Past roles in leading VFX Studios as Facility Director (Production Direction, Business Strategy & Dev, Studio Ops Direction) , Head of Production, VFX EP & VFX Producer & VFX Consultant.

Creative collaborative approach to VFX, with experience of diverse technology driven projects, design led VFX and varied creative briefs.

1. Executive VFX Producer / Business Strategy & Development / Studio Operations Direction / VFX Producer / Studio Operations / VFX Consultancy

   Freelance · Aug 2023 - Present

2. Head of Production - Film & Episodic

   1920 VFX · Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

   A start up Film & Episodic department within boutique commercials VFX studio 1920 VFX. Planned, Bid, Delivered 4 Film & Episodic projects.

3. Senior VFX Producer

   Territory Studio · Jan 2019 - Jul 2022

   VFX, Motion Design, Screen GFX (inc On-Set work). Film & Episodic + some Brand work, varied technology led creative projects. Including Design & Concept and VFX Supervision, Pre-Vis & Content Production in the pre-production phase - working directly with with Directors & Producers, Production Designers / Art Directors & DoPs and key stakeholders to plan and create work ahead of the shoot for on-set use via LED and other screen technologies. Plus creating GFX & VFX in Post.

4. Senior VFX Producer / VFX EP / Consultant

   Various - inc. Framestore, UNIT9, Studio Private, Hoxton Redsox etc · Sep 2016 - Jan 2019

5. Senior VFX Producer - Episodic

   Lola Post Production · Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

6. Head of Production - Digital Studio

   The Visual Effects Company · Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

   Reknowned company pioneering Motion Control & Specialist Cinematography for VFX, with an integrated digital studio.

7. Senior Producer - Freelance

   Realise Studio · Feb 2013 - Apr 2013

8. VFX Producer / Executive VFX Producer & Consultant

   Freelance - various companies · Dec 2012 - Aug 2013

   Framestore, UNIT9, Realise Studio, Hoxton Red Sox, Studio Private, Lola, The Visual Effects Company

9. Head of Production - VFX Studio

   One Of Us · Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

   Feature Films mainly, some Commercials, Experiential and Live Events. VFX, technology driven creative projects, SFX shoots in film studio, R&D projects. Helped rapidly grow and bring in talent and put systems and process in place to take the the studio from 10 to 60 and from running 1 project at a time to multiple feature film projects and other work.

10. Facility Director - VFX Studio

    Smoke & Mirrors · Sep 2004 - Sep 2010

    Pioneering, innovative, award winning, VFX studio with a global reputation. The original creative boutique and early adopter of Flame. Providing On-Set VFX Supervison and Design & Concet work, R&D, POC work and Consultancy at Script and Pre-Production stage - workinbg collaboratively with the Film Production teams and Designers. Working on diverse creative projects across media and varied end points - through rapid expansion, mergers and periods of huge technological change. Brand, Film & Episodic, Film Titles, large scale international Experiential projects, Motion Design, Live Events Screen GFX, Broadcast Design & Channel Rebrands, Music Videos, Art & Culture films and projects, Games, R&D, Software/Product Dev and more. London HQ and set up and established New York & Shanghai networked outposts. Many in house set ups, partnerships and client direct working.

11. Head of Production - VFX Studio

    Smoke & Mirrors · Nov 1999 - Aug 2004

12. VFX Producer / Technical Producer

    Smoke & Mirrors · Dec 1995 - Oct 1999

13. Producer / VFX & Edit Assistant / Post Supervision

    Hughes MacDonald · Aug 1991 - Dec 1995

1. Mental Health Awareness: Managing Anxiety and Uncertainty

   ScreenSkills · Feb 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

2. Work well series

   ScreenSkills Learning Series · Nov 2023 - Sep 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

3. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

   ScreenSkills Test · Sep 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

4. Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

   ScreenSkills Learning · Nov 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

5. Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

   ScreenSkills Learning · Nov 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

6. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

   ScreenSkills Learning · Nov 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

7. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

   ScreenSkills Learning · Sep 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

8. Demystifying the screen industry government tax relief and the changes for 2024

   ScreenSkills · Nov 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

9. Leadership and management essentials for high-end television freelancers

   ScreenSkills · Dec 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

10. HETV leadership of remote and hybrid teams in VFX

    Every Sense · Jan 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

11. HETV Developing effective client relationships and negotiating skills in VFX

    Every Sense · Jan 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

12. Virtual production case studies for high-end TV: Happy Valley 3 and Good Omens 2

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

13. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Mar 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

14. Digital Cities Virtual: Networking during lockdown

    ScreenSkills · Nov 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

15. STEMNET STEM Ambassador

    STEMNET · Apr 2016 - Apr 2017

16. BA (Hons) Fine Art

    Coventry Polytechnic · 1987 - 1990

17. BA (Hons) W.M.C.P Wood, Metal, Ceramics & Plastics

    Brighton Polytechnic · 1986 - 1987

18. Foundation Course Art & Design

    Jacob Kramer College, Leeds · Sep 1985 - Jun 1986

• Mental Health Awareness: Managing Anxiety and Uncertainty

  Screenskills Training Course
  Issued 13 Feb 2024 · Expires 13 Aug 2025

• Leadership and management essentials for high-end television freelancers

  Screenskills Training Course
  Issued 13 Dec 2023 · Expires 13 Jun 2025

• Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 20 Nov 2023

• Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 14 Nov 2023

• Work well series

  ScreenSkills Learning Series
  Issued 14 Nov 2023 · Expires 29 Sep 2024

• Introduction to mental health awareness at work

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 14 Nov 2023

• Tackling harassment and bullying at work

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 29 Sep 2023

• Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

  ScreenSkills Test
  Issued 28 Sep 2023 · Expires 28 Sep 2025