Experience
June 2011- AIRBUS S.A.S. Toulouse, France
Marketing Analyst
• Conduct market analysis of Japanese medium-small airlines.
• Devise penetration strategy and tactics for sales implementation.
• Develop industrial relationship among Airbus and Japanese manufacturers.
1997-2010 JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA) Tokyo, Japan
2010 Manager, Strategy Management of National Space Transportation Program.
• Devised national strategy of current and future space transportation program and its
budgets ($300M).
• Assisted executive board members with strategy development.
• Managed joint development planning of high reliability rocket engine with NASA.
• Analyzed new market of small satellite utilization and launch system from aircraft.
2007-2010 Engineer, Quality Management of Spacecraft Manufacturing Nagoya, Japan
• Supervised quality management in first model manufacturing of H-IIB launch vehicle
($150M) and HTV (transporter to the Int’l Space Station, $200M) at Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries.
• Conducted quality management of H-IIA/H-IIB launch operations at launch site.
2003-2010 Engineer, Project Management of Spacecraft Development Tsukuba, Japan
• Conducted HTV in-flight thermal control as member of Flight Control Team.
• Managed LNG propulsion launch vehicle development and its budget ($100M) through
RFI/RFP offer, design review and contract management with IHI Aerospace and
Lockheed Martin.
• Designed primary structure and carbon composite cryogenic fuel tank of LNG launch
vehicle.
1997-2003 Engineer, Spacecraft Operations Management Rep. of Kiribati/Tsukuba, Japan
• Managed initial construction of flight test site and runway in Kiribati through
multi-cultural relationship with U.S. supplier and Kiribati employees.
• Conducted automatic unmanned aircraft test flight for Reusable Launch Vehicle
through schedule and resource management with Fuji Heavy Industries.
Supervised executive decision for test environment.
• Managed operations and refurbishment of space chamber for satellite through
resource / technology / contract management with Hitachi, Toshiba and Oracle.
• Developed thermal analysis method, JAXA’s new satellite evaluation process.
2001-2002 KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Ltd. (KHI) Gifu, Japan
Researcher, airflow & thermal analysis.
Developed combined airflow-thermal analysis method for launch vehicle.
1991-1997 MCDONALD’S JAPAN Nagoya, Japan
Manager, Store Operation.
Managed production, sales, quality, human resource and inventory in central store
(revenue $3M/year).
Education
2010-2011 AEROSPACE MBA, TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL Toulouse, France
Master in Aerospace Business Administration. Sept.2011. Studying aerospace
business under industry experts. Course work: Marketing, Strategy, Accounting,
Operations and Supply Chain Management.
FASIA Laureate – awarded scholarship from Institut Aéronautique et Spatial (IAS),
France.
NAGOYA UNIVERSITY Nagoya, Japan
1995-1997 Master in Aerospace Engineering, March 1997. Admission with honor.
• Coursework: Fluid Dynamics, Engine Mechanics, Space Propulsion, Structural
Design, Aircraft Control & Navigation and Future Vehicle Design.
• Developed free-fall type micro gravity test system leading to reduced operation cost.
1991-1995 Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautics. Dean’s List.
• Researched aerodynamic heating of launch vehicle body in hypersonic flow.
Awards
2010 • Johnson Space Center Group Achievement Award by NASA for contributions to HTV
mission success including vehicle design, development and operations.
1996 • Student Conference Competition Award Winner, 20th International Symposium on
Space Technology and Science, Japan.
Qualification
2008 Auditor of ISO9001
2006 Auditor of ISO14001
2000 Official Supervisor of Refrigeration Equipment
1998 Official Supervisor of High Pressure Gas Treatment
Personal
Aerospace aficionado. Completed 4 times in Triathlon and Marathon. Kyudo (l’Arc) of 2nd
skill level. Good cook which help understanding foreign cultures. Baseball in Toulouse.
Speaks Japanese (Native), English (fluent) and French (intermediate).
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