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| | |Objective |

| | |My objective is to contribute my creative skills to an industry that I have been passionate about most of my life. I would like to work with a team of |

| | |people who have similar interests and skills and to become an innovator in the field of custom guitar building. |

| | |Skills |

| | |21 years in special effects for theme parks, television, and motion pictures. Hands-on experience includes casting, painting, figure finishing, |

| | |fiberglass fabrication and repair. Model making, puppet making, prop building, animatronics, fur work, and artificial skins. Make-up, prosthetics, latex|

| | |masks, sculpting, and all aspects of mold making. Application of automotive finishes, woodworking and finishing, |

| | |Guitar specific knowledge: Set ups, truss rod adjustment, intonation, pickup replacement, |

| | | headstock shaping, sanding and filing bodies, fret leveling and dressing. |

| | |Familiarity with the following tools: Table saw, radial arm saw, band saw, drill press, bench grinder, orbital sanders, airbrush, paint sprayers, spray |

| | |booth, woodworking hand tools. |

| | |30-year guitar player and enthusiast. |

| | |Composing original music for television productions. |

| | |Certified forklift operator |

| | |Experience |

| | |Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor, Valencia CA             2010-current |

| | |Daily inspections and preventive maintenance of roller coaster vehicles, boats, water flumes, and water slides. Upkeep and on-sight replacement of |

| | |safety devices such as lap belts, shoulder restraints, and head rests. Operation of table saw, radial arm saw, band saw, drill press, bench grinder, |

| | |orbital sanders, |

| | |paint sprayers, and spray booth. Fiberglass repair and preparation for automotive finishes. Application of automotive finishes to parts, fiberglass |

| | |rollercoaster bodies and water park slides. |

| | |Drac Studios Burbank CA 2009-2010 |

| | |Mold making, life casting, and puppet fabrication. Work featured in: “Christmas Tails” “ Seconds Apart” “Wizards of Waverly Place” “Saving Grace” |

| | |Nav-FX (formerly FX Masters, Palmdale CA 2005-2009 |

| | |Mold making, life casting fiberglass fabrication. |

| | |Projects: Monster Mansion Rehab (Six Flags over Georgia), Custom Mannequins for Nike, Figures for Hollywood Wax Museum, Palmdale Fall Festival |

| | |attractions, City of Palmdale Puppet Theater, |

| | |Fine Art reproductions |

| | |Dumpsterpiece Theatre, Lancaster CA 1994-2010 |

| | |Producer, puppeteer, writer, and prop builder for weekly independent late night live-broadcast television show, featuring cult movies and skit comedy, |

| | |now shown online. Responsible for building puppets, props and sets. Composed and performed original music for the show. Several episodes currently |

| | |online at |

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| | |Anatomorphex- North Hollywood CA 1997 - 2002 |

| | |Prop maker, mold maker, skin and parts fabricator, puppeteer. Credits include:  "Friends" "Mafia" "The Waterboy" "The Patriot" and numerous commercials |

| | |XFX Inc.  Burbank CA 1996 - 1999 |

| | | Mold maker and parts fabricator for a variety of motion pictures, including:  "Virus" "Species 2" "Phantoms" "Sphere"  "Bicentennial Man" '"Monkeybone"|

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| | | Stargate Films, Burbank CA 1996 |

| | |Model maker, assisted with production of miniatures for the television movie  "Asteroid" |

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| | | Alterian Studios, Monrovia CA 1996 |

| | |Mold maker for frozen people effect in the film "Batman and Robin" |

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| | | Rob Bottin Productions, Azusa CA 1996 |

| | |Mold making, parts casting and figure finishing for the film "Deep  Rising" |

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| | |DNA Inc. Hollywood CA 1996 |

| | |Created and applied facial appliance for Bad Religion music video "Streets of America" |

| | |Alternative Realities, Palmdale CA 1996 |

| | |Mold making prop building and painting for the film "Alien Species" |

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| | | Creative Character Engineering, Van Nuys CA 1995 |

| | | Lab Assistant, Model maker |

| | | Constructed large urethane molds and fiberglass parts. |

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| | |Global Effects Inc. North Hollywood CA 1994-1995 |

| | |Model maker and mold shop technician. Constructed props and specialty wardrobe items. Created Silicone, stone, fiberglass molds, latex masks, |

| | |miniatures, head and full body life casts. Films included "Outbreak" "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers:  The Movie" "VR Troopers" "Ellen"  "Mighty Morphin|

| | |Power Rangers Live Action Stage Show"- Commercials for Mrs. Smith Pies, Miller Lite, Hershey’s Chocolate, Chinet Paper Plates and Ford Motor Co. |

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| | |Walt Disney Imagineering, North Hollywood CA 1993-1994 |

| | |Surface preparation of facades and scenery for "Indiana Jones” and "Extra-Terror-estial Alien Encounter" attractions. |

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| | |Image Engineering, Burbank CA 1993 |

| | |Refurbished interiors and exteriors of antique aircraft for a television movie based on Amelia Earhart. Constructed "gizmo" props for Disney's "Honey, I|

| | |Shrunk the Audience" attraction. |

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| | |Creative Presentations Inc, Valencia CA 1989-1993 |

| | |Plastics technician and figure finisher - Created fiberglass understructures, acrylic eyes and teeth and body part casts. Fiberglass and silicone mold |

| | |making. Airbrush painting. Hair and fur work. Skin fabrication and seaming |

| | |Special projects at Creative Presentations: |

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| | | *E.T.’s Adventure- Universal Studios Theme Parks |

| | | *Kingdom of the Dinosaurs- Knott's Berry Farm |

| | | *LA County Museum of Natural History - Bird Exhibit |

| | |*Timber Mountain- Camp Snoopy, Mall of America, MN |

| | | *Festival Fountain- Caesars Palace, Las Vegas |

| | | *I, Corsari- Gardaland, Italy |

| | | * Backyard Monsters- Museums nationwide |

| | | * Fuji TV dinosaurs- Asian touring show |

| | | * Fantastic Odyssey- Lotte World, South Korea |

| | | * Adventure Lagoon- Japanese amusement park |

| | | * Chuck E. Cheese's and Showbiz Pizza- Nationwide   |

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| | |Education |

| | |University of California, Los Angeles Extension 1987 |

| | |“Special Make-up Effects for Movies and Television” |

| | |Learning Tree University, Chatsworth CA 1987 |

| | |“Make-up Effect and Prosthetics for Film and Television” |

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