Tatsuya Hatanaka is an experienced technology professional with a diverse background in engineering and management. Currently serving as the Head of Department at freee 株式会社 since September 2021, Tatsuya has held various roles including Engineering Manager and Software Engineer within the company's growth team. Prior to this, Tatsuya worked as a freelance Software Engineer and Machine Learning Engineer starting in August 2015, and held positions at Araya Inc. as a Senior Product Manager and Senior AI Engineer from October 2019 to August 2021. Tatsuya's earlier experience includes significant roles at 株式会社オリィ研究所, where Tatsuya served as R&D Director, Architect, and Software Engineer from May 2014 to June 2019. Tatsuya holds a NanoDegree in Self-Driving Car Engineering from Udacity and has an academic background from Waseda University.