Doug is the CTO and SVP of Digital Production across all film production at Locksmith Animation.

He is an animation industry veteran of over 30 years, starting as a Digital Artist on traditionally cel animated films, before continuing his career in roles such as Modeler, Effects Artist, and a CG Generalist. He eventually became a Visual Effects Supervisor on several CG features.

Doug was a part of Dreamworks Animation’s conception; he was one of the first digital artists to start using CG in traditionally animated features, such as in Prince of Egypt. His other Dreamworks credits include The Road to El Dorado, Spirit, Sinbad and Shrek. He played a key role in establishing the digital animation process at Sony Pictures while working as the VFX Supervisor on their first animated film Open Season. Similarly, at Disney he oversaw the conversion of the direct-to-video unit Disney Toons into a Vendor based model for theatrical release.

Joining Locksmith Animation in 2018 and after contributing to Ron’s Gone Wrong and That Christmas, Doug is working to emphasize the use of cutting-edge digital tools in pre-production to establish the look and feel of a movie before it moves into production proper. Providing techniques and ways of working for filmmakers to get to their goals quicker, smarter and cost effectively, is his mission statement.