# Ryuichiro Shimoda
**Independent Growth Hacker · Web Director / Infrastructure Engineer**
Tokyo, Japan · info@ryuichiroshimoda.com · English (business, TOEIC 880) / Japanese (native)
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## Professional Summary
Independent operator with 19 years of running my own e-commerce and specialized-media businesses, combining growth-marketing and content strategy with the ability to build my own software. Grew a niche baby-products media outlet to 12,000 monthly unique users and ~100 paid subscribers, and as an external advisor doubled a client’s e-commerce monthly revenue (¥5M → ¥10M). Over the past year, shipped 9 of my own AI-powered web services using generative-AI development. Also bring 5+ years of network-infrastructure and IT help-desk experience (CCNP / CCDA). Seeking to contribute this cross-functional, results-driven skill set as part of a team.
## Core Competencies
– **Growth & Marketing:** SEO · Google Analytics · paid ads (GDN / YDN / Google Ads) · CRO · subscription monetization · content strategy
– **E-commerce & Web Direction:** site design · UX / wireframing · vendor & team direction · project management · CMS / WordPress
– **AI & Automation:** generative-AI development (Claude / Cursor) · Google Apps Script · Gemini API · workflow automation · HTML / CSS / JavaScript / PHP / PowerShell
– **IT Infrastructure:** Cisco networking · Solaris / Windows Server · DNS · virtualization · help desk · vendor coordination
– **Languages:** Japanese (native) · English (business — TOEIC 880; overseas work in Thailand & the Philippines)
## Professional Experience
**Founder & Operator — Mirai no B (Specialized Baby-Products Media) / Self-employed｜2012 – Present**
– Founded and operate a specialized baby-products media outlet; grew it to **12,000 monthly unique users** and **~100 paid subscription members**.
– Built a subscription billing model (note.com / Stripe); delivered **300+ paid purchase consultations** and **100+ hands-on product tests**.
– Designed and built a **1,133-product database with an AI recommendation system** (Google Apps Script + Gemini API); **1,500 users** in its first year.
– Editorial supervision for publishers Kodansha and Shinyusha; direct business relationships with Cybex, Bugaboo, Aprica, and Pigeon.
– In the past year, developed and deployed **9 web services** using generative-AI (“vibe coding”).
**Independent Web Director / Growth Consultant — TOKYO Shimoda Office｜2015 – 2024**
– **Doubled a client’s e-commerce monthly revenue (¥5M → ¥10M)** through site redesign, UX/wireframing, direction of outsourced designers, and Slack-based coordination with the in-house team.
– Provided outsourced EC / media operations and technical advisory work to multiple clients.
**Director / Web Producer — Ohana Smile Inc.｜2009 – 2015**
– Directed the company’s yoga portal and e-commerce site; ran SEO, Google Analytics, and paid-ad operations (GDN / YDN / Google Ads).
– Managed web projects and production vendors; produced 2+ external contract projects per month.
**Founder — Kakkaku LLC｜2007 – 2011**
– Founded an LLC providing web production and e-commerce development on a contract basis, establishing a foundation as an independent engineer.
**Selected Infrastructure & IT Engagements (fixed-term, alongside independent business)｜2002 – 2024**
– **IT Help Desk & Infrastructure Ops — NEXCO Central Nippon Services** (dispatch, 2022–2024): server operations & monitoring (Windows / DNS / virtual), PC/server/printer troubleshooting, account management, MS-Office and hardware support.
– **Network Engineer — Niscom / CTC Technology** (2002–2005): build and troubleshooting of Cisco switches/routers and Sun Solaris servers; small-to-mid-scale network construction.
– Earlier: system administration for ~100 Macintosh clients (Recruit Media Communications); bridge-direction at a Bangkok subsidiary (Webstar Thailand); J:COM backbone LAN construction (Kansai Multimedia Service).
## Education
– **2000** — University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, B.A., Faculty of Commerce (Service Industries)
– **2000** — Digital Hollywood Osaka, Web General Pro Course (completed)
## Certifications
– CCNP · CCDA · CCNA (Cisco) — 2001–03
– Sun Certified System / Network Administrator (Solaris) — 2003
– TOEIC 880 — 2005
*\* Cisco / Sun certifications are expired; listed as an obtained-history record.*