
Founder, Firewatching Media, LLC
Japan

Founder, Firewatching Media, LLC
Japan
Marketing Executive and Entrepreneur. Innovator in automated technology to promote global brand presence through online channels.
Experience at one successful startup, currently launching new venture focused on:
Web Production - Innovative web production and intellectual property development. Producer of Gridjit.com.
Digital Strategy - Global marketing solutions for innovators and early adopters within Fortune 500 / Topix 100 / Nikkei 225 companies who share an interest in media mix optimization and online / offline marketing integration.
Marketing Technology - Technology-driven, automated solutions for enterprises who need a scalable, pragmatic approach to managing their global marketing campaigns across multiple channels (SEO / SEM / Display / Mobile, etc.)
Specific interests in new media, journalism, entertainment, and finance.
Global interactive marketing automation and optimization, Japan, Enterprise SEM / SEO, web analytics expertise (HBX, Omniture SiteCatalyst, Google Analytics), custom search and text analytics technology development, product strategy and development.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2008 — Present (6 months)
Firewatching Media is a web production, digital strategy and marketing technology firm.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2006 — February 2008 (2 years 1 month)
Head of Product Development and QA operations. Built engineering group from the ground up to a team of 20 architects and engineers.
(Entertainment industry)
February 2005 — January 2006 (1 year)
Traveled around the world for almost a year.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; DOCX; Computer Software industry)
February 2003 — February 2005 (2 years 1 month)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 2001 — January 2003 (1 year 8 months)
Marketing, Data Mining, Finance, Photography, Spanish 2003 — 2007
B.S., Computer Science, 1999 — 2001
B.A., Japanese, 1994 — 1999
Japanese 1997 — 1998
travel, startups, investing, outdoors, music, politics