education:

Jan. 1993 - Aug. 1995

Columbia College Chicago 4-year Bachelor of Arts in Computer Graphics and Film Techniques

work experience:

Jan. 2008 - Aug. 2008:

The Moving Picture Company, Vancouver, Canada lighting techincal director        project: Watchmen

Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2007:

entityFX North, Vancouver, Canada 3d supervisor        project: Smallville seasons 6 and 7

Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2006:

freelance work for: Locomotion, Düsseldorf, Germany 3d generalist        project: commercials Pictorion Das Werk, Berin, Germany matte painter, 3d generalist        project: commercials

Sept. 2005 - Nov. 2005:

Weta Digital Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand lighting technical director        project: King Kong

June 2005 - July 2005:

Locomotion, Düsseldorf, Germany on set supervisor, technical director        project: commercials

Nov. 2004 - April 2005:

The Moving Picture Company, London, England lighting TD        project: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

March 2003 - March 2004:

The Moving Picture Company, London, England modeller, texture painter, matte painter, lighting TD        projects: ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR                          TROY                          BIG FISH

Nov. 2001- Feb. 2003:

freelance work for: Cinesite (Europe) Ltd., London, England lighting technical director        project: DIE ANOTHER DAY The Moving Picture Company, London, England technical director (commercial department) Magicon, Munich, Germany model maker, suit performer        project: GEORGE AND THE DRAGON ARRI Digital Film, Munich, Germany technical director        projects: VERNEL (commercial)                          GERMANIKUS

July 1999 - Oct. 2001:

Das Werk München, Munich, Germany on set visual effects supervisor/ technical director        projects: FEAR DOT COM                          THE MUSKETEER                          STARHUNTER (TV series)                          TEA TATTOO (short)                          CATCHING THE STARS (Expo 2000)                          2001: A SPACE TRAVESTY                          OTTO - DER KATASTROFENFILM

Jan. 1999 - May 1999:

SZM Studios, (Pro Sieben Media AG), Munich, Germany CGI Supervisor        project: Arete "digital nature tools"

July 1998 - Nov. 1998:

Ikarion Software GmbH, Aachen, Germany modeller / technical director

Aug. 1995 - June 1998:

Cinesite Digital Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA computer animator / technical director        projects: ARMAGEDDON                          SPHERE                          THE TRUMAN SHOW                          THE POSTMAN                          ROCKETMAN                          DEVIL'S ADVOCATE                          AIR FORCE ONE                          HARD RAIN                          SPAWN                          BATMAN & ROBIN                          JERRY MAGUIRE                          SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW                          SPACE JAM                          FLIPPER

software experience:

Maya, Renderman, Photoshop, some Shake

References and demo reel available upon request.
For more information on the films listed above, visit the Internet Movie Data Base (imdb.com).