Kumi is a creative technologist, currently working at R/GA Prototype Studio in New York. She’s worked on a wide range of projects for clients such as Nike, Fossil, Converse, L’Oreal, MasterCard, Samsung, Verizon, etc.

Kumi spends her typical day writing code, tinkering with new technologies and building prototypes. Originally from Tokyo, a New Yorker since 1991, she still visits Japan a few times a year to see her family and friends. She loves shopping electronic components in Akihabara Electric Town, where she feels like a kid in a candy store.