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KyungJun Lee 이경준

Principal UX Designer · Samsung Electronics

Principal UX Designer with 21 years at Samsung Electronics — 9 as a software engineer, 12 in UX — turning complex technology into experiences anyone can use. Now leading GenAI chatbot UX and AI-driven design automation. Built Samsung's first Digital Twin and spatial IoT products from 0 to 1, with 6+ global design awards and 13+ granted patents. Finds business opportunities through research and steps into the UX PM role when needed.

  • 21 yrsat Samsung Electronics
  • 6+Global design awards
  • 13+Granted patents & GUI designs
  • 130K+Smart-apartment households on SmartThings
  • 8% → 12%SmartThings adoption after usability fixes

Experience · Samsung Electronics

  1. 2026.01 – present

    Principal UX Designer · GenAI UX & Design Automation Lead

    GenAI chatbot, AI design automation
  2. 2024.03 – 2026.01

    Principal UX Designer · B2B Spatial IoT UX Lead (SmartThings Pro)

    SmartThings Pro Interactive View
  3. 2023.09 – 2024.04

    Principal UX Designer · UX PM, Digital Twin

    Samsung's first Digital Twin
  4. 2023.01 – 2023.12

    Principal UX Designer · Spatial UX Lead (SmartThings Map View)

    SmartThings Map View
  5. 2021.11 – 2022.12

    Senior UX Researcher & Designer · Smart Apartment IoT

    Smart-apartment IoT usability research
  6. 2018.09 – 2021.10

    Senior UX Designer & Researcher · B2B Home IoT Strategy

    B2B Home IoT opportunity & business
  7. 2016.09 – 2018.09

    Senior UX Designer · Connectivity & Multi-Device Experience Lead, Mobile (MX)

    MDE, Bixby VUI, connectivity UX
  8. 2014.04 – 2016.09

    Senior UX Designer · Advanced UX Concept & Prototyping, Mobile (MX)

    New form-factor USPs, prototyping
  9. 2005.02 – 2014.03

    Software Engineer · Mobile Protocol, System & SIM/eSIM, Mobile (MX)

    Protocols, GPS, SIM/eSIM

Education · Certifications

  • B.S. in Computer Engineering, Dongguk University (2005)
  • Samsung Data Science Level 2 (2025.02)
  • TRIZ Expert Level 2 · In-house Instructor Level 1 (2017.01)

Skills

CategorySkills
AI UX
  • Generative AI UX
  • Conversational Design
  • Voice UI (VUI)
  • AI Design Automation
  • AI-ready Design Tokens
  • Prompt Engineering
UX & UI design
  • UX Strategy
  • UI Design
  • Design Systems
  • Interaction Design
  • Spatial & 3D UX
  • Multi-Device UX
UX research
  • Surveys
  • Focus groups (FGD)
  • IDI
  • Shadowing
  • Home visits
  • Usability testing
  • Stakeholder mapping
  • Journey maps
Planning & leadership
  • UX PM (PRDs)
  • Roadmaps & priorities
  • Cross-functional lead
  • Exhibition concepts
Domains
  • IoT
  • Smart Home
  • Smart Building
  • BMS
  • Digital Twin
  • Energy management (BEMS)
  • Robotics
  • B2B solutions
Programming
  • Python
  • R
  • Java
  • C
Engineering
  • GSM · RRM · E-GPRS
  • GPS
  • SIM & eSIM
  • Bluetooth & BLE
  • Wi-Fi
  • Android system software
Methods & analysis
  • TRIZ
  • Data analysis
  • Patent ideation

Tools

CategoryTools
AI tools
  • Gemini
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Midjourney
  • Adobe Firefly
  • AI video & music tools
Design
  • Figma
  • Sketch
Prototyping & video
  • Android Studio
  • Final Cut Pro X
  • Motion design tools
Collaboration & docs
  • PowerPoint
  • Confluence
  • Jira
Development & debugging
  • Trace32

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