Summary
Shoichi Takagi is an experienced manufacturing and engineering executive with over four decades in film production technologies, specializing in polyester, UHMW-PE, polyimide and high-performance films. He progressed from hands-on process engineering at Teijin to senior leadership roles overseeing plant design, startup and global expansions, including leading construction and commissioning of plants in Indonesia, the Netherlands, China and the U.S. At Nitta Gelatin and its U.S. subsidiary he translated deep machinery and process know-how into productivity gains, equipment modernization and cross-border manufacturing scale-up. His technical background (MEng in Tribology) and a history of inventing control algorithms for cross-direction thickness and other process systems give him a rare blend of mechanical, polymer and control-systems expertise. Notably, he has repeatedly moved between R&D, pilot plants and full industrial deployment, turning lab innovations into commercial production. Based in New Jersey, he combines practical plant-floor experience with executive-level strategy for global manufacturing operations.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Tribology, Gas lubricated bearings, Master of Engineering (MEng), Tribology, Gas lubricated bearings at Kansai University Graduate school
Indonesian, English