Ryo Funakoshi

Aerospace Section Manager at MS&AD Insurance Group
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Tokyo Area, JP
Languages
  • 日本語 Native or bilingual proficiency
  • 英語 Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • Japan
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Aerospace Section Manager
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      - Develop satellite data business through collaboration with relevant departments. - Plan new insurance services suited to market situation. - Devise business strategy based on scientific expertise. - Develop satellite data business through collaboration with relevant departments. - Plan new insurance services suited to market situation. - Devise business strategy based on scientific expertise.

    • Japan
    • Public Policy Offices
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program manager
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      - Advise Cabinet Office on how to make the SBIR a system that leads to the creation of innovation by startups and contribute to the coordination between Cabinet Office and ministries and agencies participating in the SBIR. - Support Cabinet Office, ministries, and agencies to ensure that the grants implemented by each ministry and agency are properly, effectively, and efficiently administered. - Advise Cabinet Office on how to make the SBIR a system that leads to the creation of innovation by startups and contribute to the coordination between Cabinet Office and ministries and agencies participating in the SBIR. - Support Cabinet Office, ministries, and agencies to ensure that the grants implemented by each ministry and agency are properly, effectively, and efficiently administered.

    • Japan
    • Space Research and Technology
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Scientist
      • Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

    • Japan
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Scientist
      • Oct 2019 - Jul 2022

      - Planned and launched a new business using high-frequency observation satellite data by small satellite constellation.- Engaged in technical validation and establishment/operation of development system through industry-academia collaboration.- Launched AEHTER, a project aiming to realize Japan's first commercial meteorological satellite, in industry-academia collaboration with NTT, RIKEN, and NAOJ. - Planned and launched a new business using high-frequency observation satellite data by small satellite constellation.- Engaged in technical validation and establishment/operation of development system through industry-academia collaboration.- Launched AEHTER, a project aiming to realize Japan's first commercial meteorological satellite, in industry-academia collaboration with NTT, RIKEN, and NAOJ.

    • Japan
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Technical Manager
      • Jan 2017 - Sep 2019

      - Development of technology and products for electron beam lithography systems. In particular, developed the technology to increase throughput of complex hologram patterns more than 10 times faster than existing ones. The result was highly contributed to the business with an overseas company that develops holograms for banknote security. - Sales promotion support for the development of Asian markets such as China and Taiwan - Development of technology and products for electron beam lithography systems. In particular, developed the technology to increase throughput of complex hologram patterns more than 10 times faster than existing ones. The result was highly contributed to the business with an overseas company that develops holograms for banknote security. - Sales promotion support for the development of Asian markets such as China and Taiwan

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Technical Manager
      • Apr 2011 - Dec 2016

      - Responsible for all North American customers together with one local sales staff. Provided sales promotion support and liaised with the head office. Contributed to the rapid recovery of product sales in the U.S., which had declined since the Lehman Shock (achieving the highest sales in the 21st century). - Engaged in joint development with universities and national laboratories. Developed a unique technology for patterning on non-planar materials in collaboration with the University of Michigan. was published the technology in an academic journal and has installed it to NASA JPL and other organizations. - Provides field services to meet customers' advanced requirements and organize workshops for education.

    • Japan
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Technical Specialist
      • Nov 2007 - Mar 2011

      - Development of technology for electron beam lithography equipment. Acquired a patent for the technique that doubled the performance compared to the existing ones, based on fundamental physics expertise. - Development of technology for electron beam lithography equipment. Acquired a patent for the technique that doubled the performance compared to the existing ones, based on fundamental physics expertise.

    • Switzerland
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Physicist
      • Apr 1999 - Oct 2007

    • Japan
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • JSPS Research Fellow
      • Apr 2004 - Mar 2007

      - Contributed to the development of anti-matter production equipment in terms of both hardware and software. - Have 51 papers in scientific journals (1 first author's), including the world's first paper published in Nature on the successful first production of large amount of cold antihydrogen atoms. - Contributed to the development of anti-matter production equipment in terms of both hardware and software. - Have 51 papers in scientific journals (1 first author's), including the world's first paper published in Nature on the successful first production of large amount of cold antihydrogen atoms.

Education

  • The University of Tokyo
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics
    1999 - 2004
  • The University of Tokyo
    Bachelor's degree, Physics
    1995 - 1999

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