|
|
||
|
The man behind the madness, in his natural environment.
|
Education: B.A., International Relations & Telecommunication, Michigan State University, 1986
Personal: Married. Two children and a third on the way. Lived in Japan for eighteen years, and continuously since 1991. Currently residing in the Nasu Highlands of northern Tochigi. Fluent in spoken and written Japanese.
Prior & Part-Time Professional Work:
- Worked for Japan's Kyowa Bank (later Asahi Bank, now Resona Bank). Credit officer/risk management systems development, 1986-1992
- Worked for Canada's Thomson Corporation (Tokyo-based financial reporter, 1992-1993)
- Translation and photography for the Aero Detail series of books on WWII aircraft (published by Dai-Nippon Kaiga).
- Worked freelance for numerous magazines, newspapers and game companies (1993-present)
- Writes an English-study column for Shukan ST (published by the Japan Times).
- Occasionally seen on Japanese TV
- Owner/President of HobbyLink Japan, Ltd.
- Company founded in September 1995 (incorporated January 1997)
- Now boss to 17 people, 11 Japanese and 6 non-Japanese.
- Annual sales of approx. $10 million USD (FY 2005).
- Building plastic models (no surprise)
- Aircraft, esp. WWII & modern carrier-based, and the photography thereof
- Computers (Macs only. "I don't do Windows")
- Video games, especially role-playing and simulations
- Scuba diving since summer 2000
- F1, sumo, hockey, golf and baseball
