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Gunhoo Park

About

Email: gunhoo2016@gmail.com

I'm currently working at InBody USA as full stack software developer.

I am delving into the realm of Computer Science with a focus on Web Development, Infra(CI/CD), AI and Machine Learning. I am currently pursuing my M.S. in Computer Science degree at the University of Southern California (USC). I am interested in pursuing a career as a Software Engineer or Web Developer.

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Education

  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
  •          M.S. in Computer Science

  • Chung-Ang Universtiy, Seoul, South Korea, Mar 2015 - Feb 2020
  •          B.E. in Computer Science and Software, Major GPA: 3.8/4.0, Magna Cum Laude


    Skills

    Languages
    Backend
    Frontend
    Databases
    Others


    Work Experience

  • InBody USA, Cerritos, CA, May 2025 - Present

          Full Stack Software Developer Intern

    • Skills: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft SQL Server, Cloud Run, HTTPS load balancer, CDN, Docker, Prisma
    • Migrated a $50M annual-revenue WordPress site to Next.js on GCP, improving Lighthouse performance and SEO scores from the 40s to the 90s through image optimization and an HTTPS load balancer with Cloud CDN
    • Launched a new AI chatbot service by integrating internal APIs, adding SMS verification, and redesigning the UI with resilient loading states to handle slow model responses, reducing pre-chat drop-offs, and extending time-on-chat by 500%
    • Replaced manual App Engine releases by implementing CI/CD using Cloud Build for automated rollouts to Cloud Run with Cloud CDN, eliminating manual deployment steps and enabling smaller, more frequent, and more reliable releases
  • Samsung Software Academy For Youth, South Korea, Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

          Trainee(Intern)

    • Skills: Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Java, Hibernate JPA, MyBatis, MySQL, Vue.js, React, React Native, Django, Flask, Amazon Web Service, Nginx, AWS S3, Docker, Jenkins
    • Delivered a travel platform by building a secure Spring, MyBatis, MySQL and Vue.js with Kakao Map, route recommendations, email verification, and personalized features, leading to higher trip-plan creation and content discovery
    • Built an AI-powered speech therapy web service with Spring Boot, Flask, and AWS, evaluated a customized open-source baseline and a higher accuracy speech-to-text API to enhance recognition quality
    • Launched 100+ Spring RESTful APIs, created 10+ web pages, and managed 3 IP addresses and CI/CD pipelines
    • Applied open-source libraries and third-party APIs such as OAuth, OpenAI Whisper, Kakao Map, Korean Government OpenAPIs
  • Republic of Korea Army, South Korea, Mar 2020 - Jun 2022

          Lieutenant(Signal Officer)

    • Led and trained 30-100 soldiers in tactical communications including radios and wired networks, improving coordination and unit readiness during drills and field exercises
  • Networked Systems Laboratory, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, Sep 2018 - Dec 2019

          Research Staff(Advisor: Dr. Jeongyeup Paek)

    • Led deep learning research on real-time audio-based drone detection and localization, designing server-assisted architecture with embedded sensor nodes streaming audio to a central model
    • Constructed a labeled dataset, engineered MFCC features, and evaluated CNN and DNN models, then selected a DNN with multiclass classification for distance estimation, achieving 97% detection accuracy and more reliable ranging
    • Demonstrated end-to-end feasibility by processing each one-second audio segment in 0.86 seconds compared with 6.22 seconds on the embedded approach, performed localization via trilateration, and published results at ACM MobiSys 2019

  • Projects

    Click each item to view details - More information(design, implementation) is in the Github Readme

    1. ContentIQ

    [Webpage]
  • Date: July 2025 - Present
  • Contents: Developed an AI-powered video content analysis platform built with Next.js, Prisma, and PostgreSQL that analyzes video engagement, pacing, and audio quality to provide actionable insights for content creators
  • Role: Full-Stack(Next.js, PostgreSQL, GCP)
  • 1. Stock Manager

  • Date: Mar 2024 - Apr 2024
  • Contents: Stock search, shows detailed analysis of stocks, add wishlist and buy/sell
  • Role: Full-Stack(Angular, Node.js, Flask, MongoDB, Android Studio)
  • [Webpage]

    2. Carrot Truck

  • Date: Oct 9, 2023 - Nov 17, 2023 (6 Weeks)
  • Contents:
    • Client: Find food trucks and Order foods
    • Vendor: Regist food truck, Manage vendor info, Check commercial analysis
  • Role: Backend(Spring boot, Hibernate JPA, TDD, MySQL, Amazon S3), Frontend(React.js, Typescript)
  • [Git] [Code]

    3. Chaeum

  • Date: Aug 28, 2023 - Oct 6, 2023 (6 Weeks)
  • Contents: Personal ingredient and recipe recommendation app service
  • Role: Backend(Spring boot, Hibernate JPA, MariaDB, Redis), CI/CD(Amazon EC2, Docker, Jenkins)
  • [Git] [Code]

    4. Speaking Path

  • Date: Jul 10, 2023 - Aug 18, 2023 (6 Weeks)
  • Contents: Web service to help people with stroke(speech disorder)
    • Pronuncitation practice with AI (OpenAI Whisper and our own speech recognition model)
    • Consulting reservation and video communication service (WebRTC OpenVidu)
  • Role: Backend(Spring boot, Hibernate JPA, MariaDB, Redis, Flask), Frontend(React.js, JavaScript)
  • This project is awarded by Samsung
  • [Git] [Code]

    5. Trip or Trip

  • Date: May 18, 2023 - May 26, 2023 (8 Days)
  • Contents: Discover and share diverse travel spots and eateries in Korea
  • Role: Backend(Spring, MyBatis, MySQL), Frontend(Vue.JS)
  • This project is awarded by Samsung
  • [Git] [BE Code] [FE Code]

    6. Audio-based Drone Ranging and Localization using Deep Learning

  • Date: Sep 2018 - Jun 2019 (10 Months)
  • Contents: Real-time audio-based system that uses deep learning for not only detecting but also ranging and localization of a drone
  • This project is published on ACM MobiSys'19 [DOI]
  • [PDF] [POSTER] [Git]

    7. Pick Pic

  • Date: Apr 2017 - Jun 2017 (2 Months)
  • Contents: Android application which can categorize your photo by tag using Inception V-3
  • Tech stack: Python, Node.js, Android Studio, Deep Learning(Google Inception V-3)
  • [Git]

    Extra-curricular Experience

  • Purdue University, West Lafayette IN, Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Developed a system that can distinguish UAV with 97% accuracy using intensive deep learning such based on audio features(MFCCs)
  • Reserve Officers' Training Corps(ROTC), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, Jan 2017 - Feb 2020

          Cadet Officer(57th, 58th)

  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

          Student Representative

  • Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

          Teaching Assistant

    • Covered basic software programming using Scratch
  • Samsung Dream Class, Seoul, South Korea, Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

          Math Lecturer


  • Publications

  • Gunhoo Park, Jeongyeup Paek, "Audio-based Drone Ranging and Localization using Deep Learning (poster)”, Proceedings of the 17th ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys’19), June 2019 [DOI] [PDF] [POSTER]

  • Misc

  • Sports: Golf, Tennis, Squash, Running, Taekwondo 1st Dan