Yong Seob Kim has over 20 years of experience in automotive manufacturing, production, purchasing, and environmental management. He has worked in senior roles at Sejin America, Inc. and Daewoo Orion Electric Co., Ltd. managing production, purchasing, utilities, wastewater treatment, and environmental compliance. Kim holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Chemistry Engineering and licenses in water purity control and as an industrial hygiene inspector.

1. Yong Seob Kim
kim.yongseob@gmail.com
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Objectives
I have been working during 8 years in the Tier 1 automotive industry with Sejin America, Inc.,
manufacturing interior parts for Hyundai and Kia Motors. I spent 2 of those 8 years as the
Production Manager and then the other 6 years as the Purchasing Manager. Before I became
involved in the automotive industry, I spent 12 years in the Environmental & Utility department
of Daewoo Orion Electric, managing the Environmental & Utility facilities ,ISO 9001 &14001
and TPM(Total Productive Maintenance) system.
Areas of Expertise
Automotive Manufacturing Production and Purchasing of Interior Parts.
[Purchasing Department]
-. CKD and Raw Materials Importation and Handling.
-. Mass production launch of YF,UD,XMA,QF,AN,LF,UMA
-. NAFTA , Korea-USA Free Trade Agreement. TS16949
-. US Customs Duty.
-. Warehouse Handling (120,000 sq. ft.) : 3R5S , FIFO, LOT Control.
[Production Department]
-. Production planning.
-. Injection Molding Machine & Parts assembly line control.
-. Mold repair and maintenance control
Utilities Supplying System
• Chillers & cooling towers
• Compressors & cooling towers
• Boilers
• Gas (H₂, N₂, O₂, LNG)
Demineralized Water Treatment System
• Duel filtering/Ion exchanger/Reverse Osmosis
Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Recycling Treatment System
• Physical & Chemical treatment
• Biological treatment
• Hazardous & Non-hazardous waste material control
Environmental Pollutant Analysis
• Organic & Inorganic pollutant
• Heavy metal pollutant
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning system

2. • Heating Unit
• Cooling Unit
• Air Handing(Handling?) unit
• Constant Temperature & Constant Humidity Control Unit
• Dehumidifier Unit
Honors/Awards
• Energy Importation Award, Mexicali Productivity, Mexicali, 2005
• Certified Environment High Performance Company, The Ministry of Environment,
Mexicali, 2005
• Energy Saving Award, Mexicali Productivity, Mexicali, 2004
• Clean Company Award, The Ministry of Environment, Korea, 2001-2002
• The Excellence Citizen of Environment, The Mayor of the City of Gumi, Korea, 2001
Work Experience
Sejin America, Inc. Dadeville, AL (Sept 2007-Present)
Senior Purchasing Manager (Sept 2009-Present)
Purchasing Management and Materials Management
• CKD control
• Local Products control
• Raw material control
• Purchasing planning
• Ocean container control
• NAFTA
• Korea US FTA
• Export & import customs relations
• TS16949
Production Manager (Sept 2007- Sept 2009)
• Production planning
• Injection molding machine control
• Assembly line control
• Mold repair and maintenance control

3. YSK Trucking Business El Centro, CA (March 2006-July 2007)
Owner operator
• Delivered ocean containers (20 ft x 40 ft) from Long Beach to Calexico.
• Delivered JB Hunt’s interstate container (53 ft) from Sante Fe San Bernardino to
Calexico.
Daewoo Orion Engineering & Service Inc. Calexico, California (Nov 2001-Nov
2005)
(DaewooOrion Mexicana, S.A. DE C.V. Mexicali, Baja California (Nov 2001-Nov 2005))
Utility & Environment Manager
• Supervised staff of 43
-. 2 assistant managers, 6 engineers, 30 technicians, 1 analyst, and 3 medical personnel
• Managed 1) Operations of the utility equipments
2) Operations of the wastewater treatment plant
3) Operations of the wastewater recycling plant
4) Operations of the demineralized water treatment plant
5) Operations of the heating ventilation and air conditioning plant
6) Control of environmental regulations and industrial hygiene regulations
• Restructured the energy saving Task Force Team and System
• Minimized machine downtime in the utility & environmental equipments
• Maximized electric demand control
• Leader of the reliability group for electric demand control system improvements
• Improved overall employee morale
Daewoo Orion Electric Co., LTD Gumi, Korea (1994-Oct
2001)
Utility & Environmental Engineer
• Lead an environmental emission lab of 3
• Performed wastewater pollutant analysis
• Set up utility & environmental facility
• Directed installation of new equipment
-. Waste heating recovery equipment, Ice forming system, etc.
• Analyzed facility’s condition and improved function
• Trained utility and environmental technician in skills improvement
• Performed capital projects for upgrading equipment and modification

4. Education
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Chemistry engineering
Yeungnam University, South Korea, 1994 (http://www.yu.ac.kr)
License
• Licensed National 1st
Class Water Purity control, Korea, 1993
• Industrial Hygiene Inspector, Korea, 1999
• Licensed Commercial Driver Class “A” with N,T (Alabama)
Training
• Environmental Effects evaluation Expert, Korea Management Association, June 1995
• Professional Wastewater Treatment, Korea Environmental Preservation Association, Nov
1995
• Pump System, Korea Industrial Technology Association, Sept 1996
• ISO 9000s Internal Auditor, The Daewoo Business Group, Oct 1996
• Basic PLC, Kumi Polytechnic College, May 1997
• TPM: Total Productivity Management, Korea Standards Association Nov 1997, May
1998
• Professional Wastewater Treatment, Korea Environmental Preservation Association, June
1998
• ISO 14000s Auditor, Korea Management Association, 1998
• Environmental Labeling, EPE & LCA, International Certification Service Korea, Mar
1999
• Industrial Hygiene Inspector, Korea occupational safety & Health Agency, Apr 1999
Work Status
US Citizen

5. Languages
Korean, English
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6. Languages
Korean, English
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