Kristopher Tate
CEO at ConnectFree Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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SeniorKristopher Tate is a serial founder and CEO with 13+ years of engineering and executive experience building globally-minded software platforms from Tokyo. He founded connectFree Corporation and Nerai Corporation to pursue secure, reliable systems that integrate software into everyday life, and earlier launched the photosharing pioneer Zooomr at a teen age in Silicon Valley. A hands-on technologist, Kristopher contributes to open-source projects such as Zig—improving memory management, coroutine handling, and macOS support—while holding over 15 patents including three foundational inventions. Recognized by Japan’s Cabinet Office as a "Person of Knowledge," he advises government leaders and fosters U.S.–Japan ties, even inspiring a character in Ghost in the Shell: 2045. His career blends deep low-level engineering with strategic public-private engagement and a lifelong commitment to connecting people and industry.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (10)
memory-management10
zig10
lib10
coroutines10
standard-library10
build-automation9
macos9
compiler-compiler8
lang8
compiler8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
ziglang/zig
Jun 2018 - Apr 2019
General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:89 commits, 85 PRs, 214 comments in 9 months
Contributions summary:Kristopher primarily contributed to the development and refinement of the Zig programming language's standard library, specifically focusing on memory management and coroutine-related features. Their work involved refactoring code, removing deprecation warnings, and improving formatting within the `std/mem.zig` module. They also made changes to the `std/event` library, integrating the `@handle()` builtin and updating tests to reflect changes in coroutine handling. Additionally, the user added support for MacOS in `std/os` libraries.
purposecompilertoolchainzigprogramming-language
SigNote/SigNote-Specification
May 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:47 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
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