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RESUME / CV
 
 

GRAPHIC DESIGN, LETTERING, ILLUSTRATION  ●  PHOTOGRAPHY  ●  ETCETERA  ●  EXHIBITIONS  ●  PRESS  ●  SKILLS  ●  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  ●  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.
 
2019 - present Lettering
freelance
Vertical (later: Kodansha)
distr: Penguin Random House
New York NY
 
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.
 
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
 
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)
 
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
 
The Osamu Tezuka Story
 
2005 - 2013 Lettering, Graphic Design, Cofounding
volunteer passion project
 
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
 
Education.com
Redwood City CA
Coloring pages, craft project photography
Sep 2012 Graphic Design, Sign Painting
volunteer
 
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 :-)
 
2012 Lettering, Graphic Design
freelance
Digital Manga
Los Angeles
Barbara (lettering, design for test cover)
Unico
(lettered test pages, designed test logo)
 
Apr 2009 - Apr 2011 Graphic Design
freelance
Unvarnished / Honestly
San Francisco CA
 
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.
 
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)
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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).
 
Feb 2010 Photo Assist
freelance
Lake Tahoe Visitor's Authority
Sausalito CA
 
Lake Tahoe tourism ad campaign. Assistant to Sean Murphy.
Jan 2010 Photography
freelance
History Channel
Flight 33 Productions
Los Angeles CA
 
Photography at "Always Christmas" in Lake Orion Michigan for an episode of Life After People.
Jul 2009 Photography
freelance
Venus Zine
San Francisco CA
 
Concert photography of Blonde Redhead and Azure Ray.
Jan 2009 Photography
freelance
Designer's Night
Detroit MI
 
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
 
Photography for an album by All Teeth & Knuckles and illustration for a label showcase compilation CD.
Mar-Jul 2007, Dec 2003 - Aug 2004
 
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.
 
Jul 2006 Photography
freelance
Aritao Records
San Francisco CA
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
Apr 2006 Alternative Press Expo 2006
Comic convention
Concourse Exhibition Center
San Francisco CA
 
Jul 2003 85th Annual Toledo Area Artists Show
Juried group exhibition
Toledo Art Museum
Toledo OH
 
Apr 2003 Visual Narratives
Juried group exhibition
Clement Gallery
Toledo OH
 
Jan 2003 University of Toledo Student Art Exhibition
Juried group exhibition
UT Center for Visual Arts Gallery
Toledo OH
 
May 2002 DesigNation
Runway fashion show
Stanford University
Palo Alto CA
 
Apr 2002 An Art Affair
Juried group exhibition
Stanford University
Palo Alto CA
 
Jun 1998 untitled solo show
solo show
The Forum
Monroe MI
 


PRESS & ARTICLES
DATE SITE / PUBLICATION LINK
May 12, 2020 Monkeys Fighting Robots Longbox Legends: JUNJI ITO’S CAT DIARY: YON & MU – Cats From Hell  (comics)
Dec 7, 2019 Twitter Letterer Sara Linsley's informative thread showcasing my work on Land of the Lustrous  (comics)
May 11, 2010 CBR "Lady Gaga gets the altcomix treatment in Prison for Bitches"  (illustrated-photography)
Oct 2, 2009 io9 "The Shiniest Stories on io9 Last Week"  (illustrated-photography, same as below)
Sep 28, 2009 io9 "The Guy Who Makes All His Friends Dress Up As Broken Robot Dolls"  (illustrated-photography)
Mar 31, 2007 Comix Talk "Head Trips"  (interview about the Same Hat blog)


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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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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