Yasuo Otake
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Career Summery
Since starting work at North American Philips in1982, more than 36 years of work experience related to product design in Japan and the U.S. I have been working as a product design professor at Nagoya Zokei University, I have also been the owner of the product design office called, Studio Infinity Inc. between 1988 to 2005. My work at Philips involved designing TV’s, remote control, and other advanced design projects. My work at the Igarashi Studio partner involved projects that became part of the MOMA design collection. After setting up my design office, Studio Infinity Inc. my work involved setting up incorporation, business management, overseas sales, overseas marketing along with product design, graphic design, package design, promotion and research etc. adding to a total of 371 projects in 17 years. These projects included automobile related, household goods, audio video, stationary, office products, toys, and sporting goods.
Since we moved to Hawaii, I was working as a guest relations coordinator at HIS. I enjoyed speaking to customer every departure and I received 3 to 5 thank you letters from customer in Japan every month. From July 1st 2019, I was working as a Marriott`s Waikoloa Ocean Club marketing executive. I enjoyed speaking to customer, I sold $120.000. timeshare product in December alone and I became a rookie of the year.
Education
1982 BS, Industrial Design, Art Center College of Design, U.S.A.
1978 BA. Advertising Design, Nihon University College of Arts, Japan
Technical Expertise
Product Design, Graphic Design, Product Planning, Product Development, Promotion, Overseas Marketing, Overseas Sales, Research, Business Management and Education.
Computer skills Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 3D Rhino, MS Word, Excel
Honors
• Grand Prix Award (1997)
• Awarded for Pioneer Garden Speaker CSL-50E/70E audio-video Hi-Fi design
• Pentel R.S.V.P. (1992)
Designed the best-selling ballpoint pen in North America using a clear body and
rubber grip.
• Museum of Modern Art, New York (1991)
Designed the Seiko “round clock”, which was inducted into their permanent
collection.
• Rookie of the year marketing (2019) Marriott`s Waikoloa Ocean Club
Work Experience
February 2022 – May2022 Waiea at Ward Village
Ultra-Luxury Condominium Residential Specialist, Concierge and Security Guard Overnight
July 2019 – March 2020 Marriott`s Waikoloa Ocean Club
Marketing Executive at Sheraton Hotel location, welcome letters and welcome calls, booking
tours and selling time-share product for Japanese client.
May 2018 – May 2019 Hawaii HIS Corporation-Kona Branch
Guest Relations Coordinator, Airport Greeting Individual’s and Group, promoting tours for
Japanese client
Sept.2012 - Feb.2017 Yuko Electric Co. Sales and Product Designer
Sales and Marketing, corporate logo mark, global market design promotion, PCB
Carry case, Kotobuki: knock pen, Monami: ball pen, Life-CD: ultrasonic product
Apr.2007 - Mar. 2012 Nagoya Zokei University Product Design Professor
Course management, student education, lecture, public relations, school affair, foreign student support, and selecting enrich books at library
Jun 2005 - Mar. 2007 Japan Studio Infinity Owner
Citizen: printer, Panasonic: eco systems - bath heat ventilation system,
Carl: air purifier, Narusa Tokyo: particle spray, Hangso: correction tape
Jul.1988 - May 2005 Studio Infinity, Inc. President, Los Angeles America
Specializing in product, package and graphic design; design research; design concept creation; 371 design related projects completed.
Auto:
Toyota: R&D-shopping mall trend report, urban renewal redevelopment report,
Mitsubishi Motors: 3000GT poster, press kit, brochure, racing team logo, graph for concept car and production car 1985-2000
Household goods:
Panasonic: microwave oven, color research for medical products, glucose monitor research, air conditioning home research, Sanyo - small refrigerator, wine cooler, Zojirushi - oven toaster, color research for business pot, Omron: thermometer, Seiko: MOMA collection “round clock,” Nihon Sanso: drive mug, snack cup, thermos bottle, pill case.
Audio Video:
Hitachi: 61-inch projection TV, remote and interface research, Mitsubishi Electric: projection TV material research, TEAC: CD clock radio player, Pioneer: garden speaker, remote control, Yamaha: tower speaker, remote control, Kenwood: speaker for flat TV, MYS: DELFI satellite audio, speaker, Acoustic Systems: LUXMAN Internet audio, SRS-flat speaker
Stationary:
Pentel: rubber grip ball point pen “RSVP,” mechanical pencils, MonAmi: gel ink pens, mechanical pens, ball point pens, highlighters, Sailor: double mold pen, Hangso: correction tape, Sanford: pendulum body graphic
Office Product:
Canon: small office home office research, Citizen: dot impact printer, HID: finger print recognition security product, Amano: time card printer PIX-10, work time control terminal, DMP: reentry management product, Belco: wireless telephone
Toy:
Tamiya: “Super Black foot,” body graphic / package design, Bandai: Hybrid car
Sporting goods:
Mizuno: wave running shoes, Kawasaki: jet sky body graphic / logo
1986 - 1988 Igarashi Studio Product Design Partner
1982 - 1986 North American Philips Product Designer
Personal PR
Having lived in the U.S. for thirty years alone, I have been blessed with the opportunity to experience both cultures and lifestyles of the U.S. and Japan. This has given me a wide perspective to think globally while been privileged to design products in a wide variety of fields that are now being sold all around the world. Constantly challenging myself to create new designs with the goal that people all around the world would love these products. I am confident that my business skills, marketing / research skills, creative thinking skills and the design skills I have mastered throughout my career will surely be a contributing force towards any job. I also pride myself in being active and healthy with a positive attitude both mentally and physically.