Aki :: Profile
Aki is a start-up dreamer in Silicon Valley with a passion to tinker and experiment with web applications. Having versatile skills in business, technology, and operations; Aki's is a seasoned expert in partner management in digital content/entertainment, program and project management for SaaS development, and business operations for world-class digital services.
Career Summary
- 14+ years in launching & managing digital entertainment/SaaS services
- Strategic facilitator of global partnerships out of US and Japan
- Seasoned business manager of digital business operations
- Trusted leader, team builder, and mentor
- Passionate experimenter & bootcamper developing modern apps
Experience
July 2012 to Present
Business Operations, VERIZON OnCue
Nov 2007 to Dec 2012
Founder/CEO, JAFINITY
July 2006 to July 2012
Business Development / Program Management / Business Operations, MICROSOFT
Jan 2005 to Mar 2006
Marketing and Merchandising, MTV NETWORKS
Apr 2000 to Sep 2004
Producer, Digital Content & Smart TV, PANASONIC
Education
Dev Bootcamp
Web Developer Extraordinaire (Working on it!)
-- Ruby on Rails, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript/Node.js, jQuery, Coffeescript, SASS, HAML, AJAX, Git
Stanford University
Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate (Working on it!)
Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate
New York University
M.A., Music Business
Keio University
B.A., Environmental Information
Noteworthy Skills & Expertise
- Start-ups and Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Global Business Development and Partner Management
- Building and Managing SaaS Platforms for Entertainment/ECommerce
- Digital Supply Chain/Business Process Architecture
- Content Operations and Partner/Product Onboarding
- Program/Project Management for Software + Services
- Building and Leading High Performing Teams
- Tech: HTML5, CSS, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, SQL, Git/Github
- Languages: English, Japanese, and Limited Mandarin Chinese
Patents
- Tiered Subscription Management Model (pending)
- Automated Offer Management System (pending)
- Reputation Scoring for Online Storefronts (20120130860)
- System for Revenue Sharing for Online Storefronts (20120130850)
- Moving Picture Recommendation Processing Device (7765461)
Certifications
- SCPM - Stanford Certified Project Manager
- CSM - Certified ScrumMaster