I grew up near San Francisco where my Dad, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather owned and operated a number of family toy stores called Jeffrey's Toys. I loved visiting and working at Jeffrey's Toys, and later in life would think back on those experiences while working as an Animator and Storyboard Artist on the "Toy Story" movies!

Along with being surrounded by toys, I was also surrounded by a wonderful family of artists. My Grandmother was an oil painter, my Dad was an artist, and my Uncle was a photographer and musician. They all inspired me and encouraged me to keep drawing. As I got older, my Dad and Mom enrolled me in drawing classes, and gave me a variety of how-to-draw books.

By the time I was in High School I was determined to pursue a career in Animation. It was at this time that I began turning my doodles into flipbooks and short movies! After graduating High School, I attended the California Institute of the Arts, founded by Walt Disney, to study Animation.

At the end of my first year at Cal Arts, I was hired as an Animator on the television show “The Simpsons” in Hollywood, California! It was hard to believe that at 20 years old I was animating on a T.V. show! After working on “The Simpsons” for a year, I continued my studies at Cal Arts until I was hired at Pixar Animation Studios as a Computer Animator on “Toy Story!”

Since that time I've worked as a Storyboard Artist on “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “Cars,” “Ratatouille,” “UP,” "Toy Story 3," and "Monsters University," and am currently working on new Pixar films in development! Along with working as a Storyboard Artist, I teach kids and adults all over the world how they too, can turn their ideas and doodles into Cartoons!