Jinny KimAspiring Renaissance Woman
me@kimyounjin.com646 - 494 - 6797
Projects
Waterloo Facebook Hackathon 2012 WinnerWinter 2012
Created a website in 24 hours that uses past statuses to test users' knowledge of their friends.
Contribution: Layout of website components, graphics and visuals, advertising.
Velocity Venture Fund 2012 FinalistWinter 2012
Co-founded a startup building a visual, collaborative tool for organising information.
Contribution: Marketing research, graphics and presentation materials, networking.
Fall 2011
Founded a website for residents to participate in an achievement-based game.
Contribution: Graphics within the website and print media.
Fall 2011
Participated in the inaugural offering of Stanford's free AI class.
Final mark: 91.6%, Final exam: 100%
Work Experience
Tenthbit, Inc.QA Engineering InternSummer 2012
Put pre-release versions of Pair for Android and iOS through a thorough testing system.
Provided direct customer support to the general public via multiple channels.
Société Générale de SurveillanceHydrometallurgy TechnologistFall 2011
Extracted rare earth and metals and radioactive elements using hydrometallurgical processes.
Gained experience in both bench-scale laboratory work and pilot plant operations.
Environment CanadaGreat Lakes Research AssistantWinter 2011
Carried out extraction techniques to study human markers in river and lake water.
Performed combustion analysis to measure organic and inorganic suspended solids in samples.
University of WaterlooE-Communications and Marketing AssociateSummer 2010
Collaborated in planning events catered to prospective students.
Regularly gave tours and was an information source for anyone interested in Waterloo Engineering.
Upgraded the Facebook page for recruitment; membership and traffic increased 100-fold.
Produced visuals and reports to effectively and concisely convey needed information.
Education
University of Waterloo
Candidate for Bachelor of Applied Science
Honours Chemical Engineering, Mathematics Minor and Chemistry Option
Velocity winter 2012 resident
Extracurriculars
Brown University Crisis SimulationMarch 2012
Top Hat Monocle's First Hackathon (Second Place)July 2011
SE Hack Day2011-Present
Inaugural Rube Goldberg Machine ProjectWinter 2010
University of Waterloo Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Assistant2009-2010
Awards and Certifications
Dr. Paul D. Steinhauer Scholarship2012-2013
Georgian College MED A3 CertificationFebruary 2011
Government of Canada Physical and Security ClearanceDecember 2010
The Dominion Scholarship2009-2012
Engineering Society 'A' President's AwardMarch 2010
Vanna Malisani Foundation Scholarship2008-2009
Time Person of the Year2006
Interests
Art and Design
I strive to follow Dieter Rams' principles of good design in every project or doodle.
Languages
My native language is Korean. I have also taken courses in French and Russian.
Rock Climbing
I enjoy bouldering and top-roping. I look forward to more outdoor climbing, and climbing a 5.9!
Jinny Kim **@**********.*** 646 - 494 - 6797