Born in Osaka, Japan in 1955. Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Department of Design.
1979-1993: Member of Design Department of Toyota Motor Corporation(Aichi, Japan), exterior design for Corolla and Camry etc..
While working for Toyota (1985~1986: Studied abroad at ACCD, Transportation Design).
1994~2004: Design Department, Chrysler Corp, Exterior design of concept cars such as Chronos & Citadel, and the 2nd generation Dodge Viper.
2004-2014: Hyundai USA (California, USA), US Design Department, Design Manager for Tuscon, Sonata, Elantra & Genesis Coupe.
2014~2017: Creative Chief Designer, Global Design Center, Nissan Motor Co. Advance design development of production cars such as Altima & Sentra