Growing up in the culturally rich and vibrant Bay Area, with its eclectic mix of artistic expression, intellectual curiosity, and innovative spirit, had a profound and lasting impact on the development of my personality, fostering a unique blend of creativity, open-mindedness, and entrepreneurial drive.
My elder sibling, a visionary individual with a passion for cinematic storytelling, played a pivotal role in my introduction to the world of acting at the tender age of eight. His amateur filmmaking endeavors, which served as a platform for his creative expression, provided me with the opportunity to make my acting debut in a series of movie productions that showcased his artistic vision.
As the passage of time unfolded, I gradually transitioned from being a mere observer to an active participant, taking on the role of assisting him in capturing the auditory essence of his cinematic creations, a process that would ultimately ignite within me a profound fascination with the intricacies and complexities of the filmmaking craft.
Noted for my academic achievements, I successfully completed my undergraduate studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, graduating with honors. This milestone marked the beginning of my journey towards realizing my dream of becoming a director, which led me to further my education by pursuing a master's degree in the field at the esteemed University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
Throughout the duration of my academic tenure at the University of Southern California, I had the esteemed opportunity to co-direct my inaugural feature film, thereby inaugurating a lucrative career trajectory as a freelance director, cinematographer, and occasional colorist.
Throughout the course of my professional journey, I had the opportunity to cultivate my expertise through a diverse array of projects, with a particular emphasis on script development, where I successfully created original screenplays and provided guidance and consultation services to other filmmakers on their own screenwriting endeavors.
As the COVID-19 pandemic began to wreak havoc on the world, I found myself compelled to reevaluate my goals and redirect my energies towards pursuing a long-held dream of launching my own animation enterprise, Pandemonium.
In my spare moments, I devote myself to artistic expressions and intellectual explorations, often finding solace in the strategic nuances of chess, where I pit my wits against the game itself, and in the physical and mental demands of long-distance running, where I push my body to its limits and test my resolve.
