EDUCATION

• Master of Arts, Media Production - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
  • One-year intensive program focusing on the technical, theoretical and business aspects of excellent media production in Canada
  • Research interests: participatory fan cultures
    
    
• Bachelor of Arts, Communication Major - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
  • Multidisciplinary media and cultural studies program
  • Concentration in media analysis and production
    
    

SPECIALIZED SKILLS

• Digital Video Production
  • Operation of miniDV and DigiBeta cameras; thorough knowledge of studio lighting techniques; proficient with Apple Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Adobe AfterEffects
    
    
• Audio Production
  • Thorough knowledge of recording processes and soundscape design theory; proficient with DigiDesign ProTools, Apple Soundtrack Pro
    
    
• Graphic Design
  • Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark Xpress
    
    
• Language Proficiency
  • Fluent in English and Japanese (speaking, reading and writing)
    
    

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Guru Studio - Production Coordinator (”Justin Time”)
  • 2009 - present
    
• Ocean Productions Inc. - Producer
  • 2006 - 2010
• Chalk Media Corp. - Video Production Intern
  • 2006
• Concentric Creative Media (self-employed) - Freelance Multimedia Artist
  • 2005 - 2006
• London Drugs Ltd. - Photo Specialist
  • 2002 - 2005
    
    

PRODUCTION CREDITS

• Black Lagoon (Animated series, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• Black Lagoon (Behind-the-scenes DVD extras)
  • Interviewer, Camera Operator
• Death Note (Animated series, English version)
  • Associate Producer, Story Editor
• Death Note (Behind-the-scenes DVD extras)
  • Interviewer, Camera Operator
• Death Note & Death Note: The Last Name (Live action features, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• Galaxy Express 999 - The Stars Are A Time Machine (IMAX Animated feature, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex: Individual Eleven (Animated special, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man (Animated special, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• .hack//ROOTS (Animated series, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• Leaving Mundania (47 min. Documentary)
  • Producer, Director, Camera Operator, Editor
• Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture (Animated feature, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• Silent Möbius II (Animated feature, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• Toward the Terra (Animated series, English version)
  • Associate Producer
• Toward the Terra: Interview With Keiko Takemiya, Original Author (DVD extra)
  • Producer, Interviewer, Editor