Summary
Masaki Kobayashi is a business development manager with 12 years of experience specializing in fintech and data-driven commercial strategies for SMBs, enterprises, and financial institutions. Currently at Cirium in Tokyo, he focuses on delivering aviation intelligence and analytics to airlines, airports, OEMs and travel finance teams to help optimize operations and drive revenue. His background includes trade credit and risk analytics at Coface and transaction-focused software sales at Datasite, where he managed 260+ clients and served as an APAC seller ambassador. Comfortable bridging commercial strategy and technical data products, he brings a global perspective shaped by studies in English, geography, and cultural theory across universities in Japan and the U.S. Notably, his GitHub bio contains a scripted test string, hinting at a hands-on curiosity about data or web input handling beyond his sales remit.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS, Bachelor's degree, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS at Toyo University
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis, Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis at Portland State University
Bachelor's degree, Geography, Bachelor's degree, Geography at Fort Hays State University
English, Japanese