Mana Sugiyoshi Email & Phone Number

Tokyo, Jp

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, Japan

・ Build and maintain high-performance UIs and reusable components for a universal design system with React/Vue・ Communicate with and support stakeholders by addressing inquiries, facilitating demo meetings, and fostering a community around our product・ Created and instruct an internal web accessibility training that achieved an NPS (Net Promoter Score) of +91 points and a knowledge increase KPI of almost 2x・ Participate as speaker, promoter, and speaker mentor for the Rakuten Frontend Conference making it a success with more than 300 attendees, and gave the highest rated talk in 2022・ Collaborate with stakeholders from 4+ different internal design systems to improve and standardize UI/UX design & development approaches and workflows across the company・ Actively participate in team discussions and provide frontend support via code reviews・ Continuously skill-up by participating in trainings and workshops, and staying up-to-date with industry trends・ Communicate effectively in both Japanese and English daily in a professional environment

Tokyo, Japan

・ Coordinate various initiatives to raise awareness of LGBT+ as our important diversity component internally and externally・ Foster an environment where everyone can have respect and dignity

Tokyo, Japan

・ Emcee a variety of company events including weekly company-wide meetings, holiday parties, and formal ceremonies/dinners in both English and Japanese

Boston, Ma

・ Collaborated with UX and Design to build beautiful and usable websites for a variety of high-profile clients・ Wrote readable, adaptable code that performs cross-browser and meets WCAG standards・ Established and documented new ways to automate and optimize the front-end process, which resulted in a reduction of dev-hours by 2 weeks・ Participated in all stages of the process as a front-end expert; from the setting of business requirements, scope, and schedule – to wireframing, design, development – and finally QA, release, hand-off, and maintenance

College Park, Md

・ Built award-winning interactive and data driven web applications・ Gathered and analyzed data to find and tell stories in new ways・ Designed logo still in use today

Washington, Dc

・ Designed responsive web pages that maximize usability on all platforms・ Coded with HTML, CSS, and Javascript on a daily basis・ Discussed best UX/UI practices with team members

Mclean, Va

・ Developed a news app for a large-scale investigative project which gained national attention・ Coded and designed interactive news with the story engineering team

Washington, Dc

・ Covered a variety of topics for successful community newspaper based in the Capital Hill neighborhood・ Interviewed city officials with ease and professionalism・ Pitched relevant, newsworthy story ideas regularly

Honolulu, Hi

・ Provided legendary service for and ensured the safety of all passengers・ Delivered Japanese announcements and provided interpretation

Washington, Dc

・ Fulfilled multifaceted duties that included interviewing, reporting, transcribing, editing, translating, and researching during the fast-paced election season

M.J., Multi-Platform Journalism, Computational And Data Focus

Activities and Societies: Language House Immersion Program (Japanese mentor) The Philip Merrill College of Journalism's master's program.

B.A., Japanese

Activities and Societies: Japanese American Student Association at UMCP (founder and president), Japanese American Student Union of DC.

Japanese Language Program, Advanced Level N1

Activities and Societies: Illustration Club The Japanese Language Program for Foreign Students is an intensive course for studying.