Current Objectives
- Planner and consultant for bi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-modal computer service and product developments, also event productions.

Current Activities
- Hosting the Startup Forum, an international presentation event for tech business startups in Japan.
- Researching new trends in e-commerce, network security, computer graphics, virtual reality, interactive multimedia, computer networking & privacy issues in the networked society.
- Providing strategic planning, consulting & lectures on media technologies, for various clients including Dentsu Inc., Hakuhodo Inc. & Canon Inc. Expertised in network security, computer networking, interactive multimedia, computer graphics, virtual reality & stage production.
- Working journalist for magazines & books published in Japan, including Wired Japan, Asahi Personal Computing & Nikkei CG, also for Wired US.
- Providing English-Japanese translation service on computer technology and related subjects, for major publishers in Japan including Benesse, Shoeisha & Dohosha Publishing.
- Member of VeRGe (San Francisco Virtual Reality Education Foundation) and LA SIGGRAPH.
- Promoted the Interactive Brainwave Visual Analyzer (IBVA), a Macintosh computer based ElectroEncephaloGraph products, in USA & Japan since 1991.

Recent Highlight of Works
- Translated a web design book "HotWired Style", published by Digital Hollywood in 1998.
- Translated actor script for "Bliss.com" VRML demonstration, for Blitcom LLC & SGI in 1997.
- Translated 18000 words of MacOS8 documents for 1996 Apple developer's conference in Japan.
- Managed Internet multicasting of Ryuichi Sakamoto's Budokan concert in Tokyo in 1995.
- Exhibit of interactive brainwave artwork at SIGGRAPH 95.
- Mentor for Visual Programming & MIDI at SIGKids, as a part of SIGGRAPH 93 & 94.
- Technical manager for YMO Tokyo Dome concert production in June 1993.
- Rigging advisor for Cirque du Soleil Japan tour in 1992.
- Received recommendatory prize at ARTEC 89 international biennale in Nagoya in 1989.

Experiences and Backgrounds
- Knowledge of various computer architectures, OS basics & human computer interfaces.
- Knowledge of computer graphics, graphic art, sculpture, theatrical art (play, dance, butoh), stage lighting and musical acoustics (recording, sound composition & spatial audio).
- Experience of sound engineering in concert, recording & video production.
- Experience of stage & location based entertainment (LBE) design, construction, installation, operation, transportation & management on sound, lighting, rigging & special effects.
- Experience of analog/digital electronic circuit design, printed circuit board design and production, on professional audio, power control & C-MOS logics.
- Experience of 2D/3D CAD.
- Experience of programming in Forth language and Apple Script.
- Experience of softwares: MiniCAD, Photoshop, Infini-D, FilemakerPro, WriteNow, etc.

Work History
1997-present Research & consulting in network security, agent technology
1992-present Writer & Translator for magazines, books & technical materials
1990-present Research & consulting in VR, Computer Graphics & MultiMedia
1985-1991 Design & production of Computerized Moving Truss Systems
1984-1991 Design & installations of Themed Expos & LBEs
1979-1990 Design & production of Laser Displays & Stage Lighting Controllers
1978-1990 Design & production of Professional Audio Mixing Boards
1977-present President of Meta Sound Engineering

Planning & Consulting
- World Convention City web site, Dai Nihon Printing, 1998.
- Microsoft Music Explorer promotional event, Hakuhodo Inc., 1996.
- NTT pavilion planning for World Metropolitan Expo, Dentsu Inc., 1994.

Lectures
- Software Engineers Association, 1998
- Vantan Dennoh Intelligence College, 1998.
- "Vision Quest", Canon Inc., 1997.
- Tranomon Internet Workshop, Nihon Zaidan, 1996.

Research: conferences & technology art shows attended in the past
- Computers Freedom & Privacy (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000)
- ACM SIGGRAPH (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
- Autonomous Agent (98, 99)
- RSA Data Security Conference (97, 98, 99, 2000)
- Computer Security Institute, annual conference (98, 99)
- InfoWar Con (99)
- e-Gov (99)
- Entrust Secure Summit (99)
- InternetWorld (94)
- One ISP Con (96, 99)
- Be Developers Conference (96)
- NeXTWorld (92)
- JavaOne (96, 97)
- Object World (97)
- Earth to Avatars VRML Conference (96)
- Avatars 97 (97)
- WorldMovers VRML 2.0 Conference (97)
- Virtual Reality Universe (97)
- Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (95, 96, 97)
- CSUN Virtual Reality & Persons with Disabilities (93, 94, 95)
- CSUN Technology & Persons with Disabilities (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99)
- Interactive Media Festival (94, 95)
- Virtual Reality Conference (92, 93, 94)
- VRWorld (95)
- CyberArts (90, 91, 92)
- Verbum Digital Art Be-In (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
- MacWorld Expo (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
- DigitalWorld (94, 95)
- Morph's Outpost ArtTeco (94, 95)
- InterMedia (93, 94, 95)
- ShowBiz Expo (94, 95)
- Electronic Entertainment Expo (96)
- NewMedia Expo (92, 93, 95)
- Digital Video Silicon Valley (93)
- Comdex (92)
- Audio Engineering Society (94)
- WesCon (92)
- Lighting Dimensions International(88, 90, 91, 92)
- IAAPA (90)

Translations
- Oz Interactive Inc., Fluid3D web site, 1998.
- Digital Hollywood Publishing, web design book "HotWired Style" written by Jeffrey Veen of HotWired, 1998.
- WhoWhere? Inc., web site presentation, 1998.
- Silicon Graphics Inc. & Blitcom LLC, actor script for "Bliss.com" VRML demonstration, 1997.
- Infoseek Japan, technical manual, 1997.
- Shoeisha Inc., Apple Developers Conference Japan's 18000 words of MacOS8 technical material, 1996.
- Wired Japan, 1995 - 1996.
- Benesse Corp., part of a book "Internet English", 1995.
- Nissho Electronics Inc., "Informate" magazine, 1994.
- Dentsu Inc., 20000 words of research material, 1994.
- Dentsu Inc., "Monthly Advertising" magazine, 1994

Writings
- HotWired Japan, 1998 - present
- Wired Japan, by DDP Digital Publishing, 1994 - 1998.
- Asahi Personal Computing, by Asahi Shimbun, 1994 - present.
- Internet Magazine, by Impress, 1999.
- Digital Advisor, by Aspec, 1995 - 1998.
- Doors, by Asahi Shimbun, 1996 - 1997.
- Nikkei CG, by Nikkei BP, 1997.
- InterIT, by UPU, 1996 - 1997.
- Internet Ascii, by ASCII, 1997.
- A column for Yomiuri Newspaper, 1997.
- Digital Boy, by Mainichi Communications, 1996.
- Studio Voice, by INFAS, 1996.
- Part of a book "Cyber Revolution" by Daisan Shokan, 1995.
- Part of a book "Mutimediadas" by Yoyosha publishing, 1994.
- Quit magazine, by Rittor Music, 1993 - 1994.
- Sound & Recording Magazine, by Rittor Music, 1992.