Jinseong Won 원진성

• Lead regulatory review and compliance for health functional foods (China Blue Hat filing/registration) and general foods in China • Drive raw material sourcing from China and overseas markets, including regulatory and technical compliance evaluation • Lead product development and OEM/ODM commissioning for major Chinese network marketing clients, including Infinitus, Atomy China, and Greenleaf • Establish and stabilize plant-based softgel capsule production processes, coordinating with external manufacturing partners • Support product planning, concept development, and preparation of customer proposals and marketing materials • Manage overall R&D center operations, including team leadership, project portfolios, schedules, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration

• Appointed as a standing member of the national evaluator pool for government-funded food and health functional food R&D programs • Participated in proposal review and project evaluation across planning, selection, and performance assessment stages • Conducted Phase 1 document-based reviews and Phase 2 in-person PPT evaluations, focusing on technical feasibility, regulatory compliance, and commercialization potential • Provided industry-driven perspectives to improve project objectives, evaluation criteria, and proof-of-concept alignment • Reviewed project structures and outcome utilization with an emphasis on commercialization readiness

• Managed sourcing and procurement of raw materials from the U.S. and global markets • Developed health functional foods and general foods for the U.S. and Korean markets across multiple dosage forms, including liquids, jellies, tablets, hard capsules, powders, and softgels • Successfully developed and commercialized 17 SKUs across capsules, powders, liquids, and tablets • Served as the sole U.S. manufacturer for stick jelly formulations, overseeing prototype development and process stabilization • Collaborated with major U.S. network marketing companies (doTERRA, Amway, Unilever), leading Amazon-based brands (Dream Water), and emerging startup clients • Oversaw regulatory review and labeling preparation in compliance with U.S. FDA and Korea KFDA requirements, including export from the U.S. to Korea • Supported product planning and development for both offline and online sales channels, working with clients ranging from large enterprises to startups

• Led ingredient exploration and new product development, including sourcing of notified (standardized) and individually approved ingredients, formulation testing, and stability evaluation • Collaborated with U.S. and China subsidiaries to develop and launch products for global markets, achieving 10+ launches in China and 2+ launches in the U.S. • Contributed to over 100 ODM new product projects across four years and successfully commercialized 28+ products with domestic and global clients such as Lotte and Binggrae • Developed innovative formulations and processes, including sugar-free gummies, excipient-free tablets, synthetic-free coatings and lubricants, plant-based gummies, spherical granules, and novel-texture stick jellies • Led formulation development and production stabilization across liquids, jellies, tablets, powders, and capsules (soft and hard), with hands-on experience in both solid and liquid dosage forms • Improved productivity and quality through optimization of granulation, tableting, and coating processes, and supported scale-up trials and production troubleshooting • Planned and developed new products based on market research and scientific literature analysis, executing channel-specific strategies across home shopping, e-commerce, online, offline retail, and direct selling channels • Evaluated new business opportunities focused on emerging ingredients and new sales channels • Reviewed food and health functional food regulations and applied regulatory requirements to commercialization • Supported regulatory compliance in the U.S., China, Southeast Asia, and European markets, including product notification/registration, labeling compliance, and advertising review • Managed OEM/ODM product development from prototype through initial production, and oversaw ERP (SAP)–based management of BOMs, product master data, documentation, and early-stage production operations

• Supported ingredient sourcing, product planning, and formulation evaluation for general foods and health functional foods • Assisted regulatory review, labeling compliance, and product notification/registration • Supported scale-up trials, basic manufacturing documentation, and OEM coordination

• Led end-to-end R&D for the world’s first plant-based carrageenan gummy with a distinctly chewy texture, developed as a true gelatin replacement for halal-compliant applications • Successfully achieved gelatin-like elasticity and chewiness using carrageenan-based systems, overcoming conventional texture limitations of plant-based gummies • Directed formulation design, texture optimization, process development, and final application validation for commercial use • Established a new application standard for plant-based gummies targeting halal and gelatin-free markets

• Supported and managed government-funded R&D projects, including proposal preparation, literature and patent review, and R&D budget planning • Participated in national research projects funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea, Rural Development Administration (RDA), and IPET • Served as a responsible researcher for RDA-funded projects, managing project agreements, research schedules, budgets, participating researchers, and technical reports • Conducted applied research on non-thermal sterilization technologies, biodegradable packaging materials, and post-harvest quality preservation • Performed research on cold plasma and high-pressure homogenization for fruits, vegetables, and fruit juice processing • Supported prototype development and validation under government-funded research projects • Published multiple research papers, including SCI-indexed journal articles as first author • Presented research results at domestic and international academic conferences • Filed patents related to non-thermal sterilization technologies for fruit juice processing

Won, Jin Sung, et al. "Edible coating using a chitosan‐based colloid incorporating grapefruit seed extract for cherry tomato safety and preservation." Journal of food science 83.1 (2018): 138-146. Won, Jin Seong, and Sea Cheol Min. "Improvement of Orange Juice Preservation by Dynamic High-Pressure Processing." Food Engineering Progress 19.4 (2015): 377-384. Won, Jin Seong, et al. "Preservation of strawberry juice by dynamic high-pressure processing." Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology 47.4 (2015): 480-485. Oh, Y. A., Oh, Y. J., Song, A. Y., Won, J. S., Song, K. B., & Min, S. C. (2017). Comparison of effectiveness of edible coatings using emulsions containing lemongrass oil of different size droplets on grape berry safety and preservation. Lwt, 75, 742-750. Patent application Processing method for Orange juice with improved microbial stability Korean patent number : 10-2015-0077572 Government projects: film and coating, Non-heated food sterilization, DHP food processing