Special effects supervisor who entered American film in 1983 with THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS and D.C. CAB. Other notable (non-nominated) credits include BREWSTER'S MILLIONS and FRIGHT NIGHT (both 1985), STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986), THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1987), AVALON (1990), BUGSY (1991), TOYS (1992), BLOWN AWAY and THE SPECIALIST (both 1994), THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (1995), VOLCANO (1997), GODZILLA and SOLDIER (both 1998), BLUE STREAK (1999), THE CELL and LOST SOULS (both 2000), IMPOSTOR (2002), ANGER MANAGEMENT, THE MATRIX RELOADED and PETER PAN (all 2003), THE STANDARD V.15 and MEET THE FOCKERS (both 2004), FLIGHTPLAN (2005), MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND and CHARLOTTE'S WEB (both 2006), NEXT and RUSH HOUR 3 (both 2007), and SPEED RACER (scheduled for 2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1991: BACKDRAFT (w. Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall & Scott Farrar)  Best Achievement in Visual Effects 1996: INDEPENDENCE DAY (w. Volker Engel, Douglas Smith & Joseph Viskocil) 2 nominations, 1 Award