Employment
Neosapience (Typecast) Seoul, Republic of Korea (2 yrs 2 mos)
Audio QA Manager | Full-time | 2023.06 - 2024.04
Facilitating inter- and external- team communication, data collection, and strategic resource allocation, as the exclusive Audio QA Manager for the global character team and the primary point of contact for all Audio QA Managers
Aligning the team's core strategies to enhance the audio quality of AI global characters, ensuring their audio meets user expectations, improves customer experiences, and strengthens brand value
Managing the English model-upgrade project, achieving the successful update of 56 out of 81 existing characters from the initial mere 2.5% pass rate to 70%, involving meticulous modelling iterations and version adjustments
Leading the long-term (6-month) QA project with a team of freelance English QA specialists, accompanying recruitment, providing assessment, managing contract extensions or completions, in addition to leading the onboarding and on-the-job training
Successfully releasing 7 new English characters by enhancing the QA and QC process for global voice talents and localised data with data-driven decisions
Releasing 2 new English characters whose concepts and data had issues by reconceptualising them with production stakeholders and re-organising or refining the audio data to meet user expectations and increase ROI
Providing guidelines for DAWs and communication with local voice talents in the US, ensuring the quality of audio data aligns with modelling standards for the successful releases of 10 characters, including considerations of refinement possibilities
Formulating comprehensive quality control procedures, not only for agencies and voice talents but also for Production Managers and fellow Audio QA Managers, ensuring data distinction and standardisation while considering the effective utilisation of both external and internal resources
Developing innovative QA testing methodologies tailored for novel AI formats, including emotion-prompt, model-upgrade and speech synthesis foundation model characters across both global and domestic character teams
Cooperating with AI researchers, MLOps Engineers, and Developers to yield superior product outcomes with new features and to optimise the functionality of the internal platform for improved database management, modelling, deployment and QA records storage
Crafting audio proof of concepts in English, integrating TTS AI voices and background music that harmonise with each project's concept
Utilising Adobe Audition, Pro Tools, RX and Sox by developing command codes for filtered characters
Audio engineering at the in-house studio, using Pro Tools and providing an environment optimised for global voice talents by engaging with them to create a sense of comfort, to collect high-quality data for AI modelling
Sound Designer | Full-time | 2022.03 - 2023.06
Specialising in quality assurance and sound design for Text-to-Speech AI voices, refining data using Adobe Audition and Pro Tools, editing English scripts and words, and enhancing audio to ensure high-quality outcomes as a member of Data & Evaluation unit in the AI research team
Investigating problems occurring before and after AI modelling and troubleshooting to authenticate and strengthen voice products for each release plan and character concept
Successfully releasing 78 new English characters, exclusively enhancing QA and QC process of all English data and increasing the number of English products to 265%
Refining the data, utilising DAWs and optimising the modelling iteration for 44 new Korean, Japanese and other foreign character releases, considering and reforming various data or outcome issues
Launching 3 new English characters whose releases were withheld due to conceptual and data issues by re-conceptualising them with AI data directors and refining the audio data and SoX code, to increase the ROI
Constructing the QA testing components anew by reflecting frequently errored words and sentences, considering functionality, and incorporating user feedback for sound quality
Maintaining regular quality control and communication with the partnered recording studio to standardise data for modelling and improve outcome quality
Creating audio proof of concepts and projects in Korean or English by utilising and editing TTS AI voices generated for B2B clients
Managing the hiring process for sound designers and English QA specialists, assigning various forms of assessment to ensure role suitability and legitimacy, and providing on-the-job training sessions for new team members or freelancers related to the roles of sound design or QA
*Specific procedures and detailed information are non-disclosure under the company regulations.
