Jan moved to Japan in 1987 to attend animation school and later went on to work in the anime industry. After working at a number of animation studios in including Artland, Production IG and Atelier BWCA, she become an expert in many different aspects of animation production, such as cel painting, animating, backgrounds, camera and directing. Jan worked on shows like RikiOh 2, Locke the Superman (OVA), Shurato (OVA), Bubblegum Crash (OVA) and Tottoi (feature). She founded a new animation studio - TAO Corp. Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand. TAO did work on Moldiver, Diary of Mikan, Genocyber and SWAT Kats amongst others. In 1994, Jan moved into consulting work, freelancing for Cambridge Animation Systems, the developers of Animo (a computer assisted (2D) animation production system). Also in 1994, Jan co-founded GENESIS Digital Publishing Company with Izumi Matsumoto ( Kimagure Orange Road) where they created the best-selling Comic ON, a CD-ROM manga compendium in which Jan debuted as a manga artist. In 1999 Jan directed episodes of Susie-chan & Marvy (TV) and spent most of the year working on the development of original TV series projects. In 2000, she moved back to the USA to work at Celsys USA on the development of the next generation of the RETAS digital production system. Jan currently continues to develop original projects for television, OVA, music video and feature film release, music videos and commercials as well as translating manga. Most recently she has produced Voices for Peace, an album with vocals by popular voice actors, and founded Voices For, a non-profit charitable organization. ( www.voicesfor.org)

Jan has traveled extensively throughout Asia and the US teaching animation techniques and speaking at conventions. She has also written and co-written magazine articles and extensive training materials for cel painting, animation and computer animation. Jan is currently writing a memoir about her experiences and eclectic career over the last twenty years