Summary
Yuina Nunokawa is an HR and Customer Solutions Engineer with 14 years of experience translating geospatial science into market-ready products and programs. Trained in GIS and Remote Sensing at UCSB and UCLA, she spent over seven years as a deforestation analyst for REDD+ projects across Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America, managing field teams and training local analysts and government officers. Now at Tokyo-based SAR startup Synspective, she bridges technical, customer, and people-facing functions to expand commercial uses of satellite-derived insights. Her background combines hands-on remote sensing analysis (ASTER, optical imagery) with program leadership—an unusual mix that helps customers operationalize complex environmental data. Fluent in cross-cultural collaboration, she has deep experience deploying geospatial workflows in challenging, resource-constrained contexts.
13 years of coding experience
BA, Geography with GIS and RS emphasis, BA, Geography with GIS and RS emphasis at University of California, Santa Barbara
GIS and Technology Certificate, Geography - GIS, GIS and Technology Certificate, Geography - GIS at University of California, Los Angeles
English, Japanese