Andrew Shuttleworth

Founder at 'Customers, Vendors, People' (www.cvp.jp), Business Connector and Technology & Social Media Enthusiast

Japan

Current
  • Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Joblet (www.joblet.jp)
  • iKnow Stratevangelist (Strategi Evangelist) at Cerego Japan
  • Co-Founder and Co-Organizer at www.tokyo2point0.net
  • Adviser at Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo
  • Membership Expansion Committee Member at American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (www.accj.or.jp)
  • Manager at www.JapanEvents.net
  • President at Customers, Vendors, People (www.cvp.jp)
  • Co-Organizer at NetTokyo (www.nettokyo.jp)
  • Board Member at International Computer Association (www.icajapan.jp)
  • Communications Committee Member at British Chamber of Commerce Japan
  • Founder, Owner & Webmaster at Windows Mobile in Japan (www.windowsmobileinjapan.com) (Self-employed)
  • Past President, Past Programs Officer & Corporate Liaison (Present) at Tokyo PC Users Group
Past
  • Editor, Living in Japan Guide at Freelance (Self-employed)
  • Organizer of Tokyo Career Fair at Customers, Vendors, People (www.cvp.jp)
  • Manager at Concepci Ltd. (Tabemo Dining Club)
  • Publicity Officer at Japan Project Management Forum Global SIG
  • Solutions Analyst & Project Manager at Getronics
  • Account Manger, Client Services Manager at ALPNET
  • Localization Engineer/Project Manager at SDL International
Education
  • University of Stirling
  • Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Marketing and Advertising
Websites

Andrew Shuttleworth’s Summary

Founder and President 'Customers, Vendors, People' (CVP) - http://www.cvp.jp - with the mission of 'connecting customers and companies using the power of word-of-mouth and trusted personal networks'. If you are interested in connecting with quality B2B service providers in any field in Japan, let me know how I can help. Contact me at linkedin-profile @ cvp.jp.

Active networker. Enjoy meeting people/networking in the Tokyo professional community at many of the events organized by a large number of volunteer run professional organizations here. Also active or former board member for a number of these organizations and co-organizer of business & networking events such as the monthly Tokyo 2.0 (www.tokyo2point0.net), Pink Cow Conspiracy (www.thepinkcow.com) or the annual NetTokyo (www.nettokyo.jp) Charity Networking Event.

Technology and social media enthusiast and power user.

Advanced Japanese language reading/typing/speaking ability.

For most up-to-date info see http://hq.andrewshuttleworth.com.

Andrew Shuttleworth’s Specialties:

B2B vendors and services in Japan, business in Japan, event planning, marketing and promotion for small and medium sized businesses, mobile computing and devices, social media.


Andrew Shuttleworth’s Experience

  • Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

    Joblet (www.joblet.jp)

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    March 2008Present (5 months)

    Joblet is a distributed job advertising engine that offers:

    a) A results based, cost effective way for employers to advertise jobs across a wide network to both passive and active job seekers.
    b) A way for site owners to generate revenue from their sites in an elegant, value-added way.

    I help Joblet with marketing, promotion and business development.

  • iKnow Stratevangelist (Strategi Evangelist)

    Cerego Japan

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

    February 2008Present (6 months)

    Helping spread the word about iKnow - an exciting English learning site that's a fusion of a social networking service, web based applications and patented learning technologies.

  • Co-Founder and Co-Organizer

    www.tokyo2point0.net

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)

    May 2007Present (1 year 3 months)

    tokyo2point0 (www.tokyo2point0.net) is a series of monthly events bringing together the Web 2.0 and internet community in Tokyo. Held at and co-organized by Fujimamas (www.fujimamas.com).

  • Adviser

    Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo

    (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    April 2007Present (1 year 4 months)

    The Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo is a non-profit association supporting and promoting entrepreneurship in Japan. I operate as an adviser helping to direct strategy and policy, as well as helping to introduce speakers for the monthly seminars.

  • Membership Expansion Committee Member

    American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (www.accj.or.jp)

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    April 2007Present (1 year 4 months)

    Helping to educate potential members and promote the activities of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (www.accj.or.jp), by far the biggest and most active organization for people in the international business community in Tokyo.

  • Manager

    www.JapanEvents.net

    (Information Services industry)

    September 2006Present (1 year 11 months)

    I maintain an up-to-date, interactive calendar of business, community and networking events in Japan, primarily Tokyo.

  • President

    Customers, Vendors, People (www.cvp.jp)

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    March 2006Present (2 years 5 months)

    Mission to 'connect customers and companies using the power of word-of-mouth and trusted personal networks'. Interested in connecting with businesses looking for any type of B2B vendor in Japan. Let me know how I can help.

  • Co-Organizer

    NetTokyo (www.nettokyo.jp)

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)

    April 2005Present (3 years 4 months)

    Co-organizer of NetTokyo (www.nettokyo.jp) and annual summer Saturday afternoon charity networking event bringing together a network of network of business professionals in Japan. The 2007 event will take place on July 21st. If you are interested in sponsoring, supporting or attending the event contact me or see further details on the web site.

