Graduated from Doshisha University Theology Department in 1998. While in university, played soccer on Japan's national soccer team and won a gold medal in the 2001 East Asian Soccer Tournament. Obtained Master's Degree from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Joined NTT Docomo in 2004, started up a Hawaii-based business in 2005, then came to the US to work at a start-up company in 2006. The company closed in 2006 during the Lehman Brothers crisis. Started working at NTTi3 in 2009 and then joined Splunk, Inc. Currently, a senior software engineer at Splunk, Inc., and have been with the company since 2012.