Led ML-driven demand forecasting in the railroad and food-distribution industries, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in increased sales and cost savings.
Data Science · Machine Learning
Shiro Matsumoto
Data Science Consultant & Machine Learning Expert
A seasoned consultant based in Washington, D.C., bringing over two decades of expertise in data analysis, data science, and machine learning. My background as a senior researcher at Mitsubishi Research Institute in Tokyo equips me to drive impactful projects across diverse domains.
25+
Years in Data Science
$100M+
Business Impact
#1
Industry-Leading Client
4
Patents Filed
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Achievements
Delivered insights from marketing science and multivariate analysis to the new-vehicle product development of the world’s largest automaker, spanning around 10 vehicle models.
Streamlined an international logistics container yard with a DL/NLP model that predicts the removal time of imported goods, significantly reducing costs.
Built a solution to extract critical information from high-resolution images of palletized items using edge devices and cloud servers, yielding substantial resource savings.
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Career
2022 — Present
Independent Consultant
Washington D.C. & Tokyo
2010 — 2022
Senior Researcher
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo
2002 — 2010
Researcher
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo
1999 — 2002
Assistant Manager (secondment)
Houseplus Housing Warranty Corporation
1997 — 1999
Junior Researcher
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo
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Skills
Programming
Machine Learning
Data Visualization
Statistics & Methods
Engineering & Cloud
Soft Skills
04
Certificates
A blend of industry and national credentials spanning deep learning, TensorFlow development, machine-learning engineering for production (MLOps), and software & systems engineering — evidence of expertise that reaches from research into production.
Some are issued under my former family name, “Oinuma (老沼)”.
05
Patents
Four Japanese patents arising from applied machine-learning and data-science projects — predictive and information-extraction systems devised in the course of client work, all filed as employee inventions.
Some are under my former family name, “Oinuma (老沼)”.
06
Approach & Character
- Persevere in the face of difficulties and setbacks.
- Analyze complex information and problems, structuring concepts clearly.
- Act with integrity and honesty.
- Proactive and energetic.
07
Languages
- English — Professional proficiency
- Japanese — Native
08
Education
- M.S., Geophysics — Division of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Kyoto University