Born in Redwood City, CA. Film editor who entered American film in the mid-1970s and established himself as one of the master editors of the action movie genre. Other notable credits (alone or in collaboration) include WOLFEN (1981), WEIRD SCIENCE (1985), BEVERLY HILLS COP II (1987), MIDNIGHT RUN (1988), REVENGE and DAYS OF THUNDER (both 1990), HUDSON HAWK and THE LAST BOY SCOUT (add'l editor) (both 1991), BATMAN RETURNS (1992), ED WOOD (1994), MARS ATTACKS! (1996), CON AIR (1997), ARMAGEDDON and ENEMY OF THE STATE (both 1998), SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999), GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000), PEARL HARBOR and PLANET OF THE APES (both 2001), xXx (2002), RADIO and BIG FISH (both 2003), MAN OF THE HOUSE, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and CORPSE BRIDE (all 2005), DEJA VU and ERAGON (both 2006), SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007), FRANKENWEENIE (scheduled for 2009), and ALICE IN WONDERLAND (scheduled for 2010).  Nominated for Film Editing 1986: TOP GUN (w. Billy Weber)  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 1995: CRIMSON TIDE 2 nominations