Taechung (TC) Kim is an accomplished engineer with extensive experience in the automotive industry, serving in key technical roles such as Chief Technical Specialist at Drive System Design, Lead Transmission Engineer at Wrightspeed, Sr. Principal Engineer at Toyota Motor Corporation, and Manager at Hyundai Kia Motor Company. Taechung holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University, completed between 1997 and 2003, as well as a Master of Science (M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University, earned from 1988 to 1991.