GRAPHIC DESIGN, LETTERING, ILLUSTRATION ●
PHOTOGRAPHY ●
ETCETERA
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EXHIBITIONS
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PRESS
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SKILLS
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EDUCATION
GRAPHIC DESIGN, LETTERING, ILLUSTRATION |
DATE |
ROLE |
CLIENT / COMPANY |
NOTES /
EXAMPLES |
2013 - present |
Lettering,
Graphic Design
freelance |
Kodansha
distr:
Penguin Random House
New York NY |
Worked on the following series:
Akira
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Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night ●
Battle
Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle ●
Cat Diary: Yon & Mu ●
Complex Age (vol 1) ●
Die Wergelder ●
Forget Me Not ●
Ghost and Lady ●
Golosseum ●
Granblue Fantasy ●
Island in a Puddle ●
Land of the Lustrous ●
Livingstone ●
Magus of the Library (vol 1 & 2) ●
Maria the Virgin Witch ●
Ninja Slayer Kills ●
O Maidens in Your Savage Season ●
Penguin & House ●
Saiyuki ●
Sankarea
(vol 2
& up) ●
Real Account ●
Tales of Berseria ●
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Lettering examples can be found via the links above.
Design examples can be found in the
Design
gallery.
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2019 - present |
Lettering
freelance |
Vertical (later: Kodansha)
distr:
Penguin Random House
New York NY
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Blood on the Tracks ●
Bomba! ●
Skygrazer
Lettering examples can be found via the links above. |
2008 - present
(periodic) |
Lettering,
Graphic Design
freelance |
Last Gasp
San Francisco CA |
Worked on the following series:
Barefoot Gen ●
I Can't Forget the Bomb ●
I Saw It ●
The Strange Tale of Panorama Island ●
Tokyo Zombie
Design examples can be found via the links above.
Lettering examples can be found in the
Comics
gallery.
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2021- present |
Lettering
freelance |
MyFutprint
(Saturday AM)
Morrisville, NC |
Worked on the following series:
Clock Striker ●
Hammer ●
Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts ●
Oblivion Rouge (vol 2) ●
Saigami
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2021- present |
Lettering,
Graphic Design
freelance |
J-Novel Club
San Antonio, TX |
Worked on the following light novel series:
Making Magic ●
Prison Life is Easy for a Villainess
Worked on the following manga series:
The Saga of Lioncourt
(vol 1)
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2019 |
Graphic Design, Photography,
Illustration
volunteer |
Nagazasshi
Nagasaki JP |
I handled all the design, and much of the
photography for the free culture & entertainment
magazine Nagazasshi, for seven issues.
Design examples can be found
here.
|
2016 |
Lettering
freelance |
Stonebridge Press
Berkeley CA
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The Osamu Tezuka Story
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2005 - 2013 |
Lettering,
Graphic Design, Cofounding
volunteer passion project
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Same Hat!
San Francisco CA |
A
popular blog I founded with
Ryan Sands, focusing on underground Japanese pop
culture. The site still exists as an archive, but we
retired it. Funny enough, one of our posts became
a meme. |
2011 - 2012 |
Illustration, Photography
freelance
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Education.com
Redwood City CA |
Coloring pages, craft project photography |
Sep 2012 |
Graphic Design, Sign
Painting
volunteer
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Tsou's Place Restaurant
Temperance MI |
Friends of my family, after recovering from the recession that took their long-running first restaurant, started a new Chinese restaurant. I made two giant signs for them in exchange for some free food :-)
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2012 |
Lettering,
Graphic Design
freelance |
Digital Manga
Los Angeles |
Barbara (lettering, design for test cover)
Unico (lettered test pages, designed
test logo)
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Apr 2009 - Apr 2011 |
Graphic
Design
freelance |
Unvarnished / Honestly
San Francisco CA
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Design
for the website and accompanying materials. Examples can be found
here. |
Oct-Dec 2010 |
Graphic
Design
freelance |
Clearpoint Ventures
New York NY |
Design for investment decks. |
Aug-Nov 2010 |
Graphic
Design
freelance |
Maestro Market
San Francisco CA |
Design for investment decks.
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Jun-Dec 2010 |
Graphic
Design
freelance |
Sympoz
San Francisco CA |
Design
for the website and accompanying materials. |
2009 - 2010 |
Graphic
Design, Illustration
volunteer |
Youth in Decline
Los Angeles CA |
Electric Ant
vol 1 &
vol 2
(graphic design & illustration)
Prison for Bitches (an illustration)
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May 2007 - Oct 2008 |
Graphic
Design
full-time |
Spleak Media Network
San Francisco CA |
I handled all design work for this start-up. Examples can be found
here.
