Kook-Hwan LEE(Ph.D.) Technical Advisor (Science, Technology, and R&D)

khwan28@hanmail.net

010-2224-9944

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Precision Mechanical Engineering from Hanyang University
Master’s degree in Precision Mechanical Engineering (Measurement and Control) from Hanyang University
Doctorate in Mechanical System Design from Korea University of Technology and Education (Creative Engineering Design)

Career

Researcher at Daewoo Motor Central Research Institute
Team Leader at LG Electronics Central Research Institute
Senior Researcher at Maxon Electronics Research Institute (CDMA, GSM development)
Senior Researcher at Domestic and Overseas Semiconductor Research Institute (Mobile communication, multimedia product development)
CEO of Patent and Business Corporation
Professor at Korea University of Engineering (Semiconductor Mechanical System Engineering)
Technical Advisor at Patent Corporation Jeongan (Current)

Advised and reviewed knowledge property strategies for companies and local governments (Korean Patent Attorney Association, 2005)
Chairman of Patent Technology Commercialization Evaluation Committee at Seoul Intellectual Property Center (Seoul Business Agency, 2009-2019)
R&D Project Evaluator for the Korean Intellectual Property Office and Invention Promotion Association (2009-2019)
Evaluator for R&BD Commercialization-linked Technology Development Projects under the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Resources (2010-present)
Director of Patent Technology Commercialization and Commercialization Support Projects at Seoul Business Agency (2010-2018)
Evaluator for Medium Business Administration R&D Projects (2010-2018)
Evaluator for Agricultural Technology Commercialization Projects at the Rural Development Administration (2013-2016)
Chairman of IP-R&D Evaluation Committee at the Korean Intellectual Property Strategy Institute (2009-2019)
Technology Value Evaluation Committee Member at the Korean Invention Promotion Association
R&D Evaluation and R&BD Evaluation Committee Chairman for Future Creation Science and Technology (2010-2017)
Operating Committee Member for Technology at the Research and Development Special Zone Promotion Foundation (2014)
Technical Evaluator for National Government-funded Research Institutes (2013-2015)
Chairman of R&BD Evaluation Committee at the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Resources (2010-2021)
Chairman of Evaluation for Metropolitan Area Strategic Projects (2014-present)
Evaluator for Local Government Projects (Government-matching linked projects) (2010-present)
Evaluator for Techno Parks and Gangwon Province Strategic Projects (Innovative Growth Business) (Current)
Chairman of the Evaluation Committee at the Yongin Industrial Promotion Agency (2012-present)
Chairman of Technology Commercialization Evaluation Committee at the Korea Research Industry Association under the Ministry of Science and ICT (Current)

Qualification

Technology Transaction Specialist (Ministry of Knowledge Economy, 2009)

Affiliated Association

Field

Preceding R&D and Preceding Technology Development
Creative R&D, Innovative R&D, and Business Model (BM) Generation Methodology, Biz Idea Generation
Preceding Planning and Evaluation of Creative, Challenging, and Innovative R&D Projects, Commercialization
Creative Problem-Solving Methodologies including TRIZ
IP-R&D for Patent Technology Commercialization, Patent Analysis and Avoidance Design, Patent Technology Evaluation (Technicality, Value, etc.)
R&D Planning (RFP Writing), Evaluation (Technical Evaluation, Business Evaluation, On-site Evaluation, Inspection, etc.)
Technology Forecasting and Product Development and Technology Commercialization Strategies
Product/System Design and Development Engineering, Concurrent Engineering, Quality Improvement, Cost Reduction, and Productivity Enhancement

Language

Papers/Books

A total of 80 books on topics related to product design and development, R&D, technology commercialization, and creativity.
Selected three times (1998, 2001, 2014) by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism as outstanding academic books in the field of science and technology: the most in Korea.
Topics covered include:
Concurrent Engineering & Technology
Product Design and Development Engineering
Strategies for Product Development and Technology Commercialization
Development Strategies for Product and Service Platforms
Advanced Product Design
Creativity for Future Creation (Keywords: Change and Innovation)
Co-authored with Professor Ikook Hwan (Kook): “Smartphone Development and Design Technology,” “Smartphone Development Strategies,” and “Smartphone Analysis and Improvement Design” (a series of three books, the first in Korea)
Recipient of the 39th (2021) Korean Science and Technology Book Award (Minister of Science and ICT Award), April 2021
Other topics covered include: Introduction to Secondary Batteries, Materials Engineering for Secondary Batteries, Introduction to Supercapacitors and Their Applications (Technology Development and Case Studies), Innovative Destruction and Application of Scientific and Technological Principles (Preceding Concept Research and Development for the ‘Bladeless Dyson Fan’ under the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Resources’ Challenging Research Project), Development and Utilization of Cooling Devices and Cooling Systems, and more.