Yasuko Kim, MBA

Experience

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  Encom J Inc

  Jun 2001 - Jun 2004

  Sales Business Development

  Encom J is a web design company that creates B2B marketing/advertising platform for Japanese business owners in NYC.Responsibilities: ▪ Identify target customers, their needs, and explain how Encom J’s website of sale will meet those needs through surveys, interviews, and quantitative usage analyses.▪ Partner with Product Management, Design and Engineering to determine the product strategy and feature roadmap.▪ Be an expert in the website’s product positioning, value propositions, and foundational messaging to be used in product development and marketing campaigns.▪ Develop data-driven lifecycle marketing strategies to promote product growth and retention track marketing program performance and improve through continuous testing. Show less

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  Nobutaka Ashihara Architects

  Jul 2004 - Oct 2017

  Director of Operations

  Major Project Involved:63-Story, 300,000 SF: 1717 BROADWAY - Courtyard New York Manhattan/Central Park 30- Story, 130,000 SF: HYATT HOUSE HOTEL CHELSEA20- Story, 64,000 SF: Hotel Indigo on West 28th Street▪ Reviewed programs, budgets, and schedules.▪ Negotiated contracts and fees with the Owner and/or Contractors.▪ Provided monthly budget and forecast.▪ Monitored the project schedule and issued invoices.▪ Attended project meetings with construction teams.▪ Organized project documents such as drawings, submittals, RFIs, meeting minutes, and projects’ related documents, and accounting documents.Liaise with superiors to make decisions for operational activities and set strategic goals. Plan and monitor the day-to-day running of the business/project to ensure smooth progress. Evaluate regularly the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements, manage procurement processes and coordinate material and resources allocations. Oversee customer support processes and organize them to enhance customer satisfaction, review financial information and adjust operational budgets to promote profitability, manage relationships/agreements with external partners/vendors, evaluate overall performance by gathering, analyzing and interpreting data and metrics, and ensure that the company runs with legality and conformity to established regulations. Show less

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  Takamatsu Construction Group USA, INC

  Mar 2018 - May 2021

  Business Development Manager

  Major Project Involved: 197-unit multi-family building in Orange County, CA (JV project) 4-story townhouse gut renovation project in Midtown, Manhattan 5-story commercial building in Midtown, Manhattan. Responsibilities:▪ Participate in the process of sourcing new development and acquisition opportunities.▪ Seek potential business deals by contacting and networking with potential partners.▪ Screen potential business deals by analyzing financials and deal requirements.▪ Estimate partners’ needs and goals.▪ Develop, modify, and analyze financial models, cash flow projections.▪ Develop project schedules and budgets of both pre-construction and construction.▪ Analyze and manage project schedules and budgets.▪ Negotiate and execute development agreements with clients/investors.▪ Create monthly project reports including project status and financial reports.▪ Develop and keep good business relationships with clients and development teams.▪ Evaluate options and resolve internal priorities. Show less

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  Mitsui Fudosan America

  Apr 2022 - now

  Finance Manager