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About
Jake Kim co-founded Sodacrew Inc. in 2015 and serves as CEO, heading the company's US office under Sodacrew Global Inc. following its 2018 US market expansion, and taking on the role of Korea Representative in 2024. The company operates SodaGift, a cross-border gifting platform for individuals, and SodaGift for Biz, which provides corporate gifting services for clients and employees.
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Experience
- Sodacrew Inc (SodaGift)Head of US officecurrent2018 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- Sodacrew Inc (SodaGift)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2016 — present
- Mirae Asset Global InvestmentsIT Senior Manager2008 — 2016Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
- Samsung SDSAdvisory Engineer2005 — 2008
- Samsung SDSEngineer2003 — 2005
Skills & more
Strategy3Payment Systems2Business-to-Business (B2B)1B2B MarketingInternational SalesCross-border TransactionsJava7Spring2WebSphere Application Server1XML8Integration6Operating Systems4
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ApacheJavaScriptDatabasesOracleJava Enterprise EditionCross-functional Team LeadershipInternational BusinessAgile MethodologiesWeb ApplicationsWebsite DevelopmentCRMCloud ComputingLanguages English · Korean
- Data Science: Bridging Principles and Practice — Emeritus
- CISA (Certified Information System Auditor) — ISACA
- SCJP — Sun
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jake Kim?
- Jake Kim co-founded Sodacrew Inc. in 2015 and serves as CEO, heading the company's US office under Sodacrew Global Inc. following its 2018 US market expansion, and taking on the role of Korea Representative in 2024. The company operates SodaGift, a cross-border gifting platform for individuals, and SodaGift for Biz, which provides corporate gifting services for clients and employees.
- Where does Jake Kim work?
- Jake Kim is Founder of SodaGift.
- What companies did Jake Kim found?
- Jake Kim founded SodaGift.
- Where did Jake Kim go to school?
- Jake Kim studied at University of Warwick (MSc, IT for Manufacture); The Manchester Metropolitan University (BSc, Information and Communication).
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The Manchester Metropolitan University mafia16
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mirae Asset Global Investments11
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