Summary
Samuel Jie is a bilingual workforce management and HR professional with 11 years’ experience in Japan, blending data-driven staffing analysis with hands-on new-hire onboarding and Japanese-language first-touch support. For five years he balanced WFM/Staffing Analyst duties with HR responsibilities at a domestic IT services firm, developing practical processes that help international hires integrate into Japanese workplaces. Now a tour leader in Saitama, he leverages his communication skills and charisma to create welcoming, high-touch experiences both for employees and travelers. Technically curious, he codes casually across Go, PHP, Java, and Rust, bringing a developer’s mindset to automation and reporting challenges. Colleagues rely on him for fluent face-to-face Japanese interactions and cultural insight that smooth cross-border collaboration. An avid sumo fan who watches every tournament end-to-end, he uses that passion as a unique rapport-builder in professional and social settings.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Japanese Language, Bachelor's degree, Japanese Language at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)