Director of Entertainment Research

Institute for Simulation and Training, Visual Systems Laboratory

Scenic Designer, Broadway & New York Theater

Projects include:
Olympus on My Mind (Broadway Musical), Mainstage Productions
Yellow Fever (Off-Broadway Comedy), Pan Asian Repertory
Once is Never Enough (Off-Broadway Comedy), Pan Asian Repertory
S'Wonderful, S'Gershwin (Musical Revue), BHB Productions
One-Act Play Festival (1985 & 87), Manhattan Punchline

Assistant to the Scenic Designer:
Biloxi Blues (Broadway), David Mitchell, Designer
Anything Goes (Broadway), Tony Walton, Designer
Linda Ronstadt (Broadway concert: Cansiones de mi Padre), Tony Walton, Designer

Instructor for Interactive Entertainment

University of Central Florida Film Program, College of Arts and Sciences

Instructor

Stagecraft and Design, University of Rochester

VR Research, Institute For Simulation and Training
Industrial Partner

CyberSurf, The Toy Scouts
Entertainment Consultant

Entertainment Consultant

INSTITUTE FOR SIMULATION AND TRAINING, Visual Systems Laboratory
Research developing virtual reality (VR) applications for entertainment and education through military technology transfer. Projects included developing full-body, immersive and interactive VR games and interfaces for Computer Aided Design applications in association with Autodesk.
RESPONSIBILITIES included writing research proposals, soliciting research partners, structuring research initiatives, building the awareness of research projects with industry leaders, and advise on industry needs and trends.

Consultant

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
The Making of Universal Studios Islands of Adventure.

Scientific Advisor

Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science
Science Academy and Museum Expansion.

Heartsong Theatre
Heartsong Theater, Dollywood
Design Director

Design Director

JACK ROUSE ASSOCIATES, Cincinnati, Ohio
A communications company specializing in developing corporate marketing events for new product announcements. Projects also included the design and development of theme parks and museums. Clients included: Upjohn, Hewlett Packard, Memtel, Dollywood and the Roscoe Village Foundation. Projects included: corporate exhibits for conventions, special effects theaters for theme parks, historic recreations for living history museums.
RESPONSIBILITIES included the analysis of client's new product developments and creating a unique, educational, entertaining and convincing marketing experience for medical, computer, entertainment and educational industry conferences. Duties included liaison with sales representatives, collaboration with copy writers, and the design, presentation and execution of new exhibit concepts.

Mega Mess-a-Mania, Nickelodeon's Touring Show
Concept Designer

Splat City at Paramount Parks: Great America,
King's Island and King's Dominion
Senior Art Director

Senior Art Director

WORLD-WIDE
The design and implementation of concepts for entertainment attraction developed by leading entertainment companies.
Projects included:
NICKELODEON Game Lab, Orlando, Florida
NICK AT NITE Museum, Orlando, Florida
S.P.L.A.T. CITY, Paramount Parks, California, Virginia, Ohio
SANRIO'S Puroland, Fairyland Theater and Restaurant, Tokyo, Japan
I CORSARI, Dark Ride, Milan, Italy
THUNDER VALLEY, Stunt Spectacular, Bankok, Thailand
RESPONSIBILITIES included the creation of design development and construction documents, supervising the integration of work by writers, architects, scenic fabricators, special effects artists, video production companies, general contractors and ride engineers. Driving the realization of the original concept and protecting the creative integrity of the initial proposal.

Art Director

Projects included:
Keeping the Faith (Billy Joel Rock Video), Steven Hendrickson, Production Designer
Swept Away (Diana Ross Rock Video), Leslie Rollins, Production Designer
The Independents (PBS), Cabot McMillian, Production Designer
The Movie Show (HBO), Steve McCabe, Production Designer
KoolAid Koolers (Commercial), Media Enterprises, Producer
Diet Coke (Commercial), Bob-Tex Productions, Producer

The Edge, 1994 ACM/SIGGRAPH Conference
Producer

Outreach/sigKIDS Co-Chair

ACM/SIGGRAPH 98 CONFERENCE
In charge of defining and mounting the International sigKIDS exhibition and creating year-round outreach initiatives in preparation of the 1998 SIGGRAPH Conference. Organized a team of international and community leaders to advance the art and science of computer graphics and interactive techniques through education. Also acted as liaison to industrial, educational and municipal institutions in advancing community programs that spread the spirit of SIGGRAPH.

Founding Chair

ORLANDO ACM/SIGGRAPH CHAPTER
A chapter of the largest professional computer graphics society. Within its first year of existence, it became one of the largest and fastest growing SIGGRAPH chapters in the world. This lead to the honor of being selected to help head The Edge exhibition at the 1994 International Conference.
RESPONSIBILITIES included mobilization and supervision of volunteer committees to produce workshops for adults and school age kids; and printed communications, including brochures, press releases and newsletters.

Mickey's Birthday Celebration, Walt Disney World
Concept Designer

Mega Mess-a-Mania, Nickelodeon's Touring Show
Concept Designer

Concept Designer

WALT DISNEY WORLD, Orlando, Florida
Developing future attraction concepts for the Magic Kingdom. Translating popular animation features into live performance shows. Projects included The Lion King, Mickey's Birthday Celebration, The Jungle Book Story.

JIM SANT ANDREA INC., New York City
Developed design concepts for corporate exhibits. Clients included Texas Instruments, 3M, Subaru, American Express, Royal Dalton.
RESPONSIBILITIES included the visualization of concepts and the development of design documents that present the viability of the concepts.

Psycho Theatre
Psycho Theater, Universal Studios Florida
Production Designer

Murder She Wrote, Post Production Pavilion, USF
Production Designer

The Shaman, HBO Feature Film
Production Designer

The Open Window, Golden Productions
Production Designer

Production Designer

Theme Parks

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA, Orlando, Florida
The design and creation of seven attractions, including Alfred Hitchcock, the Art of Making Movies; Murder She Wrote, Post Production Pavilion; Animal Actors' Performance Stage; Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue; The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show; Fievel Goes West Show; Nickelodeon Tours.
RESPONSIBILITIES included interpreting on-screen cinema events and translating them into state-of-the-art, high-capacity entertainment experiences for guests. The position included the supervision of the design process from concept to opening, leading a creative staff made up of art directors, graphic designers, storyboard artists, model makers and illustrators. Duties also included integrating the work of writers, architects, general contractors, engineers, scenic fabricators and special effects vendors. The priority was to retain artistic integrity of the original concepts through the constraints of budgets and schedules. Projects included live shows, multi-media presentations, exhibits, retail stores and merchandising.

Film & Television

NEW YORK CITY
The principal designer for feature films, short films, television shows, rock videos, commercials, and corporate videos.
Projects included:
The Shaman (HBO feature film), Silverline Films
Nightfall (short film), Pulido Productions
The Open Window (PBS showcase film), Golden Production
Pinky Donut Girls (Rock Video), Pulido Productions
AT&T Human Resources in the 1990's (Corporate Communications)

RESPONSIBILITIES included establishing the "look" of the piece and creating an environment to best communicate the story's intention. Job included supervising a creative production staff in the creation and implementation of the designs. Duties included creating design documents and implementing budgets and schedules.