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Marketing and Japanese studies from University of Stirling. Founder and President 'Customers, Vendors, People' (CVP) - http://www.cvp.jp.
Headline:
Entrepreneur
Skills:
Business, Marketing
Interested in:
Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Schools:
University of Stirling
FULL BIO
Summary
Founder and President 'Customers, Vendors, People' (CVP) - http://www.cvp.jp - with the mission of 'connecting customers and companies using the power of word-of-mouth and trusted personal networks'. If you are interested in connecting with quality B2B service providers in any field in Japan, let me know how I can help. Contact me at linkedin-profile @ cvp.jp.
Active networker. Enjoy meeting people/networking in the Tokyo professional community at many of the events organized by a large number of volunteer run professional organizations here. Also active or former board member for a number of these organizations and co-organizer of business & networking events such as the monthly Tokyo 2.0 (www.tokyo2point0.net), Pink Cow Conspiracy (www.thepinkcow.com) or the annual NetTokyo (www.nettokyo.jp) Charity Networking Event.
Technology and social media enthusiast and power user.
Advanced Japanese language reading/typing/speaking ability.
For most up-to-date info see http://hq.andrewshuttleworth.com.
Specialties
B2B vendors and services in Japan, business in Japan, event planning, marketing and promotion for small and medium sized businesses, mobile computing and devices, social media.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Akoni
Position:
Official Poken Evangelist for Japan
Time period:
April 2009 - Present
Description:
Poken fever has hit Japan. Working in a team with Paul Papadimitriou, our job is to help facilitate and catalyze the viral online excitement surrounding Poken as well as connect the Akoni team with communites, resellers, media and strategic partners.
Employer:
Cerego Japan
Position:
iKnow Evangelist
Time period:
February 2008 - Present
Description:
Helping spread the word about iKnow - an exciting English learning site that's a fusion of a social networking service, web based applications and patented learning technologies.
Employer:
www.tokyo2point0.net
Position:
Co-Founder and Co-Organizer
Time period:
May 2007 - Present
Description:
tokyo2point0 (www.tokyo2point0.net) is a series of monthly events bringing together the Web 2.0 and internet community in Tokyo. Held at and co-organized by Fujimamas (www.fujimamas.com).
Employer:
Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo
Position:
Adviser
Time period:
April 2007 - Present
Description:
The Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo is a non-profit association supporting and promoting entrepreneurship in Japan. I operate as an adviser helping to direct strategy and policy, as well as helping to introduce speakers for the monthly seminars.
Employer:
www.JapanEvents.net
Position:
Manager
Time period:
September 2006 - Present
Description:
I maintain an up-to-date, interactive calendar of business, community and networking events in Japan, primarily Tokyo.
Employer:
Customers, Vendors, People (www.cvp.jp)
Position:
President
Time period:
March 2006 - Present
Description:
Mission to 'connect customers and companies using the power of word-of-mouth and trusted personal networks'. Interested in connecting with businesses looking for any type of B2B vendor in Japan. Let me know how I can help.
Employer:
NetTokyo (www.nettokyo.jp)
Position:
Co-Organizer
Time period:
April 2005 - Present
Description:
Co-organizer of NetTokyo (www.nettokyo.jp) and annual summer Saturday afternoon charity
networking event bringing together a network of network of business professionals in Japan. The 2007 event will take place on July 21st. If you are interested in sponsoring, supporting or attending the event contact me or see further details on the web site.
Employer:
British Chamber of Commerce Japan
Position:
Communications Committee Member
Time period:
January 2003 - Present
Description:
For information on the British Chamber of Commerce see http://www.bccjapan.com. I have been on the newly founded Communications Committee helping to advise on communications strategy, particulary in respect to the web presence, since 2003.
Employer:
Mobile in Japan (www.mobileinjapan.com)
Position:
Co-Founder
Time period:
January 2001 - Present
Description:
Evolving from previously run community sites (Pocket PC Japan, Windows Mobile in Japan and iPhone in Japan), Mobile in Japan (www.mobileinjapan.com) is a news, review and community site for information on the broad spectrum of mobile computing devices available in Japan.
Employer:
Joblet (www.joblet.jp)
Position:
Partner Introductions
Time period:
March 2008 - August 2008
Description:
Joblet is a distributed job advertising engine that offers:
a) A results based, cost effective way for employers to advertise jobs across a wide network to both passive and active job seekers.
b) A way for site owners to generate revenue from their sites in an elegant, value-added way.
I help Joblet with marketing, promotion and business development.
Employer:
Freelance
Position:
Editor, Living in Japan Guide
Time period:
June 2007 - August 2007
Description:
Worked freelance project managing, researching, editing and partial writing of the content for a
Living in Japan guide book. On contract to a third party who produced the guide.
Employer:
American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (www.accj.or.jp)
Position:
Membership Expansion Committee Member
Time period:
April 2007 - June 2008
Description:
Helping to educate potential members and promote the activities of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (www.accj.or.jp), by far the biggest and most active organization for people in the international business community in Tokyo.
Business manager for Tabemo Dining Club. Planning, staffing, team manager and product
manager.
The Tabemo Dining Club service matches users looking for restaurant discounts and restaurants who want to fill empty seats by offering premium discounts to Tabemo members.
We do this by offering restaurants simple yet powerful real time control over the discounts they are offering and giving members convenient and user friendly access to the available discounts from any interet enabled device.
Our longer term goal is to build business nationwide and expand to cover other service industries.
A real time restaurant discount coupon system, for Kanagawa (a neighbouring prefecture of Tokyo).
www.tabemo.com
Employer:
International Computer Association (www.icajapan.jp)
Position:
Board Member
Time period:
January 2004 - November 2008
Description:
To quote from the web site, "The ICA provides a forum for information exchange, networking, and identification of business expansion opportunities with many of the key movers and shakers in Japan." I have been a attending the meetings and/or a member of this organization since 1999 and have been helping out on the board since spring 2004. For more details on the ICA see www.icajapan.jp
Employer:
Japan Project Management Forum Global SIG
Position:
Publicity Officer
Time period:
January 2003 - December 2004
Description:
The Japan Project Management Forum Global SIG was founded in 2003 to to promote global best practices and cooperation among global project management professional associations. I have been volunteering as a board member and Publicity Officer helping to spread the word about the SIG since the group was established in Summer 2003. For more information on the group see http://www.jpmfglobalsig.com
Employer:
Getronics
Position:
Solutions Analyst & Project Manager
Time period:
July 2002 - December 2003
Employer:
ALPNET
Position:
Account Manger, Client Services Manager
Time period:
February 2001 - June 2002
Employer:
Tokyo PC Users Group
Position:
Past President, Past Programs Officer & Corporate Liaison (Present)
Time period:
January 1999 - October 2008
Description:
The Tokyo PC Users Group is 20+ year old group of computer enthusiasts. See www.tokyopc.org for more details. I have helped out in numerous positions on the board of this organization since 1999.
Employer:
SDL International
Position:
Localization Engineer/Project Manager
Time period:
August 1998 - February 2001
Description:
Joined as localization engineer in the UK. Moved to Japan office and performed a number of tasks including project management and tools and service sales and support.
EDUCATION
University:
University of Stirling
Time period:
1994 - 1998
Degree:
Marketing and Japanese, Marketing & Japanese language, business and culture, BA
INFORMATION
Hobbies:
Business, Networking, Mobile computing (in particular Pocket PCs and mobile phones), new and interesting software and internet applications.
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