Combining 21+ years of optical R&D at Canon and Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital with hands-on startup CTO experience — bringing world-class DeepTech leadership to your team, on your terms.
Book a 30-Min Technical Discovery CallThe Problems We Solve
Founders building optical sensors, medical imaging systems, or precision measurement instruments who need a technical co-pilot with real R&D-to-market experience — without the cost of a full-time CTO.
Investors who need rigorous technical due diligence on optical or medical device claims before committing capital — assessed by someone who has filed 24 patents and led multi-million-dollar hardware programs end to end.
Core Expertise & Deliverables
Deep expertise in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), interferometry, and laser speckle imaging — integrated with quantitative data analysis algorithms in MATLAB and optical simulation in Zemax. From pico-meter metrology to clinical imaging systems.
End-to-end medical device experience from clinical need identification (with surgeons at Harvard Medical School) through prototype development, histopathological validation, and US patent filing. Proven at MGH in cardiac surgery and point-of-care diagnostics.
Multi-year budget ownership at the hundred-million-yen scale, leadership of multinational engineering and sales teams, and direct negotiation of collaboration agreements with US and Japanese universities, hospitals, and corporations.
About the Expert
M.Eng. in Applied Physics, Waseda University (Japan) · M.S. in Optical Sciences, University of Arizona (USA) — the combination that bridges rigorous physical theory with practical optical system design at the highest level.
Spent 16 years at Canon Inc. leading optical metrology and medical imaging programs — including secondments to Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) and Canon U.S.A. (Cambridge, MA). Subsequently served as Director & CTO of a Japanese medtech startup, launching new OCT products and entering the medical market.
US patents issued: 9 (6 as lead inventor) · Japan patents issued: 15. Invited lecturer at Harvard Medical School (Wellman Center Research Seminar, ~100 attendees) and presenter at 10+ international conferences including SPIE Photonics West and SPIE BiOS.
Native Japanese · Former US Permanent Resident · Over 9 years embedded in Boston and Cambridge research environments. Uniquely positioned to bridge Silicon Valley / Boston DeepTech culture with Japanese engineering rigor and supply chains.
Fractional Engagement Models
Tier 1
Best for: Strategic direction and technical reviews
Tier 2
Best for: Hands-on R&D leadership and execution
Track Record
Pico-Meter Metrology
Achieved world-class pico-meter order measurement uncertainty developing optical interferometers for semiconductor lithography lenses at Canon Inc.
Patents Issued
9 issued US patents (6 as lead inventor) and 15 issued Japanese patents across optical imaging, medical devices, and precision measurement systems.
Budgets Managed
Led multi-hundred-million-yen R&D programs — from concept and optical design through factory transfer and commercial launch — at Canon, MGH, and as CTO of a Japanese startup.
Start with a focused 30-minute discovery call to assess fit. No pressure, no jargon — just honest technical dialogue.
Based in Kawasaki, Japan · Former US Permanent Resident