Born in Los Angeles, CA. Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1982). Sound designer and supervising sound editor who entered American film with FEAR CITY (1984). He was sound supervisor for the TV series "Miami Vice." Other notable film credits include HEARTBREAKERS (1984), VOLUNTEERS (1985), BROADCAST NEWS (1987), U2: RATTLE AND HUM and CLARA'S HEART (both 1988), TURNER & HOOCH and TANGO & CASH (both 1989), L.A. STORY, ONE GOOD COP and THE SUPER (all 1991), PURE COUNTRY and USED PEOPLE (both 1992), DENNIS THE MENACE and GRUMPY OLD MEN (both 1993), THE SPECIALIST (1994), HEAT (1995), THE ASSOCIATE (1996), GONE FISHIN' and FACE/OFF (both 1997), BULWORTH, THE NEGOTIATOR and BINGO (all 1998), SUPERNOVA and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II (both 2000), BLOW (2001), WE WERE SOLDIERS, WINDTALKERS, SOLITUDE and FRIDAY AFTER NEXT (all 2002), HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS, THE ITALIAN JOB, KILL BILL: VOL. 1 and THE LAST SAMURAI (all 2003), THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and THE ACT (both 2004), BE COOL, THE MAN and TWO FOR THE MONEY (all 2005), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III and BOBBY (both 2006), GOOD LUCK CHUCK and GONE BABY GONE (both 2007), and ADAM & EVELYN (2008, sound consultant).  Nominated for Achievement in Sound Effects Editing 1997: FACE/OFF (w. Per Hallberg) 1 nomination