Summary
Shih-wen Su is a founder and AI architect with 13 years of engineering and leadership experience, building practical AI tools that help Japanese SMBs adopt automation without expensive consulting. As CEO of Dawnlight LLC and organizer of Hello World Japan, he focuses on AI-driven subsidy diagnostics, intelligent recruiting, and layout-preserving HR document translation to ease foreign employee onboarding. Previously he led R&D and scaled product engineering at Caulis through IPO-ready practices, moving releases from quarterly to continuous and delivering high-throughput anti-fraud platforms. Based in Fukuoka, he blends hands-on software design with community building to bridge foreign IT talent and regional companies. He has a CS degree from National Tsing Hua University and a demonstrated knack for turning regulatory and administrative complexity into usable AI-driven workflows. Less obvious: he combines startup grit with public-sector savvy—designing tools that help small businesses secure government funding while expanding their global reach.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at National Tsing Hua University
English, Chinese, Japanese