i wonder what happens when you press and hold...
i wonder what happens when you press and hold...
Estelle Kim
Digital Media Design / CS @ UPenn
Hi! I'm a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania interested in human-centered engineering. I love thinking about experiences that transform people, as well as cool algorithms and systems. I'm currently looking for summer 2025 opportunities; please feel free to reach out if you think I'd be a good fit for your team!
a bit about me...
- I was born in Korea and grew up between New York, Seoul, and SoCal.
- I love the color red, museum-hopping, late-night delivery food, singing a capella, and music in all forms.
tech goals
I'd like to have a specialty, but honestly, just learning about how systems work and bridging technical complexity with accessible human solutions excites me. Hopefully a broad but continually deepening skillset will help me do that. In 2025, I want to pursue:
- Clean, interactive, information-forward UIs
- Efficient, scalable modular backend systems
- Applications of data science and algorithms
- Writing beautiful code
Coursework
Projects
code playground >>
Mini Minecraft
- C++
- GLSL
- OpenGL
Better-Spelling-Bee
- TypeScript
- Python
- Next.js
- Django
- React
- PostgreSQL
- Figma
Holiday Gift Box
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- React
- Firebase
- Vercel
Aristotle LLM
- Python
- PyTorch
- NumPy
- SentencePiece
Design
DSGN-0010
Adobe Creative Suite
Futures Campaign 8-Pager
Publication Design
Cardboard Installations
Sculpture
DP Foundation
Graphic Assets
Experience | Resume
Mobile App Project @ Penn Spark
- Pitched an idea for a social exploration app that helps Penn students spontaneously discover events and communities on campus.
- Co-lead a team of designers + developers to carry out the vision, plan for app launch and community partnerships.
Summer Internship @ FlexIt
- Worked at late-stage tech startup alongside founders, team members, and MBA interns.
- Focused on communicating and seeking feedback to deliver quality work, including drafting the Q4 stakeholder report and implementing new ideas like a language filter on the search page and trainer business cards.
Wharton Investment & Trading Group
- Learned valuation and accounting fundamentals through semester-long accelerator program in Penn’s premier finance club.
- Explored finance by taking thorough notes on finance books, external pitch competitions + internal activities, and upperclassman mentorship.
Daily Pennsylvanian Foundation
- Contributed to shaping the new Foundation branch of Penn’s independent newspaper with the exec director.
- Connected with alumni, designed an 8-page capital campaign handbook, and engaged with key figures in Philly’s media ecosystem.
California Legislation
- Acted as a bridge between students’ education policy proposals and actionable systemic solutions.
- Worked with stakeholders, legislators, and lawyers to design sustainable legislation, from pitching ideas to continually amending and gathering support around bills.
- Passed AB1867 (sustainable plumbing) & AB748 (mental health) in 2022 and drafted/passed SB857 (dept. of education student committee) in 2023.
- Lobbied for/against dozens of education bills based on student-driven stances.
Wharton Essentials of Innovation Summer Camp
- Ideated a venture selected as one of five to compete in a business model pitch contest.
- Led the team in developing the model and pitch deck, while exploring the startup scene in SF
