Sooshin Choi

• Chair, industrial design, 2022–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

• Chief design officer/executive design director, 2019–22
  • Led a comprehensive design team to work with engineers on various projects like medical innovation, healthcare, autonomous mobility, robotics, and regenerative tissue technology.
  Design director, 2001–03, DEKA Research & Development, Manchester, NH

• Distinguished invited professor, 2018, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea

• CEO and CDO, 2018–22, The Modus Design Institute, Londonderry, NH
  • Offered professional design workshops and product innovation services.

• Provost and vice president of academic affairs/professor of design/interim dean of graduate studies, 2014–18, College for Creative Studies, Detroit
  • Responsible for all aspects of academic affairs: advanced the quality of education and scholarship, supported faculty and student development, developed international network, facilitated industry-academia collaborations, and nurtured research and innovation throughout the college.

• Director and associate professor, School of Design, 2010–13
  • Oversaw the School of Design at UC, which included digital design, graphic design, fashion design (fashion design and product development tracks), and industrial design (product design and transportation design tracks).
  Associate professor and coordinator, industrial design, 2003–10, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
  • Taught industrial design, transportation design, universal design, inclusive design, and innovative design.

• Director of R&D, 1998–2000, Iloom, South Korea
  • Responsible for design and product development of system office furniture and chairs.

• Director of design and engineering, 1995–98, Fursys, South Korea
  • Led design and development of a number of office and public furniture and seating systems.

• Senior designer, 1986–98, Kia Motors, South Korea
  • Designed Kia Sephia (1992), Sportage (1992), Bongo (1993), and Carnival (1995: sold as Sedona in U.S.).

• Designer, 1978–86, Daewoo Motors, South Korea
  • Designed Royale XQ (1982), Salon (1984), Le Mans (1995), and others.

Patents

• 67 utility and design patents of autonomous delivery robot, security robot, automobile, furniture, commercial aircraft, industrial computer, graphic user interface, and mobile digital devices including:
  • cargo container for autonomous delivery (US D953965), DEKA Research & Development
  • display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface (US D761280 S1), Samsung Electronics
  • configurable tray table (US 9138055), The Boeing Company
  • industrial computer (US D746,280), Phoenix Contact
  • multifunction printer (US D732109 S1), Samsung Electronics
  • in-flight passenger information system (US 8806543 B1), The Boeing Company