Education
McGill University
B. Commerce, Marketing & International Business 1982-01-01 - 1986-01-01Work Experience
Raging Heroes
Current
Raging Heroes
Imagina
2008-01-01 - 2011-01-01
Imagina
Sonovision / Digital Film magazine
2004-01-01 - 2011-01-01
Sonovision / Digital Film magazine
ArtFX
2006-01-01 - 2009-01-01
ArtFX
VFXWorld / AWN
2002-01-01 - 2008-01-01
VFXWorld / AWN
3D World / Computer Arts
1999-01-01 - 2007-01-01
3D World / Computer Arts
Black & Decker
1991-01-01 - 1995-01-01
Black & Decker
Ford Credit
1986-01-01 - 1991-01-01
Ford Credit
Skills
Summary
Launched www.ragingheroes.com in 2009 and its sister brand HeroesInfinite.com a few years later: continually expanding original Sci-Fi and Fantasy Intellectual Property featuring extraordinary characters, stories, miniatures, terrain, games and more. → Accomplishments: - Developing courses on - Unreal Engine / MidJourney / AI in film production - Write & illustrate & publish your first book in only one month - and more - Currently producing Loud Heavy Metal's first album, videoclips, and stage show - Dec. 2021: Successfully ran one of the shortest campaign ever on Kickstarter: 76-hours for our updated Wizards' Christmas 3D printables. - Sept. 2021: Launched our own platform HeroesInfinite.com to host our extremely popular 3D printable-projects, both in subscription AND standalone format. - Dec. 2020: Created a successful crowdfunding campaign for A Wizards' Christmas, 3D-printable wizardly ornaments and curiosities; partnered with MyMiniFactory to make it the first crowdfunding project on their platform 6 months ahead of schedule. - April 2020+ : Launched a monthly subscription system of 3D printable miniatures on Patreon: patreon.com/HeroesInfinite - 2018+: Developing tabletop games to launch in our 'The Toughest Girls of the Galaxy' / Raging Heroes universe. - 2017: Completed a third successful Kickstarter ($200k) called WarStages: The Gothic Cathedral, the first of a series of WarStages: http://kck.st/2hbGmDe - 2015: Achieved a second extremely successful Kickstarter campaign ($800K) called TGG2: Light & Darkness: http://bit.ly/TGG2KSlive. Successfully delivered to all backers. - 2013: Achieved the most successful Kickstarter campaign by a French company in 2013: http://kck.st/18RPJfh ($700K) called The Toughest Girls of the Galaxy. Successfully delivered to all backers. → 2009 - present: General Manager of the Raging Heroes product lines (Management, Production, Sourcing, Financing, Marketing, Int'l Sales, Customer Service, Web, Communications, ...) → 1996 to present (MFBG Productions Owner): - Producer (film, audiovisual, visual effects) - Project manager (goods and services) - Marketing and communications - Acting coach - Journalist → Before 1996: - Human Resources Management (Black&Decker Canada) - Customer Service Management (Ford Motor Credit Canada, Black&Decker Canada) - Collections and Customer Service Management (Ford Motor Credit Canada) Specialties: General Management, Project Production, Film / VFX / Graphic Design Production, Acting Coach for Film Actors and for Animators, ...