Sungbo Shim
Korean-Canadian majoring in Economics and Philosophy at Columbia. Interested in education and social entrepreneurship. Avid guitarist and music enthusiast.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Skills: | Business, English, Korean, Languages, Spanish |
| Groups: | Win $11,000 funding, $20,000 pro-bono consulting, and mentoring from entrepreneurs & executives |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Columbia University |
FEATURED STARTUP
Summer Workation
Summer Workation
Summer Workation hopes to help teachers make the most of their summers by linking them with workations (working vacation growth opportunities). We help teachers find, assess and secure workations to help teachers grow and become better educators.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | General Academy, Toronto |
| Position: | Instructor, Educational Consultant |
| Time period: | December 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Developed novel business-model focused on independent school and college preparatory services, increasing clientele by 13%
Designed and executed an original 12-week curriculum preparing students for the SSAT and SAT I Examinations, Advanced Placement Statistics, Economics, and American History Examinations Instructed class average of 30 students in Critical Reading, Writing, and Essay Composition |
| Employer: | Summer Workation |
| Position: | Business Development Associate |
| Time period: | December 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Strategic consulting to develop education social venture. Identified key areas for growth and financing through market research
Drafted business proposal, profit/loss statement, and cost projections to present to potential investors and business competitions Conducted and compiled research on various teaching opportunities, education, and other avenues to promote growth for teachers |
| Employer: | J&J Investment Quotient |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | May 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | Sought future investment opportunities and traded into or out of positions using quantitative screens based upon delta hedging, risk
management of long-short positions, and other risk management tools with Hanhwa Ez-Net Smart Software Conducted fundamental research on publicly traded companies and institutions on the KOSPI index, tuning in to notable macro, equity/credit or company conference calls Constructed financial models on the KOSPI index and futures markets covering alternative instruments with special considerations for idiosyncratic and Greek risks in accordance with fund’s investment philosophy |
| Employer: | Encyclopedia of Earth |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | January 2008 - May 2008 |
| Description: | Assisted with layout and production for a new electronic reference about the Earth and its natural environments Copyedited articles using Mediawiki software |
EDUCATION
| University: | Columbia University |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | Economics-Philosophy, BA |
INFORMATION
| Clubs: | Korean Traditional Drum Troupe, Columbia University , President
Students for North Korean Awareness, Columbia University, President |
| Awards: | Grand Prize Recipient of 12th Annual Essay Contest sponsored by The Korea Times Daily (2007)
University of Waterloo Mathematics Competitions: Euclid, Fermat, and Hypathia (Bronze), Galois (Silver) (2005) iChallenge Stock Market Competition: 2nd Place (2005) Silver Medalist of 10th Annual Essay Contest sponsored by The Korea Times Daily (2005) |
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Summer Workation
Summer Workation hopes to help teachers make the most of their summers by linking them with workations (working vacation growth opportunities). We help teachers find, assess and secure workations to help teachers grow and become better educators.