Kaoru is a senior project manager for the Region of Waterloo’s Water Services Division, where he is primarily responsible for long-term planning of water and wastewater infrastructure.

Prior to the Region, Kaoru worked in many Middle East, Asia, and Caribbean countries as a water supply engineer.

He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering at the University of Waterloo and Kyoto University respectively.

Kaoru enjoys discussing career paths in the water sector through his volunteer work with the local chapter of the Professional Engineers Ontario and with the Ten Thousand Coffees initiative, run through his alma mater.