Matte painter and special effects supervisor at ILM who entered American film with SAHARA (1983). Other notable credits include ALLAN QUARTERMAIN AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD (1986), NADINE, THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN, WHO'S THAT GIRL and MY DEMON LOVER (all 1987), RAIN MAN (1988), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, GHOSTBUSTERS II and THE ABYSS (all 1989), AKIRA KUROSAWA'S DREAMS (1990, also special effects supervisor), THE DOORS, BACKDRAFT, THE ROCKETEER, HOOK and BUGSY (all 1991), TOYS (1992), THE HUDSUCKER PROXY and WYATT EARP (both 1994), NIXON (1995), PLEASANTVILLE and ANTZ (both 1998), THE MUMMY and STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (both 1999), TO EASE THE LOSS (2001), STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002), THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (2004) and APCALYPTO (2006).  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1991: HOOK (w. Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup & Michael Lantieri) 1 nomination