1992 - 1995       Art Center College of Design, Pasadena CA                 

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration

n     Graduated with Distinction

1987 - 1991       Polhem Gymnasium, Gothenburg, Sweden

Swedish High School

n     Focus on Structural Engineering

August 2006 – present   Svensk Filmindustri, Stockholm, Sweden          

Concept Designer/Visual Effects Art Director

n     Feature Film “Arn”, 12^th Century Epic set in Sweden and the Holy Land

March 2005 – July 2006  Dreamworks Animation, Glendale CA            

Production Designer

n     Puss in Boots (Feature) and Shrek Christmas Short (TV special)

January 2003 – March 2005  Walt Disney/Walden media                       

Concept Designer/Visual Effects Art Director

n    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Concept design from pre-pre production to mid production, then took on the role as Visual Effects Art Director into post production

July 1997 – December 2003  Dreamworks Animation, Glendale CA

Visual Development

n     Projects included Shrek and Shrek 2, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Sinbad, Sharktale, Flushed Away, Kung Fu Panda and several others in development

December 1996 – July 1997  Klasky Csupo, Los Angeles CA                 

Art Director

n    Supervised background design and layout for animated TV series “Stressed Eric”

February 1996 – September 1996  Hanna Barbera Studios, Studio City, CA                  

Concept Designer/Key background Artist

n     Animated TV series “The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest”

Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Maya, Traditional media

Ability to effectively communicate visual ideas, setting the tone and style for a project. Comfortable in leading a team of artists in developing and designing a project from beginning to end.

References and letters of recommendation available on request
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