Dohyun Yang
San Jose,California
Summary
Skilled in team collaboration, adaptable to changing needs, and focused on achieving impactful results. Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, ensuring reliable support and effective teamwork.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructor
JTC Taekwondo
04.2022 - 10.2023
- Currently a 3rd degree black belt
- Taught 100+ students of all ages from white to brown belt
- Specialized in kicks and sparring techniques
- Assisted in 20+ belt tests
- Taught three classes per day with 20+ students in each class
Math, Science, and Coding Tutor
Smart Reading
05.2024 - Current
- Currently teaching three classes for students (4th and 7th grade) every week
- Reviewed and previewed students' homework from school to prepare for the next year
- Introduced topics such as basic operation properties, algebra, geometry, etc
District President
Hwarang Youth Foundation
08.2020 - Current
- Led 100+ volunteers in the Bay Area
- Oversaw 700 volunteering events
- Coordinated events with Bay Area K-Group, Red Cross, Salvation Army, San Jose City Team, Santa Clara County, and the SF and Bay Area Korean Center
- Raised $16,000+ for annual Guatemala Medical Camp, funded 25 free eye cataract surgeries and 250 dental operations
- Accumulated over 730 service hours in total
Class PR
CHS Class of 2025
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Served as one of two PR's for CHS class of 2025, and one of eight student council members
- Managed class's Instagram, Youtube, TikTok, and website
- Designed 70+ Instagram stories and posts through the year promoting our events (fundraisers, Homecoming, Winter Formal, Prom)
- Raised 4,000 dollars
- Directed and filmed a 2 minute Junior Prom promotional video, which got 10,000 views in less than a day
Researcher
UIUC CSL Lab
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Working with Prof. Nam Sung Kim and graduate student Hyungyo Kim
- Researched compression methods to easily store and run large language models locally
- Experimented with overlapping calculations on GPU using CUDA to accelerate processing times
- Worked in person at UIUC from June to July, and worked remotely afterwards
Co-founder, Developer
Third Eye
05.2023 - Current
- Developed Third Eye, a biker safety tool that uses machine learning to notify cyclists of approaching vehicles that pose a threat
- Published an engineering research paper on Third Eye to the Journal of Student Research
- Website: https://dohyun0618yang.wixsite.com/third-eye
Founder, Developer
Eco Hero
08.2020 - 03.2023
- Created Eco Hero, an environment-themed chess game designed to raise awareness of climate change and pollution
- Hosted monthly chess tournaments on our platform (30+ participants) with prizes for winners
Public Relations Intern
RoboRisen
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: Korean educational robot company
- Worked with the PR team and made promotional videos and posts for Instagram and YouTube
- Helped manage the Instagram page with weekly informational posts and stories
- Translated 20 pages of the instruction manuals from Korean to English
Volunteer
San Jose City Team
08.2022 - Current
- Food Distribution: Served food for 1000+ families in need every other week
- Loaded food packages into cars as they went through the driveway, each package supporting one family for one week
- Meal Preparation: Assisted the head chef on basic meal preparations (dicing vegetables, cracking eggs, seasoning meat, making potato fries, preparing napkin rolls)
Volunteer
SF and Bay Area Korean Center
02.2021 - Current
- Assisted in monthly events by greeting guests, setting up tables and chairs, and distributing gifts as guests left
- Participated in major events: Held the Korean flag during the 2024 Pistahan Festival in SF
- Assisted the opening ceremony by holding the ribbon for ribbon cutting
- Helped 100+ elderly Korean Americans register to vote
- Demonstrated their AI program simulating conversations with historical Korean figures from the past by having a live conversation with two AI simulated people
Volunteer
Bay Area K-Group Coding School
06.2022 - Current
- Drone Coding Event: Taught 16 elementary school students Blockly, an introductory block coding language used to control the drones
- Met two times every week for three weeks
- Scratch Coding Event: Taught Scratch, an introductory block coding language to 15 elementary school students
- Met two times every week for four weeks, two sessions every year
- Assigned projects like building a basic piano and programming games like hide and seek and flappy bird to teach new concepts
Awards Subteam Lead, Driver, Member of Hardware Subteam & Outreach Subteam
Cupertino Robotics
08.2022 - Current
- Led awards subteam to create all applications for the FIRST Impact Award
- Operated our robot for FTC competitions in 2022
- Cadded 2024 robot's arm mechanism
- Placed as 4th alliance captains at SVR and 8th alliance captains at MBR
- Planned and performed our annual robotics skit at Blue Hills and Sedgwick Elementary School in front of 1000+ total audience members
Education
High School -
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, CA12.2024
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Patience and empathy
- Motivation strategies
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Leadership qualities
- Time management
- Computer skills
Research
- Generating synthetic acoustic emissions from material damage (through SRA Program 2023)
- Third Eye: Wearable ML Device Using CNN and Advanced Distance Estimation For Enhanced Cyclist Road Safety (through Journal of Student Research 2024)
Languages
Korean
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Awards
Academic Awards
- Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award (3x: 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in SF Award (2024)
- Certificate of Recognition from California State Assembly (2024)
- California State Treasurer’s Award (2022)
- Certificate of Congressional Recognition (2023)
- Hwarang of the Year Award (2x: 2023, 2024)
STEM/Engineering/Research Awards
- Congressional App Challenge Honorable Mention (2021, for Eco Hero)
- Conrad Challenge 8th Place & Alternate Finalists (2023, Eco Hero), 6th Place & Alternate Finalists (2024, Third Eye)
- Future Impact Challenge - 1st Place, Environment Category (2023, Eco Hero)
- Synopsys Science Fair - 1st Place Engineering Award (2024, Third Eye)
Timeline
Researcher
UIUC CSL Lab
06.2024 - 11.2024
Math, Science, and Coding Tutor
Smart Reading
05.2024 - Current
Class PR
CHS Class of 2025
06.2023 - 06.2024
Co-founder, Developer
Third Eye
05.2023 - Current
Volunteer
San Jose City Team
08.2022 - Current
Awards Subteam Lead, Driver, Member of Hardware Subteam & Outreach Subteam
Cupertino Robotics
08.2022 - Current
Volunteer
Bay Area K-Group Coding School
06.2022 - Current
Instructor
JTC Taekwondo
04.2022 - 10.2023
Public Relations Intern
RoboRisen
08.2021 - 12.2021
Volunteer
SF and Bay Area Korean Center
02.2021 - Current
District President
Hwarang Youth Foundation
08.2020 - Current
Founder, Developer
Eco Hero
08.2020 - 03.2023
High School -
Cupertino High School
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