1 Freelance Crew
1993 – 2003
Cameraman on documentaries, indie features, commercials, and music videos.
What I learned:
Speed, adaptability, and the discipline to solve problems with limited resources.
Why you've probably never heard of me.
I don't like shouting from the rooftops, which means having this website pretty damn surreal for me. Over the past 18-years, I've been forced to become visible for the health of my entrepreneurial activities. It's a burden I'm reluctantly taking on, as friends, colleagues and well wishers have assured me there isn't anyone better to do it. One of my most important core beliefs is to keep my ego in check, so if any thing here doesn't feel earned, please hit the contact button, I want to know.
My Career Arc
A Career Built Around Practical Judgment
I’ve spent more than three decades working at the intersection of creativity, technology, and systems. Every chapter has been about solving complex problems, reducing risk, and helping people make better movies and TV.
Operating Principle
There is no art form more complex and delicate than making movies and TV.
The margin for error is thin. The variables are endless. And the cost of getting it wrong is paid in time, money, and trust. My job, whether as a cameraman, executive, entrepreneur, or inventor, has always been the same: build better systems so creativity has room to thrive.
My Throughline
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2 Executive
2001 – 2008
Helped build some of the most technologically complex TV shows and movies ever made. Spent time at CAA, contributing to the future of digital cinema.
What I learned:
Systems, stakeholders, and the leverage of process.
3 Entrepreneur
2008 – Present
Founded Hot Rod Cameras bringing a do-no-harm philosophy to an industry that desperately needed it. Credited with rebooting the tech of indy cinema in 2009.
What I learned:
Relationships compound. Trust is the ultimate infrastructure.
4 Big Swing
2016 – Present
Created the "Mini-Cine" workflow. Produced the feature film Concrete Kids. Invented the Betty Luminous Reflectors and founded The Oregon Farm.
What I learned:
Creative quality is honed by 2 things, iteration and the right support.
Through every chapter, the constant has been systems thinking, practical judgment, and a bias toward solutions.
A System Engineering Approach
Movies and TV are too complex for guesswork. I approach every project like an engineered system: understand the goals, map the variables, remove risk, create the conditions and assemble the right team for great work.
Define the Goal
Clarity on the outcome is everything.
Map the System
People, tools, process, constraints.
Remove Friction and ego
Reduce risk, complexity, and waste.
Enable Creativity
Give artists the freedom to do their best work. Guide them to get there.