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Minjae Kang 강민재
Engineer · Educator · IB Diplomate

Summary

Internationally educated engineering student with an IB Diploma from ACS Cobham. Experienced IB Mathematics & Science tutor and English discussion instructor, with a background in STEM education and cross-cultural communication. TOEFL iBT 111. Comfortable shipping small, useful software end-to-end.

Experience

English Reading & Discussion InstructorRead 101 Co., Ltd.Apr 2025 — Present
Yongin, Korea
  • Lead discussion and writing sessions for primary and middle-school students.
  • Provide structured written feedback to develop comprehension and critical thinking.
IB Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry TutorIndependentDec 2024 — Present
Online · In-person
  • One-to-one tutoring in IB Mathematics HL, Physics and Chemistry.
  • Guide students through Extended Essays (EE) and Internal Assessments (IA).
  • Manage client acquisition via the TutorHive platform.
Engineering Business ManagerESA CanSat ProjectOct 2021 — Apr 2022
United Kingdom
  • Contributed to the ESA pan-European student satellite competition; collected and analyzed atmospheric data.
  • Led cost-performance materials analysis and communication-technology research.
Coding MentorSolidarity Sports — STEAM CharitySep 2022 — Feb 2023
United Kingdom
  • Delivered monthly coding sessions to at-risk children and contributed to curriculum reviews.

Education

B.Eng, IT Convergence EngineeringSoongsil University2024 — Present
Seoul, Korea · On leave for mandatory military service
B.Eng, Mechanical Engineering (Year 1)University of Leeds2023 — 2024
Leeds, UK
IB & Bilingual DiplomaACS Cobham International School2020 — 2023
Cobham, UK · IB Mathematics AA (Higher Level)

Skills

Tutoring — IB Math HL, Physics, Chemistry, EE & IA coaching

Engineering — Mechanical fundamentals, IT convergence

HTML/CSS/JSReactPythonFlask

Honors & Languages

UKMT Senior Maths — Gold (2023)

ISMTF — Top 20 (2023)

UK Parliamentary Eng. Debate — Speaker (2022)

TOEFL iBT 111 — R27 · L28 · S29 · W27

Languages — Korean (native), English (fluent), German (elementary)