Moon Ki Cho moonki421@hotmail.com PERMANENT ADDRESS 1351 W. Sturbridge Dr. Hoffman Estates, IL 60195-1340 +1-847-991-8478 CURRENT ADDRESS #2-231, 4-5-29 Komaba Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan Postal code 153-8503 +81-3-4400-8231 (home) +81-80-5000-6552 (cell) OBJECTIVE Full-time position in the area of VLSI design verification or product engineering. EDUCATION University of Tokyo, October 2003-March 2005 Monbukagakusho Research Scholar Department of Electronics Engineering, Fujita Research Lab (CAD VLSI) University of Tokyo, October 2003-present Japanese Language Class, Intensive Course Level 4, General Course Level 5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 1999-August 2003 Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Overall GPA: 3.466/4.0 Credit hours finished: 132.0/128.0 Kanazawa Institute of Technology, June 2003-July 2003 Intensive Japanese for Science and Technology, Japanese-specific scientific/technical language and communications study abroad EXPERIENCE Hewlett-Packard Richardson VLSI Lab, Richardson, TX, January 2002-August 2002 Participated in design verification efforts of a high-end chipset by testing architectural simulators and firmware. Hewlett-Packard Platform Software Architecture Lab, Richardson, TX, May 2000-December 2000 Determined global variable access frequency within the Machine Dependent layer of HP-UX and maintained the Guadalupe Project web site. Computing & Communications Services Office, Urbana, IL, February 2000-December 2001 Worked as a desk and phone computer consultant. Korean Language Teacher, Tokyo, Japan, April 2004-present Teach introductory Korean language once a week at the Komaba International Students House. English Conversation Teacher, Tokyo, Japan, November 2003-December 2003 Taught introductory English conversation once a week. SKILLS C/C++, SpecC, Cadence SMV, Perl, Verilog, VHDL, Assembly (NASM, IASM), UNIX, Linux, Windows, Korean, Japanese ACTIVITIES Daniels Hall Social Action Team, September 2002-August 2003 Help make the dorm a great place to live. Japan Intercultural Network, August 2002-August 2003 Hong Kong Student Association, August 2002-August 2003 ECE Freshman Mentor, August 2001-December 2001 Advisory for International Student Affairs (Campus Committee), August 2001-December 2001 Illini Dance Revolution Club, April 2001-December 2001 Secretary. Kappa Theta Epsilon (Cooperative Education Honor Society), March 2001-August 2003 Secretary (Fall 2002), Sigma Chapter Charter Member. Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society), February 2001-August 2003 Tutor some introductory ECE, physics, and math courses. Society of Cooperative Engineers, January 2001-August 2003 Help out in events like the Co-op/Internship Fair. Vice President Programming (Fall 2002), Vice President Publicity (Spring 2001). National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2000-August 2003 Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, 2000-August 2003 Korean American Student Association, September 1999-August 2001 Participated in some volunteering work and social events. Japanese Animation Club, August 1999-August 2003 Distribute Club flyers around the campus. HONORS Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 3 (2002) Dean's List (Fall 1999) Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction (1999) Valedictorian (1999) Perfect Attendance Award (1999) SAT II Korean Scholar (1999) Who's Who Among American High School Students (1999, 1998) National Merit Finalist (1999) Illinois State Scholar (1998)