Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S . S U M M A R Y
Experienced Art Director & Designer in concept through production of projects including; theme park design, attraction show design, theatrical event design, computer game design, and commercial illustration.
P R O F E S S I O N A L . E X P E R I E N C E
2021 - Present - Mighty Coconut, Austin, TX
Sr. Art Director - VR Game "Walkabout Mini Golf"
2014 - 2021 - The Hettema Group, Pasadena, CA
Sr. Art Director
1996 - Present - Concept Designer, Eugene OR
Freelance Designer - Clients include:
Walt Disney Imagineering - Theme Park Design
Universal Studios - Theme Park Design
The Jim Henson Company - Conceptual Design
Microsoft - Educational Software Design
Zowie Intertainment - Toy & Computer Interface Design
Dynamix - Computer Game Design
Coca-Cola - Concept Design
California Academy of Sciences - Concept Design
Herschend Family Entertainment - Concept Design
2006 - 2014 - IMVU, Inc, Palo Alto, CA
Art Director - 3D Product/Environment Design
2000 - 2004 - There, Inc., Menlo Park CA
Sr. Art Director - Environment Design
1995 to 1996 - Dynamix, Eugene OR
Senior Art Director
1989 to 1995 - Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, CA
Senior Show Designer
Mickey's Toontown
Disneyland- Anaheim, California - One of the Lead Show Designers & Art Directors
Splash Mountain
Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Florida - Lead Show Designer & Art Director
Walt Disney Imagineering Other Projects
Acted as Sr. Show Designer on:
Midway Mania , Disney's California Adventure
Disney's California Adventure , Various concepts, park wide
The Mattel Toy Shop, Disneyland (Lead Designer)
Magic Kingdom Enhancements, Walt Disney World
Disney's America, Virginia
Blizzard Beach, Florida
Typhoon Lagoon Enhancements, Florida
1987 to 1989 Design Director
The Living History Centre, Novato, California
Design Director
The Southern Renaissance Pleasure Faire- Agoura, CA
The Northern Renaissance Pleasure Faire- Novato, California
The Dickens Christmas Fair - San Francisco, California
The Old San Francisco Fair - San Francisco, California
1983 to 1987
Freelance Designer & Illustrator
Adventure Concepts, Napa, California
Skywalker Development, Larkspur, California
Balley Sente, Sunnyvale, California
E D U C A T I O N
The Academy of Art University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
SOFTWARE FLUENCY
Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, SketchUp, Enscape, Blender, Gravity Sketch, Unity, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects
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