JLS ( 정상어학원 ) Seoul, Republic of Korea (1 yr 3 mos)
Bilingual Teacher | Full-time | 2020.12 - 2022.02
Delivering entire classes exclusively in English, based on various curricula from the lowest to the highest level for primary school students (CHESS)
Guiding secondary school students to achieve better and improved school records on their English exams (The average class score across six different schools and 14 exams: 99.7/100 - first class) and CSAT mock tests, conducting detailed grammatical analysis and test-taking strategies in Korean (ACE & V-Group)
Designing and leading parliamentary debate sessions for advanced Year 9 students
Simson Language Institute ( 심슨어학원 ) Seoul, Republic of Korea (1 yr 2 mos)
Bilingual Teacher | Full-time | 2019.07 - 2020.08
Leading the classes of Phonics, News, Animation, RC, IPK and Mock Test for all the ages of primary school students and the early year of secondary school students
Teaching Debate, PT, Conversation, IPE, RC and Phonics classes as a native teacher position when required
Being involved in a publishing department for producing classes’ materials and writing GR books mainly produced by the boss at the headquarters
SIDE Audio (Pole To Win) London, United Kingdom (2 mos)
Sound Editor | Contract | 2018.06 - 2018.07
Editing sounds on AVID Pro Tools 12, following the manuals given for AI speech recognition
*Client details and further information are non-disclosure under the company regulations.
Involvement
Music Factory B ( 음악공장B ) Bucheon, Republic of Korea (4 mos)
Event & Merch Coordinator | Volunteering | 2019.04 - 2019.07
Promoting the organisation for more independent musicians to work on their music rehearsals and recording with decent facilities, sponsored by the city of Bucheon
Publicising the organisation through content planning, social media promotion, and merchandise production including posters, brochures, and t-shirts
Co-organising MFB contest and discovered new emerging talents for both a solo artist and band to perform in the live show
Working as staff for the 2019 Bucheon Fantastic Music Festival
Beecroft Garden Primary School London, United Kingdom (5 mos)
Music Teaching Assistant | Internship | 2017.11 - 2018.03
Supporting a teacher Joff Watkins at guitar/ukulele group lessons, for Year 3 students
Coaching and teaching the students struggling to learn and play the instruments during the lessons - having them understand and learn/play the things better
Leading various rhythmic/musical warm-up sessions with two other colleagues for the young students before the actual lesson starts during the classes, attracting their attention into the class and evoking their motivation and participation
Compassion International (8 yrs 8 mos)
1:1 Monthly Sponsorship For A Child | Volunteering | 2012.04 - 2020.11
Education
Goldsmiths, University of London London, United Kingdom
Master of Arts | Computational Arts | Class of 2026
Goldsmiths, University of London London, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Music | Popular Music | Class of 2018
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) Liverpool, United Kingdom
Foundation Certificate | Popular Music & Sound Technology | Class of 2014
Certification
UC Berkeley Executive Education | Data Strategy | 2023.11
Cambridge English Language Assessment | CELTA | 2022.04
SCAE | Barista Skills Professional | Barista Skills Intermediate | 2015.06
SCAE | Barista Skills Foundation | 2015.05
Further Studies
Facilitated Study Cohorts
Neosapience (Typecast) | The Professional Product Owner | 2023.03 - 2023.08
Neosapience (Typecast) | Communicating with Data | 2023.01 - 2023.04
Fourdy4D (4DEconomist) | English Economic Discussion | 2021.07 - 2021.11 & 2022.04
Professional Development Courses
SBS A&T | Immersive Media Art & Tech Specialist | 2024.10 - 2025.04
Studio Hark | TouchDesigner - Advanced | 2024.07 - 2024.08
Studio Hark | TouchDesigner - Basic | 2024.06
M9 Academy | Game Sound Design | 2023.12 - 2024.02
UC Berkeley Executive Education | Data Strategy | 2023.09 - 2023.11
Megastudy IT Academy | C & C++ | 2023.06 - 2023.09
The International Graduate School of English | Cambridge CELTA | 2020.09 - 2020.11 & 2022.01
Single Day Intensive Learning Workshops
WeSa Academy | Simple Synth Basic | 2024.07
Cuoshop | Sound Design Starting with Model D | 2023.02
Musistance | DIY, Musician - All About A&R | 2019.05
Goldsmiths Music Department | Songwriting Workshop - Colonial Sun: In Conversation with Tawiah | 2018.06
Omnii Collective | Studio Engineering | Mixing One On One | Talk with Marta Salogni | 2017.11 - 2018.05
BASCA | Media Composers Conference | 2016.11
WISWOS | S.E.E Sound, Education, Experience Symposium | 2016.06