He has written episodes of television series such as Harsh Realm, The X-Files, CSI: Miami, Lost, and Day Break.
Maeda joined the crew of Lost as a supervising producer and writer for the series second season in 2005.
Maeda and the Lost writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons.
[2] The writing staff were nominated for the award again at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons.
[4][5] He also served as executive producer and showrunner for Syfy's Helix.