Painted Backgrounds emulating classic Disney films for the 'Princess Dressup' property.
Author
Twilight Times Books
January 2012 - Present
Author of Young Adult Urban Fantasy 'The Nameless Prince.'
2012 SOLAS Award winner in the humor category for 'Best Travel Writing.'
Instructor
Art Center College of Design
January 1999 - Present
Have taught in the Entertainment Track for fifteen years: Background Painting, Visual Development, Character Design, Senior Project, Portfolio Lab, and Digital Landscape Painting.
Illustrator
Disney Interactive Media Group
April 2012 - August 2012
Designed environments for 'Pixie Hollow's' new APP 'Fashion Boutique.'
Animation Artist
Moonscoop
April 2011 - January 2012
Designed Backgrounds for the Zhu Zhu Pets feature.
Designer
Blue Sky Studios
May 2010 - September 2010
Created Designs for 'Ice Age:Continental Drift' and 'Leaf Men.'
Partner
Idle Hands Productions
2007 - 2009
Wrote and directed live action films
Visual Development Artist
Animation Lab
February 2008 - April 2008
Spent a month in Jerusalem designing for a CG Animated Feature, mainly producing Key Art.
Production Designer
Extra Large Technologies
February 2007 - August 2007
Production Designed CG Animated Feature for MGA
Concept Designer
Climax Studios
October 2005 - January 2006
Designed Characters for Silent Hill 5.
Background Painter and Visual Development
Walt Disney Animation Studios
1991 - 2002
Painted production backgrounds for Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Little Match Girl, and One by One. In the case of Lion King and Tarzan both, I spent 18 months doing Visual Development before moving into production.