chae kim
I like to build things, from startups to card games.
MBA at Berkeley Haas. Co-founded Lucent. Previously at EY & Tritooling.
Lately building TypeRace, a typing race for my classmates. Let's chat.
Work
Making small businesses visible in AI search.
Giving leaders one clear view of a sprawling cloud migration.
Fixing late deliveries and defects at a precision manufacturer.
Icebreakers that go deeper without getting awkward.
Mobility aids people aren't embarrassed to use.
Earlier, at Indiana University (2019 to 2021)
Products
Showing how a website works, from the DNS lookup to the AI answer.
Try it live
Reading your notes on a call without anyone seeing them.
Claude Code mods
Matching each prompt to the right model, so easy work costs less.
Seeing how much context is left before a session runs out.
A second reviewer that reads every file I touch.
AI and ML coursework
Asking my own notes questions, with no internet.
Teaching an agent to play Ms. Pac-Man by trial and error.
Seeing how language models learn by training a tiny one.
Side quests
Hi, I'm Chae.
Thirteen years growing up overseas made me curious by default. I'm happiest making things: a wireframe, a 3D print, a card game.
I've founded an NSF I-Corps AI startup, led Fortune 500 cloud programs, and run a precision manufacturer's operations. These days I build tools I'd actually use. If you're making something too, I'd love to hear about it.
I'm also writing a memoir, The Treaded Path, and essays on Medium ↗. I also keep a reading list of articles that helped.
Experience
- UC Berkeley Haas2025–27MBA Candidate. Merit Scholarship. Co-President, Asian Business Club (300+ members).
- Lucent2025–26Co-founder & CEO. First paying pilot. 5 LOIs in 30 days. 100+ customer interviews. NSF I-Corps backed.
- Tritooling Precision CorporationJul 2024–Jul 2025Director of Operations, Philippines. On-time delivery +15%, defects −30%. ERP make-vs-buy case approved, $100K in annual savings. Board approval to launch in Japan, a $300K+ revenue opportunity.
- EYAug 2021–Jul 2024Senior Technology Consultant, AI & Data Strategy, New York. Redirected $3M to priority initiatives after launching a Fortune 500 client's first QBR. $10M+ in realized savings over 2 years. −30% escalations on a $200M+ program. 90% tool adoption across 4,000 users.
- Indiana University BloomingtonClass of 2021B.S. Informatics, minors in HCI & Entrepreneurship. Dean's List. GPA 3.74.
- Republic of Korea Army, Gangwon2017–19Sergeant, 2nd Artillery Brigade. Ran 15 high-stakes artillery operations, leading 10 soldiers and interpreting for ROK and U.S. commanders.
Off the clock
- 3D printing, design and prototyping
- Competitive tennis and latte art
- Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor, 4+ year match
Elsewhere
How this page is put together
Quiet, one typeface, real work as the picture.
Color follows the content, so the page stays neutral
Light, then dark. Tokens from v-stamp.css.
- ink text
#161618/#f5f5f7 - ink-2 secondary text
#6e6e73/#a1a1a6 - bg page
#ffffff/#0b0b0c - line hairlines
rgba(0,0,0,.08)/rgba(255,255,255,.10) - fill active tab, hover
rgba(0,0,0,.05)/rgba(255,255,255,.08) - link active link
#0a66d6/#4ea1ff - ok live status dot
#30b158/#30b158
#f3f0ff 0%, #fafafd 50%, #eef5ff 100%, 135 degrees#1a1530, #0b0b0c, #0c1322Each project sits on its own soft gradient stage, so the work supplies the color. Everything else stays neutral. The lavender-to-sky wash adds warmth without a brand color shouting, feels light and airy, and keeps the black and white from my brand exploration from feeling stark.
One typeface, Poppins, set mostly at regular weight
400, 500 and 600 are loaded. I kept Poppins instead of switching to the SF system font. Its round, geometric letters feel friendly, not corporate. One family everywhere keeps the focus on the work, and it has carried every version of this site.
chae kim
Making small businesses visible in AI search.
Product, strategy, operations, and the occasional 3D print.
Aa Bb Cc 0123456789
| Name | 500 · 28 to 34px · -0.025em |
| Section title | 500 · 22px · -0.02em |
| Project headline | 500 · 17px |
| Body | 400 · 16px / 1.55 |
| Notes | 400 · 14px |
The only other letters are the 김채운 strip at the top. It is brushed with East Sea Dokdo outlines drawn inline, so it costs no font download.
Pages you explore, with the work as the picture
- Pill tabs for Work, Builds and About, routed by the URL hash.
- Every project is a framed artifact: a real screenshot, a card, a gauge.
- A live Berkeley clock and a day or night icon in the footer.
- Light and dark themes, saved in the browser.
Shapes and motion
- Cards 24px radius. Content width 1200px.
- Hover easing
cubic-bezier(.32, .72, 0, 1). - Frosted blur on small tiles only. Everything else is a plain surface with a hairline.
How I got here
- 2021An IU portfolio built for class.
- Sept 2026Rebuilt as a macOS desktop, inspired by renee.wiki. Then an Apple HIG layer, with Poppins kept over SF.
- Oct 4A quiet, artifact-first page inspired by liumichelle.com. That became Stamp.
- Oct 8 to 9A brand exploration: five directions, narrowed to two built finalists. Ink was monochrome with brush calligraphy. Desktop Craft was Apple polish. Read the brand decision log.
- Oct 12Stamp became the whole site. The other designs were retired. Stamp is quieter, and you can find the work in one scroll instead of opening windows.