Born in Ann Arbor, MI. Visual effects supervisor who entered American film as an animation cameraman at ILM for INNERSPACE (1987). Other notable (non-nominated) screen vfx credits include THE ABYSS (1989, c.g. designer), THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990, assoc. vfx supervisor), SPACED INVADERS (1990), HUDSON HAWK and HOOK (both 1991), STAR TREK: GENERATIONS (1994), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (both 1996), the 1997 special edition of STAR WARS (1977, vfx supervisor & special editor), MISSION TO MARS (2000), STA WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005), and 5-25-77 (2007).  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1999: STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE (w. Dennis Muren, Scott Squires & Rob Coleman)  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 2002: STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES (w. Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman & Ben Snow)  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 2003: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (w. Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee)  Best Achievement in Visual Effects 2006: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (w. Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel and Allan Hall)  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 2007: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END (w. Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier) 5 nominations, 1 Award