With over 30 years in the games industry, I’m a battle-tested veteran who thrives on solving creative and technical challenges. I’ve always taken pride in doing whatever it takes to get the job done, whether that’s crafting the perfect visual effect, fine-tuning lighting and camera-work, or jumping into modeling when needed.

Throughout my career, I’ve worn many hats: from building custom particle systems with tools engineers, to designing lighting and cinematic tools, to getting my hands dirty with environment art. I particularly enjoy working in Houdini, it pushes my technical and artistic limits, and I love building Digital Assets that streamline production and elevate workflows.

Currently, I serve as Art Director at Akili Interactive, a trailblazing digital therapeutics company. I lead our art team and oversee all visual and audio content across our suite of FDA-approved, clinically tested products designed to treat attention-related challenges in both children and adults.

I’m exploring pipelines that integrate AI where it saves us time and money and yet still allows artists to do what they love. For me, AI is a supporting tool, not the star of the show. Lately I’m experimenting with using it to generate costumes and turn-arounds. I find that mesh generation for characters is where is falls short. Good re-topology tools are needed. I keep my eyes open for them as this develops. It’s a critical step. Shout out to the folks at Layer Ai for their work in bringing tools together that make sense for artists, and doing it with the artist in mind.

Beyond the screen, I’m passionate about film photography, hiking, and cooking. I shoot and develop my own medium format and 35mm negatives using a Rolleiflex 2.8D and a Nikon FE. And when I’m not in the darkroom or on the trail, you’ll probably find me in the kitchen. For years, I hosted weekly BBQs at Akili, and during the COVID lockdown, I shared cooking classes and recipes to help keep our team connected. You’ll find some of those recipes linked below.