Building on a background in traditional art & design, 25 years in the games industry has taken him from the first polygonal sports games to building and directing art teams on some of the most beloved titles in the industry. A founding member of Sony's Santa Monica Studio, he successfully created the companies first technical art department. The combination of that teams’ artist tools as well as his contributions as an art director and FX artist were an integral part of building the God of War franchise. As part of Sony Online Entertainment, he worked directly with DC Comics to create the first MMO made specifically for a console. Here he contributed to the team as a technical artist, art director and game director. At multiplayer specialist Certain Affinity, he built and directed art teams on some of the top console shooters in the world, including Halo, Doom and Call of Duty. He continues his work helping to build world class art teams as principal art sourcer-er at Blizzard Entertainment, where he helps find some of best and brightest artists from around the world. Here he’s focused on building connections with artists long term, which allows him to find the right role with the right team and provide feedback and portfolio development along the way.