Sakino Consulting

Matt Schlegel founded Sakino Consulting to help companies in joint product development ventures with Japanese partners bring new products to market.  Matt has lived in both Japan and America. He performed research at University of Tokyo after graduating from both the University of California and Harvey Mudd College. Matt holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in Applied Physics, has published a research paper in Japanese, and is an inventor on three patents.

With over 20 years experience working with Japanese companies, Matt brings a unique combination of Japanese language capability, technical expertise and cultural understanding to the development teams, allowing for quick problem identification and resolution during the product development process.

Matt has worked with companies to develop a number of different products including:

· CATV set top boxes

· WLAN terminals

· Point-to-point microwave communication systems

· Handheld computers

· Smartphone devices

· Digital video recorders

· Liquid crystal displays

· Fans and motors for thermal management

Matt has worked with a number of different Japanese companies including Toshiba, Fujikura, Sanyo, Sharp, NEC, Seiko Epson, Optrex, Toshiba Matsushita Display, Nidec Sankyo and Panasonic.

While at ReplayTV, Matt worked to deliver a Panasonic branded and distributed DVR, with models manufactured in both the US and Japan. As a bridge for both technical and cultural issues, Matt enables teams to work together more effectively and deliver products more quickly.