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Work Experience *
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President at ARwall
October 2016-Present
Designed and shipped 16 patented gen-AI, LLM, and XR software products for creators; two-time NAB Show AI/ML Product of the Year (2024, 2025) and SXSW 2018 Best AR/VR Technology winner.
Startup/Fundraising expert. Built, led a 27-person cross-functional team across 3 continents (engineering, product, sales, creative); personally closed $8M+ in enterprise sales to studios
The first Virtual Production Supervisor: Syfy's Nightflyers, Disney+'s Muppets Haunted Mansion; Expert Advisor to IATSE. TV Academy SciTech; 25 yrs in film, virtual production, emerging media tech.
Co-Founder, Creative Director, General Manager at Automaton Creative
May 2009-December 2017
Built and ran a 55-person digital agency spanning creative, engineering, and production; sole GM with full P&L, HR, and client-facing responsibility across 150+ sold campaigns over 8 years.
Led creative and directed the Verizon 4G LTE launch campaign, generating 100M+ views across three hero films; consistently delivered mid six-figure annual revenue as rainmaker.
Served as concept and production lead on 350+ branded videos and UI/UX lead across web, mobile, and app projects; personal disciplines span directing, VFX, motion graphics, and interactive design.
Digital Art Director (American Idol & The X Factor) at Fox Broadcasting Company
September 2013-June 2014
Promoted within 3 months to lead "live show" graphics for American Idol, driving a 585% gain in audience engagement across digital properties serving 10M+ weekly unique viewers.
Personally produced 2,000+ graphics in 6 months spanning web promos, social shareables, infographics, production art, mobile UI/UX, motion graphics, and retouching for two tentpole Fox series.
Created brand style guides and managed creative across 5+ stakeholders at Fox Broadcasting Company, tracking audience taste signals from 10M+ weekly unique viewers to inform creative decisions.
Resident Filmmaker at InVisage Technologies (acquired by Apple)
June 2014-August 2015
Directed, produced, and edited the flagship campaign showcasing InVisage's QuantumFilm graphene-based video sensor, the creative assets used to position the company for acquisition by Apple.
Led all VFX, post-production, and creative direction on "PRIX," the first film ever shot on QuantumFilm sensor technology; film was official selection at the Mill Valley Film Festival 2015.
Served as the sole filmmaker-in-residence for a deep-tech hardware startup, translating emerging sensor innovation into commercial storytelling that reached investors, acquirers, and industry press.
Vice President of Digital at Baker Entertainment Group (A Paramount Pictures Company)
May 2012-September 2013
Founded and led the digital video division for a veteran filmmaking team on the Paramount Pictures lot, establishing an online video brand under a major studio umbrella.
Reported directly to the CEO as a C-suite-adjacent executive; built the creative strategy, production workflow, and digital distribution approach for original online content.
Bridged traditional studio filmmaking expertise with emerging digital video distribution, identifying which online video formats and platforms best matched the team's feature-film sensibility.
