Craig's Resume

Expanding The Frontier of Business Between The U.S. And Japan

CRAIG HUDSON

Domicile And history
Personal Accomplishments
Education
Work Experience And Skills
Proffesional Achievements
Work History
Misc. Photos Of Craig

DOMICILE AND HISTORY:

Born - April 21st, 1969 - Portland, Oregon
1969 - 1970 Portland, Oregon
1970 - 1972 Wilmington, Delaware
1972 - 1985 Littleton, Colorado
1984 - 1986 Kaneohe, Hawaii (Hawaiian Mission Academy)
1986 - 1988 Watsonville, California (Monterey Bay Academy)
1988 - 1991 San Diego, Califonia (SDSU)
1991 - 1992 Fukuoka, Japan (Seinan Gakuin Daigaku)
1992 - 1993 San Diego, California (SDSU)
1993 - 1996 Kawasaki, Japan
1996 - 1997 Hokkaido, Japan
1997 - 1998 Yokohama, Japan
1998 - 1999 Gunma, Japan
1999 - 2000 Honolulu, Hawaii
2000 - 2001 Tokyo, Japan
2001 - 2004 Scotts Valley, California
2004 - 2006 Honolulu, Hawaii
2007 - 2008 Kapolei, Hawaii
2008 - Waimea, Hawaii (Kauai)

PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

First descent by snowboard of Mt. Tsurugi in Japan's Southern Alps with a group of friends
Snowboarding in Austria, Japan, New Zealand, Utah, Idaho, and California with published photos in several Japanese snowboard magazines including Transworld Snowboarding
Surfing in Costa Rica, mainland Mexico, Indonesia, Japan ( Video - Craig in Shikoku, Japan ) Hawaii, California, Florida, and Georgia
Sailed from Ft. Lauderdale Florida to Newport Rhode Island with two others
Sailed with friends to Molokai, Lanai, and Maui from Oahu and raced the return to Oahu finishing first in our boat's class (Hawaii Yacht Club)
Winter backpacking in Colorado and Japan
Missionary trip to Honduras to build a school
Well traveled:
- Belize - 1998
- Costa Rica -1989
- Honduras - 1987
- Mexico - (numerous - notable two month stay in 1998)
- Hong Kong -1989
- Singapore -1991
- Taiwan 1991, 1993, 1994, 2012
- Korea - 1991, 1994
- Japan - 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 ~ 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Thailand - 1991
- Indonesia - 1989, 1991
- Austria - 1996
- Germany - 1995, 1996
- New Zealand - 1995
- Malaysia - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Business Administration - San Diego State University, 1993

Studies emphasized international marketing, finance, management, and the Japanese language

Exchange Student - One year exchange program at Seinan Gakuin Daigaku in Kyushu, Japan 1991/1992

WORK EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Technical Product Sales: Outside sales of semiconductor test related capital equipment and related custom designed interface products.
Consumer Product Sales: Feet-on-the-street sales experience in Japan selling imported technical sports equipment and accessories.
Marketing: Developed and implemented brand building marketing programs for the distribution of sports product in Japan.
Bilingual: English and Japanese
Software:
- Adobe GoLive
- Adobe Photoshop
- Excel
- Word
- FrontPage
- PowerPoint
- Pinnacle Studio 9
- Quicken

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

Successfully penetrated large U.S. semiconductor manufacturing companies selling test related capital equipment and custom designed test interface product. Translated for technical review meetings at a factory in Japan for my American clients.
Independently opened and operated a manufacturer's representative office in Japan. Coordinated sales to multiple distributors, implemented marketing initiatives, and assisted in product development.
Instigated and implemented an online database for a Japanese manufacturer of semiconductor test products allowing global access to important information. Also created and established two websites for my employers using Adobe's GoLive software.

