Daisuke Watanabe

Certified Scrum Alliance Trainer(CSAT) | Certified Team Coach(CTC),Scrum Alliance | Software Engineer | Generative AI | AI Development | Semiconductor | Shibuya Ward DX Advisor | Fostering Organizational Success through Empathy

-LY Corporation Generative AI Division, Strategy Planning Department / AI Development Department for Yahoo! JAPAN and LINE Services
- National College of Technology Organization - Semiconductor Talent Development

Certified Agile Coach® (CSAT / CTC / CSP-SM / CSP-PO) ,Scrum Alliance 
Agile Coaches Alliance Japan Chapter Leader | Accredited Team Coaches（ATC）

I began my career in 1994 as a "UNIX-C" programmer, working in traditional waterfall development.

In 2000, I encountered the Agile Manifesto, which changed my approach to development. Soon after, I was drawn to Scrum and became an active member of the Scrum community. Since then, I have dedicated myself to supporting developers as a Scrum coach.

I believe that meeting and empathizing with others, working together, and growing as a team brings lasting value not only to organizations but also to society.

I champion the use of methodologies like Scrum, XP, Lean, and DevOps, fostering processes that empower teams for sustainable growth and continuous improvement.In doing so, I have supported large-scale organizational changes and technology strategies to foster continuous growth in teams.

Additionally, I am passionate about nurturing the next generation of engineers and promoting digital transformation (DX) to contribute to society through technology.

Specialties:
Semiconductor engineering, media, mass communication, advertising, telecommunications, AI, natural language processing, linguistics, finance, fintech, social gaming, e-commerce, education, integrated control systems, security products, data centers, and workflow automation.

Technologies:
C, Go, Perl, Node.js, Java, Ruby on Rails, React, UML, SQL, as well as methodologies like Scrum, XP, Lean, and DevOps.

My Philosophy:
"The essence of software development lies in the practice of human relationships."

I believe society improves when people meet, empathize, and grow together in a compassionate manner as they create things together.

Special Skills:
Focusing on business outcomes through software engineering practices, supporting or leading the development of effective and healthy engineering organizations from a scientific perspective, and enhancing overall organizational performance.

Certifications:
CSAT /CTC / CSP-SM / CSP-PO / CSM / CSPO / Certified LeSS Practitioner

Career Background:
Graduated from Kobe National College of Technology, Department of Electronics, with a major in semiconductor engineering and software engineering. Over an eight-year period, worked as a web programmer and project manager for all programs on PC/mobile platforms at Nippon Television Network. Involved in launching services such as the Hakone Ekiden live coverage, election results for the House of Representatives and House of Councillors, NEWS Yomiuri, Hochi, the Giants' official site, and others. Served as CTO of a new business for a publicly listed company, executive director and head of development at a news media company, and VPoE. Joined Yahoo! JAPAN in 2018, where I was responsible for development of Yahoo! Homepage, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Weather and Disaster, and emergency response sites, including the COVID-19 information hub. Additionally, I led the BCP (Business Continuity Planning) efforts for media services, managed the organizational strategy for Yahoo! Ads and marketing platform engineering teams with over 1,000 engineers, and directed a technology research office.

Currently a university lecturer and programming instructor for elementary school students. I also serve as a strategic and technical advisor, agile coach, and consultant for multiple Prime-listed companies, government agencies, and startups.

- Advisor for the National College of Technology Organization’s Semiconductor Talent Development Project
- Lecturer on 'Introduction to Generative AI' at Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
- Advisor for Shibuya Ward’s Startup Support and Government DX Promotion Projects
- Judge for the National College of Technology Programming Contest (Competition Division) (2021)
- Special Lecturer at Niigata Kaishi Professional University (2020-21)
- Programming Instructor for the Tokyo Autism Association


For more insights into my career journey and contributions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisukewatanabe/