He was born in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in Middletown, New Jersey. Studied film at Glassboro State College, in Glassboro, New Jersey. Moved to California to break into the film industry and started as a PA on the TV show "Sledge Hammer". He got his first position in editorial on the short film "Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School" as the assistant editor. After working as an assistant editor on; "Vampire in Brooklyn", Mighty Ducks 3", "The Cable Guy" and "Scream", he was hired as the second editor on the feature "Mimic". He cut his first feature as the main editor on "Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror". He was nominated for best editing by the Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science for "Un Embrujo". He has recently worked with Guillermo del Toro on "Hellboy 2"
