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Hi there, my name is Bin Kim (Youngbin Kim).

I'm 23 and I'm from South Korea. I like computer science. Always interested to learn new tech, framework, language, or anything in general.

Food I like

  • Steak
  • Asparagus
  • Cheesecake
  • Sushi
  • Pho, .... maybe just any food in general

Online games I play

  • League of Legends
  • Counter Strike : Global Offensive

Favourite singleplayers (in order of favour)

  • God of War
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Uncharted 4
  • Horizon Zero Dawn

Education

Highschool

  • Governor Simcoe Secondary School, Grade 11 - 12
  • Canadian International School Vietnam (HCMC), Grade 9 - 10

University

  • B.ASc, Mechatronics Engieering Honours, Coop, University of Waterloo

    • Engineering International Student Award, 2014
    • Expected graduation 2023


Technical Skills

Languages

  • Javascript (ES6, Coffeescript), Ruby, Objective-c, Java, C++

Frameworks

  • Ruby on Rails, Ember, React, iOS, tvOS, WPF

Databases

  • MySQL, MongoDB

Others

  • Google Cloud Build

Timeline (for the giggles)

1996. 3
Born in Seoul, South Korea
Almost died from bacterial meningitis
2003
2010. 8
Move to HCMC, Vietnam with my mom and sister
Enter Canadian International School
2010. 11
2012. 8
Move to St Catharines, Canada. Enter Governor Simcoe Secondary School
Join Simbotics
2012. 9
2013
Hit diamond in League of Legends
Hit diamond again in League of Legends
2014
2014. 2
Gets accepted to Mechatronics Engineering at University of Waterloo
2nd place at FRC World Championships
2014. 4
2014. 5
Graduate from high school
Start studying at University of Waterloo, get wrecked by school
2014. 9
2014. 11
Secure first co-op job at Matrix Solutions Inc
Start working at Matrix Solutions Inc after surviving through first term
2015. 1
2015. 2
Start playing Counter Strike : Global Offensive
Finish first co-op term. Go back to death
2015. 4
2015. 7
Get co-op at Connected Lab Inc
Hit Global Elite on CSGO
2015. 7
2015. 9
Start working at Connected. First year was brutal.
Finish working at Connected. Drop out of school to serve my military duty
2016. 4
2016. 8
Join the army to serve my duty
Get discharged from the army. Free again
2018. 5
2018. 6
Get told to wait until next year to come back to school
Get back to school, but have to redo the last term in first year
2019. 1
2019. 2
Realize my brain is dead after not being in school for 3.5 years
Get third co-op at Universe.
2019. 3
2019. 5
Finish first year (again), start working at Universe