickly."},{"name":"YouTube (via 1021 Creative)","position":"Associate Director, APAC Editorial","location":"Asia Pacific","startDate":"2022-07-01","endDate":"2023-12-01","summary":"Served as Project Management and Quality Lead for YouTube's APAC editorial organization, overseeing 60+ content strategists and managers across five international markets. Designed onboarding materials, training programs, and knowledge resources, and worked with cross-functional leadership to improve documentation and operational consistency."},{"name":"Seoul Foreign School","position":"Computer Science Curriculum Designer & Instructor","location":"Seoul, South Korea","url":"https://seoulforeign.org","startDate":"2021-01-01","endDate":"2025-06-01","summary":"Developed a complete K-8 computer science curriculum spanning ScratchJr, Scratch, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and Unity, including progressions, lesson plans, projects, and assessments. Taught over 150 students through hands-on programming and game development projects."},{"name":"Allianz Global Investors","position":"South Korea Market Researcher (Grassroots Research)","url":"https://allianzgi.com","startDate":"2018-10-01","endDate":"2022-06-01","summary":"- Conducted proprietary market research and channel checks across technology, consumer, automotive, and public policy sectors - Synthesized qualitative and quantitative information for executive-facing reports supporting global investment teams"},{"name":"Ottiya Corporation","position":"Founder and Creative Editorial Director","location":"Seoul, South Korea","url":"https://ottiya.com","startDate":"2017-11-01","endDate":"2026-04-01","summary":"Built and shipped AR/VR educational experiences for K-12 learners. Led curriculum strategy, educational partnerships, and product development. Spearheaded a curriculum partnership with Unity Technologies and created Common Core aligned lessons for the Unity Learn platform."},{"name":"Harvard Alumni for Education","position":"Director of International Engagement","location":"Cambridge, MA","url":"https://harvardaed.org","startDate":"2016-08-01","endDate":"2020-04-01","summary":"Designed and ran global knowledge-sharing workshops and events connecting education leaders across North America, Latin America, APAC, and EMEA. Led workshops, events, and podcast initiatives that supported cross-border collaboration."},{"name":"Google Cloud","position":"Freelance Writer & Communications Specialist","startDate":"2016-07-01","endDate":"2020-07-01","summary":"- Wrote and edited strategic communications, customer stories, and branded content for companies including Google Cloud, Korean Air (via The New York Times T Brand Studio), MetLife, and Volvo Group. - Collaborated with editors, copywriters, producers, and creative teams on storytelling across radio, interactive media, magazines, web publications, and long-form reports. - Provided local reporting and field production support for BBC World Service and served as Seoul correspondent for France 24."},{"name":"Selected Client Engagements","position":"Freelance Writer & Communications Specialist","location":"Seoul, South Korea","startDate":"2016-07-01","endDate":"2020-07-01","summary":"Wrote and edited strategic communications, customer stories, and branded content for Google Cloud, Korean Air (via The New York Times T Brand Studio), MetLife, and Volvo Group. Provided local reporting and field production support for BBC World Service and served as Seoul correspondent for France 24."},{"name":"Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada","position":"Paul Reynolds Post-Graduate Research Fellow","location":"Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada","url":"https://asiapacific.ca","startDate":"2015-08-01","endDate":"2017-05-01","summary":"- Authored weekly APAC newsletters providing strategic insights on regional economic trends - Led a comprehensive study on South Korea’s creative economy and educational infrastructure - Authored the foundation’s most widely shared research report of 2016 https://globaled.gse.harvard.edu/publications/preparing-students-south-koreas-creative-economy-success-and-challenges"},{"name":"Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education","position":"Curriculum Designer/Research Assistant","location":"Cambridge, Massachusetts","startDate":"2014-08-01","endDate":"2015-06-01","summary":"- Helped research and design Global Lens, a specialized curriculum on citizen journalism for high school students, designed to foster global competence through media literacy - Partnered with the Pulitzer Center education team and secondary school educators to bridge professional journalism standards with classroom pedagogical needs - Worked directly with Principal Investigator, Dr. Veronica Boix-Mansilla"}],"education":[{"institution":"Harvard University","url":"https://harvard.edu","studyType":"Ed.M. in International Education Policy"},{"institution":"Harvard University Graduate School of Education","studyType":"Ed.M. International Education Policy"},{"institution":"University of Oxford","studyType":"Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Political Science and Government"},{"institution":"University of Toronto - University of Trinity College","studyType":"Hon.B.A. in International Relations and Asia-Pacific Studies"}],"projects":[{"name":"World Bank International Evaluation Group","description":"Created knowledge products for an early childhood development global systematic review."},{"name":"Ottiya Magazine","description":"Raised funds to create an international education magazine co-created by children, educators, and creatives. The project was backed by MIT Media Lab's Mitch Resnick."