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Kevin Kensuke

Tech-savvy Software Professional

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Tokyo, Japan
Computer Software
Joined October 12, 2022

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About
An extremely tech-savvy software professional and can function as any role including as a project manager, architect, or full-stack developer. I have over 30 years of experience in the software industry and possess advanced knowledge of software architectures and development methodologies. I’m able to plan, architect, design, develop, deploy and maintain just about any software engineering project (server-side systems, desktop/web/mobile applications, etc.). I have full-stack development (from server-side apps to mobile and web applications) experience as a software developer, architect, and project manager. In all of my software projects, I focus on security, optimization, and scalability. I have experience programming in Rust, Kotlin, Swift, PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Java, and Objective-C. I have successfully executed software development plans and managed teams consisting of in- house developers, freelancers, and outsourced offshore (remote) contractors. I'm well-versed in the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and extremely comfortable with all the major development methodologies, such as Waterfall, Agile (and Scrum / Kanban) as well as DevOps. I can lead and manage large teams - both in-house and remote, including vendors, contractors, and clients/customers/users - and also plan, use (or recommend the use of) common collaboration software tools (project management, issue / bug-tracking systems, customer relationship systems, etc.). I can provide end-to-end project management being a leader, instructor, motivator and director to multifaceted and multicultural team across geographic locations.
Experience
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(my own small business)

Jan 2009 – Sep 2022
Tokyo, Japan
Software Consultant
Provided software development services, project management, and client support services to clients in Japan for server-side, mobile, and web applications. Clients included investment banks, publicly listed companies, and small and medium-sized enterprises. Some highlights of my skills for clients include: • Scoping project requirements, planning, and budgeting • Managed projects based on waterfall and agile (including SCRUM) methodologies • Hiring and management of teams (both in-house and offshore developers) • Continuous project progress monitoring • Communication, management, and collaboration of team and clients • Writing goal-oriented and developed-friendly requirements and detailed instructions • Enforce implementation of security and optimization of performance for project development
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(Employer)
Jun 2004 – Jan 2009
Tokyo, Japan
Senior Software Developer
Served as a senior applications developer for many projects. Architected, designed, and implemented applications using Oracle, PostgreSQL, Java/WebObjects, HTML/CSS technologies. Deployed, tuned, and managed systems on Solaris, Linux, and OS X systems.
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(Clients)
Jan 1998 – Jun 2004
Silicon Valley & Seattle, Washington, United States
Lead Software Developer
Managed entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) projects from architecture specifications, development, testing phases, deployment, and maintenance for dot.com startups and multinational corporations.