ASAHI EVENING NEWS, Tokyo, Japan. April 1995 -May 1997.
Page builder, Copy Editor. Design business, regional, sports news pages and Sunday Life community pages. Copy edit translations of Japanese language news articles. Write original stories on recreation, the Internet and environmental issues.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. Nov. 1992 - June 1994.
Mentor, Coordinator. Facilitated political science research projects of high school students. Contacted local and national human rights organizations and coordinated their displays at World Affairs Challenge culminating event.

Sept. 1993 - June 1994.
Graduate Research Assistant. Searched and summarized academic literature regarding public participation in technology policy decisions for Dr. Frank Laird.

THE DAILY YOMIURI, Tokyo, Japan. Feb. 1991 - July 1992.
Staff Writer, Editor. Copy edited translations of Japanese news articles. Edited international and Asia region news. Selected stories and photos, designed layout and prepared for publication. Wrote original articles and reviews.

Publicity officer for Tokyo PC Club, Tokyo Japan, 7/91-7/92. Prepared press releases for regular meetings and special events for Japan's first IBM-based computer user's club.

Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. Master of Arts (to be awarded June 1997) in comparative politics, technology and environmental policy and Japan.

University of California, San Diego. June 1988. Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, minors in communications and biology.
Semester in Japan with School for International Training. Feb. 1987 - July 1987.

Comfortable in public speaking, group leadership and organizing situations. Able to work well independently and in groups under severe time pressures. Computers: Quark Express, word processing, Internet. HTML. Mac and PC literate. Languages: Japanese - good. Spanish - fair.

Organized first annual International Jobs Fair, University of Denver. March 1993. The event attracted 50 organizations and more than 500 attendees.

Social Committee Chairman. Academic year 1993-1994. Administered a $4,000 entertainment budget, organized two major events and several smaller events throughout the year.

Travel, photography, scuba diving, computing and mountain biking.