Brian Kim

Founder & Chief Data Scientist

Open Augments LLC

Mar 2026 - Current (4 months)

- Build and disseminate open-source AI infrastructure for researchers, nonprofits, and public-interest organizations - Create and develop DAAF (the Data Analyst Augmentation Framework), an open-source agentic workflow enabling rapid acceleration of quantitative data analysis across fields and disciplines while maintaining transparency, rigor, and reproducibility - Provide direct AI infrastructure and data science strategy consultation to national educational nonprofits, policy research institutions, and universities as primary clients -- spanning student counseling tools, research capacity building, and responsible AI adoption - Train students, researchers, nonprofit staff, and policy practitioners on effective integration of AI tools into

Director of Data Science, Research and Analytics

Common App

Sep 2021 - Mar 2026 (4 years 7 months)

- Led action- and equity-focused research strategy for the country’s most expansive college application platform, serving data-driven insights and products to an ecosystem of 1000+ institutions and 3+ million students annually - Planned, conducted, and translated rigorous program evaluations (descriptive and causal) for business leaders for all flagship equity-focused program offerings, reaching over 750,000 students and 500 organizational partners annually - Consulted with business leaders in all phases of project management/execution/iteration for program offerings to guarantee alignment between research evidence, public comms/marketing, and iterative decision-making - Designed, implemented, and oversaw complete pipeline for strategic res

Data Science Fellow, Data Science and Analytics Team

DonorsChoose

Aug 2020 - Mar 2021 (8 months)

- Support the development of mission-oriented and data-driven equity metrics for a nationwide teacher fundraising platform through combination of traditional policy analysis and data science approaches - Conduct novel research and data integrity inspections related to teacher diversity, teacher out of pocket spending, and school demographics

Research Intern, Office of Research and Office of Equity and Community Engagement

Virginia Department of Education

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 (3 months)

- Collaborated with researchers within VDOE to design salient and accessible data visualizations for disseminating K-12 statistics to the public in ESSA-mandated school report cards. - Researched the implementation of feasible and meaningful metrics to better understand the state of equity within Virginia. - Conducted statistical analysis on student-level restricted data for a report given during annual equity conference.

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Researcher / Doctoral Student

University of Virginia Curry School of Education

Aug 2017 - May 2022 (4 years 10 months)

- Planned and led large-scale data analyses (both descriptive and causal) primarily on postsecondary access/success and the labor market outcomes of community college graduates with applied econometric and data science methodologies - Managed various teams of research assistants and researchers in support of broad project timelines and deliverables - Designed and evaluated evidence-based interventions that leveraged organizational partnerships and robust data analytics to improve community college persistence and employment success - Communicated research findings and further direction for action to collaborators, partner organizations, community stakeholders, and other researchers, with special emphasis on non-technical accessibility and c

"Probability and Game Theory" Instructor

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth

Jun 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 3 months)

- Taught classes of 15 gifted/talented students, ages 12-15, in 100-hour intensive summer course on probability, economic game theory, and strategic decision-making analysis - Focused on joint development of verbal and mathematical reasoning in interdisciplinary curriculum combining math, social sciences, and English, in addition to project collaborations with Cognitive Psychology course - Modified curriculum to ensure equity and accessibility for students of all backgrounds, students who are twice-exceptional, and students with widely varying degrees of prior content knowledge/ability

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English Teacher, Freshman Team Leader

Yarmouth High School

Aug 2014 - Aug 2017 (3 years 1 month)

- Taught 90 freshman and junior students annually across five classes in interdisciplinary and skills-focused English curriculum - Fostered coordination and planning between subject area teachers as freshman team leader to better support student growth, coordinate cross-curricular projects, and develop digital literacy and global citizenship curricula for freshmen - Collaborated with Leadership Team to address broad philosophical, logistical, and managerial issues and support lasting pedagogical and cultural change within the school - Adapt curriculum to high-achieving and high-needs students alike, accounting for Individualized Education Plans and student-specific needs to improve access to learning - Incorporated mindfulness, reflection,

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Student Teaching Intern

Casco Bay High School

Jan 2014 - May 2014 (5 months)

- Taught half of mentor teacher’s classes, assuming all responsibilities including curriculum construction, lesson planning, Individual Education Plan accommodations, and performance interventions for 50 sophomore Humanities students in an Expeditionary Learning school - Utilized Google Drive, eBackpack, Infinite Campus, and “Flipped Classroom” strategies to meaningfully and efficaciously integrate technology into a highly diverse classroom - Coordinated with English Language Learner and Special Education specialists to provide additional tutoring and adapted tests, assignments, and course material to best reach their respective students - Supported school culture and student life where ever possible, ranging from technical support for the

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Community Action Fellow / Research Intern

Senator George J Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute

Jun 2012 - May 2014 (2 years)

- Researched, consolidated, and transformed data on college achievement and barriers to higher education alongside research director for an annual report on the quality of Maine’s education system - Designed and created a series of visual “infographics” to concisely and saliently communicate data on the Institute’s mission, impact, and target demographics for potential donors and scholarship applicants - Managed migration, content creation, styling, and search engine optimization for newly redesigned web services

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Committee Chair

Bowdoin Student Organizations Oversight Committee

May 2012 - May 2013 (1 year 1 month)

- Advised and supported all of Bowdoin’s 100+ student groups in programming, event planning, and general club management - Collaborated directly with college administration to respond to major student group controversies, accounting inefficiencies, lack of club leadership training/orientation, and other systemic issues related to student activities operations - Updated, redesigned, and maintained the entirety of the Bowdoin Student Government website and related web services

Lead Counselor

Bowdoin College Upward Bound

Jun 2010 - Aug 2013 (3 years 3 months)

- Led a team of fifteen counselors in an intensive six-week college-prep summer program for disadvantaged and underserved Maine students, planning site policies, curriculum, structure, and staff training alongside program directors - Mentored and tutored a group of nine students per summer in their coursework, test prep, college applications, and personal development during rigorous nightly study sessions - Supervised all residential staff to foster effective problem-solving, strong relationship building, and appropriate behavior with students, providing guidance and intervention as needed to ensure a safe and productive program environment - Coordinated with academic faculty to holistically respond to student needs in the classroom with su

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Committee Chair

Bowdoin Student Activities Funding Committee

Sep 2009 - Aug 2012 (3 years)

- Supervised the allocation of $680,000 to 100+ student groups and community projects with a committee of nine student leaders - Scrutinized dozens of funding requests from student groups each week to ensure efficacious use of money, working directly with club leaders to find economically and logistically sound solutions within policy guidelines - Revised and simplified funding policy, improving transparency, clarity, user-friendliness, and accessibility, resulting in the greatest overhaul of funding documentation since its creation - Developed a digital budget submission, review, and approval process to eliminate paper use on the committee entirely, reducing waste by over 6000 sheets per year, facilitating faster turnaround times, and incr

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