Visual effects co-supervisor at ILM who entered American film as a stage technician for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980). He continued to work as a stage technician and visual effects stage manager on such films as RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and DRAGONSLAYER (both 1981), E.T. -- THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL and POLTERGEIST (both 1982), RETURN OF THE JEDI (1993), INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984), COCOON and EXPLORERS (both 1985). He moved in production management of the visual effects unit for HOWARD THE DUCK and STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (both 1986), INNERSPACE (1987), CADDYSHACK II (1988), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, GHOSTBUSTERS II and ALWAYS (all 1989), JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO and DIE HARD 2 (both 1990), HUDSON HAWK, BACKDRAFT and HOOK (all 1991), THE HUDSUCKER PROXY and STAR TREK: GENERATIONS (both 1994), THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (1995), DAYLIGHT (1996), THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK and MEN IN BLACK (both 1997), SNAKE EYES (1998), WILD WILD WEST and GALAXY QUEST (both 1999), PEARL HARBOR (2001), MEN IN BLACK II and GANGS OF NEW YORK (both 2002), HULK (2003), SON OF THE MASK, WAR OF THE WORLDS and THE ISLAND (all 2005), and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT and LADY IN THE WATER (both 2006).  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 2001: PEARL HARBOR (w. John Frazier & Ben Snow) 1 nomination