Education and Qualifications
University of Buckingham, UK* 1/2013-
* 16th out of 120 in The Guardian’s University Guide 2013 and 21st The Time’s 2012 Good University Guide

- PhD student in Energy Finance
- Business School scholarship (free tuition)
- Research assistant for Gas and Oil management programme

University of Buckingham, UK 1/2012-12/2012
- MSc in Finance and Investment (with Distinction)
- Master thesis on price volatility in Japanese natural gas and oil markets
- Related courses: Financial system, Advanced corporate finance, Investment portfolio management

Temple University, USA (Japan Campus) 5/2005-5/2008
- BA in Economics (3.23 GPA)
- Dean’s Scholarship for five semesters
- Elected modules: Financial Markets, Financial Management, Monetary Economics

Certified Public Accountant (U.S. CPA) Certificate
- Passed the Uniform CPA Examination
- 11 extension courses in Intermediate and Advanced Accounting, Business Taxation, Auditing,
Business Law from California State University, East Bay, with 3.9 GPA

Work Experience
M & D Co., Ltd. 6/2008-4/2011
- Manager of the property management team, acting as liaison between apartment owners and building
maintenance crews including scheduling, quality management, and monthly reports to the CEO
- Responsible for basic day-to-day accounting and communication with tax council
- Proposed solutions for lowering the costs of building maintenance at the Takashimadaira district of the
Urban Renaissance Agency
- As a result of high evaluation by the management, a new real estate division was created
- Leader of real estate intermediary and consulting services team with focus on non-Japanese clients

Okamoto & Company 5/2010-10/2010
- Internship position in accounting and auditing
- Assisted with annual reports, accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and cash management of large non-Japanese
companies, including Pimco Japan
- Assisted Microsoft Japan auditing team on corporate tax issues for 2 weeks

Gracenote Co., Ltd. (Part time) 2/2007-9/2007
- Part-time advertisement consultant
- Assisted the consulting team on commercial advertisements
- Assisted with making presentations for promotions of products, including electrical cars of TEPCO and
high-rise office buildings of Sumitomo Real Estate
- Drafted a promotion analysis report to Nikkeisha, Inc (one of the largest newspapers in Japan)

Uformia AS and DMG (Contract work) 6/2005-5/2008 - Uformia AS is a private company with the headquarters in Norway and an international team of developers in
Australia, Chile, France, Japan, Russia, UK and USA, developing the first software for true volume modeling
- Contract work on creation and administration of the research facility in Japan
- Responsible for establishing non-profit organization “Digital Materialization Group” in Japan

Key Skills
Languages: Native level Japanese and Russian with fluent English

Leadership: High managerial skills gained through experience of leading 5-15 crew operations in the property management team in Tokyo

Effective Team Working: Led two assignment project teams of the MSc programme successfully delivering outputs on time and achieved marks of 75% and 86%

Communication: Making series of presentations to the Japanese angel investors resulting in 3 million yen startup investment in the real estate division. Making presentations to groups ranging from 8 to 30 students as a part of MSc degree course. Positive assessment feedback given about confidence in public speaking and impactful PowerPoint presentations

Interpersonal Skills: High level listening and counseling skills resulting from international background of living and studying in the Russian, Japanese, US and UK environments

Additional

- Graduate Student member of the Energy Institute, UK
- Completed senior year undergraduate thesis on the Interest Rates in the Japanese Economy

Computer Skills:
- MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- SPSS, EViews
- Yayoi kaikei (Japanese accounting software)