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Jan 2003 |
Graphic Design, Illustration
Status |
The Stanford Intermission
Palo Alto CA |
Cover designs for four issues. |
PHOTOGRAPHY |
DATE |
ROLE |
CLIENT / COMPANY |
NOTES /
EXAMPLES |
Aug 2012 |
Digital Tech, Photo Assist
freelance |
Cedar Faire
Sandusky OH, Vaughan ON
|
Ad campaign for Cedar Point and Canada's Wonderland amusement parks. Digital tech to
Sean Murphy. |
Mar 2012 |
Photo
Assist
freelance |
Chesapeake Energy
Canton OH
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Assistant to
Markku Lahdesmaki for an energy campaign. |
Dec 2010 - Dec 2011 |
Photography
freelance |
Seibei
Vallejo CA, Oakland CA |
Photography off a wide range of garments and
accessories. Examples can be seen
here.
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Jun-Nov 2011 |
Photography
full-time, seasonal |
Prestige Portraits
Hayward CA
|
High school senior photos for class of 2012. |
May 2011 |
Photography
freelance |
Babushka Designs
San Francisco CA
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Product photography examples can be found
here. |
Jan 2011, Jan 2009, Oct
& Jan 2007 |
Photo Assist, Photography
freelance |
Intersection Magazine
Detroit MI, Tokyo JP |
Assistant to Alex Freund
for a magazine photoshoot, then later to Yoshi Miyamasu
at the Tokyo Motor Show. Photography at Tokyo Motor Show and NAIAS
(x2).
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Feb 2010 |
Photo
Assist
freelance |
Lake Tahoe Visitor's Authority
Sausalito CA
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Lake Tahoe tourism ad campaign.
Assistant to
Sean Murphy. |
Jan 2010 |
Photography
freelance |
History Channel
Flight 33 Productions
Los Angeles CA
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Photography at "Always Christmas" in Lake Orion Michigan for an episode of
Life After People. |
Jul 2009 |
Photography
freelance |
Venus Zine
San Francisco CA
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Concert photography of
Blonde Redhead and
Azure Ray. |
Jan 2009 |
Photography
freelance |
Designer's Night
Detroit MI
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Photography for an automotive design industry party. |
Jan 2009 |
Photography
freelance |
The Luckiest Guy Alive
Detroit MI
|
Photography for a documentary about
automotive designer and painter Camilo Pardo. |
Sep-Oct 2008 |
Photography
freelance |
Infectious
San Francisco CA
|
Product photography examples can be found
here. |
Dec 2007, Jul 2007,
Jun 2006 |
Photography,
Illustration
freelance |
Pish Posh Records
San Francisco CA
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Photography for an album by
All Teeth &
Knuckles and illustration
for a
label showcase compilation CD. |
Mar-Jul 2007, Dec 2003 - Aug 2004
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Photography
full-time |
Trader Publications
Hayward CA, Columbus OH |
Photography for
Auto Trader, Truck Trader, Cycle Trader, and other magazines. I also worked the booth at car shows. |
Jun 2005 - May 2007 |
Photo Issue Room Clerk
full-time |
Academy of Art University
San Francisco CA |
Rental and light repair of photography
equipment. I also worked in the photo studios, maintaining equipment and helping students with technical questions.
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Jul 2006 |
Photography
freelance |
Aritao Records
San Francisco CA
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Photography for an album by Such Broken Glass. |
Sep 2004 - Jan 2005, Sep 2002 - Apr 2003 |
Photo Lab Assistant
part-time |
Center for Visual Arts
University of Toledo
Toledo OH
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Maintenance of film developing and printing equipment, as well as opening & closing the studio and darkrooms. |
Jan 2005 |
Photography
freelance |
Co-Ed Magazine
Hoboken NJ
|
Photography of musician Zachary Allen Starkey.
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Jan 2005 |
Photography,
Video
freelance |
The Digital Empire
Columbus OH
|
Concert photography and video. |
Mar 2003 |
Photography
freelance |
The Ohio Theatre
Toledo OH
|
Photography of the venue and performances, for a flyer. |
Feb 2003 |
Photography
freelance |
Messiah Lutheran Church
Toledo OH
|
Photography of the venue. |
Jun 2002 |
Photography
freelance |
The PB Army
Toledo OH |
Concert photography. |
ETCETERA |
DATE |
ROLE |
CLIENT / COMPANY |
NOTES /
EXAMPLES |
Jan 2013 - Dec 2015
(2 years, 11 months) |
Assistant Language Teacher
full-time |
Nagasaki Board of Education
JET Program
Nagasaki, Japan |
My major
accomplishment was editing, designing, and
illustrating the Hello English Picture
Dictionary.
