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TRON ARCADE 1:2

Mythbuster Adam Savage once said 'Hiring managers only want to see work you did that they recognize, and as an example of your skillset'. And so this half-scale Tron arcade was born.The cabinet is CNC Router cut 3/8" MDF. The brains are a Raspberry Pi with the TRON MAME file. The monitor is a true half-scale CRT monitor, and, the flight stick was scanned, reduced, printed, sanded, and cast in blue epoxy.The UV reactive inks all had to be hand-traced for the inside graphics using fine tip markers which took hours. Getting the buttons, spinner, and flight stick to all function was a trial unto itself.This project stretched my full skill set. From mold making to electronics. This was several months of work. It's also autographed by Legendary Art Director (now CD/EVP) George Gomez and Tron actor Bruce Boxleitner. It will be sent to auction to recoup costs associated with this project.

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DISCO LIGHT: UFO

In 2015, 3D printing technology was inexpensive enough that I could take on replicating the early 90's dance club lights popular at the time. My first version of this light wound up on display at the now defunct Makerbot 3D Printing store. This updated 2025 variant, shown here, uses UV reactive ABS Plastic, an Arduino for the LED bulbs, and is programmable. This variant has the included landing pad, and has holes in the base for the addition of a 'Vape' style smoke machine. It was printed using a Bambu Lab X1C 3D Printer that has exceptional quality for small detailed parts like the landing pad.The bright green is UV reactive, and the more muted green is Glow-In-The-Dark plastic filament.Below is a close-up of spiral fill, and the 'bridge' of the UFO.

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Toy Parts 1:6

A popular YouTube (YT) toy collector hired me to modify his existing Hot Toys 'Back to the Future' Deloreans. He needed a set of battery-lit hover rims with rubber tires, and a set of train rims with tracks, in one-sixth scale.The client later pivoted to plug-in led pucks for his display cases, and also requested a 1:6 "Mr. Fusion" and back plate, converting his BTTF 1 car, to the BTTF 2 car.After his YT video, his project took off and multiple sets were built, until Hot Toys themselves released updated cars with similar variants.As a side project test, EL Wire was used for the front bumper time-travelling flux bands.

Another YouTube content creator contracted me to make a small 7" Twin Pines Mall sign that resembled the one from the Back to the Future films complete with the tree cross bars in the green areas.

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TELEPROMPTERS

At the start of YouTube I found myself building teleprompters and selling them via eBay. In 4 years I sold $80k worth of home-built prompters which led me to go to a convention. At SAT-CON, a broadcast journalism convention, I met the people from MLB.com/Advancd Media who hired me to create a new prompter system that was 4x as big but no increase in weight due to the motors this attached to. We went from 8" 4:3 to 19" 16:9 - a huge increase. The 3D printed frames allowed me to alter the strength vs weight to keep it light.The system DID NOT FAIL ONCE in 3+ years and in the end Disney bought into Advanced Media and flushed the studios down the train along with my builds.

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TRADE SHOW ART

The client hired me to develop a split-screen photoshop image of someone using their iPhone underwater case. It was mostly Photoshop, showcasing the scuba and land use. I created the master graphic and all accompanying art like banner-stands and instruction manuals. I also completed preliminary packaging for the initial launch.

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Court case torso

Being a former Emergency Medical Technician, and an industrial designer, I got tasked to work on a court case in which a person was shot 4 times while getting up from the ground. After reviewing the forensics, I built a linear actuator lift and plaster cast a living person who had similar build stats. Due to the nature of the crime, the 'final version' where the body is painted and dressed, will not be shown here.

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Disco Light: Scan

The year was 1993 and I stepped into my first nightclub and saw the OptiKinetics Sound Scanners in the ceiling. I never thought 30 years later I would fly to London and meet the Inventor. Now in his 80's, he helped me remake these with new circuits, and my 3D Printed bodies for a sleek updated look for modern times. They are sound-active scanning lights.

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Flash Animation

Mid 2000's I was employed for a startup advertising company to work on flash animation and talking-head video presentations for their unique media player. The right side was all Adobe Flash animations, the left was a talking head personality shot against a green-screen. The entire presentation could have buttons, links, coupons and more. It was called a Direct Response Video. When flash ended, the company was sold.

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