Summary
Takashi Kawasaki is a seasoned software architect and CTO with 12 years of professional experience leading imaging and document-processing technology companies from research to product. He has founded and led multiple spin-outs, shipping innovations in high-compression PDF, content protection, and secure imaging workflows while bridging R&D and commercial engineering. Deeply versed in cross-platform development across Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris and other UNIX variants, he specializes in imaging, printing, color management, internationalization and networking. Based in Chiyoda, Japan, he combines hands-on development in small teams with strategic leadership, often driving technology transfers and mergers to preserve and scale core IP. An unexpected strength is his long-term continuity in the field—having started at Celartem as a student researcher and evolved those technologies through several companies—highlighting both technical depth and entrepreneurial persistence.
12 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Knowledge Engineering and Computer Science, Master, Knowledge Engineering and Computer Science at Doshisha University