James Kim
CEO at twareLAB Co., LTD
Yongin-si, South Korea
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Kim is a technology executive and founder with over a decade of hands-on experience in networking and embedded systems, currently serving as CEO of twareLAB and COO of WIZnet. Trained in computer engineering at Pusan National University, he has led product, sales, and technical teams to commercialize TCP/IP solutions and IoT network chips, often wearing the hats of software engineer, technical salesperson, and manager simultaneously. His open-source contributions to WIZnet’s ioLibrary_Driver—particularly socket-level fixes and W5500 support—reflect a pragmatic, hardware-focused developer mindset that complements his strategic leadership. Based in Yongin-si, South Korea, he is deeply interested in open platforms and wikis as levers for collaborative improvement and systemic change.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Engineering, 컴퓨터공학, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Engineering, 컴퓨터공학 at 부산대학교 / Pusan National University
English, Japanese
Github Skills (9)
c1710
ip10
embedded10
c1110
sys10
tcp10
ethernet9
iot8
dns7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Wiznet/ioLibrary_Driver
May 2018 - Aug 2021
ioLibrary_Driver can be used for the application design of WIZnet TCP/IP chips as W5500, W5300, W5200, W5100, W5100S, W6100, W6300.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 5 PRs, 4 pushes in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:James primarily focused on modifying the `socket.c` file within the `Ethernet` directory, which is part of the ioLibrary_Driver. These changes include adding MDIO functionalities, correcting typos, and updating the code with explicit type casting, and other revisions. Further commits include the selection of the W5500 chip, indicating the user's involvement in configuring and adapting the library for specific hardware and debugging a DNS error.
tcp
javakys/ioLibrary_Driver
May 2018 - Apr 2021
Create a repository of WIZnet ioLibrary.
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes in 2 years 10 months
iobrokerwiznet
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