Summary
Jono Mingard is an engineering manager based in Japan with 14 years of hands-on experience blending software development and UX design to make products easier for end users, support staff, testers, and fellow engineers. At ICHIGO Inc. he progressed from developer to manager, leading teams since 2019 while retaining a practical coding mindset. His background spans international roles at Flux Federation and Catalyst IT and a bilingual technical education in Computer Science and Japanese, giving him an edge in cross-cultural product work. Known for caring about usability as much as architecture, he often focuses on pragmatic improvements that reduce friction across customer and internal workflows.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Student exchange, Japanese, Student exchange, Japanese at Gakushuin University
Conjoint BA/BSc, Computer Science and Japanese, Conjoint BA/BSc, Computer Science and Japanese at Victoria University of Wellington
Lincoln High School
Japanese, English