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brightlightkim/README.md

πŸ‘‹ Hi, I'm Taeyang Kim

πŸŽ“ MS CS @ Georgia Tech (Data Science) | πŸ’Ό ML Engineer @ Pattern | πŸ† 7x Hackathon Champion
πŸ”— Website β€’ πŸ“§ sunguard9509@gmail.com β€’ πŸ“± 385-283-7793 β€’ LinkedIn


πŸš€ About Me

  • Full stack software engineer & AI researcher (web, mobile, ML/AI)
  • 4x U.S. Patent holder in AI: content gen, video gen, robotics, GUI
  • Built production ML systems generating $20M+ value, saving $6M+, and speeding ops 87%
  • Passionate about AI/ML (PyTorch, TensorFlow), Robotics, and web dev (Next.js, React, TypeScript)
  • Veteran with leadership, training, and ops excellence (U.S. Army, ARCOM x2, Best KATUSA)

πŸ† Awards & Honors

  • πŸ₯‡ 1st – 2025 Utah AI Hackathon
  • πŸ₯‡ 1st – 2024 justbuild.ing Hackathon
  • πŸ₯‡ 1st – 2024 BYU Capstone ML
  • πŸ₯‡ 1st – 2024 BYU ACM YHack (Benny Award)
  • πŸ₯‡ 1st – 2023 BYU ITCSA (Robotics)
  • πŸ₯‡ 1st – 2022 BYU ACM YHack
  • πŸ₯‡ 1st – 2017 DIPA IoT Hackathon (Korea)
  • πŸ… Pattern 2024 Employee of the Year (1st of 1,780)

🧠 Experience Highlights

Pattern (2023–Present) – ML Engineer

  • Led dev of TrendVision (AI marketing + video gen SaaS) β†’ US patent filed
  • AI tools created $20M+ value for 200+ brands; $6M saved via GPT-4o RAG ticket system
  • Built global content brief editor (Streamlit + Snowflake)

Iris AI (2024–2025) – Software Engineer

  • Boosted engagement 27% via OpenAI-powered reminder API (AWS Lambda + EventBridge)

Sandia National Labs (2023–2024) – ML Engineer

  • Built 89.7% accurate intrusion detector (DistilBERT) β†’ HuggingFace + PyPI

Converus (2023) – Software Engineer Intern

  • Delivered full-featured dashboard + analytics (Next.js, GraphQL, Firebase)

BYU DRAGN Lab (2022–2023) – Research Assistant

  • Invented AI farming robot β†’ 1st place @ BYU ITCSA Robotics
  • Built Alexa Challenge finalist app (Flask, React, Neo4j)

πŸ“’ Speaking, Judging & Leadership

🎀 Guest Speaker

  • MLCon NYC (May 2025) – β€œTrendVision: AI Marketing Video Gen SaaS”
  • Global Data & AI Conf (May 2025) – Full-stack AI App Deployment with Terraform + FastAPI
  • AUTOFARM 2025 (Jun 2025) – Robotics + Agriculture AI
  • BSidesSLC (Apr–May 2025) – β€œLLM-Powered Intrusion Detection”

πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ Hackathon Judge

  • University of Utah (Jun 2025) – β€œA Breadth of Fresh Air” AI Hackathon
  • JustBuild (Mar 2025) – Multi-Modal AI Hackathon

πŸŽ“ Student Leadership

  • Georgia Tech (2025–Present) – Student Advisory Council
  • BYU KBSA (2023–2024) – Tech President
    • Built KBSA’s first official website (Next.js, Supabase)
    • Led multi-channel event marketing + LinkedIn

πŸ› οΈ Technologies I ❀️

Skills


πŸ“œ U.S. Patents

  1. Cross-Channel AI Marketing Gen (No. 108028-35)
  2. Automated Content Creation (No. 108028-12)
  3. Image Gen for ML Training (No. 108028-39)
  4. Robotic Photography Interface (No. 108028-46)

πŸŽ– Military Service & Honors

U.S. Army – Operational Specialist (Jan 2019 – Sep 2020)
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea β€’ Eighth Army NCO Academy

  • Coordinated operation orders, wrote manuals for unit task performance, and trained 1,800+ soldiers annually (BLC & KATUSA)
  • Evaluated operational performance during major training exercises
  • Supported mission-readiness for a 20-person unit

Notable Awards & Honors

  • πŸ₯‡ ARCOM (x2) – Army Commendation Medal from LTG Bills & Eighth Army HQ
  • πŸ… General Paik Sun Yup Leadership Award – For contributions to the non-commissioned officer corps
  • πŸ† Best KATUSA of the Year 2019 – Republic of Korea Army Support Group
  • πŸŽ– Challenge Coins – 8A CG, ROKA Commander, NCOA Commandant (x2)
  • πŸ”« Weapon Expert, πŸ’ͺ PT Master
  • πŸŽ“ Distinguished Honor Graduate – KTA, Honor Graduate – KATC
  • πŸ₯‡ Iron Soldier Award

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