Visual effects supervisor who graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1977) and entered American film as an effects unit assistant camera for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980). Other notable (non-nominated) credits include DRAGONSLAYER (1981), E.T. -- THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982), RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), STARMAN (1984), HOWARD THE DUCK (1986), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989), DIE HARD 2 (1990), RUSH (1991), MR. BASEBALL (1992), DEMOLITION MAN and WRESTLING ERNEST HEMINGWAY (both 1993), THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (1994), WATERWORLD and GET SHORTY (both 1995), MATILDA and MICHAEL (both 1996), THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998), THIRTEEN DAYS (2000), RAT RACE and ALI (both 2001), ABANDON, ORANGE COUNTY and ROAD TO PERDITION (all 2002), ERAGON (2006), and SOUTH OF THE BORDER (scheduled for 2008).  Visual Effects 1984: INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (w. Dennis Muren, Lorne Peterson & George Gibbs)  Nominated for Visual Effects 1988: WILLOW (w. Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett & Chris Evans) 2 nominations, 1 Award