selection of works and experience

Backyard Baseball (Interactive) - Playground Productions

        Consultant/Art Direction

Lego Ninjago Dragons Rising (CG animated series) - Wildbrain Media

        Art Direction

Skeletor (animated series) - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios/Masters of the Universe

Visual development

Nurture (immersive learning media) - Nurture Studios

Advisor/Art Direction

DinoSquad (animated series) - Netflix/Kickstart

  Vehicle Designer - 2022

Doc McStuffins (animated short) - Disney/Stoopid Buddy

  Character Designer - 2022

Fortnite: TGIF (multimedia) - Stoopid Buddy/Epic Games

Visual development - 2022

Build it Buddies (CG animated series) - Netflix/Kickstart Productions

Co-Creator, Visual Development – 2022 

Mickey’s Christmas (stop motion animated) - Disney

Visual Development - 2021

Kaiju Kids (animated series) - Cartoon Network/Flying Rock

Showrunner, Creator, Visual Development – 2021 

Starship Sunrise (animated series) - Apple Studios/Flying Rock

Showrunner, Creator, Visual Development – 2021 

Santa Inc (HBOMax series) - Point Grey/Stoopid Buddies Studio

  Character Designer - 2021

Ultra City Smiths - (AMC series) Scott Conrad/Stupid Buddy Stoodios

Character Designer - 2021

Lego Ninjago (CG animated series) - Wildbrain Media

        Consultant/Art Direction – 2021

Micro-Mayhem (animated series) - Quibi/Stoopid Buddies Stoodios/Jon Favreau

 Visual Development, Designer, Story - 2019-2020

Stars of Akarios (OOM Games)

Illustrator - 2020

Rev & Roll CG animated series - DHX Media, Vancouver

        Art Director– 2017-2019

Hamsters In Infinite Space (game) - Rocketsnail

Illustrator - 2019

Wonderhunters (Feature Film) - Stoopid Buddies Stoodios

 Visual Development - 2018

Crittertech! (animated series) - Flying Rock

Creator, Visual Development– 2018

Maize and the Magic Dollhouse (animated series) - Scott & Julie Stewart/Alpha Toys

 Visual Development - 2018

Dojo Daycare (animated series) - Rainmaker/Dreamworks TVA

 Visual Development - 2018

Epic Snails (interactive) - Rocketsnail Games

Visual Development – 2017-2019 

The Chef Show (reality series) - Jon Favreau/Stoopid Buddies Stoodios

Concept Design – 2017

Destroy All Cable Monsters! (TV commercials) - Playstation Vue/Stoopid Buddies Stoodios

Creature Concept Design – 2017

Dust bunnies (interactive) - Rocketsnail Games

Art Direction, Visual Development, Asset Creation – 2017

Ghost Dojo (animated series) - Stoopid Buddies Stoodios

 Visual Development - 2016-2017

Mech Mice Book One (graphic novel) - Mech Mice Entertainment

Author, Illustrator  – 2016-2017

Mech Mice (boys action animated series, merchandise) – Mech Mice Entertainment/Playmates Toys/ Nelvana

Producer, Creative Director, Story Editor, Writer, Art Director – 2013-16

Kuroba (girls collectible game, animated content) – Sutikki/Bento Box

Story and Visual development – 2016

Wagon Pals (animated series, toys) - Oktobor Animation

Visual Development, CG-look development - 2016

T-Machines (series of TMNT toy commercials) – Oktobor Animation/Playmates Toys/Nickelodeon

Storyboard Artist, CG Modeler – 2014

Miles From Tomorrowland (animated series) - Disney Animation/Oktobor Animation

CG Look Development Art Director 2013

Dinotrux (broadcast children’s animated series) – Oktobor Animation/Dreamworks Television Animation

Concept Artist, Development and Pre-production Art Director – 2013

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (broadcast children’s animated series) – Oktobor Animation/Nickelodeon

CG Assets Producer – 2012-13

Taiwan-New Zealand International Exchange – (Diploma & Work Experience Certificate Program) – Oktobor Animation/Media Design School

