Experience

• Creative Director at Luxstack

  Tokyo

  January 2013 - January 2014

  • Developed brand image and designed UI and UX assets for use in retail software packages
  
  • Serviced tier one luxury brands including Adidas Global, Coach Japan, and Prada
  
  • Reported directly to CEO and CFO on all brand R&D and image-based projects

• Art Director at Manicworks

  United States of America

  January 2004 - January 2005

  • Created the manga-comic hybrid title MANIC which sold over 10,000 copies nationwide
  
  • Worked with the Directors of Production, Marketing, and Foreign Licensing
  
  • Maintained quality in compliance with all US and Japanese publishing regulations

• Background Artist at Kodansha

  Tokyo, Japan

  January 2000 - January 2004

  • Served as assistant to manga artist Hitoshi Ariga (Magazine-Z, The Big O, Rockman)
  
  • Penciled, inked, and screen toned comic book pages for nation-wide distribution
  
  • Acquired an in-depth understanding of the Japanese publishing industry
  
  • Assisted in translation from Japanese to English for publishing