Sachiko Kotani

Sachiko Kotani has a diverse range of work experience in the field of design and development. Sachiko is currently working as a Product Designer at BIMobject since June 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Freelance UI/UX Designer for their own company from November 2019 to May 2021. In this role, they designed various web applications, including a merger and acquisition matching platform and a web application for an interior design agency specializing in luxury hotels.

Before starting their own company, Sachiko worked as a Web/Graphic Designer at Wishpond from November 2018 to October 2019. At Wishpond, they designed marketing materials such as landing pages, social media ads, and email templates.

Sachiko also has experience as a Freelance Web Designer, where they worked on projects such as designing a food truck wrapping for JAPADOG and creating a logo for an education-based start-up company in Japan. Additionally, they worked remotely for Bulb Inc., where they re-developed WordPress websites, designed ads banners and websites, and contributed to frontend development.

Furthermore, Sachiko has worked with the Anirevo/iFanfes Vancouver team as a Frontend Developer, where they developed various components such as landing pages, photo templates, event schedules, and ticket purchase pages.

Throughout their work experience, Sachiko has demonstrated proficiency in a range of design and development tools and technologies, including Figma, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, Vue.js, Vuetify, Illustrator, WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Xd, Sass, Bootstrap, and more.

Sachiko Kotani's education history is as follows:

- From 2017 to 2018, Sachiko attended the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) where they earned a Diploma in Web Development and Interactive Design.

- In 2022, Sachiko enrolled in The Interaction Design Foundation for further studies, but the specific degree and field of study are not mentioned.

- Also in 2022, Sachiko completed a certificate program in Data Analytics Professional (Google) offered by Coursera.

- In 2019, Sachiko studied Human-Centered Service Design at IDEOU.

- In 2015 and 2016, Sachiko attended King George International College (KGIC) to study English.

- From 2010 to 2012, Sachiko pursued Nutrition Sciences at Nakamura Gakuen University.

In addition to their formal education, Sachiko has obtained several certifications. These include:

- Advanced User Experience: Data-Driven Design, UX Management, Emotional Design, and Get Your Product Used from The Interaction Design Foundation (obtained in September 2022).

- Data Analytics Professional Certificate (Google) from Coursera (obtained in February 2022).

- Web Development and Interactive Design Diploma from Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) (obtained in March 2018).

- Color Master Certification from Advance Forward True Colours (AFT) (obtained in 2012).

- Administrative Secretary Certification from The Institute of Jitsumu Ginou Kentei (obtained in 2011).

- Medical Office Certification from National Medical Secretary Education (obtained in 2011).