Chief model maker at Industrial Light and Magic who entered American film as a model builder for STAR WARS (1977). Other notable credits include THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980), RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and DRAGONSLAYER (both 1981), E.T.--THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL and POLTERGEIST (both 1982), RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984), *batteries not included (1987), CADDYSHACK II (1988), POLTERGEIST II and BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (both 1989), HOOK (1991), JURASSIC PARK (1993), STAR TREK: GENERATIONS (1994), IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1995), DAYLIGHT (1996), THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK and MEN IN BLACK (both 1997), STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999), SPACE COWBOYS (2000), A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE (2001), IMPOSTOR and STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES (both 2002), HULK and PETER PAN (both 2003), THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (both 2004), and STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH and WAR OF THE WORLDS (both 2005).  Visual Effects 1984: INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (w. Dennis Muren, George Gibbs & Michael McAlister) 1 nomination, 1 Award