She received a B.S. degree in Apparel Design and Product Development and a M.S. degree in Apparel Merchandising at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea. She worked as an Associate Merchandiser at Sourcing & Vendor Development Korea, Branch office of Gap Inc. from 2003-2007. She supported the merchandising division at the head quarter in driving sales profitably through textile and apparel product sourcing, product development, costing, production execution, and quality assurance. She received a Ph.D. degree in Apparel Merchandising and Consumer Behavior at Iowa State University (ISU) and taught Retailing and CAD design courses at ISU from 2007-2011. She currently teaches AMPD 3043 Fashion Brand Management, AMPD 4023 Merchandising Applications, and AMPD 5043 Theories and Practices in Apparel Merchandising.