Education

-University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
School of Cinematic Arts -Division of Animation and Digital Arts MFA, May 2008 (expected)
-Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan
Division of Conceptual & Media Art BFA, March 2005

Classes Includes

-Special Topics Motion Capture -By Robert Zemeckis, Spring 2007
-Fundamental of Animation -By Tom Sito, Summer 2006

Job Experience

-Walt Disney short film Safety Smart Color Artist July-October 2007
Duck Studios, Los Angeles
-computer coloring for 2D character animation

-Theatrical Photographer 2003-2004
HLM Theatrical Troupe, Kyoto, Japan
-photographing background images for theatrical presentation

-Math, Science, and English Tutor 2002-2004
Meiko Gijuku School, Kyoto, Japan
-one-on-one sessions for junior high and high school students

Honors & Accomplishments

-Student Academy Awards Regional Finalist, 2008
-Autry Scholarship 2007-2008
-Cinema Circulus Scholarship 2007-2008
-Courtney Ross scholarship 2006-2007

Program Skills

-Systems: Windows PC and Mac
-Basic Maya 8.5, Softimage XSI 5.11, After Effects CS3, Shake 2.51, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator, Flash Pro 8, Dreamweaver MX, Premiere Pro 2.0, Final Cut Pro, html

Additional Skills & Activities

-Bilingual: Japanese and English
-Oxberry Camera and Optical Printer
-Piano: 6 years -Violin: 10 years
-Kung Fu: 2006 -Current