Katherine Kim

Current

• Graduate Research Assistant at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Past

• Small Business Partner and Web Developer at Auntie's Aprons
• Electrical Engineer at Bluefin Robotics
• Analog Applications Engineer at Texas Instruments

• Senior-year Consulting Project Member at Nortel Networks
• Systems Engineering Intern at American Power Conversion
• Nanofluids Research Assistant at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
• NASA-Olin Summer Intern at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Education

• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Connections

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Industry

Research

Websites

• Auntie's Aprons - My Design

Katherine Kim’s Summary

Electrical engineer specifically focused on power electronics. Interested in the green technology and renewable energy industry. Want to get involved in a start-up bringing real innovation and solutions to today's world.

Katherine Kim’s Specialties:

analog circuitry, circuit analysis, circuit simulation, power electronics, power supply design, entrepreneurship, design process, web development

Katherine Kim’s Experience

• Graduate Research Assistant

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

• Small Business Partner and Web Developer

  Auntie's Aprons

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

  June 2007 — August 2009 (2 years 3 months)

  • Partnered with my mother to develop and grow Auntie's Aprons business of selling hand-crafted aprons
  • Developed and maintain website for Auntie’s Aprons online apron store written in HTML, CSS and JavaScript

• Electrical Engineer

  Bluefin Robotics

  (Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)

  July 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 1 month)

• Analog Applications Engineer

  Texas Instruments

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TXN; Semiconductors industry)

  July 2007 — April 2008 (10 months)

  • Designed, built, tested, and documented power reference designs for DSPs
  • Created application note and supporting Excel and MathCAD tools to add hysteresis to the input pin of a power chip
  • Consulted and assisted customers with selection, design, and troubleshooting of power circuits
  • Attended weekly technical training and numerous conferences on various analog and digital topics

• Senior-year Consulting Project Member

  Nortel Networks

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NT; Telecommunications industry)

  September 2006 — May 2007 (9 months)

  • Worked in a team of five students on year-long consulting project for Nortel Networks
  • Designed network management tool focusing on interface and usability for network administrators
  • Programmed a web-based prototype of the network management tool

• Systems Engineering Intern

  American Power Conversion

  (Public Company; Consumer Electronics industry)

  May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)

  • Conducted a meta-analysis of energy efficiency in Data Centers at both a component and systems level
  • Worked with Systems Engineering Group to create a strategy to integrate various product lines

• Nanofluids Research Assistant

  Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

  September 2005 — May 2006 (9 months)

  • Worked collaboratively with research team to improve the design of the hot-wire apparatus used to take data
  • Designed and implemented a USB device that uses a programmable integrated circuit to maintain constant power across the hot-wire of the apparatus as an individual project

• NASA-Olin Summer Intern

  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

  June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

  • Worked collaboratively with research team to improve the design of the hot-wire apparatus used to take data
  • Designed and implemented a USB device that uses a programmable integrated circuit to maintain constant power across the hot-wire of the apparatus as an individual project

Katherine Kim’s Education

• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

  BS , Electrical and Computer Engineering , 2003 — 2007

  Class of 2007 Alumni Representative (Current)
  Chair of Olin College Honor Board
  President of Olin College Korean Club
  Chair of Olin Conductorless Orchestra
  Student Rep. on Olin College Academic Recommendation Board

  Activities and Societies:

  Honor Board, Korean Club, Olin Conductorless Orchestra, Olin Quartet

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  MS , Electrical Engineering , 2009

Additional Information

Katherine Kim’s Websites:

• Auntie's Aprons - My Design

Katherine Kim’s Interests:

green technology, renewable energy, sustainable design, energy efficiency, optimization, usability, interface, web development, internet culture, Korean, playing viola, Music ensembles

Katherine Kim’s Groups:

IEEE, IEEE PELS, IEEE WIE

•    The Official IEEE Group

Katherine Kim’s Honors:

Full tuition and room four-year scholarship at Olin College, 2003-2007

Katherine Kim’s Contact Settings

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