Professional Summary
AI/ML engineer with 7+ years of experience spanning automotive design, data science, and AI product development. Proven track record of leading PoC-to-production cycles, building predictive models (83–98% accuracy), and deploying MLOps pipelines. Expertise in generative AI (RAG, multi-agent systems), computer vision, synthetic data generation, and local LLM deployment. Balances technical feasibility with business impact. Published 12 papers including CVPR and IEEE Access.
Experience
Senior Data Scientist
LG Electronics
CX Center · BXI Team, Seoul, South Korea
Nov 2022 – Present
CLUE Insight Ecosystem (2023–Present)
- Led end-to-end AI product development from PoC to production deployment.
- Analyzed 26,000 respondents across South Korea, the U.S., and Vietnam, covering 3,500+ variables (purchase history, life events, customer preferences, demographics).
- Structured survey data into JSON-based non-relational database for scalable business intelligence.
- Built RFM clustering + LightGBM purchase prediction model achieving 83% accuracy (Precision 85%, Recall 80%, K-fold cross-validated).
- Developed LSTM life-event forecasting model with 87% accuracy predicting major life changes (education, job changes, relocations).
- Delivered data-driven insights for customer experience research and targeted marketing strategies.
Generative AI Implementation (2024–Present)
- Built Azure OpenAI embedding pipeline processing 26,000 × 3,500+ variables with FAISS vector indexing.
- Designed LangChain-based 5-agent system (Router + 4 specialized sub-agents) for automated data analysis.
- Conducted A/B testing revealing LLM hallucination issues in numerical computations. Made critical pivot decision: "Data analysis in Python, LLM as interface only."
- Rebuilt system using Azure Code Interpreter + Streamlit, successfully deploying service for 10-person team.
- Researched latest generative AI trends (GPT-4, Claude, RAG vs Fine-tuning tradeoffs, multimodal AI).
- Analyzed real-time sales data from 3 retail stores in Seoul to evaluate marketing effectiveness (cross-team collaboration).
AI Consultant
Code V
Seoul, South Korea
Mar 2022 – Dec 2024
Seafood Quality Inspection AI
- Led 6-month project managing data collection, model development, and deployment.
- Automated defect detection for three seafood categories (fishcake, seaweed, oysters).
- Coordinated with manufacturers and data collection vendors to acquire 5,000+ images from production facilities.
- Addressed long-tail problem through custom augmentation strategies (color transformation, texture variation).
- Fine-tuned YOLOv5 with hyperparameter optimization, achieving 98% precision and mAP 50 score of 87%.
- Optimized for edge deployment with model quantization and TensorRT conversion.
- Customized solutions for each category's production environment (lighting, surface reflection, irregular shapes).
Spectral Data AI
- Preprocessed spectral datasets and developed custom ANN models for seamless inference integration.
Chief Product Officer
Dream2Real
Daejeon, South Korea
Jul 2022 – Oct 2022
- Led synthetic data generation pipeline development for data-scarce industries (MTMC tracking, manufacturing defect inspection).
- Built digital twin environments using Unreal Engine & Blender for AI training data generation.
- Generated diverse scenarios (weather, lighting, camera angles, object movements) with automatic ground truth labeling.
- Conducted domain gap analysis between synthetic and real-world data distributions.
- Established AI data structuring methodology and 3D dataset validation processes.
Design Researcher
KAIST
Daejeon, South Korea
Aug 2020 – Aug 2022
Kia Design Center | PBV Vehicle Active Lighting Research
- Designed interior lighting scenarios using Unity + Projection Mapping for immersive experiences.
- Tested 50+ lighting pattern combinations (color temperature, brightness, patterns) for different use cases.
- Aligned scenarios with Kia's 'Opposite United' design philosophy through designer interviews.
LS Automotive | Affective Lighting Research
- Conducted EEG-based biometric testing with 40 participants (20 male, 20 female) to measure emotional responses to automotive lighting.
- Integrated quantitative biometric data (heart rate, skin conductance) with qualitative surveys.
- Validated findings using ANOVA and t-test statistical methods.
KAIST | Infection Control Hospital UX Research
- Designed wayfinding systems for patient/staff separation in infectious disease hospitals.
- Developed design guidelines through medical staff feedback and real-world testing.
Exterior Designer
Changan European Design Center
Turin, Italy
Feb 2016 – Dec 2019
- Key designer in Changan's first platform-based vehicle (UNI-V), leading exterior design refinement.
