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Riku Watanabe

Springboro,OH

Summary

Mechanical/Sales Engineer with experience in both product development as well as sales support engineer role.

Skilled at working with customers and partners to professionally express the benefits of robotics and automation utilizing both Japanese and English.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Support/Sr.Support Engineer, Global Sales Team

Yaskawa America Inc. - Motoman Robotics Division
11.2020 - Current
  • Working with customers directly on a team that focused on Japanese accounts.
  • Technical support for Regional Sales Managers and other sales personnel.
  • Giving technical workshops of Yaskawa product and offerings to customers and partners.
  • Supporting sales activities at trade shows.
  • Communication with the sales group at the global headquarters in Japan multiple times monthly.
  • Communication with technical team at the global headquarters in Japan for needs of the U.S. market as well as reporting any potential issues/improvements with the product.

Engineer

Yaskawa America Inc. - Motoman Robotics Division
06.2018 - 11.2020
  • Working with other engineers to create work instruction for various manufacturing processes.
  • CAD design work for robotic cells for educational uses.
  • Testing of robotic positioners during development.
  • Presenting test data to engineers and management during design reviews.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
05-2018

Skills

  • Robotic Simulation
  • Automation
  • Robotic Programming
  • Trouble Shooting
  • Technical Presentations
  • CAD (SolidEdge and Creo)

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Japanese
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Support/Sr.Support Engineer, Global Sales Team

Yaskawa America Inc. - Motoman Robotics Division
11.2020 - Current

Engineer

Yaskawa America Inc. - Motoman Robotics Division
06.2018 - 11.2020

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Ohio Northern University
Riku Watanabe