Brain Zoo Studios                                                           January 2006 – Present
Visual Effects Supervisor, Art Director

As Visual Effects Supervisor and Art Director, I am responsible for the look and execution of digital content for both the Game Trailer/Cinematic and Commercial Divisions of the studio.

Digital Tools: Autodesk Maya, XSI|Softimage, After Effects, PFTrack, RealViz Matchmover and ImageModeler, Lightwave 3D

Game Trailers

Lost Planet, 2006 (Visual Effects Supervisor/Art Director – BZS)
Untold Legends, 2006 (Visual Effects Supervisor/Art Director - BZS)
Steel Horizons, 2006 (Visual Effects Supervisor/Art Director - BZS)

Commercials

Lego Star Wars, 2006 (Visual Effects Supervisor/Art Director – BZS)

SW Digital (a division of Stan Winston Studio) January 2002 – December 2005
Visual Effects Supervisor, Executive Producer

As an Executive Producer and a Visual Effects Supervisor at the studio, I was responsible for the growth and operation of the digital division where I also supervised Visual Effects for Feature Films and Special Venue Projects

Digital Tools: XSI|Softimage, Digital Fusion, PFTrack, RealViz Matchmover and ImageModeler, Lightwave 3D

October 1995 – October 2001
Feature Films:

Eight Below, 2006 (Visual Effects Supervisor – SW Digital)
Fantastic Four, 2005 (Visual Effects Supervisor - SW Digital)
Zathura, 2005 (Digital Character Previsualization/Design)
SkyCaptain and the World of Tomorrow, 2004 (Visual Effects Supervisor – SW Digital)
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam, 2004 (Visual Effects Supervisor – SW Digital)
Cat in the Hat, 2003 (Visual Effects Supervisor – SW Digital)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, 2003 (Digital Artist/Character Design – SW Digital)
Trakk: Humanity’s Last Hope (Digital Effects Supervisor – SW Digital)
Lake Placid
Experience Music Project (EMP)
Red Corner
Titanic
Fifth Element
Island of Dr. Moreau
Chain Reaction

Special Venue
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library “Ghosts of the Library, Lincoln’s Eyes”, 2003 (VFX Supervisor – SW Digital)

Digital Domain October 1995 – October 2001
Visual Effects Supervisor, Performance Capture Supervisor
 
Supervised Visual Effects for both the Feature Film and Commercial Divisions
Supervised and managed the Performance Capture Department
Digital Tools: ALIAS Maya, Lightwave 3D, Softimage 3D, DD’s Nuke and Track

Feature Films

Commercials

*Silver Clio Award for Visual Effects (2001)

Special Venue

Experience Music Project – EMP (2000)

Boss Film Studios                                                October 1990 – October 1995
Head of Integration (CGI), Chief Engineer, Design Engineer

Real-Time Motion Capture, 3-D Camera/Object Tracking, 3-D Set Digitizing,
Motion-Control Integration, Digital Imaging, Optical Design, Design Engineering
Digital Tools: WAVEFRONT, ALIAS, Softimage|3D, Design in CAD/CAM (Cadkey)

October 1990 - 1995

Feature Films

Commercials

Ride Films
The Legend of Noah (Showscan)
Journey to Technopia (Iwerks)

MastersFX
Animatronic design and fabrication, Prosthetic Leg extensions (Patent-Pending)
May 1990-September 1990, April 1992

Feature Films:
The Resurrected
The Howling VI
Look Who's Talking

Television:
Tales From The Crypt (HBO, FOX)

Education: Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering; May 1990