Director of a US based Consulting Company Tokyo, Japan
Currently working at Japan office of a consulting company which is based in U.S. to help high-tech companies mainly from U.S. to develop and execute market entry strategies for Japan and to manage their ongoing operations in the Japanese market. The recent focus is on internet security and mobile phone markets.
01/00 – 07/00
Director EcoSystems and Business Development, Cisco Systems Japan Tokyo, Japan
· Responsible for development of EcoSystem partnerships with Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s), business relationships, and alliances necessary for Cisco Japan’s overall success and business model execution in the Japanese market, as well as development of new markets.
· Provide assistance to Service Provider Sales Team in building relationships with major accounts such as NTT East/West, NTT Communications, KDDI and other service providers.
10/97 – 12/99
Deputy General Manager, Marketing & Sales, NTT Communications Tokyo, Japan
· Responsible for developing new customers for Archstar telecommunications service offerings to Japanese companies as well as foreign owned companies.
· A member of IT Platform Project Team.
07/94 – 09/97
Director, Business Development Asia/Pacific,
Communications Service Providers Business, AMP, Inc. Tokyo, Japan
· Responsible for developing new business opportunities for AMP especially in communications service providers’ field.
· In charge of development of businesses in Japan with NTT, KDDI, Japan Telecom, etc. as well as with Korean telecom companies.
1991 – 07/94
General Manager, Information Services,
NEC Corporation in Tokyo & NEC America in Los Angeles
· Responsible for marketing and sales of NEC’s Information Services as well as importation of service contents for NEC Japan from U.S. Worked with GE Information Services in Maryland.
· Made recommendations to the NEC clients (major global corporations) for solutions and end to end integrated services based on NEC's computers and PC's.
1985 – 1991
General Manager, Overseas Division, NEC Corporation Tokyo, Japan
· Responsible for marketing and export of various NEC gears (telecom equipment and mobile phones) to the United States and Europe.
· The customers include Regional Bell Operating Companies, Independent Telephone Companies, MCI, Sprint, Wiltel, etc. in U.S., as well as various telecommunication operators in Sweden, Demark, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Holland, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc., and resellers and distributors in UK, France, Italy, West Germany, Switzerland and Thailand.
– 1984
Held various managerial and senior positions in Sales and Marketing Divisions,
NEC Corporation