Born in San Diego, CA. Animation supervisor and director who entered American television as animation director for "Gumby Adventures" (1988). He worked as a stop-motion technician on ROBOCOP 2 (1990). Other credits include "Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions" (1990, TV - animator), TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993, animation supervisor), JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (1996, pre-production animation supervisor), DINOSAUR (2000, director), KING KONG (2005, animation director), CHARLOTTE'S WEB (2006, animation supervisor), and CORALINE (scheduled for 2008, lead animator).  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1993: TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (w. Pete Kozachik, Ariel Velasco Shaw & Gordon Baker) 1 nomination