Illustration examples can be found in the
Illustration gallery and
design examples in the the
Design gallery. |
Oct 2012 - Dec 2012 |
Personal Assistant
freelance |
Tenth & Hudson
Los Angeles CA |
Text |
Nov 2012 - Dec 2012 |
Street
Casting
freelance |
Armstrong Casting
Los Angeles CA |
Street casting around LA for an ad campaign for
Philips headphones. |
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS |
DATE |
EVENT |
VENUE |
NOTES |
Oct 2009 |
Alternative
Press Expo 2009
Comic convention |
Concourse Exhibition Center
San Francisco CA |
Blog post:
before event |
Sep 2009 |
Off the Wall
Juried group exhibition |
Space Gallery
San Francisco CA |
Blog posts:
before event,
after event |
Jul 2009 |
Beyond Recognition
Juried group exhibition |
Space Gallery
San Francisco CA |
Blog posts:
before event,
after event |
Dec 2008 |
CPOPpor2nity
Juried group exhibition |
C-Pop Gallery
Detroit MI |
Blog posts:
before event,
after event |
Nov 2008 |
Alternative
Press Expo 2008
Comic convention |
Concourse Exhibition Center
San Francisco CA |
Blog post: before event |
Apr 2007 |
Alternative
Press Expo 2007
Comic convention |
Concourse Exhibition Center
San Francisco CA |
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Apr 2006 |
Alternative
Press Expo 2006
Comic convention |
Concourse Exhibition Center
San Francisco CA |
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Jul 2003 |
85th Annual Toledo Area Artists Show
Juried group exhibition |
Toledo Art Museum
Toledo OH |
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Apr 2003 |
Visual Narratives
Juried group exhibition |
Clement Gallery
Toledo OH |
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Jan 2003 |
University of Toledo Student Art Exhibition
Juried group exhibition |
UT Center for Visual Arts Gallery
Toledo OH |
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May 2002 |
DesigNation
Runway fashion show |
Stanford University
Palo Alto CA |
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Apr 2002 |
An Art Affair
Juried group exhibition |
Stanford University
Palo Alto CA |
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Jun 1998 |
untitled solo show
solo show |
The Forum
Monroe MI |
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SPECIAL SKILLS & GEAR |
PHOTOGRAPHY
Proficiency with the following camera types: digital & film 35mm SLR, digital Hasselblad medium format, film 4x5 view camera. Operation of strobe kits (Profoto, Broncolor, Norman, Speedotron, Visatec, and Dynalite) and tungsten lights. Operation of Chimera rail-mounted overhead light bank. Operation and cleaning of Hope C-41 roller transport print processor. Operation and cleaning of Jobo C-41 tank and reel processor. Experience with alternative processes: Van Dyke brown, Kodalith, Cyanotype, etc. Hand-processing of T-Max film and 4x5 sheet film, stop-motion animation.
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GEAR
Canon 70D (D-SLR),
Canon 30D (D-SLR), Canon Powershot D30 (waterproof), Pentax ZX-M (film SLR), Sigma 10-20mm 1.4 wide angle
lens, Canon 18-135mm lens, Canon 28-135mm lens,
Canon 50mm 1.8 lens, Canon Speedlite 480EX II, Yongnuo
YN560-II, Profoto 1200 strobe pack (w/ three heads, softbox, umbrellas, grids, beauty dish), Smith-Victor tungsten lights, Wacom Cintiq
13HD, Wacom Intuous.
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SOFTWARE
Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photo Paint, Adobe
Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Microsoft Expression & Front Page, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Sony Soundforge, Goldwave, Ableton
Live
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LANGUAGE
Native English speaker. Intermediate Japanese ability (better at
speaking than reading/writing) |
EDUCATION |
DATE |
LOCATION |
INFO |
1998-2004 |
University of Toledo
Toledo OH |
BA
(Major: Art w/ emphasis on photography. Minor: Japanese.)
Two summer study abroad programs to Japan with internships at Kakamigahara city hall and at two elementary schools.
Graduated in 2003, and took one more class in 2004,
for personal edification. |
2005-2007 |
Academy of Art
San Francisco CA |
I
wasn't an enrolled student there, but while I worked at
Academy of Art, I was able to take advantage of the
perk of taking one free class per semester. To fill
in some gaps in my skills, I
attended photography classes for vehicle, food, and
set lighting. |
References available upon request. If you need
a pdf or doc version of my resume, please
let me know.
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