Ken Asano
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Japanese Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Experience
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Trackman
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Denmark
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Spectator Sports
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400 - 500 Employee
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Operations Manager
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May 2022 - Present
• Oversee all aspects and teams for TrackMan Range and Baseball operations, from the design phase to completed installation• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects• Plan the overall install schedule with input from Operations, Sales, and Product Owner – raising risks and challenges to relevant stakeholders• Support sales team by preparing & delivering design plans, and layouts for prospective clients• Track and analyze projects’ performance, expenses, and procurement and report about any possible or current blockers, risks, overflows, deficits• Manage the storage and inventory in Asia and allocate the hardware.• Build a product support structure and manage support team day to day responsibilities• Assist with support processes and training implementation• Oversee and lead troubleshooting, repair, replacement, or recalibration of installed systems Show less
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Business and Asia Field Operations Manager
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Jan 2019 - Apr 2022
Business Manager – Baseball system • Contributed Baseball’s strategy development throughout Asia and played a primary role in executing• Worked to build, improve, and maintain strong, positive relationships between TrackMan and the baseball industry across Asia.• Negotiated and closed new deal with professional baseball team as well as leaded to timely processing of all customer contracts and renewals in Asia• Leaded the sales process for both stadium and portable systems across AsiaAsia Field Operations – Baseball system and Golf Range system• Managed the planning, coordination, and installation and maintenance process • Oversaw and leaded the troubleshooting, repair, replacement, or recalibration of installed systems• Managed the storage and inventory in Asia• Managed and tracked costs related to field operations work throughout Asia• Hired and supervised TrackMan Tier 1 support and calibrator resource Show less
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Regional Coordinator of Baseball - APAC
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Mar 2018 - Dec 2018
• Acted as main point person for all Asia Field Operations to support the customers• Worked in close collaboration with TrackMan US operations, TrackMan DK engineers, and 3rd party to resolve the issue with the system
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Panasonic
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Japan
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Engineer
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Apr 2016 - Feb 2018
Product engineer at the battery division, in charge of product development on dry buttery package. Overall responsibilities: - Management of multiple product development process related to package engineering. - Design and conducting evaluation tests to ensure product quality. - Work in close with suppliers, with meetings to discuss material specifications and quality. - Embodying ideas based on marketing strategy and trends in the market on product package. Product engineer at the battery division, in charge of product development on dry buttery package. Overall responsibilities: - Management of multiple product development process related to package engineering. - Design and conducting evaluation tests to ensure product quality. - Work in close with suppliers, with meetings to discuss material specifications and quality. - Embodying ideas based on marketing strategy and trends in the market on product package.
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Tokyo Metropolitan University
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Japan
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Research Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2015 - Mar 2016
Research assistanceat at Human Mechanical System Laboratory at Tokyo Metropolitan University. Main responsibility is to conduct research project for the development of the sport prosthesis to be used by the professional athlete, focusing on evaluation of the coefficient of restitution for the prosthesis. An achievement is to complete project target within the six months by managing time and team consisting of postgraduate and undergraduate students and present the research paper at a conference in 2016. Show less
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Grids hostel
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Tokyo, Japan
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Hotel front desk and Guest service representative
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Oct 2015 - Mar 2016
Hotel front desk and guest service representative at the most popular area for tourist. My main responsibility include all guest check-ins/check-outs, room reservations and guest service. Additionally, planing the party with the co-workers for guests and create an opportunity for guests to socialize with each other and share their culture. Gained international mindset and deep understanding of cultures as the 80%of the guests were foreigners. Hotel front desk and guest service representative at the most popular area for tourist. My main responsibility include all guest check-ins/check-outs, room reservations and guest service. Additionally, planing the party with the co-workers for guests and create an opportunity for guests to socialize with each other and share their culture. Gained international mindset and deep understanding of cultures as the 80%of the guests were foreigners.
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Education
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Sheffield Hallam University
Master's Degree, Sports Engineering -
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering