EDUCATION: University
of Southern California, School of Fine Arts, 1985-89, B.F.A.
Pasadena Art Center, 3D computer modeling using Alias software
on Silicon Graphic machines, 1995
SKILLS:
Computer Aided Design
Mechanical Design
Machining
Member S.A.G. Puppeteer
Puppeteering
Suit Performance
Mechanical Fabrication
Electronics
Model Building
Show Control Programming
Show Control Systems
Computer Graphics
PADI Certified Diver
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Men In Black II- Rick Baker's Cinovation Studios Inc., 2001
Creature Effects: Designing and building aliens for the up coming film.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
FILM:
Beer Money- Beer Money Productions,Masters FX, 2000
Creature Effects:
Supervised and built animatronic alien head.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered eyes on "Greenie" alien character.
Say it isnt so- Conundrum Productions, Film Illusions, 2000
Creature Effects:
Built an animatronic walking cow.
Me, Myself, and Irene- Conundrum Productions, Film Illusions, 1999
Creature Effects:
Built an animatronic cow head.
MonkeyBone- MonkeyBone Productions, Film Illusions, 1999
Creature Effects:
Built animatronic heads and full body suits.
Bicentennial Man - Bicentennial Man Productions, XFX, 1999
Creature Effects:
Built animatronic head for robot suit.
Idle Hands - Devils
Work Productions, Cannom Creations, 1998
Creature Effects:
Built lip mechanism for RC "Pnub" head.
Jack Frost - Warner
Brothers, Jim Henson Creature Shop LA, 1997
Creature Effects:
Designed and built eye mechanisms for animatronic snowman head.
Mighty Joe Young
- Walt Disney Productions, Cinovation Studios Inc., 1997
Electronic Effects:
Rewired radios for waldo inputs.
Dr. Dolittle - Walt
Disney Productions, Jim Henson Creature Shop LA, 1997
Creature Effects:
Designed and built walking dog rig.
George of the Jungle
- Walt Disney Productions, Jim Henson Creature Shop LA, 1996
Creature Effects:
Designed and built "Tookie bird ", snake, and lion arms.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
"Tookie bird" and snake puppets.
Warriors of Virtue
- Law Brothers Productions, Alterian Studios, 1994 to 1996
Creature Effects:
Mechanical designer and electronic lead of animatronic animal heads.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
lip synch for "Lai" a kangaroo character.
Suit Performer: Performed
" Chilla " a chimp character.
Legend of Galgameth -
Sheen Productions, Alterian studios, 1994-1995
Creature Effects:
Supervised design and fabrication of mechanical dinosaur heads.
Life form - Invader
Productions, Alterian Studios, 1994
Creature Effects:
Supervised the build of mechanical alien puppet.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
cable controlled alien and marionette alien.
Suit Performer: Performed
alien for pick-up shots.
Born to be Wild -
Warner Bros., Alterian Studios, 1994
Creature Effects:
Supervised design and fabrication of mechanical gorilla heads.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
radio-controlled gorilla heads.
Suit Performer: Performed
background gorilla.
Stargate - BYFG Productions,
Flix FX, 1993
Model Builder: Built
mechanical pyramid.
The Addams Family
- Paramount Pictures, David Miller Studio, 1991
Creature Effects: Retrofitted
mechanical "Thing" hand and wagon.
Puppeteer: Drove
the "Thing" wagon.
Alien3 - 20th Century
Fox, Amalgamated Dynamics Inc., 1991
Creature Effects:
Fabricated computer controlled mechanical human "Bishop" head.
Beethoven - Universal
Pictures, Peter Knowlton Special Effects, 1991
Creature Effects:
Fabricated cable and radio controlled "Beethoven" the dog.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
mechanical dog.
There's Something In
My Attic - Ted Abenheim, Ronin SPFX, 1989
Creature Effects:
Fabricated foam creature suit and radio controlled head.
The Blob - Tri Star
Pictures, Lyle Conway, 1988
Creature Effects:
Maintained and slime wrangled blob.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
blob and mechanical tentacles.
Monster Under The Bed
- Kurgpold Productions, Ronin SPFX, 1987
Creature Effects: Fabricated
mechanical hand.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
creature hand.
TELEVISION:
Friends
- Bright, Krane, and Kauffman, Film Illusions, 2000
Creature Effects: Built robot cop character.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered radio-controlled robot.
Kingslys Forest
- The Character Shop, 1999
Puppeteer: Preformed lip sync on lion character.
Wake Up America
- Strike A Match Productions, XFX, 1999
Creature Effects: Built animatronic puppet heads.
Seaquest DSV "Dream Weaver"
- Amblin, Alterian Studios, 1995
Creature Effects: Supervised
the build of mechanical alien head.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
radio-controlled alien head.
Dinosaurs - Walt
Disney Productions, Jim Henson Productions, 1991-1993
Creature Effects: Rebuilt
and maintained mechanical dinosaur heads.
COMMERCIALS:
Bud Frogs Commercial
- Brentwood Productions, Film Illusions, 2000
Creature Effects: Built three oversized frogs.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered frog doing "The Wave".
Skol Beer Alien Commercial (3 spots)
- Zero Films, Anatomorphex, 1999
Creature Effects: Built animatronic alien head.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered radio-controlled alien head.
Coca Cola Crow Commercial
-Big Eye Films, Anatomorphex, 1999
Creature Effects: Built
crow puppet.
Texaco Oil Commercial
-Reactor Films, The Character Shop, 1998
Creature Effects: Built
scaled up rod puppet of a deep sea eel.
Spyro Video Game Commercial
- Stiefel, The Character Shop, 1998
Creature Effects: Built
lip mechanism for RC "Toasty the sheep" head.
Konica Camera Commercial
- Dayo Productions, Anatomorphex, 1998
Creature Effects:
Rebuilt 1/4 scale great white shark puppet.
Konica Camera Commercial
- Dayo Productions, The Character Shop, 1998
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
otter floating in the ocean.
KFC Chicken Sandwich
Commercial - Capos Films, The Character Shop, 1998
Creature Effects: Built
chicken hand and rod puppets.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
"Bus Driver" chicken.
Combat Roach Traps Commercial
-Shelter Films, FlixFX, 1998
Creature Effects:
Built Grim Reaper skeleton arm extensions.
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
skeleton hands and feet .
Bud Bowl V Commercial - Budweiser, Boss Films, 1993
Mechanical Effects: Designed and built mechanized claw that crushes a TV set.
Energizer Bunny Commercial - Limelight Commercials, Jim Henson Productions, 1993
Creature Effects: On-set mechanic for King Kong suit.
Cool Whip Commercial
- Steve Johnson, XFX INC., 1988
Puppeteer: Puppeteered
mechanized cow.
THEME PARK:
Fantastic Puroland -
Sanrio, Landmark Entertainment Group, 1990
Show Control Specialist:
Wired and programmed animatronic figures and special effectsfor theme park
in Japan.
Ghostbusters Show -
Universal Studios Florida, Landmark Entertainment Group, 1990
Mechanical Animator:
Retrofitted and installed animatronic figures.
Fantastic Puroland
- Sanrio, Landmark Entertainment Group, 1989
Model Builder: Fabricated
scale model of central village.
Ghostbusters Show -
Universal Studios Florida, Landmark Entertainment Group, 1989
Mechanical Animator:
Fabricated animatronic ghost figures.
Caesar's Palace -
Joe Hoffman, Ronin SPFX, 1987
Model Builder: Fabricated
model of Roman warship and chariot race.
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Battle Bots - Battle Bots Inc., Team Sinister, 1999-2000
Robot Warrior:
Designed, built and operated the robot "Ronin" for combat as a member of Team Sinister.
Mattel Toy Fairs- Mattel Inc., Chaos Inc., 2000-2001
Control Effects:
Installed show control racks, AV gear and demonstration
computers for toy galleries at New York Toy Fair 2000-2001,
Tucson Toy Fair 2001, summer Pre Toy Fair 2000, and E3 2000.
Mattel Inc.- Creative Services, 1998-2001
C.A.D.:
Drafted gallery space for New York Toy Fair 1999-2001,
Tucson Toy Fair 2001, summer Pre Toy Fair 2000,and E3 2000
Whale Exhibit - Pacific
Science Center, Film Illusions Inc., 1998
Creature Effects:
rebuilt full size animatronic killer whale.
Chuck Wood - David
Strassman, Jim Henson Creature Shop LA, 1997
Creature Effects:
Supervised, designed, and built animatronic ventriloquist puppet.
Chuck Wood - David
Strassman, Ronin SPFX, 1997
Electronic
Effects: Designed and built radio box to interface with a computer
control system.
Robot Wars - Robot Wars tm.
, 1994-1997
Robot Warrior:
Designed, built and operated robots for combat as a member of Team Sinister.
Forest Technologies Trade
Show Booth - Joe Hoffman, Ronin SPFX, 1996
Creature Effects: Supervised
and built animatronic owl, chipmunk, and woodpecker.
Action Max - Worlds
Of Wonder, Joe Hoffman, 1987
Model Builder: Fabricated
space ships for video game.
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