Experience

Information Architects KK

• CEO and founder

  • Oct 2005 - Present

  Japan Information Architects KK offers UXD services. We have worked for clients such as Red Bull, Monotype, KPMG, NHK, The Guardian, Holtzbrinck, UBS, Finova, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Ringier, Wikipedia, NHK, and Nikkei. Today, Information Architects KK works exclusively for Japanese clients. The Zurich office focuses on designing iA's own products, iA Writer and iA Presenter.



iA Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and Founder

  • 2008 - Present

  IA Inc. focuses on designing iA's own products, iA Writer and iA Presenter. Our Japanese office (Information Architects KK) offers UXD services for the Japanese market.



Keio University

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Visiting Researcher

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2012

  Tokyo, Japan Lecture on "Internet and Society" at Keio Research Institute at SFC



GPlusMedia Inc.

• Japan
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brand Manager

  • Jun 2004 - Sep 2005

  Redesigned rebranded and relaunched GPlusMedia overall product portfolio. Defined product and marketing strategy. Contributed in redefining company structure, internal work flow, file sharing system and overall project management. Developed project management software. Worked for third party companies as information architect and information designer for a sales software GUI.



Interbrand Zintzmeyer & Lux

• Germany
• Design Services

• Digital Brand Consultant

  • Jan 2000 - May 2004

  • Responsibilities: Helped building up Interbrand Zintzmeyer&Lux's interactive unit. Concept, research, brand, application and website development. Project management, face to the customer. • T-Online Germany: Created web identity, information architecture and supervised site development, style guide, CI-net, wrote handbooks, brand and strategy papers. • T-Online Software: Developed application series from the scratch, including: Browser, e-mail, banking, messenger and PDA. •… Show more • Responsibilities: Helped building up Interbrand Zintzmeyer&Lux's interactive unit. Concept, research, brand, application and website development. Project management, face to the customer. • T-Online Germany: Created web identity, information architecture and supervised site development, style guide, CI-net, wrote handbooks, brand and strategy papers. • T-Online Software: Developed application series from the scratch, including: Browser, e-mail, banking, messenger and PDA. • T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, FC Bayern, TOI Switzerland: Developed web identity and sub brands, consulted on design/information architecture. • Swiss Federal Post Office, Postmuseum: Conducted project management, brand creation, style guides, brand manuals. Show less



Sarx.com

• Owner

  • Jun 2000 - Jan 2004

  Web design agency



R.Ø.S.A.

• Switzerland
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Architect

  • Feb 1999 - Dec 1999

  Responsibilities: Concept, sales, project management, advertisement, PR. Over 20 projects in 1 year. Supervised several ad-campaigns. • Wohnbedarf Concept, sales, project management and copy. 1999 • Migros Customer training (CMS backend). Sales. Concept for subsite systematic. Project management. 1999 • Atraxis (today EDS) Developed interface for a professional booking application for travel offices called Octopus. 1999-2000