WORK HISTORY:

Sales - Self Employed & General Partner of W.H. Technical Sales LLC
- Product: Yamaichi Electronics' custom designed and manufactured test sockets and probes
- Technical Sales (equipment)
- www.whtechsales.com
- May 2012 - continues full time (See website: www.chromaate.com )

Sales - Self Employed by Hudson Trading & Consulting Inc.
- Product: Yamaichi Electronics' custom designed and manufactured test sockets and probes
- Technical Sales (tooling)
- www.hudtc.com
- April 2011 - continues full time (See website: www.yeu.com)

Sales - Yokowo America Corporation
- Product: Custom designed and manufactured test sockets and probes
- Technical Sales
- May 2006 - continues full time (See website: www.yokowo.co.jp)

Sales - Grubb & Ellis|CBI - Honolulu, HI (USA)
- Product: Commercial Property
- Profile English Profile Japanese
- June 2005 - license remains active (See website: www.cbi-hawaii.com)

Sales & Marketing - Yokowo America Corporation - Sunnyvale, CA (USA)
- Product: Custom designed and manufactured test sockets and probes
- Customers included Intel, National Semiconductor, Marvell Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, and Motorola. Daily correspondence in Japanese with Yokowo's Japan based factory and engineering team to review custom design work. Initiated and implemented web site and online database used by multiple branch offices in America, Japan, and Singapore. November 2002 - November 2004 (See mentioned website: www.yokowo.com/semi)
Technical Sales - Lew Weiss Associates, Ltd. - San Jose, CA (USA)
- Product: Seiko Epson IC Test Handlers and ECT test sockets and probes
- Outside sales of semiconductor test and assembly related capital equipment. Successfully sold capital equipment and related test interface products during the worst slowdown in the industry's history. Redesigned Lew's website. April 2001 - November 2002 (See mentioned website www.lew-weiss.com)

Sales & Marketing Manager - SMJ Corporation Japan - Yamato (Japan)
- Product: Sport Optics
- Managed sales and marketing to four market segments for Smith Sport Optics in Japan. Other duties included the procurement and import of product, negotiations with principle, tradeshow representation, and marketing. April 2000 - April 2001 (Same management as NCS Corporation mentioned below.) (www.smithjapan.co.jp)

Japan Manager - Switch Manufacturing - Liaison Office - Gunma (Japan)
- Product: Step-in Snowboard Bindings and Boots
- Established a representative office in Japan. I held responsibility for client relationships in Japan. Researched market and reported recommendations to the board of directors for strategic planning. I managed distribution and marketing issues and facilitated market specific product development until Switch was consolidated into Vans Incorporated (Vans shoe company) in 1998. February 1997 - June 1998
Marketing Assistant - NCS Corporation - Kawasaki (Japan)
- Product: Smith Sport Optics, Lamar Snowboards, Winterstick Snowboards
- As an assistant to the marketing director, I coordinated, developed, and integrated marketing schemes for brand building in Japan. I also held responsibility for the purchase and import of product. I managed daily correspondence with more than fifteen foreign suppliers including Smith Sport Optics mentioned above. Company was closed in 1997 when its parent company, Recruit Corporation, decided to exit the sports industry. August 1994 - February 1997

Export Manager - Avanti International - San Diego, CA (USA)
- Product: Various household consumable products purchased at PriceClub and exported by container to Japan. Also exported Starcraft conversion vans and Volvo automobiles.
- As an assistant to the owner, while attending San Diego State University, I assisted in purchasing and packing for export. I also introduced the automobile export business to Avanti. 1992/1993

Other work experience includes:
- Teaching English in Japan
- Boat building during high school (C&B Marine)
- Building maintenance and carpentry during high school (Monterey Bay Academy)
- Carpentry work and tile application to the outside of high-rise buildings in Japan
- Three months work experience at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Marunouchi, Tokyo
- Four months inside sales experience in Hawaii selling parts for boilers, heaters, pumps, and water treatment equipment (Engineered Systems Hawaii)