Education

• Gwangju Science High School
• B.S. in Inorganic Materials Engineering, Seoul National University
• M.S., Seoul National University Graduate School
• Ph.D. coursework completed, Seoul National University Graduate School

Qualifications

• Korean Patent Attorney (1995, top of the 32nd examination)
• Attorney-at-Law (2004, 46th Bar examination)

Career

• Researcher, Seoul National University Graduate School (1995–2000)
• Researcher, National Institute of Technology and Quality (1996)
• Patent Attorney, Yumi IP Firm (2000–2002)
• Patent Attorney, Good Morning Patent & Law Office (2002–2004)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute (2007)
• Attorney at several Korean law firms (2007–2019)
• Hwang & C Law Firm (2019–2020)

Selected work & activities

Advisory attorney to the Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (2008–present) and to the Seoul Bar Association’s SME counsel program (2010–present); advisory attorney to the Seoul Metropolitan Council (2013).