Shinji Kanai

Principal Solution Architect at Queue-it

Shinji Kanai has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Shinji started their career as a Sole Trader at Sphere Marketing in 2001. From 2003 to 2005, they worked as a System Engineer at NittelCommunications / TBO & TSD, where they developed an automatic SMS notification system.

In 2005, Shinji joined IBM as an Advisory Technical Software Engineer for the Rational Software division. Shinji troubleshooted various problems for clients in the Asia Pacific region and served as a Subject Matter Expert. Shinji also had roles in IBM Watson and Cloud Platform, where they worked as an Advisory Software Engineer in the IoT division and later as a Client Success Manager and a Technical Account Manager.

In 2019, Shinji joined Okta, Inc. as a Senior Customer Success Manager, where they identified adoption trends, provided recommendations, and developed trusted advisor relationships with customers.

In 2021, Shinji moved to HeadSpin as a Senior Solution Engineer, where they operated in various cities and countries, providing innovative solutions for testing, monitoring, optimizing, and automating diverse applications.

Most recently, in 2022, Shinji joined Queue-it as a Solution Architect and was later promoted to Principal Solution Architect. The summary of their work experience demonstrates their extensive background in technical and customer-facing roles across different industries.

Shinji Kanai holds a Bachelor's degree in Software Development & Data Communication from QUT (Queensland University of Technology), obtained in 2001. Additionally, they hold a Diploma in Information Technology from Russo Institution Technology IT.

Shinji Kanai has also obtained several certifications, including the Okta Certified Developer and Okta Certified Consultant from Okta, Inc. in 2021 and 2019 respectively. Shinji holds the IBM Data Science Professional Certificate Specialization and IBM Cloud Garage Architect Bootcamp certifications obtained in 2018. Shinji Kanai is also certified as a Kepner-Tregoe Practitioner - Expert, IBM Bluemix - Practitioner Essentials, and as a UI Automation Engineer | HeadSpin Certified. Shinji is further certified as an IBM Design Thinking Practitioner and Kepner-Tregoe Thought Leader - Coach, although the specific dates of these certifications are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Principal Solution Architect

    January, 2024 - present

  • Solution Architect

    December, 2022