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Senior Manager, Product Design at KeepTruckin
Kyung Min
San Francisco, CA
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About
I’m a versatile product design lead and product design manager who has over fourteen years of experience in product and brand design at public tech corporations, creative agencies, and early stage tech startups.
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Education
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Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Web Design & New MediaAcademy of Art University2005 - 2010Largest privately owned art and design school in America. • Studied digital design, including web, print, branding, motion graphics, photography, and imaging.
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Bachelor of Music (BMus) Music Business/Management & Electronic Production and DesignBerklee College of Music2004 - 2006Largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. • Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA in MB/M major + 3.88 GPA in EP&D major. • Earned 6 merit-based scholarship awards from MB/M major, EP&D major, and college overall.
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Partial Completion of a Bachelor of Music (BMus) Music Composition + Flute PerformanceRoyal College of Music2002 - 2003Worldwide #2 performing arts institution according to QS World University Rankings. • Studied with Head of Composition, Julian Anderson. • Earned merit-based RCM Scholarship Award.
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Diploma High SchoolMilton Academy1998 - 2002Independent prep school with alumni such as Robert F. Kennedy and T.S. Elliot. • Earned Honorable Mention at ASCAP Young Composer Awards. • Earned Composition Award at New England Conservatory Prep Division. • Principal Flutist, Massachusetts All-State Orchestra.
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Experience
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Senior Manager, Product Design (Core Experiences)San Francisco, CA2022 - Present (3 years)Series E funded startup (valued at over two billion dollars) for fleet management hardware and software solutions.
• Leading the product and service design efforts to broaden our reach to a wider range of logistics industries.
• Guiding the product design discipline across our core experiences.
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Staff Product DesignerSan Francisco, CA2020 - 2022 (2 years)Series D to Series E funded startup (valued at over two billion dollars) for fleet management hardware and software solutions.
• Leading the 0 to 1 initiative for creating solutions for dispatchers and fleet managers.
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Head of DesignSan Francisco, CA2019 - 2020 (1 year)Seed to series A funded CannabisTech B2B startup for cannabis and hemp manufacturing.
• Crafted an in-house rebranding to improve design quality and market positioning that resulted in a 275% increase in web traffic.
• Collaborated on re-focusing strategy from manufacturing software to supply chain platform as part of company leadership.
• Established tools (Miro, Coda, and Figma), and processes for collaboration as a distributed company.
• Architected a scalable UI design system in coordination with Product and Engineering. -
Director of Product DesignSan Francisco, CA2018 - 2019 (1 year)Series A funded InsurTech B2C and B2B2C startup that was a finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017.
• Built a comprehensive brand system that aligned design and growth strategy and reduced the messaging tension between our B2C and B2B2C efforts.
• Architected a scalable UI design system in coordination with Product and Engineering, which significantly reduced Engineering costs for customizing insurance quoting engine for each carrier. -
Senior Product Designer (Team Lead)San Francisco, CA2017 - 2018 (1 year)Series B funded B2B2C startup with a SaaS finance and marketing product for small businesses.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success to improve the customer experience and raise NPS from negative double digits to positive double digits.
• Nominated as Employee of the Month for June 2018 and July 2018, a company-wide recognition.
• Implemented processes for user feedback with Sales and Customer Success, pencil/paper for UX
exploration, Sketch for UI design, and InVision Enterprise for prototyping and Engineering handoff. -
Design DirectorSan Francisco, CA2014 - 2017 (3 years)iOS software design and development company with B2B clients and their own B2C apps.
• Featured by Apple in the App Store, and in the U.S. by Jim Dalrymple, MacStories, AppAdvice, and MacSparky, and internationally by AppGefahren, AppEvent, Guyedwire, and MakeMac. -
Creative Director | PartnerSan Francisco, CA2008 - 2014 (6 years)Multi-disciplinary creative agency with B2B and B2C clients.
• Grew a creative agency to a million dollars in revenue with clients such as University of California, FishEye Wines, Women 2.0, Levi’s, Big House Wines, Public Health Institute, and Tiësto.
• Led Stanford Jazz Workshop projects that resulted in 2011 having the most enrollments ever. 2012 saw a 10% increase and 2013 was yet another record year. -
Content Manager of Web MarketingDaly City, CA2007 - 2008 (1 year)B2C public tech corporation that’s the leader in pro audio/video with Pro Tools and Media Composer.
• Crafted the international digital launches for new products and new product categories, such as Pro Tools 8, Venue, Eleven, Transfuser, and Structure. -
Product Specialist (New England)Boston, MA2006 - 2007 (1 year)B2C public tech corporation that’s the leader in pro audio/video with Pro Tools and Media Composer.
• Trained employees and executed in-store marketing at New England region Guitar Center stores. -
Visiting Artist Coordinator of the Music Technology Division OfficeBoston, MA2004 - 2006 (2 years)Largest independent college of contemporary music in the world.
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Recording & Mixing EngineerBoston, MA2005 - 2006 (1 year)Music studio in Boston with clients such as Bobby Brown.
• Recorded and mixed music projects for studio clients.
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Awards
· Nominated Employee of the Month, Jul 2018, Womply
· Nominated Employee of the Month, Jun 2018, Womply
· Music Business/Management Department Achievement Award, Berklee College of Music
· Music Technology Division Achievement Award, Berklee College of Music
· Electronic Production & Design Department KAO Infosystems Scholarship Award, Berklee College of Music
· Music Business/Management Department NAMM Scholarship Award, Berklee College of Music
· Berklee Achievement Scholarship (BAS) Award, Berklee College of Music
· Berklee Entering Student Talent (BEST) Scholarship Award, Berklee College of Music
· RCM Scholarship Award, Royal College of Music
· New England Conservatory Prep Division Composition Award, New England Conservatory
· ASCAP Young Composer's Awards – Honorable Mention, ASCAP
· Principal Flutist, Massachusetts All-State Orchestra, MMEA -
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