Born in Los Angeles, CA; educated at Loyola Marymount University. Prolific sound re-recording mixer of almost 80 films who entered American film in the late 1980s (ENEMIES: A LOVE STORY, 1989) as a foley mixer. Notable (non-nominated) credits include INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1990), CITY SLICKERS (1991), HONEYMOON IN VEGAS and LOVE FIELD (both 1992), SOMMERSBY and LAST ACTION HERO (both 1993), TRUE LIES (1994), DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE and CUTTHROAT ISLAND (both 1995), BROKEN ARROW and THAT THING YOU DO! (both 1996), SELENA (1997), HOPE FLOATS and THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (both 1998), AMERICAN BEAUTY and STIGMATA (both 1999), VERTICAL LIMIT and WHAT WOMEN WANT (both 2000), THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ROAD TO PERDITION and SWEET HOME ALABAMA (all 2002), UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN and STUCK ON YOU (both 2003), THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY and THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (all 2004), LORDS OF DOGTOWN, HOSTEL, ZATHURA: A SPACE ADVENTURE, JUST FRIENDS and THE RINGER (all 2005), THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, AMERICAN GANGSTER and MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM (all 2007), and HOLE IN THE PAPER SKY (scheduled for 2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1993: CLIFFHANGER (w. Michael Minkler & Tim Cooney)  Best Achievement in Sound 1994: SPEED (w. Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow & David R.B. MacMillan)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1996: INDEPENDENCE DAY (w. Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton & Jeff Wexler)  Best Achievement in Sound 2000: GLADIATOR (w. Scott Millan & Ken Weston)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 2002: ROAD TO PERDITION (w. Scott Millan & John Patrick Pritchett)  Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2004: RAY (w. Greg Orloff, Scott Millan and Steve Cantamessa)  Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2006: DREAMGIRLS (w. Michael Minkler & Willie Burton) 7 nominations, 4 Awards