David Woo

Data Scientist

Government Administrator

Program Coordinator

Cookie Baker

David Woo

Data Scientist

Government Administrator

Program Coordinator

Cookie Baker

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Welcome!

Hello! I’m David Woo.
I have several years of experience managing a public English Language Program under the Korean Ministry of Education.  I am currently studying to transition into the environment and sustainability fields, while utilizing my continuing interest and knowledge in IT.

  • Location: Sejong City, Korea
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Visa: F-5 Permanent Residency
About Me
Neighborhood IT Guy

Been tinkering with computers since I was 10.  Still building systems, troubleshooting, networking...

Programming and Data Science

Tinkering around with some development and data science projects.  Mostly in Python.

Nature Enthusiast

Call me a stereotypical Canadian tree-hugger.  I love mountains, forests, and rivers in particular.

Baking

A long time ago, I completed my degree in Culinary Management.  I still cook and bake today.

Active Projects

I am working on furthering my Data Science Skills and perfecting a NYC Cookie Recipe to employ at home.

Not necessarily in that order.

Resume
Employment
Graduate Researcher
2023 - Present
Graduate Researcher
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Sejong, Korea

Researching about the Electric Vehicle Charger Infrastructure in Korea.

Various Roles
2022 - Present
Various Roles
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Sejong, Korea

Coordinator for the 'KDIS Frontiers in Data and Policy' Talk Series, Presenter for 2 seasons of the 'Watch the e-Globe' Video Series, and more.

2019 - 2021
Data Specialist
Korean eCommerce SME
Seoul, Korea

The go-to guy for in-office IT support, data analytics, and English language-related work.

TaLK Program Administrator
2013 - 2019
TaLK Program Administrator
National Institute for International Education, Ministry of Education
Seongnam, Korea

Key operating member of the 'Teach and Learn in Korea' Program.

2012 - 2013
Regional TaLK Coordinator
Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education
Daegu and Andong, Korea

Supported TaLK Program Operations within Gyeongsangbuk-do Province.

Education
Master of Public Policy
2022 - Present
Master of Public Policy
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Sejong, Korea

Concentrations: Regional Development and Environment Policy, Sustainable Development, and Data Science

Dean's List

Graduated 2018
Master of Science
Hodges University
Florida, USA

Major: Information Systems

Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science
Graduated 2017
Bachelor of Science
Thomas Edison State University
New Jersey, USA

Major: Business Administration

Concentrations: General Management, Computer Information Systems

Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Graduated 2011
Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Niagara College
Ontario, Canada

Program: Programmer Analyst

Ontario College Diploma
Graduated 2008
Ontario College Diploma
Niagara College
Ontario, Canada

Program: Culinary Management

Skills
Skills
  • General IT Knowledge
  • Presentation Design
  • Lecturing and Public Speaking
  • Event Management
Languages
  • English (Native)
  • Korean (TOPIK Level 6)
Coding
  • Python (Data Science)
    70%
  • Python (Development)
    50%
  • SQL
    50%
  • HTML / CSS
    80%
Knowledge
  • Korean Life
Training & Certs
July 2022
Python Programmer (59 Hours)
DataCamp.com
May 2022
Data Scientist with Python (88 Hours)
DataCamp.com
On-Nara 2.0 Internal Government Information System Training
December 2018
On-Nara 2.0 Internal Government Information System Training
Korean Ministry of Education
Awards
Dean's List (x3)
February 2022 - Present
Dean's List (x3)
KDI School of Public Policy and Management

In recognition of maintaining Academic Excellence during the school year.

Global Korean Scholarship Recipient
August 2021
Global Korean Scholarship Recipient
Korean Ministry of Education

Full scholarship support for a Master's Level program (KDI School).

Certificate of Commendation
December 2018
Certificate of Commendation
Korean Ministry of Education

Awarded by the Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister Eun-Hye Yoo (유은혜)

Only one of two foreigners to receive this award.

Gender Prediction using Korean Names

December 7, 2022

Korean names are often Hanja-based and exhibit a number of other patterns. My project attempts to exploit these characteristics found in most Korean names to try and predict their genders and its respective probability.

This project received the highest ratings at KDI School's 1st Machine Learning Poster Session.

• Check out my project on HuggingFace
• Check out my project's academic poster

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