Hye soo You

Program and strategy professional with 3+ years of experience across consulting, market intelligence, project coordination, and data-driven process improvement. Experienced in managing multiple concurrent projects, structuring ambiguous business and operational problems, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and translating quantitative and qualitative evidence into actionable recommendations and execution plans. Led and supported 10+ consulting and research engagements across North America, Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

B.S. in Data Science with hands-on experience in Excel, Python, Tableau, SQL, recurring performance analysis, forecasting, and AI-enabled workflow automation.

Senior Strategic Consultant - IndustryArc Korea - Seoul, South Korea

(2025-08 - 2026-08)

• Took on project management responsibilities within five months and managed up to three concurrent consulting projects across industrial technology, advanced materials, healthcare, agriculture, and emerging technology sectors.
• Structured ambiguous customer, operational, market, regulatory, and competitive questions into clear project plans, analytical workstreams, milestones, and decision points.
• Coordinated project schedules, analyst workstreams, client communication, analytical review, and final deliverables across multiple engagements.
• Worked directly with clients, analysts, industry experts, and external stakeholders to gather requirements, identify pain points, validate assumptions, and resolve project issues.
• Combined quantitative data, customer research, operational information, competitive intelligence, and regulatory findings to develop data-driven recommendations.
• Identified project risks, analytical gaps, and data-quality issues and coordinated corrective actions to maintain delivery timelines and output quality.
• Developed AI-enabled research and quality-control workflows to reduce repetitive manual work, improve consistency, and strengthen analytical review processes.
• Prepared and presented project findings, recommendations, risks, and next-step actions to client stakeholders.
• Selected Client Engagements
• North America Controlled Environment Agriculture - Program Management & Business Feasibility | US Northeast
• Managed the end-to-end project covering project planning, customer and expert research, market analysis, CAPEX/OPEX assessment, production economics, distribution, and final recommendations.
• Coordinated multiple analytical workstreams and evaluated operating requirements, customer economics, technology-adoption conditions, and commercial feasibility.
• Developed a phased market-entry and crop-prioritization strategy based on operating stability, supply risk, customer demand, and economics.
• Industrial HVAC - Market Entry & Operational Strategy | Thailand & Vietnam
• Assessed market size, customer operating requirements, technical-support needs, pricing, distribution structures, partner capabilities, and local service conditions.
• Compared direct-entry and partner-led operating models based on fixed costs, customer coverage, support requirements, and execution risk; recommended a phased partner-led approach.
• Smart Concrete Curing Technology - Process Efficiency & Market Strategy | Japan & Northern Europe
• Assessed construction workflows, competing curing technologies, market size, regulatory and certification requirements, and adoption conditions for an electric curing technology.
• Compared process efficiency, energy consumption, safety, and operating requirements across conventional, enclosed-heating, steam-curing, and direct electric-curing approaches.
• Developed market-prioritization and commercialization recommendations based on regulation, operating requirements, market readiness, and partner-channel feasibility.

Associate Market Analyst - IDC Korea - Seoul, South Korea

(2022-01 - 2023-03)

• Produced quarterly market-analysis presentations covering shipments, revenue, market share, brand performance, segment trends, and forward-looking forecasts for Korea printer, scanner, and consumables markets.
• Collected, cleaned, validated, and analyzed vendor and market datasets to identify performance changes, demand drivers, competitive shifts, pricing developments, and tender-driven market movements.
• Produced six recurring market-intelligence reports for global technology clients while maintaining consistent analytical and data-quality processes.
• Led Korea analysis for an eight-country APAC project and coordinated with regional analysts to align methodologies, validate findings, and compare market developments.
• Contributed to a published eight-country APEJ technology assessment combining primary interviews with 27 print-service providers and 21 label converters and historical/forecast shipment data.
• Prepared concise analytical findings, data visualizations, and presentations for international stakeholders and clients.

Project Coordinator - Korea Testing & Research Institute (KTR) - South Korea

(2021-03 - 2021-12)

• Planned and coordinated 40+ certification-related programs involving 300+ participants while managing multiple programs concurrently.
• Coordinated internal teams, external experts, schedules, documentation, and program requirements; standardized operating guidelines to improve consistency and reduce delays.
• Analyzed 500+ participant survey responses to identify improvement opportunities and support data-driven program changes, contributing to approximately 85% satisfaction.

Operations Intern - Rico Asset Management - South Korea

(2017-02 - 2017-06)

• Supported day-to-day operations and administrative coordination and digitized internal documentation to improve information accessibility and workflow efficiency.

B.S. - Data Science - Indiana University Indianapolis (2024-12)