Summary
Hiroshi Kawada is a software engineer-turned-executive with 13 years of experience building web and content platforms and now leads Bootstrap Inc., helping Japanese anime and manga companies launch and scale internet services worldwide. He has deep hands-on roots in front-end engineering, Ruby on Rails, and UX from his NTT Comware and pixiv days, where he helped launch over a dozen creator-focused products including VRoid Studio and pixiv Sketch. As VP of Engineering at Media Do he combined technical leadership with strategic recruitment and led early NFT/blockchain product efforts for digital publishing. He contributes to web standards and open formats, having engaged with W3C and public technical communities, and has a track record as a technical writer and conference contributor. Comfortable shifting between coding, product strategy, and executive decision-making, he brings a rare mix of startup product agility and large-company process experience to content globalization.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
神戸電子専門学校
Japanese, English