Hiroaki Ishida
Partner at ERM: Environmental Resources Management
Japan
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Top SchoolHiroaki Ishida is a Partner at ERM with over 25 years of experience leading soil and groundwater investigation, remediation, and environmental due diligence across more than 200 sites in Japan and internationally. He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Osaka University and pioneered in situ bioremediation for chlorinated ethylenes in Japan, applying cutting-edge U.S. and European remediation technologies domestically. Hiroaki has managed 200+ M&A-focused environmental due diligence projects and served on the Geo-Environmental Protection Center’s technology committee, helping update Japan’s Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act. His technical breadth spans microbiology, chemical and civil engineering, and water treatment processes from biological nitrification to ozone oxidation. Known for bridging academia, regulators, and industry, he also served as an examiner for national soil contamination qualifications, ensuring practical and compliant remediation outcomes. He leverages deep field experience in decommissioning, demolition and decontamination (DDD) with civil engineering insights from Kyoto University to deliver pragmatic, science-driven solutions.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology at Osaka UniversityMaster's degree, Environmental and Sanitary Engneering, Master's degree, Environmental and Sanitary Engneering at Kyoto University
Japanese, English
Github Skills (6)
coupling10
power-systems9
hydrology9
hydrodynamics9
large-scale8
python8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hii600/dotfiles
Nov 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 10 pushes, 2 branches in 10 months
hii600/FX-sender
Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 21 days
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