EDUCATION     

• University of Washington   Seattle, WA
  BFA Degree in Visual Communication Design
  Attended 2002-2006. Graduated 2006.
• Punahou School   Honolulu, HI
  Graduated 2002 with Honors
• Waialae Japanese Language School   Honolulu, HI
  Attended 1989-1999
  Graduated 1999 with Honors

EXPERIENCE     

• Microsoft Mobile and Embedded Device Experiece (MEDX) Group   Redmond, WA
  Graphic Designer. Work collaboratively to design and create graphical assets for mobile device operating systems and UI. Evaluate usability of mobile device UI and hardware designs. June 2007-Present
• Push Design   Seattle, WA
  Junior graphic designer. Designed corporate identities, printed materials (multi-page documents, mailers, exhibit booth, advertisements), websites and related web materials (code and aesthetics). Feb 2007-May 2007
• Xeriton Corporation   Sammamish, WA
  Contracted graphic designer. Designed corporate identities, websites (code and aesthetics), web graphics including advertisements and icons, and software UI. Aug 2006-Feb 2007
• Nick Kaars Associates, Inc. Designers & Signage Consultants   Honolulu, HI
  Internship. Assisted in designing wayfinding signage, spec sheets, and on-location site surveying. Jun-Sept. 2004.
• Committee Organizing Rape Education at UW   Seattle, WA
  Designed print and poster materials for multiple campus campaigns and events. Dec 2005-Jun 2006.
• Hui Hoaloha 'Ulana: The Hawaii Club at UW   Seattle, WA
  Designed club website and promotional campaign (flyers, poster, website) for annual luau. Also served as historian providing photographic documentation for club events. Sept 2003-Aug2006.
• 1101 Cafe at UW   Seattle, WA
  Student coordinator. Supervised and managed human resources and student employees. Responsibilities also included preparing food, meals, dining facilities, and handling cash transactions. Sept 2004-May 2006.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE     

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe PDF
• Adobe ImageReady

• Adobe/Macromedia Flash 8
• Adobe/Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
• HTML, XHTML
• CSS
• Microsoft Office

PERSONAL     

• Travel
  Rome, Italy. Study abroad design program for four weeks in Sept. 2005
  Tokyo, Japan. Homestay and study abroad program for six weeks in the summer of 2000.
• Interests
  Cinema, comic book collecting, illustration, trying new foods and subsequently devouring them. Cooking using a fusion of Asian and Italian culinary techniques and ingredients. Finding the perfect bowl of saimin. To learn more about me, please read my Profile.

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