Busan City Selects '2023 Busan Metropolitan City Masters'

Yoon ENG Yoo Taegwan · LSC Design Lee Sichang · Bluemanbaum Flower Gardening Park Hyoju · Hooni Hair Barbershop Lee Jonghun · Bread Papa Kim Seokrae

Bestowed the Title of 'Busan Metropolitan City Master', Total Technology Development Incentive of 1

Busan Metropolitan City has selected five individuals as the ‘2023 Busan Metropolitan City Masters’.

The title of 'Busan Metropolitan City Master' is awarded to outstanding skilled technicians who have worked in the local industrial field for more than 15 years, possess both skill and integrity, and have contributed to the development of related industrial technologies. This award has been given since 2018.

The city completed candidate applications from September 25 to October 13, and after document screening, interviews, and on-site inspections, the Busan Metropolitan City Master Selection Committee finalized the selection of five individuals as the 2023 Busan Metropolitan City Masters.

This year’s Busan Metropolitan City Masters are ▲ Yoo Tae-gwan, CEO of Yoon ENG Co., Ltd. (Diving) ▲ Lee Si-chang, CEO of LSC Design (Product Design) ▲ Park Hyo-joo, CEO of Blueman Baum Flower Gardening (Floral Decoration) ▲ Lee Jong-hoon, CEO of Hooni Hair Barbershop (Barbering) ▲ Kim Seok-rae, CEO of Bread Papa (Bakery and Confectionery).

Yoo Tae-gwan, representing the diving field, is the first master in the diving sector in Busan. Based on his field experience, he has developed numerous patents and published papers. Notably, he was recognized for improving work efficiency by independently manufacturing parts to compensate for the shortcomings of domestic industrial diving equipment components, allowing parts to be replaced without financial burden.

Lee Si-chang, in the product design field, possesses both theoretical and practical skills across the entire product development process, from planning to production and mold making. The judges highly evaluated his efforts to advance various design industry fields through patent acquisitions, paper publications, and consulting activities for startup support organizations, without focusing on a single area.

Park Hyo-joo, in the floral decoration field, opened Busan’s first citizen gardener training course and founded a citizen gardener volunteer group, dedicating herself to nurturing local skilled technicians and social service activities. She was also positively evaluated for her commitment to the role of a florist in protecting the environment through the development of eco-friendly materials and reducing packaging waste.

Lee Jong-hoon, in the barbering field, has long worked in the barbering sector and holds various certifications, including barber master techniques, learning strategy planner, and marketing planning expert. He actively participates in discovering and nurturing skilled technicians as a judge for skill competitions and a practical exam supervisor for national certifications, and is recognized for leading various social service activities.

Lastly, Kim Seok-rae, Technical Executive in the bakery and confectionery field, has continuously developed bread using local agricultural products in collaboration with the Agricultural Technology Center. He has been praised for his efforts to elevate the status of bakery and confectionery by actively participating in new product seminars, developing Busan representative tourism products, and supporting local bakeries.

The city will confer the title of 'Busan Metropolitan City Master' to these five individuals, present them with certificates and plaques, and provide each with a technology development incentive of 10 million KRW (5 million KRW per year for two years).

The certificates and awards will be presented at the ‘2023 Busan Skilled Technicians Day’ event to be held on December 22.

Shin Chang-ho, Director of the Digital Economy Innovation Office, stated, “Our city will continue to discover hidden skilled masters in the region and select and support them as Busan Metropolitan City Masters. Through this, we aim to create a social atmosphere where individuals with excellent local skills are respected, allowing them to feel pride and contribute to regional development and job creation.”

Busan City Hall.

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