- Coordinated between CAD and Clay modeling teams using Autodesk Alias 3D CAD and Vred PBR rendering.
- Developed facelift models for production sedans (C301 / C201) based on competitive benchmarking (Geely, Dongfeng, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Honda).
- Designed Eado XT (C211) concept featured on Auto & Design 2018 cover.
- Contributed to Jiliu Concept and Yuyue Concept (Shanghai Auto Show 2017).
- Participated in brand strategy development and future autonomous vehicle UX research.
Education
Master of Science (MS) in Industrial Design
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Daejeon, South Korea
Aug 2020 – Aug 2022
Thesis: Deep-learning Driven Exploration of Automotive Exterior Design Attributes
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Transportation Design
College for Creative Studies
Detroit, USA
Sep 2011 – May 2015
Skills & Languages
Skills
- Generative AI & LLM: Azure OpenAI (GPT-4, text-embedding), Claude API, Claude Code, LangChain, RAG pipelines, OpenRouter, Ollama
- Local AI Infrastructure: NVIDIA DGX Spark, Ollama, claude-code-router, VS Code Continue.dev, Qwen3-Coder, Kimi K2
- Machine Learning: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, LightGBM, XGBoost
- Computer Vision: YOLOv5, OpenCV, Synthetic Data (Unreal Engine, Blender)
- MLOps & Deployment: Azure ML Studio, Streamlit, FastAPI, Docker
- Data Science: Python, SQL, Pandas, NumPy, Tableau, FAISS vector database
- Design Tools: Autodesk Alias, Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Unity
Languages
- Korean: Native
- English: Bilingual
- Italian: Conversational
Publications
- GP22: A Car Styling Dataset for Automotive Designers
G Lee, T Kim, HJ Suk
Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, Jun 2022, pp. 2268-2272
- Is Blue still a Representative for Future Vehicles?
G Lee, T Kim, HJ Suk
Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2021, Milan, Italy, Sep 2021
- Variability in Color tone along the Brightness Segments of the Movie Scenes
G Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
2021 Korean Society of Color Studies (KSCS) Fall Academic Presentation, Seoul, South Korea, Dec 2021
- Sketching in-vehicle ambient lighting in virtual reality with the Wizard-of-Oz method
T Kim, A Shunayeva, G Lee, HJ Suk
Digital Creativity 33 (1), 49-63, 2022
- User responses to dynamic light in automobiles with EEG and self-assessments
T Kim, G Lee, M Park, HM Lee, JW Park, HJ Suk
IEEE Access 10, 123847-123857, 2022
- Hi, kia: A speech emotion recognition dataset for wake-up words
T Kim, SH Doh, G Lee, H Jeon, J Nam, HJ Suk
2022 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), 2022
- Affective Role of the Future Autonomous Vehicle Interior
T Kim, G Lee, J Hong, HJ Suk
Adjunct Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI), 2023
- A Color-Material Network of Chairs through Materials and Colors
B Kim, G Lee, HJ Suk
Archives of Design Research 36 (1), 7-19, 2023
- Image board for Car Ambient Lighting Design
T Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Hyung-Seok Jun, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings KSDS, Nov 2021, p. 160-161
- Drivers' Emotional Responses to Dynamics of Vehicle Interior Lighting
T Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Minjung Park, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022, Feb 2022, p. 254-257
- Voice Assistance Feedback Lighting in Vehicle
T Kim, Byeongjin Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022, Feb 2022, p. 205-208
Honors & Awards
- Best Paper Award, HCI Korea 2022
- Finalist, Ferrari Top Design School Challenge
요약
AI/ML 엔지니어로서 자동차 디자인, 데이터 사이언스, AI 제품 개발 분야에서 7년 이상의 경험 보유. PoC부터 프로덕션까지 전체 사이클 주도 경험, 예측 모델 개발(83–98% 정확도), MLOps 파이프라인 배포 실적. 생성형 AI(RAG, Multi-agent), Computer Vision, Synthetic Data 생성, 로컬 LLM 배포 전문성 보유. 기술적 가능성과 비즈니스 임팩트의 균형을 맞추는 역량. CVPR, IEEE Access 포함 12편 논문 게재.
경력
선임 데이터 사이언티스트
LG전자
CX Center · BXI팀, 서울, 대한민국
2022년 11월 – 현재
CLUE Insight Ecosystem (2023–현재)
- PoC부터 프로덕션 배포까지 전체 AI 제품 개발 사이클 주도.
