Hiroshi Maeda

Background

About Hiroshi Maeda

I still remember my mother asking me what I wanted to do when I grew up. I promptly replied:"I want to be a movie director like Steven Spielberg". Since then, many things have changed. I started loving technology and graduated in computer engineering. At the beginning of my career, I focused on IT and implemented highly complex CRM projects in top consulting companies like PwC and Accenture. But somehow, I always felt a missing piece. Then, one day, I came across the following quote:"It's in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough—it's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our hearts sing." Steve Jobs, of course. That was a life-changing moment. I decided to post-graduate in Movie Screenwriting and shifted my career from IT to innovation, which became my true passion (always connecting technology with humanities!). In 2018, I moved to the Netherlands to work as a Global Innovation Manager at SHV Energy, supporting its energy transition and creating a better tomorrow for generations to come. My specialities: Experience with Corporate Innovation || Innovation Management || Digital Innovation || Tech Lead || Product Development || IoT || Information Technology || Highly complex CRM implementation || Project Management || Trend Watching || Storytelling & Communication || Fluency in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed on LinkedIn are solely my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of my current or former employers.