  • Board Member

    International Computer Association (www.icajapan.jp)

    (Non-Profit; Internet industry)

    2004Present (4 years)

    To quote from the web site, "The ICA provides a forum for information exchange, networking, and identification of business expansion opportunities with many of the key movers and shakers in Japan." I have been a attending the meetings and/or a member of this organization since 1999 and have been helping out on the board since spring 2004. For more details on the ICA see www.icajapan.jp

  • Communications Committee Member

    British Chamber of Commerce Japan

    (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    2003Present (5 years)

    For information on the British Chamber of Commerce see http://www.bccjapan.com. I have been on the newly founded Communications Committee helping to advise on communications strategy, particulary in respect to the web presence, since 2003.

  • Founder, Owner & Webmaster

    Windows Mobile in Japan (www.windowsmobileinjapan.com) (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    January 2001Present (7 years 7 months)

    Windows Mobile in Japan is a resource, news and information web site and support community for anything related to Windows Mobile and Japan. Although my interest in mobile devices extends beyond Windows Mobile I am a huge fan because of the power and expandability. As Microsoft once put it, 'Freedom to do More'. More recently I have also been organizing offline events for the community. Details of upcoming events are posted to the site.

    http://www.windowsmobileinjapan.com

  • Past President, Past Programs Officer & Corporate Liaison (Present)

    Tokyo PC Users Group

    (Non-Profit; Internet industry)

    1999Present (9 years)

    The Tokyo PC Users Group is 20+ year old group of computer enthusiasts. See www.tokyopc.org for more details. I have helped out in numerous positions on the board of this organization since 1999.

  • Editor, Living in Japan Guide

    Freelance (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

    June 2007August 2007 (3 months)

    Worked freelance project managing, researching, editing and partial writing of the content for a Living in Japan guide book. On contract to a third party who produced the guide.

  • Organizer of Tokyo Career Fair

    Customers, Vendors, People (www.cvp.jp)

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)

    May 2006November 2006 (7 months)

    Lead organizer of the Tokyo Career Fair 2006 (http://www.tokyocareerfair.com).

  • Manager

    Concepci Ltd. (Tabemo Dining Club)

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    March 2004March 2006 (2 years 1 month)

    Business manager for Tabemo Dining Club. Planning, staffing, team manager and product manager.

    The Tabemo Dining Club service matches users looking for restaurant discounts and restaurants who want to fill empty seats by offering premium discounts to Tabemo members.

    We do this by offering restaurants simple yet powerful real time control over the discounts they are offering and giving members convenient and user friendly access to the available discounts from any interet enabled device.

    Our longer term goal is to build business nationwide and expand to cover other service industries.

    a real time restaurant discount coupon system, for Kanagawa (a neighbouring prefecture of Tokyo).

    www.tabemo.com

  • Publicity Officer

    Japan Project Management Forum Global SIG

    (Non-Profit; Management Consulting industry)

    20032004 (1 year)

    The Japan Project Management Forum Global SIG was founded in 2003 to to promote global best practices and cooperation among global project management professional associations. I have been volunteering as a board member and Publicity Officer helping to spread the word about the SIG since the group was established in Summer 2003. For more information on the group see http://www.jpmfglobalsig.com

  • Solutions Analyst & Project Manager

    Getronics

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 2002December 2003 (1 year 6 months)

  • Account Manger, Client Services Manager

    ALPNET

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Translation and Localization industry)

    February 2001June 2002 (1 year 5 months)

  • Localization Engineer/Project Manager

    SDL International

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Translation and Localization industry)

    August 1998February 2001 (2 years 7 months)

    Joined as localization engineer in the UK. Moved to Japan office and performed a number of tasks including project management and tools and service sales and support.


Andrew Shuttleworth’s Education

  • University of Stirling

    BA Marketing and Japanese, Marketing & Japanese language, business and culture, September 1994May 1998

    Activities and Societies:
    President and active member of the University Japanese Society. Established a newsletter and maintained an active calendar of events.
  • Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku

    Study Abroad, Japanese, Marketing, International Business, East Asian Politics, 19971997

    1 semester study abroad on scholarship as part of my degree at Stirling.

    Activities and Societies:
    Wander Vogel (Mountain hiking club)

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Andrew Shuttleworth’s Websites:

Andrew Shuttleworth’s Interests:

Business, Networking, Mobile Computing (in particular Windows Mobile), new and interesting software and internet applications.

Andrew Shuttleworth’s Groups:

British Chamber of Commerce Japan (www.bccjapan.com), Tokyo Entrepreneur's Association (www.ea-tokyo.cvom), International Computer Association (www.icajapan.jp), Pink Cow Comspiracy (www.thepinkcow.com), Tokyo PC Users Group (www.tokyopc.org), Venture Beat, Mobile Monday Japan, Microsoft MVP, American Chamber of Commerce, Tokyo2Point0 (www.tokyo2point0.net), Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, Amercian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Small Business Meetup, Tech Talk Japan, Culminis, Windows Mobile in Japan, Formforce, Red Herring Japan

  •    Community for Linking Internet Companies in Kansai member
  •    Global Worker member
  •    Friends of Japan / Nippon no Yuujin member
  •    Business in Japan member
  •    Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals member
  •    Expats in Japan member
  •    VENTURE CAPITAL ASIA member
  •    Tokyo 2.0 member
  •    Marketing & Advertising Professionals in Japan member
  •    Bilingual Workforce in Japan member
  •    Windows Mobile Enthusiasts member
  •    Mobius member
  •    Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo member

Andrew Shuttleworth’s Honors:

Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices (http://www.microsoft.com/mvp) - 2003 to Present
Mobius (http://www.mobiussite.com/) - 2006 to Present


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