Experience

Keychain

• Financial Services

• Co-Founder COO

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  The things we need in the digital world – digital identity, managed trust, permissioned data access, and digital transformation – are hindered by the lack of key capabilities. Keychain delivers these capabilities in the form of composable building blocks, enabling common development teams to fortify operational integrity, create digital assets, and discover new patterns of business --- with any data, on any device, anywhere in the world. The things we need in the digital world – digital identity, managed trust, permissioned data access, and digital transformation – are hindered by the lack of key capabilities. Keychain delivers these capabilities in the form of composable building blocks, enabling common development teams to fortify operational integrity, create digital assets, and discover new patterns of business --- with any data, on any device, anywhere in the world.



Japan Crypto Business Association

• Member Board of Directors

  • Dec 2015 - May 2018

  Japan Crypto asset market needed some regulation and more discussion in 2015, I and some board member founded Japan Crypto Business Association in 2015 to enhance crypto asset business and exchange business. We also did some activity regarding regulation establishment and tax adjustment discussions as public affairs. 2017 Japan Gov executed the first crypto related regulations at JFSA, consumption tax exemption for crypt trading, set certified process for crypto exchange. Based on settling the environment, number of crypto exchange account holder went to more than 3.5M uses in 2017 and keep increasing. Japan and world crypto market boomed in 2017 and 2018. Http://cryptocurrency- association.org/ Show less



Fintech Association of Japan

• Japan
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

  FinTech Association Japan is community with fintech startups, system service providers VCs and financials, discussing vision of fintech and to communicate with regulators. FinTech Association Japan is community with fintech startups, system service providers VCs and financials, discussing vision of fintech and to communicate with regulators.



Kraken Bitcoin Exchange

• Business Development Manager

  • Oct 2014 - May 2016

  In 2014 was year after MtGox incident happened and crypto market were at the verge of collapse or survive. I joined Kraken in practical late 2014 and became Business Development Manager in 2015. I had to start recover trust and announce potential value of blockchain and crypto to both business and public affair level. I tried networking and create community. Also contributed Kraken business acknowledgment increasing trade volume, and fund raising deals. In 2014 was year after MtGox incident happened and crypto market were at the verge of collapse or survive. I joined Kraken in practical late 2014 and became Business Development Manager in 2015. I had to start recover trust and announce potential value of blockchain and crypto to both business and public affair level. I tried networking and create community. Also contributed Kraken business acknowledgment increasing trade volume, and fund raising deals.



Herometa Japan

• Business Owner

  • Nov 2007 - Jan 2015

  After I have experienced variety of finance and technology, EC online business and consulting in SBI, Softbank group in Japan, I tried focusing on my new challangs, entreprenourship, pioneering global and cross boarder online business experiences, EC, global fintech. I have done consultatings for new business development. I have found that in 2010 era there still many challanges for lack of global fintech technologies, costly trading and global finance, risks of tampering global contracts and SCM. These motivated me to research towards to blockahin, new decentralized technology that providing immutability of data and transactions with disruptive cost, smart contracts, that might contribute to new apprach of global business, online finance, trade document management in 2013, 2014. I have done consultations projects related in Japan, Singapore, EU, China etc. Eg: Telework related projects in 2010. Member of Telework Association in Japan. OSS CMS website system developments. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. Certified implement partner with SDL in Netherland, multiple language CMS. New business development projects in Singapore and Asia in 2013, 2014 around. Electric parts trading business in Asia. Have sold its entity and domain in 2014 Show less



KEF Japan

• Representative Director

  • May 2011 - Jun 2012

  KFE Japan was PCB manufacturing/QA/trading business company Japan, HK and Asia. I started consulting KFE Japan in May/2011 as adviser. Became CFO in June/2011 to support business improvement and to seek new business approach with sofware and hardware. Became Representative Director in Sep/2011. While performing my duties of KFE Japan, I uncovered and reported serious, inappropriate trade and accounting practices within a group company. I contributed to internal efforts by committee to rectify the financial reports. I have done re-organization, made improvement of profitability. http://ke.kabupro.jp/tsp/20111229/140120111229060894.pdf Show less



Gomez Consulting, Co., Ltd.

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Officer

  • Oct 2000 - Nov 2007

  Incorporated Gomez Consulting in Japan as JV project with Gomez Inc., Morningstar, SBI Investment. I was in charge of JV incorporation, started from 6 members, went to 40 members in 2007. Gomez was consulting and web design comapy, and made IPO in August 2006. Most of top tire companies were our clients in: Major banks, Regional banks, Online Brokerage, Online EC, Credit card, FX, Air Line, etc. Incorporated Gomez Consulting in Japan as JV project with Gomez Inc., Morningstar, SBI Investment. I was in charge of JV incorporation, started from 6 members, went to 40 members in 2007. Gomez was consulting and web design comapy, and made IPO in August 2006. Most of top tire companies were our clients in: Major banks, Regional banks, Online Brokerage, Online EC, Credit card, FX, Air Line, etc.



SBI Group

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Apr 2000 - Nov 2007

  Joined Softbank group, Finncial Department. This Department become SBI Group. I was the first, early members, and was responsible to set Web consulting business Gomez. Joined Softbank group, Finncial Department. This Department become SBI Group. I was the first, early members, and was responsible to set Web consulting business Gomez.



ソフトバンクグループ

• Japan
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Mar 2000 - Nov 2007

  Joined Finance division of Softbank group, and it became as today's SBI group. In 2000 was the time IT bubble slumped and stock price of Softbank down 95% within several months. I joined, contributed Financial division managing VC that Mr.Son investing in. Contributed business strategy and web planning when Softbank started ADSL broadban BBT business in 2003. Joined Finance division of Softbank group, and it became as today's SBI group. In 2000 was the time IT bubble slumped and stock price of Softbank down 95% within several months. I joined, contributed Financial division managing VC that Mr.Son investing in. Contributed business strategy and web planning when Softbank started ADSL broadban BBT business in 2003.



Daiichi Kangyo Bank

• Sales Associate

  • Apr 1996 - Mar 2000

  Sales for loans, FX/trade adivice. Made large deals with energy industry association, and trading industry Sales for loans, FX/trade adivice. Made large deals with energy industry association, and trading industry