Okuma Drone was founded as one of the new venture projects for Fukushima recovery.
All of our members have a global mindset, and leading multiple projects including hydrogen engine drones, special industry purpose drones and UTM development.
April 2021
1,500,000 JPY
- Research and development of special-purpose industrial drones
- Social problem-solving service business utilizing drones
- Development of a multiple drone simultaneous operation management system
- Consulting services for drone solutions
Inside the Okuma Town Incubator Center, 230 Shimonokami, Nakanokami, Okuma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
1-16 Yoshima Industrial Park, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture
Suite 3B-15-03, Plaza Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, Kuala Lumpur
Ken Lee
- Patent Technology
- Explosion-proof drone technology-related patents pending
Obtained doctoral degree from ONERA Aerospace Institute in France. After graduating, he joined Dassault Aviation, a leading company in the aerospace industry, and the University of Michigan.
Participated in numerous aviation technology projects at universities, Airbus, etc.
Moved to Japan in 2018. In multiple ventures, he has developed various drone-related needs, including machine learning for embedded autonomous flight systems, deep learning algorithms, deep learning, neural network projects, and UTM platform development for drone monitoring and management.
Engaged in software development. Participated in OKUMA DRONE from 2023.
Spent his childhood in Chicago, USA.Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law. Joined GMO Internet, Inc. and was involved in setting up the company’s overseas bases.
Joined Rakuten in 2017. Promoting the introduction of unmanned aircraft control systems for airspace managers and drone operators into the Japanese market.
Leads drone demonstration projects across the country and the introduction of a flight information sharing system to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
In addition, in collaboration with local governments across the country, we are leading the demonstration of a drone operation management system that envisions various use cases such as logistics and disasters.
From 2021, Lee and many more. Together with the project, he will participate in OKUMA DRONE from 2023.
Studied design at PARSONS, an art school in New York, USA. After graduating from England Engaged in corporate brand strategy planning at a major brand consulting company.
Joined the Dentsu Group in 2002 and has been involved in numerous marketing projects. He launched a new business through an in- house venture system and led the way it later grew into a 10-billion-yen business.
Since 2018, we have been participating as a management member of a space satellite utilization venture certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Starting in 2020, the recovery plan for Okuma Town in Fukushima Prefecture will begin. Engaged in project.
In 2021, he founded OKUMA DRONE, a local venture, with Lee and Tides Style Yoshida. Obtained patent for video encryption processing technology.
Since his student days, he has dreamed of helping society as a programmer. After that, he worked in system development and was seconded to Toyota Motor Corporation and Sakura Bank, gaining experience in system development and operation at major companies.
Since then, he has had a wide range of experience at numerous companies, from back-end to front-end, including core systems, business systems, and web application development.
Started work in the drone industry in 2019.
Hardware development for fixed-wing drones, flight planning and operation management. We cover all aspects from administrative work to software development such as image analysis and display of analysis results.
From 2022, he will participate in our business as an advisor and producer.