Director of Strategic Process Improvement

Strategic Business Transformation & Governance Leader | Director of Change Management

I am a strategic leader with over 15 years of distinguished experience across the global EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) and Renewable Energy sectors. My career is a unique synthesis of high-stakes Front-end Global Sales & Contracting and high-level Back-end Governance, Internal Control (SOX), and Change Management.

Currently serving as the Director of Change Management at Hanwha Q CELLS USA, I am at the forefront of the American renewable energy transition. I lead large-scale organizational transformations, ensuring that global corporate excellence is seamlessly integrated with the complex operational and regulatory nuances of the U.S. market.

Throughout my tenure at DL E&C (formerly Daelim Industrial), I established myself as a "Business Architect." I don't just manage processes; I design the structural integrity of the organization—from building a multi-billion dollar K-SOX compliance framework from scratch to negotiating mega-contracts with global giants like Saudi Aramco and SABIC. My specialty lies in navigating the intersection of complex legal landscapes, technical engineering requirements, and strategic business goals.

Core Expertise:

• Strategic Change Management: Leading Post-Merger Integration (PMI) and cross-functional process redesign (Blossom Project).
• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM): Architecting internal control frameworks for entities with $10B annual revenue.
• Global EPC Contracting & Strategy: Mastery in Technical/Commercial Proposals, Consortium (JV) formation, and Financing Arrangements.
• Legal & Logistics Dispute Resolution: Expert in maritime law and technical logistics, with a proven track record of averting massive consequential damages.
• Data-Driven Negotiation: Developing proprietary contract databases to digitize negotiation levers and risk patterns.

[Experience]

Hanwha Q CELLS USA

Director of Change Management | Process Innovation Team Houston, Texas, United States | 2024 – Present

As a Director-level executive, I lead the strategic restructuring of business processes to support Hanwha’s rapid expansion in the North American solar market. My role is pivotal in transforming the organization from a manufacturing hub into a market-leading renewable energy powerhouse.

• Organizational Transformation (The "Blossom Project"): Leading a comprehensive initiative to harmonize global headquarters’ operational standards with U.S. "Best Practices." This involves redesigning communication protocols and workflows between technical hubs, legal departments, and sales teams to eliminate silos.
• Operational Excellence & Agile Implementation: Identifying systemic bottlenecks in the solar value chain—from procurement to project delivery. I implement Lean methodologies to enhance organizational agility, ensuring the company can respond rapidly to the volatile U.S. energy policy landscape.
• Executive Governance & Stakeholder Alignment: Serving as the primary strategic bridge between Korean HQ and U.S. operations. I ensure that high-level corporate shifts are translated into measurable ROI, while maintaining 100% compliance with U.S. labor, tax, and environmental regulations.

DL E&C Co., Ltd. (formerly Daelim Industrial)

Specialist | Internal Control Assessment Team (Compliance Management Office) Seoul, South Korea | 2018 – 2024

I was one of only two founding members of the Internal Control Task Force, specifically handpicked to rebuild the corporate governance and K-SOX system for an entity with $6.73B (KRW 10T) in annual revenue.

• End-to-End K-SOX Architecture: Analyzed over 1,000 discrete business processes across Sales, Procurement, Engineering, and Construction divisions. I mapped these processes to identify inherent operational risks and designed a robust Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) framework.
• Negotiation-Based Control Optimization: Successfully negotiated with external auditors (Deloitte, etc.) to streamline redundant control activities from 900 down to 300. By proving the efficacy of automated controls and walkthrough testing within the SAP ERP system, I increased operational efficiency by 66% without compromising assurance quality.
• Crisis Risk Management & Fraud Detection: Utilizing my internal audit authority, I detected financial anomalies in a Libyan subsidiary. By proactively freezing accounts and redesigning fund execution protocols, I personally prevented a multi-million dollar fund leakage, safeguarding the company’s assets in a high-risk region.
• Affiliate Governance Consulting: Provided technical consulting to chemical affiliates and overseas subsidiaries, exporting my proprietary risk control matrix to standardize global compliance operations.

DL E&C Co., Ltd. (formerly Daelim Industrial)

Manager | Overseas Sales & Project Development (Plant Business Division) Seoul, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Russia | 2011 – 2017

In this role, I led high-stakes project acquisition and contract strategy in the Middle East and Russia/CIS regions, managing a cumulative portfolio exceeding USD 5 billion.

• Market Pioneering in Russia: Acted as the lead coordinator for the establishment of the DL E&C Russian branch. I successfully secured the Vysotsk LNG Project ($900M), which was the first-ever LNG process unit won by a Korean EPC firm in Russia. I navigated complex GOST standards and local legal hurdles to achieve this milestone.
• Mega-Project Lifecycle Leadership:
• Saudi Aramco Jazan IGCC ($2B): Led technical sales and commercial clarifications for one of the world's largest gasification projects.
• Oman ORPIC Refinery ($1B): Orchestrated complex consortium bidding and financing arrangements with international lenders (K-EXIM, etc.).
• SABIC & Maaden Projects: Managed various contract types, including Cost Plus Fee and Convertible LS, tailoring strategies to each client’s unique risk appetite.
• High-Value Legal & Logistics Dispute Resolution: I successfully led a high-stakes legal dispute against a Project Forwarder regarding "Heavy Cargo" (1,200-ton vessel) shipment. By interpreting maritime law and analyzing technical saddle specifications, I proved the forwarder's negligence and averted massive Consequential Damages that would have paralyzed the project schedule.
• Contract Intelligence & Database Development: Initiated a groundbreaking project to digitize and analyze contract clauses across different countries and clients. This database identified patterns in client behaviors and past breaches, strengthening our position in future Force Majeure and Change Order negotiations.
• Saudi Branch Operations: During my secondment to Saudi Arabia, I managed on-site claims, bonds, and local tax issues while maintaining critical relationships with Aramco and SABIC executives.