- 한국, 미국, 베트남 26,000명 응답자 데이터 분석, 3,500개 이상의 변수(구매 이력, 라이프 이벤트, 고객 성향, 인구통계) 처리.
- JSON 기반 비정형 데이터베이스 구축으로 확장 가능한 비즈니스 인텔리전스 시스템 설계.
- RFM 클러스터링 + LightGBM 구매 예측 모델 개발, 83% 정확도 달성 (Precision 85%, Recall 80%, K-fold 교차검증).
- LSTM 기반 라이프 이벤트 예측 모델 개발, 87% 정확도로 주요 생활 변화(교육, 이직, 이사) 예측.
- 고객 경험 연구 및 타겟 마케팅 전략을 위한 데이터 기반 인사이트 제공.
생성형 AI 구현 (2024–현재)
- Azure OpenAI 임베딩 파이프라인 구축, 26,000 × 3,500+ 변수 처리 및 FAISS 벡터 인덱싱.
- LangChain 기반 5개 에이전트 시스템 설계 (Router + 4개 전문 Sub-agent)로 데이터 분석 자동화.
- A/B 테스팅 결과 LLM의 수치 계산 환각 문제 발견. 핵심 피봇 결정: "데이터 분석은 Python으로, LLM은 인터페이스로만".
- Azure Code Interpreter + Streamlit 기반 시스템 재구축, 10명 팀 실사용 서비스 성공적 배포.
- 최신 생성형 AI 트렌드 연구 (GPT-4, Claude, RAG vs Fine-tuning 트레이드오프, Multimodal AI).
- 서울 3개 매장 실시간 판매 데이터 분석으로 마케팅 효과 평가 (부서 간 협업).
AI 컨설턴트
Code V
서울, 대한민국
2022년 3월 – 2024년 12월
해산물 품질 검사 AI
- 6개월 프로젝트 일정 관리, 데이터 수집, 모델 개발, 배포 전 과정 주도.
- 어묵, 미역, 굴 등 3개 카테고리 불량 탐지 자동화.
- 제조업체, 데이터 촬영 외주 업체와 협업하여 제조 현장 5,000+ 이미지 확보.
- Long-Tail 문제 해결을 위한 Custom Augmentation 전략 설계 (색상 변환, 텍스처 변형).
- YOLOv5 Fine-tuning 및 하이퍼파라미터 최적화, Precision 98%, mAP 50 87% 성능 달성.
- 모델 경량화 및 TensorRT 변환으로 엣지 디바이스 배포 최적화.
- 각 카테고리별 제조 환경 맞춤 솔루션 개발 (조명, 표면 반사, 불규칙 형태).
Spectral Data AI
- Spectral Dataset 전처리 및 Custom ANN 모델 개발, 원활한 추론 통합.
Chief Product Officer
Dream2Real
대전, 대한민국
2022년 7월 – 2022년 10월
- 데이터 확보가 어려운 산업(MTMC 추적, 제조 불량 검사)을 위한 Synthetic Data 생성 파이프라인 개발 주도.
- Unreal Engine과 Blender를 활용한 Digital Twin 환경 구축, AI 학습 데이터 생성.
- 다양한 시나리오 생성(날씨, 조명, 카메라 각도, 객체 움직임) 및 자동 Ground Truth 라벨링.
- Synthetic Data와 실제 데이터 간 Domain Gap 분석 수행.
- AI 데이터 구조화 방법론 및 3D 데이터셋 검증 프로세스 확립.
디자인 연구원
KAIST
대전, 대한민국
2020년 8월 – 2022년 8월
기아디자인센터 | PBV 차량 액티브 라이팅 연구
- Unity + Projection Mapping 기반 실내 조명 시나리오 설계, 몰입형 경험 구현.
- 다양한 사용 상황에 맞춘 50+ 조명 패턴 조합 테스트 (색온도, 밝기, 패턴).
- 기아자동차 'Opposite United' 디자인 철학 반영, 디자이너 인터뷰 진행.
LS Automotive | 감성 조명 연구
- 40명 피험자(남성 20명, 여성 20명) 대상 EEG 기반 생체 데이터 실험, 자동차 조명에 대한 감정 반응 측정.
