About Me
Flying over Mount Rainier National Park in a prop plane.
As a remote Visualization Supervisor and Animator based in Washington State, I oversee creative teams for film, advertising, VR, series, and theme park ride projects. I have headed visualization for films such as Jordan Peele's Nope and Disney's Cruella and as Animation Lead where my team and I won an Emmy for Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers. In addition to my on-set experience, I have remotely supervised many pre and post-production projects, delivering the needed quality while meeting deadlines.
Prior to the film industry, I worked as an animator in the games industry for over seven years, shipping nine titles, many at AAA level. This included my time as Senior Animator at Rockstar Games - San Diego, where during that time our Red Dead Redemption team won the industry award for "Game of the Year."
Before my professional career, I honed my skills as a fine artist and later branched out to explore computer graphics and animation as my curiosity grew for other mediums. My artist's eye always guides my work, along with over twenty years of professional animation experience and deep passion for storytelling. Working as a Visualization Supervisor allows me to combine my expertise in these areas with a love for collaborative productions. I believe that great art is achieved through teamwork, and know how to leverage my knowledge to support the visions of others to build things that have never been seen before.
In my spare time, I enjoy being with my wife and children, reading nonfiction to deepen my knowledge of storytelling, film, and visual art, and I also hike and play pickleball and tennis. Each school year, I volunteer as an art docent to teach children how to express themselves visually, and attend career fairs to help older teens better understand what careers are out there if they decide to pursue the amazing and challenging fields of animation, games, or filmmaking.
Prior to the film industry, I worked as an animator in the games industry for over seven years, shipping nine titles, many at AAA level. This included my time as Senior Animator at Rockstar Games - San Diego, where during that time our Red Dead Redemption team won the industry award for "Game of the Year."
Before my professional career, I honed my skills as a fine artist and later branched out to explore computer graphics and animation as my curiosity grew for other mediums. My artist's eye always guides my work, along with over twenty years of professional animation experience and deep passion for storytelling. Working as a Visualization Supervisor allows me to combine my expertise in these areas with a love for collaborative productions. I believe that great art is achieved through teamwork, and know how to leverage my knowledge to support the visions of others to build things that have never been seen before.
In my spare time, I enjoy being with my wife and children, reading nonfiction to deepen my knowledge of storytelling, film, and visual art, and I also hike and play pickleball and tennis. Each school year, I volunteer as an art docent to teach children how to express themselves visually, and attend career fairs to help older teens better understand what careers are out there if they decide to pursue the amazing and challenging fields of animation, games, or filmmaking.
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With Animation Mentor founders Shawn Kelly (left) and Carlos Baena (right) at Siggraph.
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At the entrance of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences building, where my childhood friend Sean and I saw the crew screening of Marvel's The Avengers in 2012. It was my first screen credit.
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Just a fun Easter egg: that's me and my dog (giving me a kiss) at Mount Rainier in a Fisher-Price magazine ad at three years old.
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