Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Personal Information
Awards
Strong Points
Timeline
BusinessDevelopmentManager

Sung-Kyu Lee

Business Development Manager

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Business Development Manager

Wonil International Inc
01.2015 - Current
  • Company Overview: Maritime Defense Division
  • Marketing over Joint Chiefs of Staff, DAPA, Navy and defense industries over renown foreign manufactures' equipment and weapon systems
  • Developing the human network with DAPA, the ROKN and defense industries
  • Projects management roles from pre-contracts to the post contracts to follow-on Supports about CIWS, underwater telephone etc.
  • Reports on market analysis, ongoing project status, business opportunities, regulations and laws change on a biweekly and quarterly basis regarding CIWS, short range anti air warfare missiles, etc.
  • Build on negotiation strategy of offset projects and carry out offset projects
  • Support the ROKN with respect to the warranty, follow-on support and attend project management reviews with DAPA and shipyards, the ROKN
  • Middleman role between manufacturers and the ROKN, DAPA and shipyard such as translation of memos and emails, interpreter roles at the meetings and visits
  • Maritime Defense Division
  • Successful sales of SM-2 missiles and SM-6 & 3 will be signed in 2025 & 2026.
  • Succeed in selling CIWS, submarine equipment, underwater telephones
  • Successfully managing FFX Batch-II & AOE-II and LPH-II, KDX-III B2CIWS projects, KSS-III Batch-I underwater telephones, echo sounders, doppler log, LPH-II CIWS related offset projects
  • Participated in weapon systems trade shows, such as MADEX, ADEX, over Joint Chiefs of Staff, DAPA, ROKN and Coast Guard
  • Committed to building marketing strategies on offset projects, defense acquisitions climate changes, project implementation via teleconference, meetings, biweekly and quarterly reports.

Foreign Procurement Specialty

ROKN
01.1993 - 01.2015
  • Supervision of procurement, maintenance over items from foreign companies and the USG
  • Budget formulation and mid-term plan for ROKN repair parts and Maintenance
  • As a liaison officer between the ROKN and the USN at the US naval base for 3 years
  • Responsibility for inspection of items from foreign companies and the USG
  • Innovated the follow-on support systems of maintenance and logistics for Aegis systems and P-3C when worked as a liaison
  • Found the new source of supply for the repair parts of the ROKA Cobra Helicopters and enhanced the operating rates from 60 percent to 90 percent: Received award of excellent work from the ROKA

Education

bachelor's Degree - Oceanography

Naval Academy
01.1989 - 01.1993

bachelor's degree - communications & applied Tech

Drexel University
01.2007 - 01.2010

master's degree - international MBA

Hankook University of Foreign Study
01.2008 - 01.2010

Skills

Proficiency in English

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 02/26/71
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married

Awards

  • Award of Minister of Nations Defense (2 times)
  • ROK Chief of Naval Operations (2 times)

Strong Points

  • 22 years of work for the ROKN, strong human network with the ROKN
  • Well-connected to the Board of Audit and Inspection, DAPA, ROK defense industries and other defense industries and institutes
  • 10 years of experience with a well-known defense representative in Korea, gained abundant sales skills in the defense market
  • Expertise in project management in the defense acquisition process
  • In-depth knowledge in DAPA direct commercial sales
  • Proficiency in English and Korean language

Timeline

Business Development Manager

Wonil International Inc
01.2015 - Current

master's degree - international MBA

Hankook University of Foreign Study
01.2008 - 01.2010

bachelor's degree - communications & applied Tech

Drexel University
01.2007 - 01.2010

Foreign Procurement Specialty

ROKN
01.1993 - 01.2015

bachelor's Degree - Oceanography

Naval Academy
01.1989 - 01.1993
Sung-Kyu LeeBusiness Development Manager