# About me By [Stefan K](https://paragraph.com/@stefankim) · 2022-03-14 --- Hi! I'm Stefan, a web3 builder and Chief Business Officer at [neopin.io](https://neopin.io/). Believe in financial, social and political freedom by codes on the blockchain. My main interests are blockchain, gaming and journalism. I previously worked at [Binance](https://www.binance.com/), [Klaytn](https://www.klaytn.com/), [GroundX](https://www.groundx.xyz/), [Neowiz Games](https://www.neowizwest.com/) and [Kakao Corp.](https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/?lang=ENG&tab=all) I've been making digital products for over a decade. Before my foray into product design/management, I was a journalist for multiple news agencies such as [The Bell](https://www.thebell.co.kr/), [Associated Press](https://www.ap.org/), [Seattle Post-Intelligencer](https://www.seattlepi.com/) covering capital markets, politics, arts and entertainment. Born and raised in South Korea, spent many years in Seattle and Melbourne for my education, early days of my career, speaking English and Korean. Former pro musician, and a part-time dog rescuer.🐶 * Twitter - [https://mobile.twitter.com/stefankimm](https://mobile.twitter.com/stefankimm) * LinkedIn - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefankimm](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefankimm) **My abilities are** * Business development skills * In-depth knowledge and experience in blockchain tech and public blockchain network governance (Ethereum, BNB, Klaytn, EOS, Solana and many other L1s/L2s) * Project management skills collaborating with front/backend developers, GUI designers * Design skills to develop iOS/Android, decentralized applications and services * Product design skills for mobile, web platforms by using Figma, Sketch, Visual Studio Code(HTML, CSS, Javascript), Adobe tools * Producing scenarios and building interactive prototypes by using Figma, Sketch, Framer * Fluent English and Korean speaker **BD works** * [Binance Signs MoU with the City of Busan to Further Foster Blockchain Industry Development](https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-signs-mou-with-the-city-of-busan-to-further-foster-blockchain-industry-development-6215313439848509433) - Led Binance & BNB Chain's BD activities in South Korea for its market expansion and local dev community building. Successfully delivered key results from the most fierce web3 market, such as the Busan City MOU and many other undisclosed deals behind the scenes. * [Inviting AAA game publishers and studios into Klaytn L1](https://medium.com/klaytn-kr/gaming-%ED%81%B4%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%BC-%EA%B8%80%EB%A1%9C%EB%B2%8C-%EB%A7%A4%EC%8A%A4%EC%96%B4%EB%8D%A5%EC%85%98%EC%9D%98-key-%ED%81%B4%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%BC-%EA%B8%B0%EB%B0%98-ooo-%EA%B2%8C%EC%9E%84-%EC%98%A4%ED%94%88-%EC%B5%9C%EC%B4%88-%EA%B3%B5%EA%B0%9C-%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%AC-%ED%8F%AC%ED%95%A8-89bdc3e7cff9) - A solo business development achievement with my networks in the gaming industry and aggressive BD executions * [Klaytn 2.0](https://klaytn.foundation/wp-content/uploads/Lightpaper.pdf) - Drafted Klaytn L1’s all-new revamped visions, roadmaps and narratives of the Klaytn protocol * [Bank of Korea CBDC project with Klaytn](https://forkast.news/headlines/kakaos-ground-x-wins-korea-cbdc-bidding-war/) open source - played a key strategic role in winning over the LINE consortium for BOK’s CBDC bid war in 2021 * [NEOPLY](https://neoply.io/) - led the biggest node validator firm with 17 different PoS networks in South Korea * [Galactica Network](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lNsEAcux0UTVxEhUOQotnR_s-uyFFhwq/view?usp=sharing)(lite paper, KR) - Commercial Ship Asset-backed STO Investment Platform **My products as product owner/designer** * [TapSonic World Champion VR](https://store.steampowered.com/app/837640/TapSonic_World_Champion_VR/) - a web3 Reboot of the Tapsonic rhythm game franchise on Steam VR platform * TAPSONIC Origin - the most beloved mobile rhythm game in Korea with over 10 million downloads * [nBlocks Wallet](https://medium.com/eoseoul/introducing-all-new-nblocks-wallet-af1fc144cf6f), [design log](https://mirror.xyz/stefankim.eth/eBknhxB-V1SsyNhbtM9Omm9xNy8cfCfPZw2WhNt4I9U) - Simple and Secure non-custodial Wallet * [nBlocks Hunt](https://medium.com/eoseoul/nblocks-hunt-a-location-based-blockchain-ar-app-is-officially-live-89fa2d24478b) - Root cryptos in real-world places (Proof-of-location/Map based crypto rewards application) * [nblocks.io](https://nblocks.io/) - Official website development (solely designed and developed) * [eoseoul.io](https://eoseoul.io/) - Official website development (solely designed and developed) * [Worker Proposal System(WPS) on EOSIO](https://medium.com/wps-working-group-eos/development-of-smart-contract-for-the-worker-proposal-system-68f4e9d5fce7), [Wireframe](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Upm_rNCyE__9u-dKEuVu0gf63pp-VFJC/view?usp=sharing) - Collaboration work between multiple blockchain devs and designers around the world * [5min](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5-OAGO7RqZac0NRZnJQakNuNU0) - Voice reading news app (personal side project) * [HeyBee Music](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5-OAGO7RqZacDZsbE9rZGdROWM) - Music streaming app for Korea, South America, and Indonesia (CIC project, it was sold to an undisclosed Indonesian firm) * [Quotes N Fix](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p1eMNbBQ8K1pdeVxYSEv6GFRrFcNuAWv/view?usp=sharing) - Mobile smash car repair service in Perth, Australia (co-founded it with Aussie friends from college). The business was sold to an Australian private firm in 2018 * [Kakao StoryFund](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lu5Pxp_8Kb5i5Oe8GHhDW-rXa54_aSSj) - Asia's first crowdfunding journalism platform * [Kakao news article summarization algorithm](http://kpat.kipris.or.kr/kpat/biblioa.do?method=biblioFrame&start=biblio&link=N&rvtExtend=N) - Patent acquisition due to algorithm invention in South Korea --- *Originally published on [Stefan K](https://paragraph.com/@stefankim/about-me)*