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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Software
Certification
Interests
Hobbies
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Kento Maejima

Technical Engineer & Scientist (Bioassay, Diagnostics, Polymer Material)
Shibuya,Japan

Summary

My career has mainly focused on "Life science" technologies including bioassay and analytical chemistry. I've learned and practiced these skills as field and application engineer, business development and academic research. I've often collaborated many internal and external partners to enhance my project and maximise customer support in each career; for example, US, Germany, China and Singapore factory and R&D team, UK start-up company during DuPont, many Japanese companies and Universities. My aspiration in career is to create impactful value for people life through new life science development. I'm a very patient and consistent person, and have passionate interest on the latest science and technology, enabling challenge to implement unfamiliar jobs and projects, including instrument engineering, programming and microcomputing.


  • Accomplishments in academic field 8 articles, 4 patents, 6 proceedings

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Technical Engineer for Industrial Polymer Material

DuPont Specialty Products
Chiyoda-ku , Tokyo
2020.08 - Current

[For flexography plate making and printing]

  • Support improvement of customer's plate making process, printing result and new product sample
  • Solve customer's trouble or complaint
  • Inquiry or negotiation with representative of oversea factory or R&D to solve the problems when the complex trouble happened
  • Gather new product information from oversea R&D
  • Support sales team technically for product promotion to get technical information or promotion samples
  • Collaborate with UK-based start-up company to penetrate market with new outstanding technology

[Other project] ・Clarify electronic and industrial group's business units toward both internal and external stakeholders

  • Summarize each product line and prepare training material for both internal and external uses
  • Deliver internal trainings periodically including new hiring students
  • Deliver core value meeting for enhance employees' understanding and mindset for company core values

New Business Development for Life Science Service

KONICA MINOLTA, INC
Minato-ku , Tokyo
2017.02 - 2017.06

[New business development for gut flora analysis service (DNA, PCR)]

  • My project was new business development of gut flora analysis service in the start-up division
  • Launched a new service for in company start-up division
  • Organized meetings for technical discussions to proceed a project and discussed with engineers and professors
  • Set up alliance with newly discovered business partners including both academic and business partners like manufactures
  • Documentations including a non-disclosure agreement or contract of a joint research and development agreement
  • Presentations of project progress for the executive.

Field Service Specialist for Bioassay

Agilent Technologies
Minato-ku , Tokyo
2013.04 - 2017.01

[For genomic analysis instrument]

  • I was a field service and application engineer of genomic analysis instruments (DNA, RNA, protein, pharmacy) such as electrophoresis, DNA microarray, real-time PCR, and automation solution for next- generation sequencing library sample preparation
  • Set-up, installation, customer training, maintenance, repair of these instruments
  • Inquiry or negotiation with representative of oversea factory or R&D to solve the problems when the complex trouble happened
  • Organized training for other Japanese engineers and held couples of trainings, especially at the launching of new product
  • My lineup of products were 16 instruments, and I was specialist of four of them
  • The second better feedback from sales team as well as 8.88/10 from customer satisfaction-based feedback.

Education

Ph.D. - Analytical Chemistry

Graduate School of Keio University
Yokohama
2017.05 - 2020.05

Master of Science - Analytical Chemistry

The University of Tokyo
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
2011.05 - 2013.05

Bachelor of Engineering - Analytical Chemistry

Keio University
Yokohama
2007.04 - 2011.03

High School Diploma -

Toko High School
Kawasaki
2004.04 - 2007.03

Skills

  • Analytical Chemistry
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Accomplishments

[DuPont Japan Excellence Award: Marketing Award]

- DuPont Jan 2022

  • To develop flexo plate business double in three years, we organized every value chain and our product was chosen as printing plate for mask flexible packaging, which accelerated other bottle flexible label business.


[JASSO exemption program]

- Japan Student Services Organization Mar 2013

  • My accomplishment in master course was chosen as outstanding performance which deserves exemption of return of scholarship.


[Article award of Bunseki Kagaku]

- The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry Mar 2021

  • Our article was chosen as best valuable one in those submitted in Bunseki Kagaku in 2021.

Software

  • Microsoft Office
  • ImageJ
  • ILLASTRATOR
  • MATLAB

Certification

  • TOEIC 925

Interests

  • R&D
  • Life Science
  • Point-of-care Testing

Hobbies

[Music activity]

Music festival, City circuit event, Music live


[Sports activity]

Running, Cycling, Squash, Tennis, Basketball, Swimming, Darts, Billiard


[Professional sports]

NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, Cycling road race, Formula 1, Horse race

Timeline

Technical Engineer for Industrial Polymer Material

DuPont Specialty Products
2020.08 - Current

Ph.D. - Analytical Chemistry

Graduate School of Keio University
2017.05 - 2020.05

New Business Development for Life Science Service

KONICA MINOLTA, INC
2017.02 - 2017.06

Field Service Specialist for Bioassay

Agilent Technologies
2013.04 - 2017.01
  • TOEIC 925
2012-02

Master of Science - Analytical Chemistry

The University of Tokyo
2011.05 - 2013.05
  • Certified Hazardous Material Handling Supervisor (Otsu4)
2008-09
  • Driver's licence
2007-12

Bachelor of Engineering - Analytical Chemistry

Keio University
2007.04 - 2011.03

High School Diploma -

Toko High School
2004.04 - 2007.03
Kento MaejimaTechnical Engineer & Scientist (Bioassay, Diagnostics, Polymer Material)