Design leader with 15+ years of experience in product design, strategy, and innovation across complex enterprise environments. Bridges emerging technology and human-centered experience, translating ambiguity and technical constraints into intuitive, scalable solutions that drive real adoption. Leads cross-functional teams hands-on, from strategy through execution. Having applied design to cutting-edge technologies from Blockchain to AI the drive has always been the same: make transformative technology genuinely accessible and create solutions that make a meaningful impact.

Design & UX: Human-Centered Design, UX/UI, Research, Wireframing & Prototyping, Journey Mapping, Information Architecture, User Flows, Accessible & Inclusive Design, Motion & Video

Frameworks & Methodologies: Agile, Lean UX, Enterprise Design Thinking, Systems Thinking

Tools & Technology: Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Miro/Mural, APIs, Claude, Figma Make, IBM Bob, AI-Assisted workflows including vibe coding, prototyping, research synthesis, strategy development, and creative asset generation

Soft skills: Leadership, Business Strategy, Client Advisory, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Executive & Visual Storytelling, Mentorship

AI & Emerging Tech: LLMs, Agentic AI, RAG, Prompt Engineering, AI Code Assistants (COBOL modernization), Responsible AI, Blockchain, IoT, Cloud

Education
MFA (Master of Fine Arts): Purchase College-SUNY, Purchase, NY. 
BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts): School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Language: Japanese