Takumi Shimada

Takumi Shimada

Student, Internet Consultant, Web Designer, Entrepreneur, Social Entrepreneur

Portland, Oregon Area

Current
  • Founder at Amarimono
Past
  • Sushi Chef at Marinepolis Sushi Land
Education
  • Willamette University
  • Tokyo Gakugei University
  • Grant High School - Portland
  • Pacific Northwest College of Art
  • Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur
  • Japanese School of New Delhi
Connections
38 connections
Industry
Internet

Takumi Shimada’s Summary

Takumi started web design in the 5th grade as a school project. After about a year he started doing website updates for the Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, a non-profit Buddhist organization. Since then, he has worked for the Jessie F. Richardson foundation, Making Oregon Vital for Elders, Dr. David Wiley, Rovente Pizzeria, EWB-West Coast, EWB-Portland, and started his own company, Amarimono. He is currently thinking about majoring in International Relations and is a student at Willamette University.

Takumi Shimada’s Specialties:

Valid XHTML & CSS Design, Website Maintenance, Website Creation


Takumi Shimada’s Experience

  • Founder

    Amarimono

    (Internet industry)

    January 2002Present (7 years 11 months)

    Previously known as Ender Studios, Amarimono has worked on websites for Global Placement Specialists, Inc., The Jessie F. Richardson Foundation, Happy Chickens, AI Karuna, Gomde USA, Dr. David Wiley, EWB-West Coast, EWB-Portland, Life by Design NW, The Grantonian (Grant High School's Newspaper), Rovente Pizzeria, Dr. David Wiley, and Making Oregon Vital for Elders.

    Takumi managed the hosting, domains, and back end services. He also was part of the design process for the website Amarimono worked on, and worked with Aki to bring designs that satisfied clients and visually appealing for viewers. Other aspects of his job included finding new clients and interacting with them during their project and after it was finished.

  • Sushi Chef

    Marinepolis Sushi Land

    (Food & Beverages industry)

    July 2008August 2008 (2 months)


Takumi Shimada’s Education

  • Willamette University

    International Studies, Japanese 20082012 (expected)

  • Tokyo Gakugei University

    20062008

    I am attending the University's High School at the Oizumi Campus. All classes are taught in Japanese (except for the English classes). School starts at 8:30am and ends around 6pm every weekday.

    Activities and Societies:
    Soccer
  • Grant High School - Portland

    20042006

    Activities and Societies:
    Cross Country, Track and Field
  • Pacific Northwest College of Art

    Web Design 20032004

    I wasn't exactly enrolled in the school, but I did take one of their 4 week web design classes. I was the first person under 16 that they had ever allowed in, and was at the top of the class.

  • Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur

    20002001

    All classes except for the English class was taught in Japanese.

    Activities and Societies:
    Soccer
  • Japanese School of New Delhi

    19971997

    All classes except for the English class was taught in Japanese.

    Activities and Societies:
    Soccer

Additional Information

Takumi Shimada’s Interests:

New technology, Apple Computer, Internet, Soccer, Gaming, Web design, Graphic Design, Websites, CSS, HTML, PHP

Takumi Shimada’s Groups:

Random Shapes Network

  •    Obama for America

Takumi Shimada’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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