Takahiro Niwa
Director at Coast Pass
Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTakahiro Niwa is a seasoned director and HR operations leader with 11 years of experience driving corporate administration, human resources, and operations across multinational technology and distribution companies. Based in the Portland metro area, he currently leads strategy and people operations at TOK America while also managing HR and sales operations at Fixstars Solutions and running a consulting practice, Coast Pass. His background spans sales leadership, country management, and government liaison roles, giving him a rare blend of commercial, operational, and cross-cultural expertise. He holds an MS in Human Resources Development and is pursuing doctoral studies in the same field, signaling a commitment to evidence-based HR strategy. Known for scaling teams and process improvements across the Americas and Asia, he pairs hands-on execution with strategic planning. An understated strength is his early diplomatic experience at the Consulate General of Japan, which informs his nuanced approach to international stakeholder management.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Human Resources Development, Master of Science - MS, Human Resources Development at University of Texas at TylerBA, Language and area studies, BA, Language and area studies at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Japanese, English, French
Github Skills (60)
docker10
markdown9
json9
formatter9
pixelfed9
css9
printer9
yaml9
activitypub9
mastodon9
graphql8
html8
angular8
jsx8
eslint8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
cormojs/joystick
Aug 2019 - Mar 2023
(to be)Nijie browsing userscript
Contributions:22 PRs, 23 pushes, 9 branches in 3 years 7 months
browsingnijieuserscript
cormojs/lilienne
Apr 2017 - Mar 2025
Contributions:24 pushes, 1 branch, 5 comments in 8 years
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