EDUCATION

1987-1990 BS in Industrial Design, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena

1985-1987 AA in Theatre, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena

EMPLOYMENT

 

1990-1994 Studio X, design firm in San Francisco

1994-1996 Teacher- Art Center college of Design, Vevey, Switzerland

1996-2001 Toy Designer/Sculptor, Jakks Pacific

1997-2001 Toy Designer/Sculptor, Mattel

1998-2000 Concept designer/Illustrator, BMW advanced concepts division

1999-2000 Concept designer/Illustrator- Men in Black The ride

2000-2001 Concept designer/Illustrator- Minority Report

2001-2001 Concept designer/Illustrator- Planet of the Apes

2002-2002 Concept designer/Illustrator- Superman

2003-2003 Concept designer/Illustrator, Rhythm and Hues- X Men 2

2004-2005 Concept designer/Illustrator- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

2005-2005 Art Director Toyota-Tech Commercial

2006-2006 Concept designer/Illustrator, Rhythm and Hues-  X Men 3

2005-2007 Lead Creature Supervisor and Illustrator- Avatar- James Cameron

2007-2007 Art Director/Effects Designer- The Hulk- Louis Leterrier

2006-2007 Lead Creature Designer- Cloverfield -JJ Abrams

2007-2007 Creature/Character Designer, Digital Sculptor- Watchmen- Zach Snyder

2007-2008 Lead Creature/Character Designer, Star Trek- JJ Abrams

2008-2009 Lead Creature Designer- Piranha 3

2008-2009 Character Designer, Specialty Costume Designer, Prop Design- Tron 2

 

Ongoing: Teacher- Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California

Ongoing: Teacher- Gnomon School of Visual effects

QUALIFICATIONS

I am well versed in most traditional and digital media. I also have an extensive background in fabrication- from props to steel tooling/production in Asia, from traditional physical creature effects to digital output processes.