I started my design career at Aerodrome Pictures where I worked with Emmy Award winning creative director Scott Miller. As a design assistant, I helped create the graphic package for the NFL on NBC, and the entire graphic package for Super Bowl XXX. Our team won 2 Emmys, one for Best Art Direction and one for Best On-Air Graphics for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games on NBC.

These early achievements led me to a designer & art director position at Novocom. Some of my broadcast design projects included HBO's Inside the NFL, The CLEO Awards, and the first interactive digital trading cards for Upper Deck featuring Michael Jordan, this lead Upper Deck to create a very successful product called “PowerDeck” cards. I also re-designed an experimental interactive television project for GTE called Main Street, and gained wider recognition when I earned a Telly Award for my graphic design package for CNBC.

Because of my experience and skill in interface and interactive design, Panasonic called me to consult on a new technology they were developing called DVD. I brought my broadcast design skills to this new medium and was wholly responsible for shaping DVD menus as we know them today.

Striking out on my own, I helped launch the first DVD releases for MGM, Disney, Polygram and Universal. After a year of working independently, I founded 1k Studios, which became the key player in the growing DVD world by launching DVD releases globally for all the major filmstudios. 1k Studios maintained its position as the industry leader in DVD menu design, interface & interactive design, and custom programming until we got acquired by CINRAM International in 2011 .

In 2001 I received a phone call from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. This led to a very successful collaboration between 1k Studios and Apple. 1k began developing graphics and design concepts for multiple “i-Apps” starting with iDVD. 1k Studios also produced iTunes originals.

I have over 25 years experience leading award winning creative teams. Delivering powerful creative solutions for some of the world’s most recognizable brands.