Resume/CV

Feature Films: Special Effects

2019
Creatures
Special Effects Senior Technician: Gimbals

2018
Game of Games
Special Effects Senior Technician

2017
Aquaman
Special Effects Senior Technician: Gimbals

Peter Rabbit
Special Effects Senior Technician

2016
Alien Covenant
Special Effects Senior Technician

Osiris Child
Special Effects Senior Technician

2015
Hacksaw Ridge
Special Effects Senior Technician

2014
Australia Stories of Us
On set supervisor Network Seven Australia
Fire, Wind, Rain, Smoke, Explosions

2:22
Special Effects on set supervisor

Unbroken    Universal
On set supervisor Director: Angelina Jolie

2013
Fury Road (Mad Max 4)    Warner Brothers/Kennedy Miller Mitchell
On set supervisor Director: George Miller
Pre rig supervisor

2011
Burn Notice Series 5                                                         TVM Productions
Special Effects Foreman                                                   Directors: Various

Rock of Ages                                                                     Offspring Entertainment
Special Effects Foreman                                                   Director: Adam Shankman

2010
Twilight “Breaking Dawn”                                                Imprint Entertainment
Special Effects Technician                                                Director: Bill Condon

Fast and Furious Five                                                     Universal / Neal Moritz
Special Effects and Supervisor VFX unit                             Director: Justin Lin

2009
Narnia 3: Voyage of the Dawn Treader   Walden Media
Supervisor of Special Effects (on set)                             Director: Michael Apted

Accidents Happen                                                         Red Carpet Productions
Supervisor of Special Effects Director: Andrew Lancaster

2008
Mao’s Last Dancer                                                             ITV Studios
Supervisor of Special Effects Director: Bruce Beresford

Scorched (tele movie)                                                       Essential Viewing/ Ch 9
Supervisor of Special Effects                                                   Director: Tony Tilse

* 2009 AFI award for best Special Effects

Justice League Warner Brothers
Coordinator of Special Effects Director: George Miller American pre production

2007
Australia Fox Studios
Coordinator of Special Effects                                                 Director: Baz Lurhman
*2008 AFI award for Special Effects

2006
Walking with Dinosaurs Arena Spectacular            Creature Production Group
Waldo controller and eye mechanisms’ Director: William May

Fools Gold                                                                             Warner Brothers
Senior Special Effects Director: Andy Tennant

2005
Superman   Warner Brothers
Senior Special Effects                                                             Director: Bryan Singer
Manufacture of gimbals

2004
Stealth                                                                                   Sony Pictures
SFX Senior                                                                              Director: Rob Cohen
Co-design and Manufacture of explosive effects.

Mask 2                                                                                  New Line Cinema
SFX Foreman Director: Larry Gutterman
Design and Manufacture of physical effects.

2003
Star Wars Episode III                                                         Lucas Film
Design and Manufacture of all stunt and hero Director: George Lucas
Light Sabers and combat weapons.

2002
Gettin’ Square                                                               Mushroom/Working Title
SFX Supervisor Director: Jonathan Tiplitsky

2002/1
The Matrix II & III                                                                 Warner Brothers
Supervising to design and realize effects Director: Wachowski Brothers

2001
Kangaroo Jack                                                                   Warner Brothers
Head of Bi plane crash (on wires). Aerial Camera rigs Director: David McNally

2000
When Good Ghouls Go Bad   Fox Studios Sydney           Co-ordination of crew /Build of main character puppet.

2000
Star Wars Episode II                                                   Lucas Films
Light sabres. Flight simulation (gimbals). Director: George Lucas

2000
Moulin Rouge BazMark Films/Fox
Mechanical and stage effects                                                 Director Baz Lurman

1999
Red Planet Warner Brothers     Senior/Supervision & build of effects

Mission Impossible II   Paramount
Design and build of motorcycle & car rigs Director John Woo
Stunt rigs, various effects

1999
Farscape                                                                           Sci-fi Ch /Channel NineCG effects & animation Director Various

1998
The Matrix Warner Brothers
Build and supervision of helicopter crash. Director    Wachowski Brothers
Other various effects.

1997
Babe 2: Pig in the City   Universal
Build of animatronic mice. Director      George Miller

1997
Gargantua   Warner Brothers
Build of hero animatronics and large rigs. John Cox Creature Workshop

1996
Dark City                                                                               Dark City Productions
General and mechanical effects. Director: Alex Proyas

Pre 1996
Theme park rides/TVCs’ Australia and USA
Design, Mechatronics, Sculpture & control. Directors various

Pre 1990
Mechanical engineering Australia and New Zealand
Research design and manufacture                                                      Various

See Show reel at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_cOAj7VfJo

Qualifications

College: Diploma of Screen and Media in Special Effects
Associate Engineer “N Z Certificate of engineering” Mechanical design

Training: Foundry Work, Plastering, Sculpting, Moulding, Model Making,
Mechanical Design, Computer Graphic software

Tickets:           Explosives, Forklift, Boom lift, Elevated work platform.

Unions:           Local 477, Media Arts and Alliance

Experienced Technician specializing in a multiplicity of physical/mechanical effects including;

Pyrotechnics, Advanced Mechanisms (Animatronics/Robotics etc.) Motion Control/Simulation, Casting/Molding, Fabrication of Action props, Breakaways, Models/Miniatures, Makeup Effects, Set Rigging for all types of Gags and Effects large and small.

Qualifications

College: Diploma of Screen and Media in Special Effects
Associate Engineer “N Z Certificate of engineering” Mechanical design

Training: Foundry Work, Plastering, Sculpting, Moulding, Model Making,
Mechanical Design, Computer Graphic software

Tickets:           Explosives, Forklift, Boom lift, Elevated work platform.

Unions:           Local 477, Media Arts and Alliance

Experienced Technician specialising in a multiplicity of physical/mechanical effects including;

Pyrotechnics, Advanced Mechanisms (Animatronics/Robotics etc.) Motion Control/Simulation, Casting/Molding, Fabrication of Action props, Breakaways, Models/Miniatures, Makeup Effects, Set Rigging for all types of Gags and Effects large and small.