Programme Director - 2010-13

Jinnrise (boys action animated series) - Jabal Entertainment

Series Development, Look Development – 2013

New Zealand Qualification Authority (UNITEC Masters Program in Creative Practice Evaluation)

Industry Advisor - 2013

NZ Screen Sector Formal Review (Ministry of Economic Development on Screen Sector Grants and Incentives) – CDC-Auckland

Industry Representative - 2012

Thunderbirds Are Go! (broadcast animated series) - Oktobor Animation for Pukeko Pictures

CG Look Development Art Director - 2012

Creative Digital Content Screen Sector Report (Auckland Digital Industry Report and Recommendations for the Ministry of Economic Development/Ministry of Culture) – CDC-Auckland

Author – 2012

How to Train Your Dragon: Riders of Berk (series opening) – Oktobor Animation

Producer – 2012

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (broadcast children’s animated series) – Oktobor Animation/Nickelodeon/Dreamworks Animation

Producer – 2012

Monster vs Aliens (broadcast children’s animated series) – Oktobor Animation/Nickelodeon

CG Assets Producer – 2012

Bright Stars Initiative (High Tech Youth Academy/Computer Clubhouse for Underserved Youth Mentor programme) – Oktobor Animation

Programme Creator – 2012

Mech Mice Tactics (interactive) – Oktobor Animation/ Hyper Hippo Games

Producer, Art Director, Concept Designer, Supervising Director – 2012-13

Robot and Monster: Best Friends Forever (broadcast children’s animated series) – Oktobor Animation/Nickelodeon

Producer, Head of Digital Assets – 2010-12

Penguins of Madagascar (broadcast children’s animated series) – Oktobor Animation/Nickelodeon

 Producer, Head of Digital Assets – 2010-12

Auckland Screen and Digital Content Strategy –(ATEED, Auckland City Council Led Screen and Digital Strategy for Ministry of Economic Development) – Oktobor Animation

Industry Representative - 2012

Fanboy and Chum Chum (broadcast children’s animated series) – Oktobor Animation/Nickelodeon

Producer, Head of Digital Assets – 2010-11

Animation College NZ - (Bachelors Degree of Character Animation, level 7 program)

Curriculum Consultant- 2012

Oktobor Animation In-Service (Professional Development and Training Program) – Oktobor Animation

Program Director – 2010-14

New Zealand Qualification Authority (Lifeway College Bachelors of Digital Media Evaluation)

Industry Advisor - 2010

VeggieTales – “Silly Little Thing Called Love” - (80 min broadcast/DVD) - Big Idea Productions/Classic Media

Art Asset Manager - 2009

VeggieTales – “Pistachio” – (50 min broadcast/DVD) - Big Idea Productions/Classic Media

Art Asset Manager – 2009

Aotearoa (Short Film) - NZ Film Commission/Huhu

story development, script supervision, visual development, art direction (unproduced) - 2009

Angel Wars – “the Messengers”  (100-minute HD Feature, boys action figures) - Backyard Digital Studios/20th Century Fox

Co-Writer/Art Director/Concept Designer/Assets Lead – 2007

Angel Wars – Trilogy (broadcast/DVD series) – Telestorytoons/EMI

Co-Writer/Art Director/Storyboard Artist/Concept Designer/Animator/Assets Lead- 2004-06

Redemption: Johnny Slade (interactive) – Backyard Digital Studios /Electronic Arts

CG Modeler – 2002 (Unreleased)

Star Trek: Starfleet Command III (interactive/cinematics) – Backyard Digital Studios/Paramount/Acitivision

Art Director/Assets Lead – 2002

“Konnechiwa”– (Scifi.com ad spot) – Backyard Digital Studios

Art Director/CG Generalist - 2002

“Don’t Have to Wait!” (online commercial spot) – Google Analytics, Urchin Web Systems

Storyboard artist/Lead CG Modeler - 2001

education

UCLA (1993-1998) - Political Science

Gnomon School of VFX (1998) - concept design, storyboarding, CG modeling, Alias/Wavefront Maya, Unreal Engine

software expertise

Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya, Pixelogic Zbrush, Esoteric Spine, Microsoft Office (Xcel, Word, Powerpoint), Shotgun/Flow Production Management, GenAi