Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering

Sungheon Kim

MSRED (MS. Real Estate Development)

at Columbia University in the City of New York

- Experience

Senior Civil Engineer

Jinyoung Consultants Co., Ltd.

Nov 2014 - May 2016 ㆍ 1 yr 7 mos

Republic of Korea

Jinyoung Consultants is a civil and geotechnical engineering firm specialized in skyscraper foundation design. As a geotechnical engineer, I developed investigation plans to explore the subsurface conditions and materials of project sites and determined foundation types and ground reinforcement methods for skyscrapers.

ㆍMat foundation design for 101-story Landmark Tower

ㆍPile foundation design for ground reinforcement (85-story residential building)

ㆍPile foundation design for 69-story and 59-story residential building

Senior Civil Engineer

Yooshin Engineering Co.

Jan 2011 - Oct 2014 ㆍ 3 yrs 10 mos

Republic of Korea

Yooshin Engineering Co. was the No.1 civil engineering company in Korea. As a geotechnical engineer, I participated in many local and global infrastructure projects, designing earthworks and structure foundations and monitoring site conditions, earthwork, and construction.

ㆍIncheon Airport 3rd Phase (Korea)

ㆍCao Lãnh Cable-Stayed Bridge (Vietnam)

ㆍSeohae High-Speed Railway Line (Korea)

ㆍKamumu Multi-Purpose Water Dam (Kenya)

ㆍHanam-Misa Underground Roadway (Korea)

ㆍMongkol Borey Dam Development (Cambodia)

ㆍWater Resources Development in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

ㆍYeongsan River Estuary Dyke Improvement – Miter Gate (Korea)

Research Assistant

Seoul National University

Jan 2009 - Dec 2010 ㆍ 2 yrs

Republic of Korea

I developed LRFD (Load and Resistance Factor Design) procedures for foundation design.

ㆍBuilt database of load test results for foundations.

ㆍPerformed statistical analyses of load test results.

ㆍEvaluated reliability indices for foundation design methods.

ㆍEstimated resistance factors for foundation design and assessed efficiency of design methods.

- Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Master of Science (MS), Real Estate Development

2016 - 2017

ㆍReal Estate Finance, Underwriting, Real Estate Asset Management, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Market Analysis, REITs, Project Management

Seoul National University

Master of Science (MS), Civil and Environmental Engineering

2009 - 2011

ㆍGeotechnical Engineering - Foundation

Thesis: Application of Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for domestic ground, a design method that is mainly used in the United States

Korea University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil and Environmental Engineering

2005 - 2009

ㆍStudent Ambassador of Civil Engineering Department

- Other Information

Languages

ㆍEnglish

ㆍKorean

Software Skills

ㆍMS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ARGUS

ㆍAutoCAD, GeoStudio (Slope/W, Seep/W), TALREN, PLAXIS, LPile

Certificates

ㆍProfessional Engineer (P.E.) in Civil Engineering issued by Oregon State

Membership

ㆍMember of Urban Land Institute, United States

ㆍMember of CoreNet Global, United States

ㆍMember of Korea Construction Engineers Association, South Korea

ㆍMember of Korean Geotechnical Society, South Korea

ㆍMember of Korean Tunneling and Underground Space Association, South Korea

Publications

ㆍLoad and Resistance Factor Design for Prediction of Ultimate Capacity of Axially Loaded Drilled Shafts Socketed in Weak Rock (2011)

ㆍEstimation of Pile Shaft Resistance with Elastic Modulus Dependent on Strain (2009)

Activities

ㆍFounder and member of Wine club since my freshman year of the college

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