nat (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: 劉 栄駿; hereinafter “the Company”), which aims to “enable convenient and fulfilling lives for everyone” and offers services centered on Scanat —an iOS app that allows anyone to easily and accurately digitize physical spaces—is pleased to announce that Yohei Tanabe, Representative Director of Build-C Inc. (formerly of Taisei Corporation), has joined the Company as an advisor.
◾️Brief Biography of Yohei Tanabe
In April 1994, he joined Taisei Corporation. After gaining experience in construction management across various projects, he took charge of “developing a large-scale cost estimation system,” “digitizing group companies,” and “collaborating on the development and internal implementation of large-scale cloud services,” implementing business reforms centered on the use of ASP and cloud services within the construction division.In 2009, he launched the iOS application “Field Pad,” becoming a pioneer in the adoption of iPads in the construction industry and was featured in Nikkei BP’s book *Outstanding Talent: “Unconventional Innovators”*.In recent years, he has demonstrated expertise in modern IT architecture, including the full-scale redesign of a massive service used by over 70,000 users using genuine microservices design methodologies. He has spoken at numerous seminars and events not limited to the construction industry. After leaving the company in March 2024, he began a new challenge as Representative Director of Build-C Co., Ltd.
First-Class Architect / Master of Engineering (Architecture)
◾️How I Came to Join
Founded in 2019, our company possesses cutting-edge technical expertise in the fields of 3D technology and app/system development. With the goal of “enabling convenient and fulfilling lives for people,” we released Scanat in January 2022—an iOS app designed for home renovation contractors that digitally captures physical spaces with high precision.
As the world’s first iOS app capable of measuring down to the millimeter, Scanat was adopted by over 200 companies across 42 prefectures nationwide in its first year of release, spanning industries such as construction, real estate, and manufacturing.Since then, we have expanded our services centered around Scanat ”:
We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Mr. Yohei Tanabe as an advisor. With his extensive expertise in both the construction and IT fields, as well as his broad network, we aim to accelerate the penetration of our services into the construction industry and other sectors. Additionally, by sharing Mr. Tanabe’s worldview and work philosophy with our internal team, we intend to enhance our corporate value and accelerate business growth.
◾️Comments from Mr. Tanabe regarding future activities
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