Executive Summary:Bilingual and - cultural Executive with a wide variety of industry experience. Results-focused professional.
Work Experience:Information Technology, Audio and Fashion industries.
Speciality:More than 18 years experiences as an executive consultant for the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication and Ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and major companies including foreign enterprises, I able to support any requests from foreign companies who intend to start their business in Japan.
Detailed Resume:★ The successful cases in Japan;
a. Italian fashion manufacturer’s subsidiary to start in 1990.
b. Taiwanese IT company’s subsidiary to start in 1997.
★ The successful cases overseas;
a. In USA: Established Audio-related entrepreneur in 1984.
b. In China: Established IT related entrepreneur in 2005.
★ The successful careers with governmental offices;
a. The MITI case: “Okinawa Project” –How to create Information Indstry in Okinawa (1994~1997)
b.The MPT case: i.The fundamental computer study to the vice-minister(1994~1996)
ii.The administrative study for their maintenance system of vehicles(2003~2005)
c. The MAF case: i. The major fishing port research and planning how to construct yacht harbor beside (1993~1995)
ii. The Fisheries Agency’s documentation works (1993~1995) CAREER SUMMARY
Feb.2008~
NPO organization for Seniors, Director for new business planning. Oct.2006~ INTERPLACE CO., LTD., Senior Advisor for IT business. This company is managing by the parent of Ms. Akiko Fukushima, a professional golf player and my position is to advice their new mobile service business and their trading with Vietnamese. June 2003~Aug. 2006
TSUBASA SYSTEM CO., LTD. , Senior Advisor for 2 projects.
a. JAPAN POSTAL CORPORATION, JPC-former MPT, Project:
An agency work of post offices’ vehicle administration. My work was; i. the person in charge of JPC.
ii. research for 500 major vehicle shops.
iii. submit the reports how to improve their administration works, totally 3 times, approx.2,000 pages documents. b. SANYO ELECTRONICS ‘s Joint venture type business in China;
Established JV company in Jinan, Shandong Province in Sept, 2005, and my position was the vice president, esp. in charge of general administration and local government relations. I retired the company when SANYO withdrew their JV type business in China. Sept. 1997~May. 2002
CD PAC JAPAN CO., LTD. , President appointed by Taiwanese
Owner. This company was the trading company to export
The optical disc and optical fiber production machines to Taiwan and China with Mrubeni’s subsidiary. Although the company once recorded approx. $20 million annual sales, the owner’s bankruptcy made this company unable to continue. April 1990~Aug. 1997
INTERNATIONAL PLANNING INSTITUTE CO., LTD. , Director for Plannning and Development.
This company was the consultation company to major governmental offices and foreign companies. - The clients were;
- MITI,
- MPT,
- MAF,
- Italian fashion manufacturer,
- Taiwanese IT venture
- etc.
Sept. 1975~June 1986
SAWAFUJI DYNAMECA CO., LTD. , President.
For the reason to support my father’s invention re. super thin audio speaker system, I established this company with my firiends’ investments.
There were many critical situation but in 1984, I got $2 mil. Venture capital investment in USA and the news published on Nihon Keizai Shinbun’s top page-The first venture company got $2 mil. In USA. Then I established SAWAFUJI AMERICA INC. and removed in Los Angeles as for the CEO. - The major customers were;
- Nissan,
- JVC,
- Akai,
- Sansui,
- Sony,
- Philips and many audio-shops in Japan/USA/EU.
However, the yen problem in 1985, so-called the Plaza meeting, all export business had damage and my company also, I finally decided to apply chapter 7, bankruptcy in USA and in Japan followed. The liquidator wroks from 1986 until 1989.
1969~1975 The companies I worked as follows;
1973~1975 TACHIBANA CORPORATION, the trading company-Planning Director.
1971~1973 F.I.A Co., Ltd., the translation and English conversation school works-Translator/ Administration chief officer.
1969~1971 As for a part-time employee, such works as American PR News translator, tutor, writer of Senator etc., experienced, beside main English study how to enroll the graduate school of American university with the fellowship.
Other Info:★ Business trips abroad:
USA: more than 50 times, EU: more than 30 times, China & Taiwan: more than 100 times, Asian countries: more than 20 times.
★ The works in abroad;
USA: CEO, Sawafuji America Inc. 1984~1986
China: Vice President, Sanyo-Yokusi Technology (Jinan) Co., Ltd. 2005~2006
★ Publications;
a. Chary Brown series and other American comics such as Blondy,
Popye, Beetle bailey translation published by Tsurushobou.
1971~73
b.”Communism takes China” written by CP Fitzgerald and other translation works for Library of the 20th Century by BPC, published by Tsurushobou. 1972~1973
c. “Count Down” written by Tohru Fujisawa, my pen name, published by
Tokuma Shoten. 1997
Education:March 1969 Rikkyo (St.Paul’s) University, Law Department
Degrees:BA International Politics
Project Wanted:Position as Senior Consultant for marketing in Japan, using my various experiences with many overseas clients, such as Italian, Chinese, and American, how to start their business successfully.
Project Length:6~ months
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