Born in Great Falls, MT. Production executive who started out in American film as a transportation coordinator in the mid-1970s, then became a unit production manager in the early 1980s and moved into being an associate producer at Amblin Entertainment with *batteries not included (1987). Other notable producer/executive producer credits include BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY and RAIN MAN (co-producer) (both 1988), DAYS OF THUNDER (1990), HOOK (1991), JURASSIC PARK (1993), CASPER (1995), TWISTER (1996), THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (1997), VIEW FROM THE SWING (2000), THE OTHER SIDE OF HEAVEN (2001), MINORITY REPORT (2002), THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY LINGO (2003), and PLAYING WITH THE ENEMY (scheduled for 2008).  Best Picture of the Year 1993: SCHINDLER'S LIST - Producer at Amblin (w. Branko Lustig & Steven Spielberg) 1 nomination, 1 Award