I moved to Austin, Texas in 1990 from Haleiwa, Hawaii (don't ask…) I worked as a jock (radio DJ) in Austin for almost ten years and as a traffic/weather reporter (at a Westwood One company) for three. I had two separate radio jobs and five aliases (on 6 different stations) for awhile- that kept me busy 7 days-a-week. I am now co-owner of a hydrogeologic consulting firm based in Austin, TX, and a Japanese major at the University of Texas at Austin, where I intend to pursue a Ph.D.

My career as a DJ began in the early 90's at the Austin affiliate of the now-defunct, kick-ass, nationwide, hard-rock station, Z-Rock. Z-Rock gave me the chance to create, produce and host my own thrash program, " Hard, Fast n' Nasty." Gawd, I loved that radio station! R.I.P. Z-Rock <sigh>

After Z-Rock, I had the honor of working for the legendary LBJS Broadcasting "family" (93.7FM) as a B-Team Jock. KLBJ is now owned by Emmis (or however the f*ck you spell it) Broadcasting, a company that has since fired almost all of my DJ colleague friends. >:|

I left KLBJ in 2002 to work for Austin's classic rock station, Z102, but I checked out of the "Ego Motel" (tee-hee) in 2003.

I re-joined the U.S. Navy in 2002 as a Journalist, and I attend the University of Texas full-time as an Asian Studies/Japanese major.