Republic of Korea Army
Served as Sergeant, Platoon Radio Telephone Operator, and Squad Leader, coordinating communications and team execution under demanding field conditions.
2nd of 70 candidates at Squad Leader Training CenterAcademics & Experiences
From the classroom into the world
Insights & Research
Published work with quantitative and policy relevance.
Sustainability Impact
Transferring environmental knowledge into tangible results
- InnoCSR (Nepal): Scaled tech across 20+ kilns; cut CO2 by 2/3
- Jeju Kusang Tree (Korea): Connected local government & NGOs to plant 500+ trees of an endangered species
- EnviGO (Korea): Established Clean Han River Initiative, collecting 20+ kg of trash per session
Leadership, Execution & Grit
Discipline across institutions, civic scale, and physical endurance
Founder & Advisor, EnviGO
Built and advised a 70-member organisation across international schools, leading environmental initiatives with operational structure and long-term continuity.
International school network / 70-person teamAthletic Discipline
Maintains a structured training programme informed by competitive swimming, distance running, weightlifting, and a durable approach to recovery, pacing, and measurable effort.
Weightlifting / swimming / distance running regimenAcademic Timeline
Crean Lutheran High School
Aug 2019 - May 2020
Korea International School
Aug 2020 - May 2023
University of California, Irvine
Sep 2023 - Jun 2024
University of Chicago
Sep 2024 - Jun 2029
Transferred from UC Irvine with a 3.97 GPA to the University of Chicago, to develop a sharper dual concentration in Climate & Sustainable Growth and Business Economics.