VICTORIA KIM

victoria.kim@berkeley.edu | www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-kim | 213.700.8529 | Berkeley, CA 94720

WORK EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Berkeley, CA
Device Designer & Developer | Sep 2016-present
Goal: Develop empirical ankle support analysis techniques to identify the support constructions most likely to
reduce or prevent ankle sprains
Design and build an ankle brace testing apparatus that will assess the effectiveness of ankle braces current-
ly available in the market by using CAD and iterative thinking.
Collaborate with a team of 4 engineers to define the market need and objective for a brand-new project
and prepare biweekly presentations to update stakeholders on project status.
Devise a business model through upstream and downstream market analysis and stakeholder interviews.
QUESTIONPRO, INC. San Mateo, CA
Sales & Customer Success Manager | Jan-Jul 2016
Facilitated meetings to translate client needs into an effective solution and led negotiations to strategically
allocate resources for completing projects under budget
POMONA COLLEGE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT Claremont, CA
Senior Thesis Researcher | Jun-Dec 2014
Led independent research to establish a plasmonic nanostructure lithography process
Operated scanning electron microscopes, metal evaporators, and atomic force microscopes for fabrication
and analysis of PMMA coated substrates
Reprogrammed and improved the lithography program to automate the SEM lithography process
KECK SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Claremont, CA
Research Assistant | Jun 2013-May 2014
Collaborated with 7 fellow researchers to develop a mathematical model for human balance using MATLAB

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Berkeley, CA
M.Eng. Materials Science & Engineering | May 2017 | GPA: 3.72
RELATED COURSEWORK
Green product development: Design for Sustainability Advanced Characterization Methods Polymer sufaces
and interfaces Marketing & Product Management R&D Technology management and ethics Project man-
agement and teaming Accounting & Finance
SCRIPPS COLLEGE Claremont, CA
B.A. Cum Laude, Physics with Honors | May 2015 | GPA: 3.62

ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS

FUNG FELLOWSHIP For academic merit from UC Berkeleys College of Engineering
FULBRIGHT SEMI-FINALIST 2015 Electric vehicle life cycle assessment research in Germany
SIGMA XI Associate Member Nominee for excellence in senior thesis
DEANS LIST SCRIPPS COLLEGE Fall 12, Fall 13, Spring 14, Spring 15

SKILLS
TECHNICAL MATLAB Iterative design thinking CAD Project management Adobe Java
LANGUAGES Korean (written and oral fluency)

LINKS
Instructables:// Talking Arduino heart rate monitor