Richard Tanaka
part of the way we interact with potential candidates or with our clients . Technology is all around us , so if you receive a resume on a piece of paper then you can ’ t very easily share it with a fellow co-worker or with a potential client or employer , so we ’ re striving for ways to leverage technology and innovation , such as mobile platforms , artificial intelligence ( AI ) and machine learning .”
Randstad Japan is currently adopting low-coding platforms with OutSystems . “ We embrace their platform and it gives us the ability to develop ideas , tools and systems in a very quick and efficient manner , at a speed that was never seen before ,” remarks Tanaka . OutSystems ’ offering enables Randstad to develop a system in a fraction of the time that it would have previously taken – reducing years to months to weeks . “ The platform is very modular and scalable . We have it set up in nearly a dozen countries , and so we can share , for example , a design , corporate colours or branding , a layout , or even an app between the other markets . It ’ s all pre-packaged for us , ready to go . Having to do everything from scratch is a thing of the past – we have a very high reusability factor with what we ’ re doing ,” he continues .
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Richard Tanaka
Richard Tanaka is the Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Randstad Japan . Tanaka is Japanese-American born in Los Angeles , US , and has a long working history in the IT industry . Having served as a Director in IT for the Asia Pacific region at 20th Century Fox , as well as working Theatrical Systems at Warner Bros . Entertainment ’ s APAC region and a Global IT Business Partner for Japan and APAC at Adecco , Tanaka ’ s career has span across the telecom , entertainment , and HR services sectors
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