ABOUT ME
I'm a bilingual project manager with 18 years of experience living and working in the United States. Born in Hawaii and raised in Japan, I've always carried multiple worlds inside me — and I've learned to make that an advantage.
With a background in both design and business, I specialize in bridging the two: turning abstract ideas into practical plans, bringing clarity to complexity, and making cross-cultural projects move forward.
My background spans event operations, content program management, and design project management — always bringing structure and clarity to complex, cross-cultural environments.
My ultimate goal is simple — make the end user happy. And the best way to get there is to help the team work with less stress and more clarity. That's where I come in.
I thrive in ambiguity, turn things into action, and get things done.
Why Project Management?
I'm a bilingual project manager with 18 years of experience living and working in the United States. Born in Hawaii and raised in Japan, I've always carried multiple worlds inside me — and I've learned to make that an advantage.
With a background in both design and business, I specialize in bridging the two: turning abstract ideas into practical plans, bringing clarity to complexity, and making cross-cultural projects move forward.
My background spans event operations, content program management, and design project management — always in environments where the playbook didn't exist yet.
My ultimate goal is simple — make the end user happy. And the best way to get there is to help the team work with less stress and more clarity. That's where I come in.
I thrive in ambiguity, turn things into action, and get things done.
Outside of work
I'm a mom to a son. Most weekends are taken up by his activities — but sometimes I get to sneak in my own interests, like dragging him to art exhibitions and calling it quality time. And honestly? He seems to enjoy it too!
And if I'm lucky enough to carve out some time for myself, you'll find me at a coffee shop with nothing to do but think, or filling a few pages in my journal. A slow walk somewhere green. A short stand-up comedy clip that makes me giggle.
100 Things I Love and Would Love to Try
Coffee · Autumn in Chicago, It's beautiful · Laufey · Mango · Notebooks from MUJI · Porco Rosso · Chia seed pudding · Stranger Things · "I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often." — Brian Tracy · Pink & Orange Color Combo · South Coast Botanic Garden · HONNE · Chicken Nanban from Otoya · Central Park · Candles · Kombucha (Not the Japanese 昆布茶, but the fermented one) · Pop Art · Yuki Kawamura 河村勇輝, nothing but respect for him · Kitchen-equipped hotels · Soba · Sézane · Mt. Fuji · Leenda Dong, Why is she so funny? · Quiet time before my son wakes up · LA Lakers · 100-yen shops · Condé Nast Traveler · A slow walk in nature · Josh Johnson · Ocean's 8 · Spanish Tapas · Yamanakako · Mel Robbins · Pho · "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." — Van Gogh · Farm Rio · Nihondaira · Phil Hanley, his crowd work is amazing · Mexican food · Clear blue skies · Boden · The Alhambra in Granada · Gina from Porco Rosso · The Morning Service at Komeda（コメダ珈琲）· Tashkent's Chorsu Bazaar in Uzbekistan · White Out Correction tape · Yayoi Kusama · Journaling · LA Dodgers · Ginger Root · Dim sum with a group of people · Willson Park · The Chit Show · The Christmas Time in New York · Yellow · Jordan Howlett, wonder how many glasses he owns or has thrown so far · Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom & Honey · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind · Rent the Runway · Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art · ぼくはイエローで、ホワイトで、ちょっとブルー · Blue ocean · Rui Hachimura 八村塁, the black samurai · Roadside fruit & vegetable stands 野菜と果物の無人スタンド · Hakone · Stand-up comedy · Salted kelp (塩昆布) · Sparkling wine · Hole in a wall type of Restaurant · Marrakech · Common (Rapper) · Sabrina Carpenter · Eleanor Roosevelt · Fly fishing in Montana · Andy Warhol · Roy Lichtenstein · Coffee shop moments · Trader Joe's · Afternoon tea · Cake for a cheat day · Treehouse · Travel to Johannesburg to see my cousin · Essential Clothing from UNIQLO · Sunglasses with prescription · Mai Uchida · Poke · Cheese, any kind of cheese, especially white cheddar · Quiet Early Morning before my son wakes up · A cheap Bic pen · Shingenmouchi (信玄餅) · Colorful Sticky Notes
