From 2004 to 2008 I worked as a primary school teacher on the North Shore in New Zealand. From 2009 to 2012 I worked for HRDNZ (Moodle Partner) as an eLearning consultant. In 2011 I started work at Unitec Institute of Technology as web tools support, moved on to being an academic advisor with a focus on e-learning, until late 2015. In 2013 I also started working for Waitemata District Health Board as an instructional designer, and I am now working full time in this position.

I enjoy photography, iceskating, skiing, snowboarding, reading, writing, painting, sketching, running... and of course computers and eLearning!

1. The official translator for Mahara in Japanese since Jan. 19, 2008
2. Mahara Business Partner
3. The official translator for Moodle in Japanese since Nov. 21, 2002
4. Aikido 3rd Dan Black Belt
   
   

I like "Haiku" and my recent Haiku is ...

Japanese: Cafe no door wa hiraki haru wo miokuri
English: Cafe door open see off Springtime

Japanese: Usugurano ame ni torinaku banka kana
English: Darkish rain Twittering birds the end of summer

Japanese: Shunshou ya tokotoko tokotoko beagle ken
English: Spring vesper toddle along beagle dog

Japanese: Haru no yuu usumomoiro mo futebuteshi
English: Spring vesper faint pink audacious too

The theme of my life is "Being Open".
And my personal motto is "Is there any learning going on there?".

Mits