Select Works and Clients

ComputerCafe Group

Organization: ComputerCafe Group / CaféFX / The Syndicate
Role: Co-Founder, CEO & Senior Executive Producer

Built a two-person startup into a collection of creative businesses generating more than $180 million in revenue over 17 years. Led business development, operations, strategic planning, client relationships, and executive leadership while helping establish CaféFX as a top-20 global visual effects company.

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

Organization: CaféFX / Universal Studios
Role: Executive Producer

Helped oversee the visual effects and production effort supporting one of Universal's most successful theme park attractions. Coordinated creative, technical, and production teams while helping deliver a highly immersive guest experience.

Pan's Labyrinth

Organization: CaféFX
Role: Associate Producer

Supported visual effects production for Guillermo del Toro's Academy Award-winning feature. Worked closely with artists, producers, and studio stakeholders to help deliver award-winning visual effects while maintaining production goals and client expectations.

Light Field Lab & SETI First Contact Experience

Organization: Light Field Lab
Role: EVP Creative Development

Developed a seven-figure experiential demonstration in partnership with the SETI Institute, combining holographic display technology, interactive storytelling, and scientific exploration. The project helped demonstrate the potential of next-generation display technology to customers, investors, and media.

Lytro LIFE

Organization: Lytro
Role: Executive Director, Studio Production

Helped produce the world's first cinematic light-field short film while building relationships with directors, cinematographers, VFX supervisors, and studio executives. The project helped establish credibility for emerging light-field technology within Hollywood.

Pacific Data Post Turnaround

Organization: The Syndicate
Role: Executive Oversight

Facilitated the acquisition and integration of an underperforming post-production business that was later rebranded as The Syndicate. Working alongside a talented management team, the operation returned to profitability and became a successful component of the broader organization.

HoloWire

Organization: Light Field Lab
Role: Founder & Senior Editor

Created an editorial platform focused on emerging technology, overseeing more than 75 original articles, interviews, and industry features. Helped communicate complex technical concepts to customers, partners, investors, and industry leaders.