Over 35 years experience in the entertainment industry as a creative consultant/production designer/construction manager for film, television (features & commercials), events, theme parks, zoos, aquaria and museums worldwide.

A creative problem solver who is concerned with the bottom line. 

Management - Solid background in planning, estimating, production and production installation with small & large crews.

Production - Broad knowledge of production techniques and materials. Plastics, coatings, fire retarding and concrete are some of my specialties.

 Theme Park,  Museum Experience and Themed Environments  -- (partial listing)

- Mystery Mine, Project Creative Director themed rollercoaster Dollywood (Hershend Entertainment) 2005, 2006 & 2007
- Timberlake Exhibit at The Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC - self-employed, contract 2005 & 2006
- Gift Shop Renovation at The Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC - self-employed, contract 2004 & 2005
- Technoman for the Health Adventure, Asheville NC - self-employed, contract 2002 & 2003
- The Tunnel of Blood Crawl Through Artery for the Health Adventure, Asheville NC - self-employed, contract 2002
- Regional Forestry Interpretive Exhibits for The North Carolina Department of Environmental & Natural Resources
                Sr. Show Production Designer Unchained Duck Studios 1996-1997
- Delta Expansion Project Rock Work (Field Art Direction) at The Opryland Hotel, Nashville - self-employed, contract 1994-1996
- Marriott Inn Themed Restaurant (Cincinnati, OH) - self-employed, contract 1966
- Windjammer Themed Restaurant (Cincinnati, OH) - self-employed, contract 1966
- The Ocean Reef Yacht Club, an exclusive private club (themed Bar) (Key Largo, FL) - self-employed, contract 1965
- Museum Of Science and Planetarium (Miami, FL) staff 1961-1965,1967,1968
          Coral Reef Habitat - Orchids of the Everglades - Florida's Poisonous Plants - Giant Ground Sloth Sculpture (full size)
          The Florida Mangrove Habitat - Fox, Possum, Raccoon & Mink Habitats - & others 

Theme Park Production Experience with Walt Disney Imagineering & Walt Disney Productions  (partial listing)

- Prop Boats (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at Tokyo DisneySeas - 1998 to 2001
- Artificial Tree and Foliage (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at Tokyo DisneySeas - 1998 to 2001
- Animal Kingdom, Tiger Temple, Architectural Ornamentation (Field Art Direction) - 1998
- Toon Town (Field Art Direction, Facades) at Tokyo Disneyland -1995
- Typhoon Lagoon rehab (Design & Production) at Disney World - 1994
- Show Quality Enhancements (Design & Production) at Disney World & EPCOT - 1993-1994
- Tower of Terror (Hardscape Design & Production) at the Disney/MGM Studio Tour -1992
- Artificial Tree and Foliage (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at Euro-Disneyland - self employed, contract 1990
- Honey I Shrunk The Kids (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at the Disney/MGM Studio Tour - Spectra F/x 1989
- Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular (Hardscape Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at the Disney/MGM Studio Tour - 1989
- Roger Rabbit (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at the Disney/MGM Studio Tour - 1988
- Typhoon Lagoon (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at Disney World - 1988
- Artificial Tree and Foliage (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at the Disney/MGM Studio Tour - 1987-1988
- Star Tours (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at Tujunga - 1986
- Tiki Room rehab (Field Art Direction, Rockwork) at Tokyo Disneyland -1985
- Artificial Tree and Foliage (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at Disney World - WDW Decorating 1983-1984
 - Artificial Tree and Foliage (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at Tokyo Disneyland -1982
- Artificial Tree and Foliage (Design & Production) Sr. Show Production Designer at EPCOT Center - 1979-1982 - Sub Ride Rehab (field Art Direction) at Disneyland - 1979, 1986
- 20,000 Leagues under the Sea Rehab (field Art Direction)  - 1979, 1986, and 1992
- Ornamental Plasterer (Model/Mold Maker) at Disney Studios - 1978-1979
- Ornamental Plasterer (Model/Mold Maker, Production Foreman) at Disney World - 1969-1972

Blue Ridge Motion Pictures 

Studio Production Designer, Blue Ridge Motion Pictures, Asheville NC - July 2001 to present

Motion Picture and Television Production Experience, Props & Practical Effects  (partial listing)

Unsolved Mysteries - Dare Devils - Bandit - Christy - Coca Cola - Wendy's - Burger King - Joy - Ivory Soap - Zest - Kentucky Fried Chicken - Kodak - Kool Aid - Subaru - Thunderball - Wells Fargo Bank  - Go For Broke - The Black Hole - Airport - Herbie Goes Bananas - The Muppet Movie - The Wiz - Raise The Titanic - Beer Drinkers In Space - Star Trek - Battlestar Gallactica - Watcher In The Woods - The Incredible Hulk - The Lone Ranger - and many others.

Haywood Community College

Adjunct Professor, Film & Video Production and Technology - 2003 & 2004.

Education -
Florida State University - Graduate Level - Archaeology, Anthropology & Oceanography

Misc.:  Taxidermy, Plastics Technology, Oil Painting, Mural Painting, Video Production & Sound Engineering, Subtropical Nature, Mayan Studies. And many Business Management courses.  

Recognition -

Biography included in:

Marquis' Who's Who

Marquis' Who's Who in Entertainment

Marquis' Who's Who in the American South and Southwest 

Have published:

Many how to articles in trade magazines for motion pictures, museums, zoos, aquariums and theme parks.

Have been included in the human-interest sections of:

The Miami Herald
The Bristol Times News
The Tomahawk
The Johnson City Press
The Mountain Times
The Boone Times
The Kingsport Times
The Gainesville Reporter
The Tallahassee Democrat 

References -

Orlando Ferrante                                  (818) 544-6500
Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, California

Philip Vaughan                                     (626) 794-6777
Vertex Productions, Altadena, California

Monty Lunde                                       (661) 294-3800
Technifex, Valencia, California

Jane Eckenrode                                    (919) 733-7450
North Carolina Museum of Science & Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina

Last Modified 07/25/07