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Ian Y. Kitajima
<br /> (808) 226-8805, Ian.kitajima@pichtr.org
<br /> Experienced and adaptable technology and commercialization executive with over 35 years of
<br /> experience with entrepreneurship/startups, corporate development/intrapreneurship,
<br /> technology and business development, marketing, human-centered design, new product
<br /> development, and community development.
<br /> WORK EXPERIENCE
<br /> January 2023—present,President,Pacific International Center for High
<br /> Technology Research, Honolulu,HI
<br /> Create strategic opportunities and partnerships. Provide executive leadership focused on human
<br /> capital development, partnerships and business development, technology development and
<br /> commercialization. Relevant work: NEC AI Traffic Project with Waipahu High School
<br /> students. Fourteen years of designing and facilitating Design Thinking workshops for DOE
<br /> leaders, teachers, students, and community stakeholders.
<br /> January 2010—present,Lead Co-facilitator,Design Thinking Hawaii,Honolulu,HI Co-
<br /> founder and lead co-facilitator for supporting the marketing and implementation of the design
<br /> thinking process in organizations, governmental units, schools, and other corporations focused
<br /> on education, economic development, training, and workforce development. Trained more than
<br /> 3K+teachers, facilitated workshops for over 10K+, and over 100K+ students have been exposed
<br /> to Design Thinking.
<br /> June 2001 —December 2022, Director of Corporate Development, Technology
<br /> Sherpa,Director of Marketing (2001 to 2011), Oceanit Laboratories,Inc.,Honolulu,HI
<br /> Initiate new corporate directions and programs (e.g, Design Thinking, Aloha AI,
<br /> Nanotechnology, Cosmetics, Community Building), lead novel strategic business opportunities,
<br /> develop new business models,partnerships, and corporate startups. Lead catalyst/recruiter for
<br /> leadership hires who later would lead Oceanit into the future. Technology development and
<br /> commercialization. Co-Founder, Ibis Networks 2013—2017; Co-Founder, Nanopoint 2003 —
<br /> 2005; Founding Member, Hoana Medical, 2001-2004.
<br /> August 2000—May 2001, CEO/ CMO,MEET Factory Oy,Helsinki,Finland Provide
<br /> leadership and strategic direction for a Finnish mobile phone application startup. Venture funded
<br /> to create virtual communities for mobile phones like Nokia. During this tim and for the next 2-3
<br /> years, Japan and Finland were the worlds leaders in mobile phones.
<br /> EDUCATION
<br /> Bachelor of Business Administration (double major in Marketing& International, Business),
<br /> University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, College of Business Administration. Phi Kappa
<br /> Phi. (December 1988)
<br /> Associate of Arts, Windward Community College, University of Hawaii System, Kaneohe, HI
<br /> (December 1985)
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