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About me

Ji (지) is wisdom, which comes from curiosity.
Yae (예) is art, which comes from intention.

I studied Business Administration (specialized in accounting, finance) and French at Korea University, and this helped me understand both systems and people from macro and micro level.

Then I worked as a product manager at KFTC, Korea's national interbank network organization, working between engineers, financial institutions, regulators and users on biometric authentication and digital identity. I learned that compliance requirements and technology are more than technical details. They decide whether people can move through systems with confidence and trust.

Now here I am, deep into AI, excited to be the frontier mover in actually changing how we live, decide and build trust in the future society.

Me!

Experience

Aug 2026 to now
mistwire.ioProduct manager for AI agent governance (contract), setting governance scope, the target customer profile and product strategy
Jan to Jun 2026
University of Washington, Office of Research Information ServicesProduct lead for SAGE, AI-assisted grant budgeting, as my master's capstone
Jun 2025 to now
PKNICProduct manager and UX engineering lead
2025
Humane Intelligence, Bias Bounty ChallengeWinner of the Data Track, with an audit of emotion AI labels
2019 to 2024
KFTCProduct manager for biometric authentication, digital identity and payments. Team prizes in 2021 and 2023, and a best employee ranking in 2024

Education

2024 to 2026
University of WashingtonM.S. Human Centered Design and Engineering
2019
Korea UniversityB.A. Business Administration and French
2014
NEOMA Business School, ReimsExchange semester

Off the clock

Tennis, Contemporary dance, Hiking, Yoga, or enjoying Americano/Cappuccino.

How I workTrust by design, curiosity, empathy, grit and collaboration.

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