Takakazu is a multidisciplinary digital media expert who has worked professionally for more than twenty years as a producer, director, programmer, UX designer and communication designer.
He began his career in Tokyo Japan in the early-90’s as a communication designer at Dentsu Inc., the biggest advertising company in Japan. In the late-90’s, Takakazu cofounded several technology venture companies providing digital distribution and copyright management system for major digital media companies. While being the CEO and CTO of his companies, Takakazu attended grad school at University of Tokyo where he studied computer science. Later on, he returned to Dentsu as a manager to develop innovative communication services and products with advanced information technologies.
His goal is to acquire team management skills in a multicultural environment in order to work with talented people focusing on solving global issues with digital technologies.
During his free time, he enjoys activities such as mountain biking, snowboarding and white water kayaking in his neighbourhood, North Vancouver. He is also a devoted father.
Projects
Dec 2016 (Cohort 10)
Skills
- Entrepreneur
- Front End Developer
- UX Designer
- Marketing / Communication Specialist
- Programmer (C++, C#, Python, Java...)
- Technical Artist
- Mobile Devices Developer
- Producer
- Project Manager
- Product Manager
- Unity Programmer
- Web Developer (HTML/CSS/Java Script...)