Will K. Tachiiri’s Bio

(For his works, please visit HERE)

As a Blogger/Writer: Katsuyoshi "Will" Tachiiri is a blogger and aspiring author specializes in digital publishing, Ning, social marketing, Los Angeles, and ZEN featured writing works.
-Specialties:-
Digital Publishing, on-line marketing, social media, IT, Amazon, Apple, hardware and software reviews, game and entertainment, English education, Wikipedia, and environmental issues. Will also writes novels and scripts for short movies and speeches.

-Publications-

Will has published 3 books as author and over 110 titles as a e-book publisher.

As a Social Media Producer:
Will (AKA Dr.Wil) serves his clients (corporates and celebrity) with the most effective social marketing solutions through blogging, reviews, community site (Facebook, Twitter, Ning, etc) development, marketing research and business planning.
Major Clients: World Bank (Tokyo Office), Razer (Japanese market), Canova Holdings, MSY "Colors" (Global), Sushi Boy (USA), POPJNEO (USA), etc.

As an Entrepreneur:
Current focus on his business pursuit is digital publishing, on-line marketing, and system development using Ning Platform. Will has been a small business owner with substantial cross-national business-development experiences through which he supported for quite a few Asian business entities seeking to expand their business into North American market. Consulting with small-to-medium sized clients across the Pacific Rim.
-Expertise:-
Corporate start-up and business development in North America, on-line marketing, purchasing/trading, sales, product development. Also familiar with US accounting and legal (corporate, M&A, immigration, and HR) matters. Will has also produced quite a few online and offline business project as a business producer

As a Translator:
Being a CEO of SAKURA Internet USA, Inc., Will was responsible for the QC of translation works which includes multi-million dollar project of the two American MMORPG translation projects (English to Japanese), which requires XML knowledge with Translation memory tools such as SDLX and TRADOS.He's also experienced interpreter for onsite meeting and business strategic interpretation.

Academic Career:
BA Degree in '99 from UCLA majored in Geography/Environmental Studies

Awards/Recognition:

Communication Officer (Social Media), World Bank Tokyo Office

Board Member, Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)

Ambassador to Japan, Playing for Change
Finalist, MIT-EFJ (MIT Enterprise Forum Japan) Business Plan Contest and Clinic 2010
Grand Prize, Nikkei Parents' Day Speech Contest '97

Major Experience: (For his career details, please visit HERE)

- President/CEO at SAKURA Internet (USA), Inc. July 2006 — Present
Manage a subsidiary to SAKURA Internet Inc. in Japan. While SAKURA Internet hosts multiple IDCs (Internet Data Center) in Tokyo and Osaka with one of the broadest data-transmission backbone in Japan, SAKURA Internet (USA), Inc. serves its parent company mainly through Localization work for two major Online Game (MMORPG) Titles developed in US to Japanese market new technology/services.

- Founder of Charity Globe (Non-Profit Organization) February 2008 — Present
Own and manage online Fundraiser portals for both adults and kids. For Adults "uploaded videos and support-sharing community"

- President at BWG Solutions, Inc. October 2005 — Present
Operate a consulting company whose main product is "all-in-one" business start-up kits for entrepreneurs and students from overseas to initiate business in US and Canada. Also works for corporate partners in the US to sell into Japan and Korean market, or vice versa. Investment projects are available also along the line.

Linguistics:
Will is fluent in English and Japanese, read and speak modestly in Korean, understand basic Mandarin.

Family:
Will currently resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife and 4 daughters.

Hobby & Interests:
Karaoke, golf, reading, Wikipedia, and writing.

Where he belongs:

World Bank
SAKURA Internet USA  (CEO)
Asian American Journalists Association LA Chapter (Board Member)
Playing for Change (Ambassador to Japan)
Smile Media, K.K. (Founding member)
Charity Globe  (Founder)
iGreen (Board Member)
Social Media Club LA Chapter
International High IQ Society
UCLA Alumni Network