- 정량적 생체 데이터(심박수, 피부 전도도)와 정성적 설문 조사 통합 분석.
- ANOVA, t-test 통계 기법으로 연구 결과 검증.
KAIST | 감염병원 UX 연구
- 감염병 병원 환자/의료진 분리를 위한 동선 유도 시스템 설계.
- 의료진 피드백 및 실제 환경 테스트를 통한 디자인 가이드라인 개발.
Exterior Designer
Changan European Design Center
토리노, 이탈리아
2016년 2월 – 2019년 12월
- Changan 최초 플랫폼형 차량(UNI-V) 핵심 디자이너, 외장 디자인 구체화 주도.
- CAD 및 Clay 모델링 팀 간 협업 조율, Autodesk Alias 3D CAD와 Vred PBR 렌더링 활용.
- 생산 세단(C301 / C201) 페이스리프트 모델 개발, 경쟁 차량 벤치마킹 (지리, 동펑, 현대, 기아, 도요타, 혼다).
- Eado XT (C211) 컨셉 디자인 개발, Auto & Design 2018 표지 게재.
- Jiliu Concept, Yuyue Concept (2017 상하이 오토쇼) 기여.
- 브랜드 전략 개발 및 미래 자율주행 차량 UX 연구 참여.
학력
산업디자인 석사
KAIST (한국과학기술원)
대전, 대한민국
2020년 8월 – 2022년 8월
학위논문: 딥러닝 기반 자동차 외장 디자인 요소 탐색
운송디자인 학사
College for Creative Studies
디트로이트, 미국
2011년 9월 – 2015년 5월
기술 스택
기술
- 생성형 AI & LLM: Azure OpenAI (GPT-4, text-embedding), Claude API, Claude Code, LangChain, RAG 파이프라인, OpenRouter, Ollama
- 로컬 AI 인프라: NVIDIA DGX Spark, Ollama, claude-code-router, VS Code Continue.dev, Qwen3-Coder, Kimi K2
- Machine Learning: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, LightGBM, XGBoost
- Computer Vision: YOLOv5, OpenCV, Synthetic Data (Unreal Engine, Blender)
- MLOps & Deployment: Azure ML Studio, Streamlit, FastAPI, Docker
- Data Science: Python, SQL, Pandas, NumPy, Tableau, FAISS 벡터 데이터베이스
- Design Tool: Autodesk Alias, Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Unity
언어
- 한국어: 모국어
- 영어: 원어민 수준
- 이탈리아어: 기본 회화 수준
Publications
- GP22: A Car Styling Dataset for Automotive Designers
G Lee, T Kim, HJ Suk
Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, Jun 2022, pp. 2268-2272
- Is Blue still a Representative for Future Vehicles?
G Lee, T Kim, HJ Suk
Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2021, Milan, Italy, Sep 2021
- Variability in Color tone along the Brightness Segments of the Movie Scenes
G Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
2021 Korean Society of Color Studies (KSCS) Fall Academic Presentation, Seoul, South Korea, Dec 2021
- Sketching in-vehicle ambient lighting in virtual reality with the Wizard-of-Oz method
T Kim, A Shunayeva, G Lee, HJ Suk
Digital Creativity 33 (1), 49-63, 2022
- User responses to dynamic light in automobiles with EEG and self-assessments
T Kim, G Lee, M Park, HM Lee, JW Park, HJ Suk
IEEE Access 10, 123847-123857, 2022
- Hi, kia: A speech emotion recognition dataset for wake-up words
T Kim, SH Doh, G Lee, H Jeon, J Nam, HJ Suk
2022 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), 2022
- Affective Role of the Future Autonomous Vehicle Interior
T Kim, G Lee, J Hong, HJ Suk
Adjunct Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI), 2023
- A Color-Material Network of Chairs through Materials and Colors
B Kim, G Lee, HJ Suk
Archives of Design Research 36 (1), 7-19, 2023
- Image board for Car Ambient Lighting Design
T Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Hyung-Seok Jun, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings KSDS, Nov 2021, p. 160-161
- Drivers' Emotional Responses to Dynamics of Vehicle Interior Lighting
T Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Minjung Park, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022, Feb 2022, p. 254-257
- Voice Assistance Feedback Lighting in Vehicle
T Kim, Byeongjin Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022, Feb 2022, p. 205-208
Honors & Awards
- Best Paper Award, HCI Korea 2022
- Finalist, Ferrari Top Design School Challenge