Born in Berkeley, CA; educated at Cal Arts. Animation supervisor and rotoscope artist/supervisor at ILM. Notable credits include HOWARD THE DUCK (1986), INNERSPACE (1987), CADDYSHACK II and COCOON: THE RETURN (both 1988), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, GHOSTBUSTERS II and BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (all 1989), THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO, BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III and GHOST (all 1990), SWITCH, BACKDRAFT, THE ROCKETEER, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY and HOOK (all 1991), DEATH BECOMES HER (1992), 101 DALMATIANS (1996), FLUBBER (1997), STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999), THE TIME MACHINE and MEN IN BLACK II (both 2002), and SON OF THE MASK (2005). Bertino directed the animated short film WORK IN PROGRESS (2000).  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1994: THE MASK (w. Scott Squires, Steve Williams & John Farhat) 1 nomination