IMAX, LARGE FORMAT & SPECIAL VENUE FILMS

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild	Ring of Fire (Undersea Lava Sequences)
The Greatest Places	Forces of Nature (Kobe Earthquake)
Amazing Journeys (gray whale sequences)	Gunma (Japan)
Whales (2nd Unit)	Smithsonian NMAI Preparation Theater
The Living Sea (MBARI submarine sequences)	Shimane (Japan)
SEAFARI (underwater FX filming)	Search for the Great Sharks

Producers: Graphic Films Corporation, Macgillivray Freeman Films, Dave Clark Productions /National Wildlife Federation, Showscan Film Corporation, Lobo & Associates, Inc., Gil Rosselini Productions, Smithsonian/B+R Productions, Universal Studios/Rhythm and Hues, Inc.

FEATURE FILMS

Warner Brothers-Underwater camera operator for tunnel, moonpool, and airlock sequences for SPHERE, filmed underwater "wet sets" on location on Mare Island, CA (for D.P., Adam Greenberg, A.S.C. ).

Universal Studios- Underwater camera operator for (pool) sequence of Coopersmith TV pilot (for D.P. John Leonetti).

Westgate Productions/FOX TV- Underwater camera operator for pool sequences of Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story (for D.P. Tim Suhurstedt)

TELEVISION COMMERCIALS

Anheuser-Busch/Discovery Cove (for Super Bowl 2000), Holiday Inns, GTE, Mandalay Resort Casino, Sony, Ralston Purina, Budweiser, General Motors, Levi’s, Burger King

Producers: T-Minus 30, Pacific Focus/Milici Valenti NG Pack, Olive Jar Studios, Wild Scientific,
The Chandler Group/M3 Effects

TV DOCUMENTARIES

National Geographic Channel	A&E/History Channel
PBS/KQEDl	American Broadcasting Company
The Cousteau Society /TBS/CNN	Discovery Channel/TLC
Ocean Futures Society	WDR/Germany / Earthship Productions, Inc.

AWARDS

Alaska Spirit of the Wild		Nominated for Academy Award Recipient, WILDSCREEN 2000 Panda Award
Ring of Fire		CINE Golden Eagle Award
Levi's Cords		CLIO Award
To Fly in Freedom		CINE Golden Eagle Award
The Living Sea		Nominated for Academy Award
The Greatest Places		GSTA MAC Judges' Award

SPECIAL SKILLS

Extensive underwater photographic background with over 30 years diving experience; former contract instructor for the Brooks Institute's Advanced Undersea Photo Technology Program; experienced in underwater housing design/construction and A.C. and D.C. underwater lighting techniques. NAUI-certified diving instructor and TDI-certified for NITROX breathing gases and Drager/Uwatec semi-closed circuit, mixed gas rebreather. Aerial shooting experience includes use of fixed wing and rotary aircraft with remote nose-mount and Tyler Major Mount. Effects background includes experience with motion control cinematography, rear process projection, blue screen, green screen, matte photography, miniatures, time lapse, animation. Underwater still photography published in Sea, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Scientific American, National Wildlife Federation's Natures Best, BBC Wildlife, Audubon, Natural History, Ocean Realm, Outside, Time, Italian Aqua and Sette, French Terre Sauvage, and Ca M'Interesse and the book publishing divisions of the National Geographic Society, Sierra Club and Cousteau Society. Author/photographer of California Reefs (Chronicle Books). French - survival level speaking ability.

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts/Amherst- Bachelor of Science of Fisheries in Biology, 1976

Brooks Institute of Photographic Art and Science- Associate Degree in Filmmaking, 1978

American Film Institute - volunteer work on several short theatrical productions in conjunction with the AFI Cinematography Fellowship Program 1980 - 81.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

International Documentary Association, American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Center for Photographic Art/Carmel, CA, National Association of Underwater Instructors, International Photographers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 600 (camera operator)