Simon Moran Email & Phone Number

Kyoto, Jp

Osaka, Osaka, Japan

• Helmed the creation and strategic direction of English schools - branches, franchises and affiliates.• From scratch to 14 franchises in four years.• Developed franchise systems, manuals, operations and call centre, online management system.• Developed and published comprehensive ELL materials for both children and adults, emphasising interactive, vibrant, and entertaining educational tools.• Conceived iconic characters and brands that promote long-lasting learning.• Co-authored the 'Happy Valley' series, offering an array of learning tools including textbooks, CDs, DVDs, and flashcards tailored for young English learners, their educators, and parents.• Conceived and developed a digital learning library.• Developed in-house, now public VOS for schools.• In development: AI tutor for self-directed learning.

Osaka, Japan

Creator and Co-author of the Happy Valley series. I did the brand creation, and initial art direction, wrote much of the music and led the project from start to finish. Initially published as textbooks, workbooks, audio, video and flashcards, it is NOW a digital learning library. For very young learners of English and their teachers and parents. https://www.happyvalley.tv/https://happyvalley.bokoco.com/

Osaka, Japan

Conceived and led the development of bokoco and Happy valley Digitial. Online, AI-enhanced, learner-lead ELL digital libraries. https://bokoco.com/https://happyvalley.bokoco.com/

Osaka, Japan

Led the development of 'Live Schedule', a state-of-the-art Vertical Operating System (VOS, SaaS) tailored for educational institutions. This platform was meticulously designed to streamline administrative tasks, enhance teacher-student collaboration, and provide real-time scheduling, business and HR solutions. By championing innovations and fostering a dedicated development team, we successfully introduced a tool that has revolutionized school management and augmented the overall learning experience.https://www.liveschedule.net/

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Progressed from a feature writer to an associate editor, consistently contributing until the magazine's cessation in 2009.

Hyogo, Japan

Wrote We are Nippon, a travelogue through the World Cup in Japan, providing cultural insight, highlighting issues of nationalism vs. internationalism and good beer.