1979: Born in Redwood City, CA
2001: Graduated from Willamette University with BA in Japanese Language and English Literature.
2001: Relocated to Japan to work.
2003: Enrolled in UC Berkeley Japanese Literature PhD program.
2006: Received MA in Japanese Literature from UC Berkeley.

• 1997-2001: Willamette University, Salem, OR
  BA, English and Japanese Studies
  Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
  Department Honors (English, Japanese Studies)
• 2003-2006: University of California, Berkeley, CA
  MA, Japanese Literature and Culture.
• Awards:
  College Honors, English and Japanese departments (WU)
  Bernice Jackson Hoffman Chinese/Japanese Award (WU)
  Helen Yeomans Luther Scholarship (WU)
  Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Scholarship (WU)
  AEIJ Japanese Government Scholarship (WU)
  UC Berkeley Regents Fellowship (UC)
  

• 2001: translation, video game Cubivore (Atlus)
  
• 2002: author, Kuusou Eigo Dokuhon (Media Factory)
  
• 2003: composition and recording, "Senjo no Demaemochi" Sountrack (Boctok)
  
• 2004: translation, John Symmetry (Laputa)
  
• 2004: composition and recording, Platinum Movie (Platinum Melody)
  
• 2005: translation, narration and recording "Ambient Intelligence Project THE WORLD OF MUSHROOMS" (NTT)
  
• 2005: narration and recording, Tanaka Tanao Ten DVD (Kuromatsu Books)
  
• 2005: market research, BASSETT
  
• 2005: narration and recording, Baka CG no Shinjitsu (Uplink)
  
• 2006: author, Dirty Japanese (Ulysses Press)
  
• 2006: narration and recording, Baka CG no Shinjitsu 2 (Uplink)