Aya Ikeda-Barry
Vancouver, Canada

Landed Immigrant Status
Languages: Japanese, English

Work Experience

October 2000-Present: Ikeda-Barry Creative Team
-freelance animation production
-projects for local and overseas companies
-on-line, screensaver and TV spec animation
-involved in all aspects of production from character design to final render

August-October 2000: Gaijins Co. Osaka, Japan, (6) 6615-1061
-animation, video post-production
-2D animation in Flash for online shopping service promotion
-video clean-up, editing and file management
-completed project-based contract on time

September 1996-Present: Furious Imports, Vancouver, BC (604) 876-5481
-Vice-President of small import/export company (character goods)
-in charge of overseas contacts and purchasing
-product research, sales consulting, order-filling, stock management

April 1991-September 1996: I. M. Service Osaka, Japan (722) 28-8191
-Director in Charge of General Affairs
-manager of support company for ob/gyn hospital
-managed hospital facilities, equipment and provisions
-inventory, bookkeeping, account management
-marketing and promotions director
-fire prevention/evacuation/safety planner
-staff events co-ordinator/facilitator
-left to pursue career and new life in Canada

Education

April 2000: Visual Effects Digital Animation Master's Diploma
Center for Digital Imaging and Sound, Burnaby, BC
Specialized in:
-Maya and SoftImage modelling and animation
-video compositing in DiscreetLogic *edit, *paint and *effect

May 1998: Graphic Design Diploma
Vancouver School Board, Vancouver, BC
Specialized in:
-graphic design, life drawing, sculpture, calligraphy, ad layout
-3D StudioMax, Quarkxpress

Sept 1997-Oct 1998: Graphics Courses
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Vancouver Community College
Vancouver Training Institute
Langara College
Specialized in:
-Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, Premiere
-desktop scanning, photography

May 1997: ESL Upper Intermediate
Dorset College, Vancouver, BC

March 1996 Japanese Language Instructor
YMCA Japanese Language School, Osaka, Japan

March 1991: B.A. Classical Japanese Literature
Tezukayama Gakuin University, Osaka, Japan

Licences and Certificates

-BC Driver's Licence
-National Japanese Librarian's Licence
-YMCA Instructor of Japanese Language
-Instructor of Japanese Flower Arrangement (Misho-Ryu)
-Japanese Fire Prevention Planning Certificate
-First Class Small Vessel Operator