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Yong-Woo Jeon Senior Advisor
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Yong-Woo Jeon is a senior advisor at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include government procurement, national defense, and aviation.
Mr. Jeon began his career as a researcher at the Research Institute of the Armory of the Ministry of National Defense, followed by working as the executive in charge of aircraft production & sales at Samsung Techwin (formerly Samsung Aerospace Industries), manager of overseas aircraft sales at the Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd., Representative Director of FIRSTEC, Co., Ltd. and UCONSYSTEM. He also served as Vice-chairman of the Korea Association of Defense Industry Studies, Director of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences, Head Commissioner of the Commission for Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Korea Defense Industry Association), Examiner for Level 1 & Level 2 National Technical Qualifications Test, Examiner of the Committee for Examination of Regulations of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Special Commissioner for civil-military technical cooperation at the National Science & Technology Council, and Vice-chairman of the Next Defense Forum. He lectured as an Adjunct Professor at Korea University School of Mechanical Engineering. He was awarded the Order of Industrial Service Merit at the 35th Korea National Quality Award.

Experience

  • 2018-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2022-present Member, Policy Research Deliberation Committee, Defense Acquisition Program Administration
  • 2021-present Member, Policy Advisory Committee and Policy Advisory Subcommittee, Defense Acquisition Program Administration
  • 2019-present President, Korea Defense Industry Association’s CEO Forum
  • 2011-present Vice-chairman, Next Defense Forum
  • 2014-18 Representative Director, UCONSYSTEM
  • 2014-18 Adjunct Professor, Korea University School of Mechanical Engineering
  • 2010-15 Special commissioner for civil-military technical cooperation, National Science & Technology Council
  • 2005-12 Examiner, Committee for Examination of Regulations of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
  • 2002-18 Representative Director, FIRSTEC, Co., Ltd.
  • 2002-17 Head commissioner, Commission for Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Korea Defense Industry Association)
  • 2002-17 Director, Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
  • 2002-17 Vice-chairman, Korea Association of Defense Industry Studies
  • 2002-05 Examiner for Level 1 & Level 2 National Technical Qualifications Test (Qualified as Professional Engineer for Machinery)
  • 1999-01 Manager of overseas sales of aircraft, Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.
  • 1980-99 Executive in charge of aircraft sales & production, Samsung Techwin
  • 1974-79 Armory of the Ministry of National Defense (Research Institute)

Education

  • 2015 Myongji University Graduate School of Industrial Management Engineering, Ph.D.
  • 2008 Seoul National University (Advanced Management Coursework completed)
  • 2006 Myongji University Graduate School of Industrial Management Engineering, M.S.
  • 2003 Korea University (Advanced Management Coursework completed)
  • 1974 Korea University School of Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

Awards

  • Order of Industrial Service Merit, Bronze Tower (2009)