PROFILE

Education

  • Sunhwa Arts Middle School, 1995

  • Sunhwa Arts High School (Graduated top of the class), 2001

  • Yonsei University, College of Music – Clarinet Major (Admitted with top score), 2001–2007

  • Kyonggi University Graduate School – Advanced Management Program, 2013

  • Konservatorium für Musik und Dramatische Kunst, Vienna (Completed), 2018

  • Daewon CADCAM Institute, 2021

  • NCS-based National Strategic Industry Program: Mechanical/Device/Product Design & Manufacturing (MCT/Concept/Reverse Engineering), 2021

Professional Experience & Activities

  • Wind Orchestra Inspector, Sunhwa Arts High School, 2001–2006

  • CEO, MISS & MR POTATO, 2008–2016

  • Chairman, Techno Mart Merchants Development Committee, 2012–2014

  • Concertmaster, Sejong Wind Orchestra (Founding Member), 2013

  • CEO, “Vienna Wang” Korean Restaurant, Vienna, Austria, 2016–2017

  • COO, Güllüoğlu Korea (Türkiye–Korea), 2018

  • CKO, G.M.A London (UK), 2019

Awards & Recognitions

  • Excellence in Performance Award – Sunhwa Arts Middle & High School (1995–2000, annually)

  • Grand Prize, Music Journal Competition, 1994

  • Selected as one of 20 Young CEOs – The Korea Economic Daily, 2012

  • Recognized as one of the most influential and hospitable Asian restaurants in Vienna – Österreich, 2017

  • Grand Prize, Daewon 3D CADCAM Individual Exhibition, 2021

  • Founded Korea’s first Hybrid AI-based Specialized Trading Company (Art & Culture + AI Management), 2025

Academic & Research Interests

Research on wind instrument breathing techniques interpreted through Metaphysics and Phenomenology.

Current Positions

  • Full Member, Korea International Trade Association (KITA)

  • Full Member, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)

  • President & CEO, KARL GLOBAL TRADING COMPANY, Korea (2023–Present)