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STORYBOARD ARTIST    
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Hamster and Gretel - (Disney TV)        2021-2022
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Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous - (DreamWorks/Netflix)       2019-2020

Green Eggs and Ham - (Warner Bros. Animation)        2018-2019

The Lego Movie the sequel - (WAG)     2017

Norm of the North 4 -  (Splash Entertainment)     2017  
                                                                                                                                         
​Tumble Leaf - season Four - Storyboard Director (Bix Pix Ent./Amazon)     2017

Mariah Cary's All I Want for Christmas is You - (Splash Ent./Universal)     2016-2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Season Two (Marvel/Disney)     2016

Tumble Leaf - season THREE - Storyboard Director (Bix Pix Ent./Amazon)     2016

The REAL Toothfairy (Splash Entertainment.)     2016

Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel/Disney)     2015

Moonlight Story Time  - Co-Director (Bix Pix Ent./HMH)          2015

Tumble Leaf - season TWO  - Storyboard Director  (Bix Pix Ent./Amazon)             2015

OLDZILLA (Original Force feature)         2015

QQ Speed (Original Force feature)         2014-2015

Tumble Leaf - season ONE - Storyboard Director  (Bix Pix Ent./Amazon)             2013-2014

Rick and Morty Series (Starburns Industries/Adult Swim)             2013

Sheriff Callie's Wild West (WildBrain/Disney)             2012-2013

How to Train Your Dragon Series - season ONE  (WildBrain/Dreamworks)             2011-2012

Rick and Morty Pilot (Cartoon Network/ 23D Films)            2011

Zhu Zhu Pets 3 -The Dark Zhu (Mike Young Prod.)             2011

Adventures of Sam Sandwich (Disney Channel/ Wholesome)          2011

Brain Surge 3 (Nick/ Stone & Co.)            2010-2011

Pixie Previews (Disney Toons)             2010

Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games (Disney Toons)            2010

Disney Consumer Products (Tron, Mickey Mouse, Cars, Phineas and Ferb, and Handy Manny)           2010

Lionelville (Mike Young Prod.)             2009

Goode Family (Starz/ Film Roman)               2008

Twisted Whiskers, Bratz, and Casper (Mike Young Prod.)            2007-2008

Holidaze (Stop-Motion Special, Bix Pix Ent.)            2006

Finley the Fire Engine (BBC/Kickstart Ent.)             2005

Nearing Grace (feature, Rick Rosenthal Dir., White Water Films)          2004

Into The Blue (Action feature, John Stockwell Dir., MGM/Sony)           2004

Mayor Jewelry (Commercial, Avion Film Productions)             2004

Dale Earnhart Jr. (Commercial, Budweiser)               2004

Lumin (short, Trikonis)              2003

King’s Highway - Director of Photography/Editor (Drama feature, MainRidge/R. Johnson)              2002

The Corridor - Director (short film, Outsider Productions)            2002

The Mind’s Eye - Director/Director of Photography (short film, MainRidge Productions)             2002

Spiders (Music Video, System of a Down)              2001

Rugrats (Animated TV Series, Klasky Csupo, Inc.)                2000-2002

Rocket Power (Animated TV Series, Klasky Csupo, Inc.)   2000-2002

The Rock (Action feature, Alterian Studios Inc.)            1996

Flash Gordon (Sci Fi / Action, Alterian Inc. / Mandelay)           1995

Warriors of Virtue (short test, Alterian Inc.)            1995

Lifeform - Production Designer (Horror feature, Alterian/Stargate Prod.)             1994

Kissing Judas - Director (Drama feature, Residivism Pictures)             1992

DIRECTOR

Moonlight Story Time   (Bix Pix Ent./HMH)           2015

The Corridor  (Short) Outsider Productions                2002

Mind’s Eye   (Short) MainRidge Productions               2002

 “Slave” The Vow   (Music Video)Full Circle Entertainment               1998

Warriors of Virtue    (Film Test) Alterian Studios, Inc.               1995

Kissing Judas     (Feature) Recidivism Pictures               1992

“News 6”    (PBS Weekly Educational Program) WBGU TV27           1990-1992


ANIMATIC EDITOR ASSISTANT 

Proud Family (animated series, Disney/Hyperion)           1993  


DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY &  EDITOR

The Corridor (Short) Outsider Productions          2002

Mind’s Eye (Short) MainRidge Productions      2002

King’s Highway (Feature) Ryan Johnson Productions         2001-2002


EDITOR

Up For Rent (Feature, Pendulum Pictures)          2004


ASSISTANT EDITOR

Corrupt (Feature, Fillmwerks Digital,)          1999   


CREATURE EFFECTS DESIGNER and SPECIAL PROPS and MINIATURES

Alterian Studios Inc.             1993-1998
          Illustration and Designing creatures for special make-up effects.
Contact
Batman and Robin
Bean
Three Kings
There's Something About Mary
The Rock
Stir Of Echoes
T2 3D
Warriors of Virtue
Mortal Kombat 2
Civil Action
Passion in the Desert
Tank Girl
Lord of Illusion
Born to be Wild
Bonechillers
Galgameth
Hulk
Flash Gordon
High School High
Sleepy Hollow (test)
The Jetsons
Bug Busters


PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Life Form   (Science Fiction Feature) Mark Baker Dir.               1994
                       Alterian / Stargate Productions 



THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR FILMS

Associate Producer & Art Director/Designer and Cover Artist
The 23rd Annual Saturn Awards               1996-1997



EDUCATION  

Bowling Green State University, OH               1992

Received Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio-Television-Film 

(Film Concentration) with a support field of Visual Communication 

Technology (Photography).
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