Details

First Name

MASAYOSHI

Last Name

AKIYAMA

Nick Name

masayoshi

Country / Region

Tokyo / Japan

I mainly join as…

Expert / Advisor

Professional Profile (Expertise & Services)

Experience

  • MTA Creatives L.L.C. – Texas U.S.A. | Nov 2017 – Present
    Owner of investment properties in Fresco Texas U.S.A.
  • MTA Inc. – Tokyo Japan | July 2015 – Present
    Owner & Director

    Marketing services for overseas companies as well as Japanese companies.  Assisted overseas companies in establishing new business with Japanese companies by participating in trade shows, conferences, and customer calls. Approximately 1,000 Japanese companies have been contacted.

    Communication support for both Japanese and overseas companies in daily business correspondence.

    Provided marketing support for various organizations by creating web pages and web marketing.

    Became a international supporting adviser at SME

  • MTA CONSULTING – Urayasu Chiba Japan | 2012 – 2015
    Sole proprietorship

    Starting own business using my marketing experience and software skills.

  • TOREX SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. – Tokyo Japan | 2005 – 2012
    Analog Power Management ICs Supplier
    Overseas Sales Div. Manager

    Manage overseas sales div (15-member team ) in Tokyo and 5 overseas sales offices ( U.S.A., U.K., Taiwan, H.K. Shanghai), overseeing more than a half of Torex total sales revenue.

    Served as a control tower for multi-national customers and leading contract manufacturing companies, and created world wide sales strategy, arranged sales promotion and arranged price negotiation.

    Conducted application specific promotion and launched new custom products

    Organized worldwide sales meeting every year and made common sales & marketing strategy consensuses through all of sales offices and headquarters.

    Successfully achieved shipping expense cost down about 40 million yen

    Joined the company project of obtaining ISO9000 initial authentication

    Constructed design-in evaluation system to be able to see actual design-in activity but production in other locations.

  • TOREX USA COPORATION – Irvine, CA U.S.A. | 2001 – 2005
    Sales office for North and South America Market
    Sales Engineering Manager

    Launch U.S.A. sales office and expanded sales revenue to about 10 million dollars for 4 years from the beginning as sales engineering, marketing position

    Expanded client base to more than 100 in 4 years by consistently delivering goal-surpassing marketing results and ensuring complete client satisfaction.

    Succeeded design-win with one of famous memory IC makers by having developed custom power ICs and contributed additional about $1 million sales

  • ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR U.S.A. LLC – San Diego, CA U.S.A.
    Sales office for customers in north and south America
    Sales Engineering Manager & QA Manager

    Served as QA & sales engineering manager for discrete and passive products.

    Made communication network with sales engineers, FAEs, and marketing managers located in each branch offices in the U.S.A.

    Educated sales REPs by visiting each office.

    Accomplished one day first response for quality complaints from customers.

  • ROHM CO., LTD. – Kyoto Japan
    LSIs, discrete, passive products, etc leading manufacturing company
    Sales Engineering Manager & R&D

    Joined ROHM in R&D section and designed, developed, and launched semiconductors in the first 10 years, transferred to sales engineering manager for overseas market, especially U.S.A. and EU market. , contributed doubled sales revenue.

    Developed and launched semiconductors.

    Acquired 3 patents and 5 president-awards.

    Launched new wafer factory for discrete products.

    Actively supported special specifications for the American automotive, increased U.S.A. sales.

    Generated sales promotion campaign in Europe and U.S.A. and organized worldwide promotion tour

    Succeeded in winning large orders (acquired almost 30% share ) from one of leading mobile phone manufacturers by insensitive promotion

    Stayed in Germany for three months for concentrated promotion for EU market

Education

  • OSAKA ELECTRO-COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY
    Bachelor of electrical property, Mar/1992

    Was in a lab developing new semiconductors

Skills

  • Trade Show marketing
  • Online marketing
  • Business Creation
  • Branding & Visual Identity
  • Programing ( PHP NodeJS GAS etc. )
  • Apps knowledge ( Adobe apps, Microsoft apps etc )

Contact

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Topics I’m Interested In

Government & Public Programs, Tech / SaaS & Digital Platforms, Energy / Environment & Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Education / Talent & Skills, Investment & Capital