JJ Lim

Full-Stack Engineer  ·  Intelligence Specialist

Experience

Operations Specialist (Payment) 2025
Parimatch · Cyprus
  • Web3 Integration: Led crypto payment integrations with risk controls across L2s and stablecoin rails.
  • Crypto Adoption Training: Designed and delivered internal Web3 literacy sessions for ops and compliance staff, accelerating product rollout readiness.
  • Transaction Monitoring: Built real-time anomaly detection pipelines for crypto/fiat flows using SQL and Python; validated controls against AMLD/MiCA standards.

Marketing Specialist 2024
PWN · Switzerland
  • Community Growth: Scaled Discord and Telegram membership; moderated daily engagement and neutralised FUD to maintain a healthy, welcoming culture.
  • Events & Campaigns: Hosted AMAs with DeFi protocol partners; ran airdrop and reward campaigns driving consistent month-on-month member growth.
  • KOL & Partnerships: Sourced and onboarded KOL/influencer collaborations; coordinated co-marketing initiatives with Web3 partner protocols.
  • Content & Analytics: Maintained cross-platform content calendar (X, Discord, Telegram); tracked growth KPIs via dashboards and iterated strategy based on performance data.

Compliance Specialist (AML) 2023 – 2024
Wise · Estonia
  • Due Diligence: Conducted Enhanced Due Diligence on high-risk profiles across multiple global jurisdictions.
  • Regulatory Reporting: Investigated financial crime cases and drafted Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for international regulators.
  • Process Automation: Developed and deployed AI agent workflows and Python middleware to streamline reporting pipelines.

Technical Analyst 2022 – 2023
tokenomist.ai · Singapore
  • Market Analysis: Authored comprehensive technical deep-dives on Web3 ecosystems, protocol interoperability, and blockchain architecture.
  • Technical Evaluation: Analyzed smart contract frameworks, decentralized exchange mechanics, and protocol security.

Project Manager 2021 - 2022
Learnelo · Thailand
  • Product Integration: Led technical onboarding and platform integration for enterprise clients.
  • Project Management: Managed localization and UI/UX feedback loops for international SaaS rollouts.

Project Manager (Operations) 2019
Hanwha Group · Iraq / MENA
  • Risk Assessment: Conducted comprehensive due diligence and operational risk assessments in high-risk regions.
  • Threat Analysis: Monitored and analyzed regional threat financing networks.
  • Rapid Tooling: Developed internal tracking utilities to support project management operations.

Officer (Intelligence Operations) 2013 – 2018
Ministry of Defense · Republic of Korea
  • All-Source Intelligence: Tracked and analyzed operations and networks using multi-disciplinary intelligence.
  • Joint Operations: Partnered with allied international agencies on intelligence operations.
  • Strategic Briefings: Delivered actionable risk assessments to senior military leadership and international partners.

Education

Master of Science in Information Technology 2023 – Present
University of the People · USA
  • DBMS & Software developement focus

Diploma, Full-Stack Development 2023 – 2025
kood/Jõhvi · Estonia
  • Full-stack developement course (Golang, JavaScript, Linux)

BEng, Electrical & Electronics Engineering 2019 – 2022
Seoul Digital University · South Korea
  • Major in Electrical and Elctronics Engineering; minor in Chinese Studies

BBA, Business Administration 2009 – 2012
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University · Japan
  • Accelerated 3-year graduation; academic scholarship recipient

Key Skills

  • EngineeringGolang, Python, JavaScript, Lua
  • DataSQL, R, Tableau, XML/JSON, Pipelines
  • DevOpsDocker, Git, CI/CD, AI Agents
  • DocumentationJira/Confluence, LaTeX, Technical SOPs
  • IntelligenceFININT, OSINT, IMINT, GEOINT

Languages

EnglishNative / Fluent
KoreanNative / Fluent
JapaneseAdvanced
EstonianBeginner
RussianBaby-talking

Portfolio & Proof of Work

AreaLinks
Web Development {matok.marketing} {Premium Nail eCommerce}
Programming & Scripting
Go, JS, Git, Bash
{GAIKA.APP} {Airline App Demo} {todo.jjl.ch} {bomb.jjl.ch}
Data Analysis & DBMS
R, Python, SQL
{MSIT-5226} {LEM-IN} {kood.jjl.ch}
Project Management {circa.jjl.ch} {KryptonID}
Intelligence Analysis
FININT, OSINT, IMINT, GEOINT
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Interdisciplinarity & Languages
EN · KO · JP
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