誰「Who am I」:
I currently work for a prefectural board of education in Kyuushuu, Japan. I moved to Japan to pursue my dreams after working for a number of years as a systems analyst in the gray, gray, city of Pittsburgh. I speak English and Japanese. I also have a passion for photography.

I've been into photography for a few years. Because of previous work with graphic arts and technology it was something that I've taken to really fast.

I started AluminumStudios.com years ago in 2000 to serve as a home for music videos that I edited using scenes from Japanese animation (anime) and music (aka AMVs). I was quite well known for my anime music videos at anime conventions and did many panels and workshops at anime conventions between 2000 and 2005. In recent years though my interests have shifted and I've put my efforts into photography and Japanese langauge study and subsequently moved to Japan to experience the culture first hand. AMVs are no longer officially a part of this web site, however the original AMV pages are maintained here for historical reasons.