My name is Jennifer Kim and I am a UX designer based in California with a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural background. My goal is to solve problems and improve people's day-to-day lives through design.
Having lived in 9 different countries across 4 continents and traveled to over 40 countries, I have learned to adapt quickly and am unafraid to venture beyond my boundaries.
I am passionate about applying design thinking to everyday matters, identifying user needs and addressing them through creative problem-solving. Leveraging my past experiences, I am able to address human needs and create well-rounded, useful, and desirable human-centered designs.
When I'm not designing, I enjoy traveling and exploring new foods while raising two very active boys. I like to be challenged and inspired, but balance in life has been the key to my happiness.
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
Burberry (London/Hong Kong)
Digital Project Management
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Responsible for delivering new technology solutions to users in most effective way and ensuring successful adoption. Deployed new POS systems to retail stores.
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Drove new digital initiatives throughout Asia Pacific by managing projects across regional and functional teams. Redesigned cn.burberry.com to meet local requirements based on user behavior.
Samsung Electronics (San Francisco/Los Angeles)
Design Strategy
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Developed strategic plans and managed projects within design studio, focusing on consumer electronics and appliances.
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Performed market research and created business proposal for a wearable device, to target the health and lifestyle domain.
Synapse Group, Inc., a Time Inc. company (Stamford)
Financial Planning and Analysis
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Managed overall P&L and analyzed client-level performance data for internet-based subscription marketing business.
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Managed over 10 clients, including Amazon, and advised executives on strategic decisions and contract negotiations.
EDUCATION + TRAINING
DesignLab
Hong Kong Design Institute
New York University
Cornell University
Cornell University
UX Academy
Professional Certificate in Fashion Design
Professional Certificate in Product Design
Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Biological & Environmental Engineering