President
Shinsuke Ohinata
Over 35 years in the automotive industry, he has held leadership roles across product engineering, production, quality, sales, and executive management as President. With international experience in the United States, Australia, France, and China, he combines deep engineering expertise with strategic sales capabilities to secure major new business awards from Japanese OEMs.
His background includes developing functional and body components, leading global engineering teams across Korea, China, India, Australia, and Japan, and driving joint development programs that meet Japanese standards. He built strong customer relationships resulting in first-ever projects from Toyota, Suzuki, Nissan, and Mazda, achieved ISO certification as the first supplier in western Japan, conducted internal audits, and strengthened OEM partnerships as President. He also successfully registered a forging company as a JAPIA member.
Executive Consultant
Masahiko Takahashi
With over 42 years in the automotive industry, he has held leadership roles in engineering, development, sales, and full P&L responsibility as President across major Tier-1 suppliers. After 15 years of overseas assignments in the U.S., Canada, France, and China, he began his career at Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru) developing military aircraft and CVTs. At GM Japan, he managed R&P Gear Systems and led a joint venture with NSK.
He handled program management for the Toyota Yaris driveshaft project in Europe and served as President of ArvinMeritor Japan and NABS (Mazda JV). He also established and relocated Nexteerโs Asia Pacific Technical Center in China while building regional engineering autonomy in India, Korea, and Australia as Executive and Regional Engineering Director.
Executive Consultant
Junichiro Kurosaki
With more than 45 years in the automotive and semiconductor industries, I have helped global suppliers build strong relationships with Japanese OEMs while leading Japan operations. I bridge global standards with Japanโs unique expectations, drawing on extensive experience in China JVs, India partnerships, and restructuring challenges.
My support is highly hands-on โ from key negotiations and RFQ management to supply chain stabilization.
I specialize in Japanese OEM business development, global alliances, country management, and cross-cultural negotiation. Key achievements include securing major programs with Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, and others; leading a 180-person HVAC joint venture in Changchun; and directing successful turnarounds and structural reforms as Japan Country Head.
Executive Consultant
Nobuyuki Shigeoka
With 37 years at Toyota Motor Corporation and 3 years at Toyota Motor North America R&D, he is a highly experienced automotive expert specializing in body functional parts design, evaluation, and quality assurance. He has led vehicle development across all passenger and commercial models, driving major advancements in parts standardization and commonization, cost and weight reduction initiatives, and development efficiency.
A recognized expert in DRBFM (Toyota-style FMEA), he established comprehensive quality processes from design through manufacturing, successfully balanced cost improvement with quality standards, and introduced company-wide programs such as RSAM and SSA.
Executive Consultant
Tak Katayama
He brings extensive international experience, having spent three years in the UK where he worked closely with suppliers across Europe and Turkey, gaining deep insight into diverse business practices and mentalities while building strong capabilities in English-language environments (TOEIC 870). In Belgium, he served four years as General Manager of Design, leading local development and acting as company-wide leader for local procurement initiatives.
In South Africa, as Head of the Technical Department for three years, he expanded his responsibilities to include vehicle planning, evaluation, and regulatory certification. In Japan, he has contributed to numerous new vehicle developments as a Commodity Leader, driving standardization and new technology adoption, and played a key company-wide role in requirement standard optimization activities.
Technical Consultant
Takafumi Eguchi
With over 20 years in vehicle ECU development, DRBFM, and robustness processes, he specializes in embedded software (CAN/NVRAM drivers), Windows support tools, and full system integration (mech + motor + sensor + ECU). He served as Guest Engineer/Manager for Toyotaโs BEV cockpit & cabin electronics and as Project Manager leading cross-functional teams.
His experience includes 3D FEM analysis at Hรถganรคs AB (Sweden), system engineering for major Japanese OEMs, and managing customer reviews (DRBFM, ISO 26262, cybersecurity). UML certified, he excels at global coordination for new ECU and BEV development.
Executive Consultant
Nobuhiro Yamauchi
With more than 45 years in the automotive and semiconductor industries, I have helped global suppliers build strong relationships with Japanese OEMs while leading Japan operations. I bridge global standards with Japanโs unique expectations, drawing on extensive experience in China JVs, India partnerships, and restructuring challenges. My support is highly hands-on โ from key negotiations and RFQ management to supply chain stabilization.
I specialize in Japanese OEM business development, global alliances, country management, and cross-cultural negotiation. Key achievements include securing major programs with Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, and others; leading a 180-person HVAC joint venture in Changchun; and directing successful turnarounds and structural reforms as Japan Country Head.
Technical Consultant
Yoshinori Ashizawa
He has extensive hands-on experience in vehicle testing and evaluation, having been directly involved in the development and creation of test vehicles that demonstrate the quality of advanced body designs. He regularly conducts weekly open-loop test drives and has significant overseas test-drive experience, including at foreign production plants.
He has evaluated global-market vehicles โ which feature more internationally oriented driving systems compared to Japanese models โ alongside external development engineers. For Nissan projects, he collaborates with DR reviewers and Nissan DR personnel, bringing deep insight into both domestic and international vehicle validation processes.
Technical Consultant
Forest Wang
He has extensive expertise in EPS & Driveline Engineering, leading EPS tuning, NVH analysis, software releases, and new business development while managing global teams to win and launch major driveline programs. He oversaw RFQ responses, prototype delivery, validation planning, and customer alignment.
In Program Management & Product Engineering, he successfully managed full OEM programs covering design, testing, supplier development, and validation lab improvements. His Suspension & Axle Engineering experience includes designing suspension components, axle housings, hubs, and brackets using CATIA, along with CAE strength analysis, design optimization, and international benchmarking.
USA Technical Consultant
Terrance Menyweather
He is an innovative automotive entrepreneur and founder of BeastMeet and Beast Exhaust. With extensive hands-on experience in product development, event marketing, and aftermarket performance systems, he brings a unique blend of engineering insight, creative strategy, and global market perspective to support Japanese OEMs and suppliers. His work spans rapid prototyping, CNC fabrication, and cross-cultural business initiatives, driving impactful solutions in the evolving automotive landscape.