Summary
Akira Inoue is a senior account executive specializing in new business development with over 25 years in computer networking and more than two decades focused on the complex NTT ecosystem. He has repeatedly driven network, security, IoT/AI and managed services wins across NTT Group through strategic account leadership at Dell, Splunk, Ericsson and other major vendors. His deep technical fluency spans carrier infrastructure (EPC, IMS, RAS), SD-WAN/VPN, CDN/IPTV, 4G/5G radio and cloud/AI platforms, enabling him to translate complex technical roadmaps into commercial outcomes. Known for longstanding relationships with Japanese vendors and channel partners, he combines program management experience inside NTT with a track record of scaling SaaS and managed-service models. Colleagues describe him as highly dependable with strong presentation and negotiation skills that close large, multi-stakeholder deals. Outside of sales he codes in Scheme and Clojure, reflecting a hands-on curiosity about systems and functional programming.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer