Hi, I’m
Takanobu (Tony) Oikawa
Christchurch,CAN
Summary
Visionary global aspect leader and Founder with over 30 years at the helm of a pioneering educational tourism business, leveraging strategic business planning and cross-functional collaboration to drive innovation and growth. Excelled in business consulting, fostering a culture of creativity and integrity, and achieving significant market impact without specifying numerical data.
Always enjoyed creating 'something NEW" not only in business field, also self-encouraged voluntary activities such as the earthquake recovery as well as among Japanese children communities.
Overview
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Self-employeed, Kiwi-J-Ana Ltd.
Founder and Managing Director
02.2010 - Current
Job overview
- Conducted an educational tourism between Japan and New Zealand.
- Developed strong partnerships within local education sectors such as primary and secondary schools, universities as well as tertiary institutions to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
- Established a successful business by identifying market needs and developing innovative solutions.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by addressing client concerns promptly and effectively resolving issues.
- Led the strategic planning process to define business goals and ensure alignment across all departments.
Self-employeed, MT&Company Ltd.
Founder and Managing Director
10.1994 - Current
Job overview
- Conducted Business consultations both for private companies and local government sectors nationwide Japan.
- Celebrated the 30th anniversary of company establishment since 1994.
- Built a positive organizational culture that fostered creativity, innovation, and employee engagement.
- Guided team members through periods of change by providing clear communication on expectations and objectives moving forward.
Volunteer, Kiwi Samurai Blue / Samurai Sevens
Startup Founder
10.2013 - Current
Job overview
- Organized a junior football/futsal team and developed the community to connect within local ethnical group of Japanese and younger students came from Japan.
- As a result of many collaborations in the past decade, the community is growing along over a hundred families involved.
Education
Waseda UniversityTokyo, Japan
Master of Public Management from Education Policy
03.2009
University Overview
- Master report: New future education policy for local government
- Runners-up in the class 2009
- Internships as a secretary of the politician in parliament, Completed in 2008
- Awarded NZ$5000 Grant
Waseda UniversityTokyo, Japan
Bachelor of Science from Mathematics And Computer Science
03.1989
University Overview
- Learn AI programming
- Teacher's licence in Mathematics
- Graduation report: The prospect of Computer software industry in Japan
- 4.3 GPA
Skills
Entrepreneurial and Innovative
Start-Up Operations
Visionary leadership
Project Management
Strategic business planning
New Business Development
Business Consulting
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Employee Coaching
Ethics and integrity
Languages
Japanese
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Startup Founder
Volunteer, Kiwi Samurai Blue / Samurai Sevens
10.2013 - Current
Founder and Managing Director
Self-employeed, Kiwi-J-Ana Ltd.
02.2010 - Current
Founder and Managing Director
Self-employeed, MT&Company Ltd.
10.1994 - Current
Waseda University
Master of Public Management from Education Policy
Waseda University
Bachelor of Science from Mathematics And Computer Science
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