As a Visual Effects Supervisor,
I have designed and directed
some notable magical productions
for movies, tv, and musical performances.
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My career paths in
Visual Effects, Virtual Production,
and Digital Humans
have been driven by the joy of
interconnecting emerging technologies
and design concepts
to create inventive content.

I enjoy conjuring moments of visual glee.
I particularly like making sense of complexity,
and navigating ambiguity with
creative experience, instinct, and perseverance.
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I have been nominated for an Oscar three times,
most recently for my work on Kong: Skull Island,
and have won twice
both Oscar and BAFTA awards 
for my contributions to Avatar and Forrest Gump.

Over the last 17 years, I have been one of the
industry leaders in Virtual Production and the
persistent drive toward realtime visual effects
and more believable digital characters.
My focus has been on capturing and
faithfully reproducing famed personas
in original performances (not deepfakes!),
including musicians
Michael Jackson and the band ABBA.
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During this time, I have established and managed
two VFX production companies as Chief Creative Officer,
and a new production office of 60+ within a large VFX vendor.
I have also hired and managed software development teams
to modernize production workflows
by building a decentralized cloud-first production pipeline,
and by leveraging machine learning tools for
efficient construction of facial rigs.
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I'm a conscientious,
hands-on computer graphics geek
with solid interpersonal skills,
and often work on the studio-side
as much as I do embedded on 
the vendor-side of a production.
I am just as skilled working directly with Production,  
guiding storyboards, pre-viz, and leading teams on-set,
as I am constructing breakdowns, budgets,
and directing large in-house crews of artists
through complex asset builds,
animations, lighting, and
final composites.
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I am an active member of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
and the Directors Guild of America.

When not making pretty pictures,
I can be found bombing down hills on my mountain bike,
and learning to become a Master Gardener.

Here is a PDF of my resume.
For a quick view of my work experience, scroll down.
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