Takashi Sugawara is a Senior Customer Facing Data Scientist with over 13 years of hands-on experience building and operationalizing data science solutions, particularly in finance. He has led international, cross-functional teams and managed CXO-level engagements while delivering credit scoring, targeting, and decision-tree products that generated substantial revenue at Rakuten. Comfortable across the full lifecycle—from prototyping and modeling to production under SLA—he combines technical fluency in Python, PHP, Elixir, and JavaScript with strong project management skills. His background includes deploying and monitoring models for multiple financial institutions and optimizing call center and marketing workflows. Known for turning complex ecosystem data into practical scoring and acquisition tools, he bridges technical delivery with business impact. Based in Chiyoda, Japan, he brings a rare blend of technical depth and client-facing leadership in regulated finance environments.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Economics, Master’s Degree, Economics at Osaka University
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Takashi Sugawara - Senior Customer Facing Data Scientist