Experience

Pixar Animation Studios

• Animation and Post-production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writer/Director - Custom Animation

  • May 2016 - Present

  ONWARD• Wrote and directed television commercials featuring the characters from ONWARD, for McDonald’s and Whirlpool.• Wrote and directed animated toolkits featuring the characters from ONWARD.TOY STORY 4• Wrote and directed television commercials featuring the characters from Academy Award®-winning feature film TOY STORY 4, for McDonalds, Chrysler, Babybel, Seiban and JD.com.• Wrote and directed animated toolkits featuring the characters from TOY STORY 4.• Directed the animation for the Augmented Reality project featuring the characters from TOY STORY 4 for the Regal Cinemas App, in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Group at the Walt Disney Company.• Directed a 9 minute audio/visual art installment for Vivid Sydney Lights, Music and Ideas 2019 Festival titled, PIXAR: 30 YEARS OF ART & ANIMATION.CARS 3• Wrote and directed television commercials featuring the characters from CARS 3 for Alamo Rent a Car, Allianz Insurance, Autotrader, Coppertone, Duracell and Oscaro Auto Parts.• Wrote and directed animated toolkits featuring the characters from CARS 3, including 3 Car Reveals that premiered at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show.

• Writer/Director - Short Films

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  LAVA• Wrote, composed the music, and directed and the short film “LAVA,” which screened in theatres in front of the Academy Award®-winning feature film INSIDE OUT.MISS FRITTER’S RACING SKOOOL• Wrote and directed the short film MISS FRITTER’S RACING SKOOOL for the CARS 3 DVD/BluRay.

• Supervising Animator - Directing Animator - Animator

  • Apr 1996 - Present

  A BUG’S LIFE – Animator and Additional Character DesignerTOY STORY 2 – AnimatorMONSTER INC. – AnimatorMIKE’S NEW CAR – AnimatorFINDING NEMO – AnimatorFOR THE BIRDS – Supervising AnimatorTHE INCREDIBLES – AnimatorCARS – Directing AnimatorMATER AND THE GHOSTLIGHT – Supervising AnimatorRATATOUILLE – AnimatorCARSpad EXPERIENCE - PETERSON AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM – Supervising Animator• Supervised the animation for an iPad experience that teaches museum visitors about the science and technology behind designing an aerodynamic virtual racecar, with characters from the movie CARS as their guides.TOY STORY APPLE WATCH FACES – Supervising Animator• Supervised the animation of the TOY STORY characters featured in the Apple Watch Faces.

• Writer/Director - Special Projects

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2017

  WOODY & BUZZ AT THE 88th ACADEMY AWARDS• Wrote and directed Woody and Buzz presenting the Oscar for “Best Animated Feature Film” at the 88th Academy Awards®.

• Director of Creative Artists

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2012

  • Served as a Studio Senior Manager responsible for leading and supervising the Animation, Art and Story Departments across Pixar. • Responsibilities included providing department leadership, guiding cultural preservation, overseeing hiring, casting, compensation, internships, career guidance, organizing educational opportunities and acting as a department/studio liaison.



Sierra On-Line

• Computer Games

• Animation Director

  • May 1995 - Apr 1996

  • Directed the animation for the computer game “Torin’s Passage.” • Directed the animation for the computer game “Torin’s Passage.”



Calabash Animation

• 2D Animator

  • Jan 1992 - May 1995

  • Directed and animated television commercials for a variety of clients including Crest, General Mills, Hallmark, MacDonald’s, and the Little Caesar’s “Pizza, Pizza” series. • Directed and animated television commercials for a variety of clients including Crest, General Mills, Hallmark, MacDonald’s, and the Little Caesar’s “Pizza, Pizza” series.



James Ford Murphy Studios

• Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Artist

  • Mar 1989 - Jan 1992

  • Operated a full-service illustration and graphic design studio for a variety of clients including Autodesk, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, D.B. Kaplan’s Delicatessen, The Second City, Sega and Saturday Night Live. • Operated a full-service illustration and graphic design studio for a variety of clients including Autodesk, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, D.B. Kaplan’s Delicatessen, The Second City, Sega and Saturday Night Live.



Jockey International, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Art Director

  • Sep 1986 - Mar 1989

  • Created print advertising, packaging design and store displays for Jockey underwear. • Created print advertising, packaging design and store displays for Jockey underwear.