Henry Mori
British/Japanese, 24, graduate in Biology with a Management Minor from Imperial College London, UK. Interested in clean technology.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Financial, Nanotech |
| Skills: | Business, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Intellectual Property, Investment, Law, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Patents, Recruitment, Trademarks, Viral marketing, Writing |
| Groups: | BASES, Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference, California Clean Tech Open, CleanTech Circle Forum, Harvard Media Ventures, Imperial Entrepreneurs, Oxford Entrepreneurs, ST@B: Startup @ Berkeley, Stanford Innovation Tournament 2008 |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Imperial College London, London School of Economics and Political Science |
FULL BIO
British/Japanese, 24. Director at Global Soken Research Laboratories (USA) Inc.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Global Soken Inc. Tokyo/San Francisco |
| Position: | Executive Director |
| Time period: | January 2004 - Present |
| Description: | We offer the electrolyte to power the next-generation of batteries for hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles as well as addressing the energy storage needs of modern electronic devices.
Future Energy. Now |
| Employer: | Imperial Entrepreneurs — an Imperial College Union Society |
| Position: | Vice President |
| Time period: | January 2007 - July 2008 |
| Description: | - Transformed Imperial Entrepreneurs (IE) into the leading student-run entrepreneurship society in London within 10 months (as measured by level of attendance, frequency of events and membership base).
- Co-leader of an effective ten-person team. Enhanced organisational and delegation skills. - Advisor and student liaison during Seedcamp 2007, an initiative to increase the number of high-potential technology start-ups in Europe. |
| Employer: | Swindon Pressings Ltd, a BMW Group Company; Third Party Accounts |
| Position: | Project Management |
| Time period: | August 2004 - January 2005 |
| Description: | - 6 month fulltime Industrial placement.
- Spearheaded an asset reallocation project between BMW and clients, including Honda UK, Land Rover and Jaguar, freeing production space for R56 MINI press lines ahead of an imminent plant redesign. - Succeeded where previous efforts had failed - realised the importance of persistence and flexibility during the project management process. - Assembled and managed a twelve-person project team. Took the project from initial planning and or-ganisation stages through negotiations and implementation, to its final completion prior to departure. - Assisted with the generation and validation of business processes to achieve ISO 900 2002 accredita-tion, requiring an in-depth understanding of the business (particularly Business Development and Pro-ject Management). |
EDUCATION
| University: | Imperial College London |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Biology with Management BSc - Tanaka Business School |
| University: | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2007 |
| Degree: | Entrepreneurship |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | - Rowing: 1st VIII (stroke). Represented Cheltenham College at Henley Royal Regatta in 2002. Learnt the importance of teamwork and the rewards of persistence and consistency.
- Rugby: Played at 1st XV level at Cheltenham College. Gained advanced skills, later used for coaching. - Karate: Black Belt (Shotokan) - Attained at age 11. One of the youngest Europeans to achieve such a grade at the time. Increased physical/mental coordination. Embedded discipline and instilled self-control/composure under pressure. - Motorsport: Self-taught knowledge in the building of high-performance engines. Fact-led intensive research to source suitable components. Enhanced dexterity and accuracy. Racing introduced calcu-lated risk-taking. Optimised analytical skills through diagnosing complex mechanical problems, often the result of minute component failure. |
| Awards: | - Sir A. Acland Humanities Prize Finalist
Best essay in a class of 32 individuals (Communicating Science, Imperial College London Humanities Department). - Royal College of Science Union (RCSU) Colours, Imperial College London Awarded for excellent coaching of both the society’s rugby and football teams. - Cheltenham College 6th Form Academic Prize Awarded for Academic Excellence. |
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Global Soken Research Laboratories (USA) Inc.
Future Energy. Now
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