},{"name":"Computer Science Songs and Videos","description":"Executive-produced educational songs that introduce computer science concepts to young learners."},{"name":"Scratch Projects","description":"Created over 40 Scratch projects to teach programming fundamentals to students."}],"skills":[{"name":"Augmented Reality (AR)"},{"name":"Virtual Reality (VR)"},{"name":"Platform Operations"},{"name":"Editorial and Content Strategy"},{"name":"Curriculum Design"},{"name":"Operational Design"},{"name":"Distributed Team Leadership"},{"name":"System Architecture"},{"name":"Platform Strategy"},{"name":"Organizational Design"},{"name":"Operating Models"},{"name":"Strategic Advisory"},{"name":"Capability Design"},{"name":"Operational Excellence"},{"name":"Revenue Optimization"},{"name":"Strategic Leadership"},{"name":"Growth Strategy"},{"name":"Product Governance"},{"name":"AI-Integrated Workflows"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Graphic Design"},{"name":"Advertising"},{"name":"Adobe Photoshop"},{"name":"Team Management"},{"name":"Customer Relationship Management (CRM)"},{"name":"Concept Development"},{"name":"Journalism"},{"name":"monday.com"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Agile Methodologies"},{"name":"Teamwork"},{"name":"Product Management"},{"name":"Python (Programming Language)"},{"name":"Questionnaire Design"},{"name":"Statistics"},{"name":"Market Research"},{"name":"Korean"},{"name":"Software Development"},{"name":"New Business Development"},{"name":"Investor Relations"},{"name":"Presentation Skills"},{"name":"Business Development"},{"name":"Copy Editing"},{"name":"Quality Assurance"},{"name":"Client Relations"},{"name":"Communication"},{"name":"Account Management"},{"name":"Creative Direction"},{"name":"Education and Training"},{"name":"Creativity and Innovation"}],"certificates":[{"name":"Child Protection Refresher for International Schools 2024","date":"2024-08-01","issuer":"Tes"},{"name":"Learn Python 3","date":"2024-02-01","issuer":"Codecademy"},{"name":"Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions","date":"2024-01-01","issuer":"Google"},{"name":"Introduction to Large Language Models","date":"2024-01-01","issuer":"Google"},{"name":"Introduction to Generative AI","date":"2023-10-01","issuer":"Codecademy"},{"name":"HGSE 2014 Education Hackathon Distinction: Innovation","date":"2014-10-01","issuer":"Harvard Graduate School of Education"},{"name":"PYP Teaching and Learning (Category 2)","date":"2013-10-01","issuer":"The International Baccalaureate"},{"name":"Making the PYP Happen","date":"2013-07-01","issuer":"The International Baccalaureate"},{"name":"Unity Certified Developer","issuer":"Unity Technologies"}],"publications":[{"name":"Ottiya Magazine Play Issue","summary":"In the Ottiya Magazine Play Issue, we explore the intersections of play and learning. We uncover how education innovators all over the world understand and conceptualize play in different ways. Together with our contributors, we explore questions such as: what kind of objects allow for free play? How is tinkering related to play? What are the challenges of designing places for play? How can we help students to create playful experiences in virtual reality instead of limiting them as consumers? You will read over one hundred pages of enriching articles and hands-on activities featuring an interview with MIT Media Lab's Mitch Resnick, music in Ghana, and an interview of playground makers and Design School Kolding by youth reporters of the Capital of Children in Denmark. Our contributors are students, educators, architects, and practitioners who are from places as different as Japan and Ghana and represent organizations such as the Harvard Alumni for Education, the Capital of Children (an initiative of the Lego Foundation), Barefoot Nature, Danish Folkeskole. and leading International Baccalaureate schools."},{"name":"Ottiya Magazine Community Issue","summary":"Ottiya is an international magazine co-created by children, educators, and creatives. Our first issue features design thinking experts IDEO, empathy education in Denmark, Finnish coding storyteller Linda Liukas, and Sesame Workshop China. Delve into over one hundred pages of meaningful, creative, and fun learning & education."},{"name":"Preparing Students for South Korea's Creative Economy: The Successes and Challenges of Educational Reform","summary":"South Korea is in the process of transforming its educational system to better prepare the next generation for a creative economy. Can education policy alone help students to become more creative, tech-savvy, and happier? What role do teachers, parents, and the private sector play in educational reforms? Learn more about this case study on South Korea by Rufina K. Park"},{"name":"South Korea Moves Ahead with Plans to Publish State-authored Textbooks","summary":"Concluding remarks: \"Instead of merely collecting public opinion through a pro forma process, the government must address citizens’ concerns during the textbook writing and production process to avoid undermining the public’s faith in South Korea’s democracy.\""},{"name":"South Korea’s Young Social Entrepreneurs: A Solution to a Broken Education System?","summary":"An article that describes South Korea's education crisis and explains how young social entrepreneurs could help solve this problem."},{"name":"Asia in the Classroom","summary":"A resource for teachers who want to teach about Asian current affairs and encourage more discussion and debate in the classroom."}]}