Visual effects supervisor who entered American film as a lab technician at ILM for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980). Other notable credits include optical photography for DRAGONSLAYER (1981), POLTERGEIST (1982), RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), THE NEVERENDING STORY, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, GHOST BUSTERS and STARMAN (all 1984), COCOON and YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (both 1985), BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA and HOWARD THE DUCK (both 1986), THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1987) and CADDYSHACK II (1988); as executive in charge of post-production for BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II and ALWAYS (both 1989), THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III and DIE HARD 2 (all 1990), BACKDRAFT, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY and HOOK (all 1991) and DEATH BECOMES HER (1994); as visual effects supervisor for SPACE JAM (1996), HARD RAIN and SOLDIER (both 1998), ALMOST FAMOUS (2000), CATS & DOGS (2001, also assoc. prod.), and CATWOMAN (2004, also assoc. prod.). Jones was executive producer for HAPPY FEET (2006) and the upcoming ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH at Rainmaker Animation (scheduled for 2009).  Best Achievement in Visual Effects 1988: WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (w. Ken Ralston, Richard Williams & George Gibbs) 1 nomination, 1 Award