Shinichi Hosomi, Ph. D.

Chief Technology Officer @ Different Dimension Designs Inc.

About

He has over 15 years of experience in the automation industry, developing advanced systems that improve operational efficiency and productivity. By integrating AI technologies with industrial automation, he focuses on achieving practical, real-world automation that solves real operational challenges and generates measurable value by improving productivity, efficiency, and reliability for customers.Having built his foundation in factory automation at a leading Japanese manufacturing company, he gained deep expertise not only in product development but also in standardizing operations and addressing management-level challenges. His work has consistently bridged the gap between engineering innovation and practical business needs.His team leadership capabilities were particularly demonstrated in a recent smart agriculture project, where he led the development of AI-driven solutions to enhance agricultural productivity. To gain deeper insights, he did not rely solely on data analysis. He immersed himself in real agricultural work and worked closely with farmers to understand their challenges firsthand and translate those insights into practical technological solutions.While he possesses strong logical and analytical thinking, he equally values deep empathy for customers and partners. Known for maintaining a positive mindset and a sincere work ethic in any situation, he consistently builds mutual trust and respect among team members and stakeholders.

Country

Canada

City

Coquitlam

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Embedded Software Programming, Software Project Management, Software Quality, Software Documentation, Unified Modeling Language (UML), PLC Programming, Agile Project Management, OpenCV, Coding Experience, Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Deep Learning, Digital Image Processing, Machine Learning, Research and Development (R&D), Raspberry Pi

Experience

Chief Technology Officer

Different Dimension Designs Inc.

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Vancouver, BC

Fusion of AI technology and domain expertise, delivering practical solutions that create measurable value for customers. - Introducing IoT sensors and monitoring algorithms to diagnose plant and lawn health, enabling customized gardening solutions. - Developing a design support tool that visualizes expert landscaping designs in 2D and 3D, helping customers clearly see the final outcome in advance. - Launching an on-call gardening platform connecting homeowners with expert landscapers quickly and efficiently.

Program Leader / Lead Machine Learning Engineer in Agri Tech

OMRON Group

2018-9 - 2024-7 · 5 yrs 11 mos

Kyoto

- Released AI-based cloud system to enable the harvest of customers to increase in sales to 120% - Led 10+ team members in Japan and China - Organized collaborative projects with foreign partners - Analyzed the knowledge of agricultural experts and built an AI model including the expert’s knowledge - Established methodology to quantify tacit knowledge that agricultural experts acquired. - Developed mobile software to analyze 3-dimensional pictures using iPhone with LiDAR

Research and Software Developer in Robotics

OMRON Group

2014-4 - 2018-8 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Kyoto

- Developed motion algorithm to maximize the performance of manipulators in factories. - Started collaborative development with Prof. Kamal Youcef-Toumi at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Senior Software Engineer in Robotics

OMRON Group

2012-7 - 2014-3 · 1 yr 9 mos

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

- Establish software development process combined with Scrum and systematic quality check. - Accelerated development speed by reviewing source code, refactoring software structure, and introducing automatic tests. - Always respect individual characteristics and devote members to improving their skills.

Embedded Software Engineer in Industrial Automation

OMRON Group

2008-4 - 2012-6 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Shiga, Japan

- Acquired software development process to achieve high-quality software in factory automation, working in teams as big as 100 people - Developed motion control algorithms which is the core function of the Programmable Logic Controller.