Jin Kim

Current

Founder and Presidentat DisplayBlog (Self-employed)

Past

Director of TFT LCD Market Research at DisplaySearch
Senior Marketing Manager at LG.Philips LCD
Product Manager at Jazz Multimedia

Computing Coordinator at Academic Computing Building, Claremont Schools
Computer Consultant at UC Berkeley, IS&T

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Education

Claremont Graduate University
UC Berkeley

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Industry

Market Research

Websites

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Jin Kim’s Summary

Goal: To be part of an organization that values business excellence in the areas of simple, elegant and functional service & product design, leading-edge & easy-to-use technology.

1. Industry analyst from core LCD components, complete sets, product, geographic and global trends. From analyzing LCD components such as LEDs (Cree, Lumileds, Nichia, Toyoda Gosei, Seoul Semiconductor, OSRAM, etc.), LCD glass substrates (Corning, AGC, NEG, NHT, SCHOTT), LCD panels (Samsung, LG.Philips LCD, Sharp, AU Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, etc.) to completed LCD monitors (Dell, HP, NEC, Samsung), notebook PCs (Dell, HP, Apple, Lenovo, Samsung, LG), and LCD TV sets (Sony, Samsung, LG, Sharp, Panasonic, Philips) and their respective markets, I am deeply exposed to the specific and general dynamics of the LCD industry. Knowledgeable in LCD production, ASPs, LCD/PDP manufacturing costs, retail, end-user and market dynamics.

2. Product management experience from concept inception, engineering sample, volume production, product marketing, product support, and EOL management.
My roles at Jazz Multimeda were Assistant to the President, Webmaster, and Product Manager. Jazz Multimedia was a small and dynamic startup company that competed against industry heavyweights such as Diamond Multimedia and Creative Labs. Team-based product management of 3D graphics accelerators that made use of Rendition and 3Dfx chips from concept inception to end-of-life. Increased website pageviews more than 100x within three months. Assisted president in acquiring One-O, which led to the eventual creation of My Simon that sold for $700 million to c|net.

Jin Kim’s Specialties:

Product management, business development, logistics coordination, consulting, analyzing market dynamics, brand development, international marketing (esp. in the US and Korea).

Jin Kim’s Experience

Founder and President
DisplayBlog (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Market Research industry)

May 2005 — Present (3 years 7 months)

DisplayBlog brings together news, information and analysis from the high-tech display industry to help, educate and entertain! By combining the experiences and knowledge gained serving as Senior Marketing Manager at LG Display and as Director of TFT LCD Market Research at DisplaySearch, I bring a fresh look at the display industry and products such as LCD TVs, LCD monitors and notebook PCs.
Director of TFT LCD Market Research

DisplaySearch

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Market Research industry)

January 2005 — January 2008 (3 years 1 month)

Responsible for timely generation of industry leading publications & consulting. Details as follows:

Publications Managed: Monthly TFT LCD Shipment Database, PanelTrack, Quarterly USDC Business Conditions Report, Quarterly TFT LCD Cost Forecast Report with Annual and Quarterly Projections, Quarterly PDP Cost Report, Annual PDP Technology Report, PDP Technology Whitepaper for Panasonic, Quarterly Glass Substrate Report, Quarterly Backlight Lamps Report.

Consulting: Engaged in consultations regarding topics covered in the reports that I managed in addition to specific companies such as Corning, Merck, LG.Philips LCD, 3M and others.
Senior Marketing Manager

LG.Philips LCD

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; LPL; Computer Hardware industry)

October 2001 — December 2004 (3 years 3 months)

Bottomline: Based on internal & external information, I summarize, analyze and develop recommendations for manufacturing and sales strategies.

Compile, summarize, analyze:
-Overall US economy & PC markets. Develop possible influences on the LCD industry.
Summarize, analyze & recommend strategy based on:
-Market research company reports: DisplaySearch, Stanford Resources, NPD, IDC.
LCD market analysis, competitive information, strategy development.
Technical marketing with LCD-related industries.
Product Manager

Jazz Multimedia

(Computer Hardware industry)

June 1997 — June 1998 (1 year 1 month)

Working at Jazz was an electrifying experience. I had multiple roles of webmaster, product manager, M&A support, etc. As webmaster, I worked with a talented graphics designer and HTML coder to revamp the website (www.jazzmm.com, now defunct) from just 5 pageviews per day when I started to over 300 in just one month. I focused on the experience of our customers to offer important information and updates online. As a product manager, I had the opportunity to be involved in the entire process of creating a product from brainstorming for a name, making decisions regarding engineering development to physically putting our products on retail store shelves. I also had the privilege of assisting the president in acquiring a company (One-O) that lead to the eventual start up and sale of MySimon.com to c|net.
Computing Coordinator

Academic Computing Building, Claremont Schools

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)

August 1995 — June 1997 (1 year 11 months)

As Computing Coordinator representing the Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management at the Academic Computing Building, part of the Claremont Schools in Claremont, CA, I enhanced the computing skills and experience for the school. I worked with the Drucker School's staff to improve the website (www.cgu.edu), developed a small database as an administrative tool, taught intermediate to advanced level Excel classes for MBA and other Claremont graduate students. In addition, I troubleshot hardware and software challenges at the computing lab while consulting lab users to improve their skills in computing.
Computer Consultant

UC Berkeley, IS&T

(Computer Hardware industry)

1993 — 1994 (1 year)