Work History
 

Freelance - Los Angeles, CA

VFX supervisor - 2013-present

  • VFX supervision on numerous television commercials for various clients including Turtle Beach and Angry Birds
  • On set supervision on many commercials

The Ant Farm - Los Angeles, CA

VFX supervisor - 2012-2013

  • Helped establish visual effects department and color/workflow pipelines
  • VFX supervision on numerous television commercials for various clients including Turtle Beach and Angry Birds
  • On set supervision on many commercials

King and Country - Santa Monica, CA

VFX supervisor - 2010-2012

  • Created visual effects department and pipelines. Managed all productions in that department
  • VFX supervision on numerous television commercials for various clients including Motel 6, Marathon Oil, and Ford.
  • On set supervision on many commercials

RIOT/method studios - Santa Monica, CA

VFX/CG supervisor - 2005-2009

  • VFX/CG supervision on numerous commercials for clients including Disney, Dodge, Target, Kraft, Nutrigrain, Sony and Gillette.
  • On set supervision on many commercials

Cafe FX - Santa Monica, CA

DFX/CG Supervisor - 2004-2005

  • DFX supervisor on “Memoirs of a Geisha” including help filming elements with feature production team.
  • CG supervisor on Martin Scorsese's “The Aviator”.
  • 3D animation and compositing on numerous commercials.

Creo Collective - Santa Monica, CA

CG Supervisor - 2003-2004

  • CG supervision on commercials and music videos.
  • Clients include Microsoft, Volvo, Sprint, Celine Dion, Shania Twain and N.E.R.D.

Barbed Wire FX - Santa Monica, CA

Co-Founder - 2001-2003

  • Visual effects supervision of numerous commercials and music videos.
  • Responsible for marketing, sales and business operations.

Rhythm & Hues -Los Angeles, CA

Character Animator - 2001

  • Character animation on Nintendo ad for “Legend of Zelda”

Digital Domain - Venice, CA

Digital Artist - 2000

  • Worked with director David Fincher on a series of Nike ads for the 2000 Olympics.
  • Lead digital artist on American Express Blue and Frito Lay ads.

Station X Studios - Santa Monica, CA

CG Supervisor - 1998-2000

  • Pre-vis supervision on feature film.
  • CG Supervisor on numerous commercials and made-for-TV movies

Cafe FX (formerly Computer Cafe) - Santa Maria, CA

Digital Artist - 1996-1998

  • 3D animation and compositing on numerous commercials and feature films.

Michigan State University Cable Television - East Lansing, MI

Digital Artist - 1993-1995

  • 2D graphic design for cable channel.
  • 3D animation

 

Education
 

Michigan State University

BA in Telecommunication Media Arts
Graduated 1995, magna cum laude

 

 

Credit List
 

Feature Films

Captain America 2 (2014)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Sin City (2005)
The Aviator (2004)
Keys of Life (2003)
Comandante (2003)
Minority Report (2002)
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Dogma (1999)
Mutiny (1999)
NetForce (1999)
Chairman of the Board (1998)
Flubber (1997)
Wishmaster (1997)

 

Commercial Clients

Adobe
American Express
Angry Birds
Budweiser
Burger King
C&A
Chevrolet
Disney
Dodge
Dr. Pepper
Electronic Arts
Expedia.com
Farmers Insurance
Ford
Franklin Templeton
Frito-Lay
Fox Sports Net
Gillette
Haagen-Dazs
Hulu.com
Kraft
Marathon
Microsoft
Motel 6
MGM
Nike
Nintendo
Northrop Grumman
Nutrigrain
PlayStation
Sony
Sprint
Skyy
Taylor Made
Target
Toshiba
TheLadders.com
Turtle Beach
Volvo
Wild Bean Cafe