Takayuki Kato

Consumer Insights and Trends Analyst at Ziba Design
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Japan, JP
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Japanese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swedish Professional working proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency

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I had the privilege of working with Taka at Ziba. Taka is a brilliant, strategic, and naturally curious thinker. His work in consumer insights and trends became a necessary asset at Ziba, leading to many successful projects. Not only is Taka a fantastic team player, but he also brings treats from travels, calligraphy, and daily morale boosts to the office. Any team would be lucky to have Taka on board.

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Credentials

  • Design Thinking: Customer Experience
    LinkedIn
    Jun, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization
    LinkedIn
    May, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Storytelling for Business Video
    LinkedIn
    May, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation
    Coursera
    Jun, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • What is Social?
    Coursera
    Apr, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Test in Swedish for University Studies
    Institutionen för svenska och flerspråkighet
    Dec, 2008
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Consumer Insights and Trends Analyst
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      - Conduct primary, secondary, trend, and remote research for clients across various industries, utilizing research methodologies, and analyzing and synthesizing data to identify opportunity spaces and solutions. - Manage Japanese accounts, building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, and coordinating communication between internal teams and clients to ensure client satisfaction. - Collaborate with external design communities in Portland, building relationships and contributing to the development of creativity in the company as a member of the Creative Development Committee. Show less

    • United States
    • Design Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Social Media Support
      • Apr 2022 - May 2022

      - Created content for social media channels of the Institute of Design- Conducted social listening and communicate with the audience to build a strong relationship and a better position in the market.

    • Design Researcher
      • Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

      - Research Assistant for a sponsored Ph.D. project exploring human-computer interaction and its effects on employee decision-making on the shop floor in the automotive industry.- Conducted qualitative research (recruitment, expert interviews, desk research) and synthesized the research insights to find critical types of decision-making between humans and computers and develop our outcomes.

    • Japan
    • Airlines and Aviation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Customer Experience Strategist / Researcher
      • May 2020 - Jul 2021

      - Researched customer satisfaction and NPS and conducted quantitative/qualitative research with over two million multinational passengers.- Analyzed data based on a customer journey map to leverage customer experience strategies, especially for a new corporate digital strategy and within marketing and airport handling areas using Tableau and Qualtrics.- Created new service strategies with digital technology for post-Covid times, conducted secondary research and co-led multidisciplinary workshops with 30 employees and made a concept video for better understanding among all the employees including C-Suite executives. Show less

    • Sales and Customer Experience Strategist
      • Nov 2016 - Apr 2020

      - Started up a new office for a new international route within 3 months.- Created sales strategies to lead outside sales, such as marketing, digital marketing with an influencer, and promotions; built a strong relationship with corporations, government sectors, and foreign embassies, mainly in Mexico; resulting in a 131% sales increase in 2019 year-over-year in the non-Japanese market.- Improved an inflight meal service quality with qualitative research (stakeholder interviews, a focus group interview) and observations at the kitchen and aircraft cabin; contributed to better customer satisfaction.- Planned and managed 3 inauguration ceremonies; 250+ guests attended the main ceremony at the Museo Nacional del Arte in Mexico City including VIPs, and promoted the direct flight. Show less

    • Researcher / Strategist (Secondment to METI)
      • Nov 2014 - Oct 2016

    • Crew Operation
      • Apr 2010 - Oct 2014

      - Ensured that all flights in the worldwide network were adequately staffed with 450+ of theinflight crew on four oversea bases according to company policy and the labor law in eachcountry.- Co-led an international base startup in Bangkok from a manning power point of view.

    • Japan
    • Government Administration
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Researcher / Strategist
      • Nov 2014 - Oct 2016

      - Strategized to improve trade and investment between Japan and Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands, and led a mission of Japanese corporates to Melbourne, Australia. - Led the Third ASEAN-Japan Public-Private Dialogue on New Industries in Bangkok as a logistics lead, and a Minister's visit to Thailand as a logistic specialist. - Strategized to improve trade and investment between Japan and Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands, and led a mission of Japanese corporates to Melbourne, Australia. - Led the Third ASEAN-Japan Public-Private Dialogue on New Industries in Bangkok as a logistics lead, and a Minister's visit to Thailand as a logistic specialist.

    • Denmark
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Internship Trainee
      • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

      - Logistic management for travel groups from Japan to Sweden - JAL Charter group handling - Logistic management for travel groups from Japan to Sweden - JAL Charter group handling

Education

  • IIT Institute of Design
    Master of Design Methods, GPA 4.0
    2021 - 2022
  • Osaka University
    Bachelor, History and Swedish Language
    2005 - 2010
  • Löftadalens Folkhögskola
    Tourism and Travel Life
    2007 - 2008

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