Mr. Kong began his career working as a medical research assistant and lab technician while he earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy. He then served as a combat medic and deployed to Mosul, Iraq, in 2005-06, during which time he gained real-world mass casualty experiences, provided echelon 1 through echelon 3 care to frontline infantrymen, and provided beta-user feedback to mobile health data technologies that were implemented on the battlefield.
Mr. Kong was honorably discharged in 2006 and worked for The American Legion National Headquarters assisting with the transition of severely wounded veterans across the United States. During this time, he was certified as a Six Sigma Blackbelt, applying continuous improvement principles to organic volunteer based social services. In this capacity, he helped bridge the gap between medical and social needs of veterans managed from a grassroots structure. Mr. Kong then worked for a regional law firm focusing on regulatory compliance work. After leaving the firm, Mr. Kong joined a venture start-up, Open Therapeutics, in 2015 in hopes to help advance medical/therapeutic research and make healthcare more affordable.
Mr. Kong began work for the Social Security Administration, Office of Hearing Operations, as an attorney advisory, in 2017, and continues this work in a full-time capacity. His duties include reviewing disability claims and advising administrative law judges of medical-vocational evidence relevant under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act. He has also maintained a limited private practice serving clients on general business/corporate issues. Additionally, he has serves as “counsel” to Glynloen and has worked on a range of complex insurance specific issues where he provided legal research, claims analysis, and supported expert insurance consulting work.