Soki Kimura
Urban Planner / Designer
Soki Kimura is an urban planner / designer with experience in the public sector in the field of civil engineering and international policy-making regarding the built environment. Passionate about urban planning and design and spatial data analysis.
Skills
- Spatial Data Science: R / Python / SQL / QGIS
- Graphic Design: Adobe CC [Illustrator, InDesign] / Blender
- Languages: Japanese [Native] / English [Fluent]
Qualifications
- 2nd Class Architect / Building Planner of Japan [二級建築士]
- Qualified for Associate Professional Engineer of Japan (Construction Division) [技術士一次試験合格(建設部門)]
Professional Experience
Experience in the Public Sector
Tokyo / Osaka / Nara, Japan | 2019 - 2023
Experience in civil engineering projects and policy-making for international infrastructure development.
Involved in the revision of river development plans, road construction planning, and drafting international policy agreements.
Education
University College London
London, UK | 2023 - 2024
MSc Urban Spatial Science | The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
Currently en route to completing a master’s degree on urban spatial science, covering the fields of urban data analysis, network science, GIS, and remote sensing.
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan | 2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Engineering | Urban Planning Course, Department of Urban Engineering
Bachelor’s degree in urban planning and design. Member of the campus festival committee directing graphic design, public relations, and campus planning.
Awards
- First Prize, CASA Data Hackathon 2024 as Team GeoJSVN [James Tan, Soki Kimura, Vincent Bedu and Nikhil Desai] - analysis of spatial optimisation of fire service operations
- First Prize, Student Category, GIS Certification Institute Map Contest - Map of “the Thirty-six View of Mount Fuji” visualising the locations of Hokusai’s artwork using Blender / on display in Esri’s Virtual Map Gallery