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STATEMENT OF ART:
Good design is innovative
Good design makes a product useful
Good design is aesthetic
Good design make a product understandable
Good design is unobtrusive
Good design is honest
Good design is durable
Good design is consequent to the last detail
Good design is eco-friendly
Good design is as little design as possible

10 Design Principles of Dieter Rams

ORGANIZATION:
o8Design

NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Manager, all other services Management, direction

EDUCATION:
Sep2002-May2005 City University London

Msc in Music Information Technology: Multimedia Authoring, Principles of Sound Production and Control, Acoustics and Music Information, Sound Synthesis,

Sep2001-Jun2002 London South Bank University

Foundation Course in English&General Business Study: Academic English skill, IELTS preparation, Life in Britain and Information Technology. Business Studies
Business Structures & Organisations, Business Objectives & Strategy, Change & Growth Management,,Starting a Small Firm, Marketing & Finance,People & Operation Management

Sep2000-Jun2001 UCL (University College London)

Threshold English Course in English Language: academic writing, speaking in seminars academic presentation, listening and note-taking, academic research skills


Apl1996-Mar2000 University of Nihon (In Japan)

BA in Business study: Foundations of Economics for Business, Studying Business
Business Law, Accounting for Business, Information Handling Economics for Business, Essentials of Marketing, Business Modelling, Managing the Human Resource Function, Management Accounting for Decision Making, Competitive Market Structures

EXPERIENCE:
Employment History

May 2007- current
CREATIVE YOKO Co.,Ltd
Retail trade
(Sales and production of a range of merchandise called “Nagomi zakka”and dog accessories.)

Position: Shop Design Manager in Design Division of Development Department
(Jan 2008 – current)
Duties
* Designing and making plans, such as finishing plan, floor plan, ceiling plan, lighting plan, elevation plan and every detail plans of fixtures.
* Ordering quotation by competitive bids, price negotiation and changing design in order to adjust budget.
* Obtaining design approval from the owner and developers for each steps of draft, working draft and schematic plans.
* Meeting with a contractor.
* Confirming state of progress for constructions and managing a contractor.
* Inspection of completion.
* Changing of furniture’s layout of current shop and review of a lead.
* Meeting with store development, sales department and planning department.

The achievement of my design projects

NAGAREYAMA OOTAKA NO MORI PET PARADISE DX
LALA PORT TOKYO BAY PET PARADISE
ARIO UEDA PET PARADISE
AEON MAKUHARI SHINTOSHIN HARNESS DOG
NY MANHATTAN HANNARI & MG
MARK IS MINATOMIRAI PET PARADISE DX
AEON MALL OOSAKADOME PETPARADISE
SENDAIKO MITSUI OUTLET PARK PET PARADISE
SENDAI IZUMI PREMIUM OUTLET PET PARADISE
AMI PREMIUM OUTLET PET PARADISE
NASU GARDEN OUTLET PET PARADISE
IRUMA MITSUI OUTLET PARK PET PARADISE
LALA PORT SHINMISATO PET PARADISE
CHIBA C ONE PET PARADISE
HAKKEII JIMA AQUA MUSEUM
YOKOHAMA BAY QUARTER Harness Dog
TRESSA YOKOHAMA PET PARADISE
ODAIBA VF PET PARADISE
HANEDA AIRPORT SHIROTAN TOWN
ODAIBA AQUA CITYHarnessDog
JIYUGAOKA HARNESS DOG & PET PARADISE
ESORA IKEBUKURO 4FT.by HarnessDog
FUTAGOTAMAGAWA PET PARADISE
SHIOGANE Hannari
AEON ITABASHI PET PARADISE
AEON MALL SAKUDAIRA MOTHER GARDEN&PET PARADISE
SHINTOUMEI NUMAZU SAPET PARADISE
SHIZUOKA PARCHE MOTHER GARDEN&PET PARADISE
AEON MALL KISOGAWA MOTHER GARDEN&PET PARADISE
SAKAE SKILE HarnessDog
IIAS TSUKUBA MOTHER GARDEN&PET PARADISE
AEON MALL YONO MOTHER GARDEN&PET PARADISE
EBINA VINAWALK MOTHER GARDEN&PET PARADISE
YOKOHAMA JOINUS PET PARADISE
KYOTO YODOBASHI HarnessDog、
LUCUA OOSAKA 4FT. by HarnessDog
AEON MALL YAMATOKOORIYAMA MOTHER GARDEN
AEON MALL CHUKUSHINO MOTHER GARDEN&PET PARADISE
AEON MALL NOUGATA MOTHER GARDEN&PET PARADISE
HONG KONG DNA PET PARADISE
SHANGHAI OPA PET PARADISE

NERO HAIR SALON IN KICHIJOUJI

AND NOW FEW PROJECTS ON GOING.


Position: Shop manager in sales department
(May 2007 – Aug2007 in London/ Oct 2007 – Jan 2008)
Duties
* Operating staff, sales management, customer management and merchandise control.
* Calculating and providing wages for staff, make a payment to suppliers and reporting total monthly wages to accountant.
* Meeting with manager from developer.
* Negotiating with department for wholesale business.
* Providing information on local conditions.





Sep 2003- May 2007
56 Londonwall Hair Salon&Clinic/KKY Ltd
Hairdresser and Massage Clinic

Position: Book keeper /Administrator/Manager/ Personal Assistant

Duties
As a Book keeper: Attending a meeting with accountant and the owner, Managing Daily Sale and pay in the bank, Calculating and providing wages for staff, summering up monthly wages for payroll, VAT calculation quarterly, Managing invoices and make a payment to suppliers, Providing necessary forms for staff such as P46, 45, 60 and 38, managing tax payment and make a payment such as Tax/NI, corporation tax and rate, Talking to a officer from Inland Revenue, H M customs and City of London for payment inquiries, Bookkeeping of sale, cash and cheque expenses, Checking a daily card payment, Managing petty cash, managing bank statement to check cash flow, Attending a meeting and talking with Bank Manager for finance.

As a Manager and Administrator: Attending a staff meeting, managing and Controlling stylists and therapists, Advertising, Recruiting and Interviewing stylist and therapist, Writing a letter for staff, Taking bookings for clients, Attending a meeting to talk to suppliers, Ordering products, Serving clients, Sorting out complaints from clients and writing a letter in necessary situations. Managing till and petty cash, Doing maintenance for all equipments, Calling builders, plumbers and electricians for equipment’s problems, Researching and filing individual stylist and therapist daily sale, Researching and filing the number of clients of stylists & therapists, Updating staff and clients information, Renewing a Massage license from City of London, Renewing business insurance and staff individual insurance. Supporting staff to apply for a student visa, Talking to solicitor to apply for work permit for staff. Talking to solicitor asking for employment low to solve staff problems, and also asking for solving trouble with clients

As a Personal Assistant: Attending a meeting to do language support for the owner, Managing owner’s private property, car, insurance, mortgage, bank, finance and living.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Japanese & English

COMPUTER LITERACY:
Professional skills in Vectorworks. Basic skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe illustrator, Photoshop.

HOBBIES:
Music, driving, computing, playing with Nacho(dog),playing with my son and sleeping

WEB SITE:
http://www.o8design.com

PORTFOLIO URL:
http://www.o8design.com/projects

REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-12-05 13:44:54

COUNTRY/REGION:
Japan

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional



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