Back - 1987 - Forward

My first collaboration (every writer's challenge) with Italian director Mario Giampaolo was a great year-long learning experience and a deviation in genre (romantic drama)

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Screenwriting: 2 years

Back - 1988 - Forward

One screenplay picked up (Scorpio Island) and another one (Demon Fighter) acquired for co-production with a studio in mainland China.

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Screenwriting: 3 years Development: 1 year

Back - 1989 - Forward

Turning to my own material and taking the creative reins, I directed a half-hour pilot for The Fabulous Adevntures Of Mr. Bucketheasd, a somewhat glossier episode in the irrevernt fantasy series I had been making since school. This kicked off a long history of development of the Mr. Buckethead character and series that continues today!

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Screenwriting: 4 years
Development: 2 years
Director: 1 year

Back - 1990 - Forward

More scripts and marketing of the Mr. Buckethead series. Lots of screenings, press and a contract with DreamCatchers Films, Inc out of Pittsburgh, PA to engage in further development.

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Screenwriting: 5 years
Development: 3 years
Director: 1 year

Back - 1991 - Forward

A surge in output of comics and manga as I develop many characters and series, inking many pages!

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Screenwriting: 6 years
Development: 4 years
Director: 1 year
Manga Artist: 1 year

Back - 1992 - Forward

Added to the creative mix is a revitalization of a childhood passion: game design. I develop games and revisit old designs, start the playtesting process.

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Screenwriting: 6 years
Development: 5 years
Director: 1 year
Manga Artist: 2 years
Game Designer: 1 year

Back - 1993 - Forward

All three categories are actively developed: TV series', manga and game designs.

I also invent a line of modular robot toys!

I take on the freelance world with gusto and begin desktop publishing. Everything from local bands to the state police, newsletters to bumper stickers.

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Screenwriting: 7 years
Development: 6 years
Director: 1 year
Manga Artist: 8 years
Game Designer: 2 years
Desktop Publisher: 1 year

Back - 1994 - Forward

My freelance work culminates in steady work at a newspaper ad agency. I also enter the world of typesetting and print shops, finding a comfortable niche between freelance work and print brokerage services.

Meanwhile, episodes of the Mr. Buckethead TV show air on local television.

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Screenwriting: 8 years
Development: 7 years
Director: 1 year
Manga Artist: 4 years
Game Designer: 3 years
Desktop Publisher: 2 years

Back - 1995 - Forward

My exposure to small business increases as I take on the role of manager of Advertising and Marketing for a successful small food services company.

With regard to my own buciness, I initiate the Cybegecko company name and begin www.cybergecko.com. The website is the perfect repository for many of my newest cartoon characters and interactive entertainment concepts. At this time I create Gary Gecko, the Can You Kill Percy Pig? Game, the infamous Annoying Cartoon Gallery, Crying Mushroom theatre and more.

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Screenwriting: 9 years
Development: 8 years
Director: 1 year
Manga Artist: 5 years
Game Designer: 4 years
Desktop Publisher: 3 years
Web Design: 1 year
Advertising / Marketing: 1 year

Back - 1996 - Forward

I take on steady work for the credit union industry, designing everything from print materials to advertising and marketing campaigns to mascot characters.

I officially enter the PowerPoint presentation world and work for many offsite clients, including financial consultants. My left-brain, right-brain skill combinations suit detailed, problem-solving challenges very well.

Cybergecko begins the No-Budget Film Network, a basic database service that explodes in popularity on its website.

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Screenwriting: 10 years
Development: 9 years
Director: 1 year
Manga Artist: 6 years
Game Designer: 4 years
Desktop Publisher: 4 years
Web Design: 2 years
Advertising / Marketing: 2 years
Presentations: 1 year

Back - 1997 - Forward

Years of steady freelance work and reliable clients leads me to a long-term creative consultant position at Nationwide Formalwear, where I provide database design, TV and radio commercial production and event director services. Many of my skills come into play with this catch-all position, including the design of interactive events and adding creative value to ongoing and newly designed Advertising and Marketing

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Screenwriting: 11 years
Development: 10 years
Director: 2 years
Manga Artist: 7 years
Game Designer: 5 years
Desktop Publisher: 5 years
Web Design: 3 years
Advertising / Marketing: 3 years
Presentations: 2 years
Event Production: 1 year
Creative Consultant: 1 year

Back - 1998 - Forward

The first of my game designs is published and becomes very popular over the next few years. The strategy game Super Giant Monster Showdown earns many great reviews, awards and keeps me in the convention circuit for a long time. As sales increase and fandom grows, I am kept busier than ever and become immersed in the game publishing world, learning the ropes quickly from retailers, ditributors and other manufacturers.

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Screenwriting: 12 years
Development: 11 years
Director: 3 years
Manga Artist: 8 years
Game Designer: 6 years
Desktop Publisher: 6 years
Web Design: 4 years
Advertising / Marketing: 5 years
Presentations: 3 years
Event Production: 2 years
Creative Consultant: 2 years

Back - 1999 - Forward

SGMS increases and i work hard to promote and market the license.

I polish off many of my previously developed game designs, and am also hired to work on a game for a Dark Horse Comics property. (a card game and online game).

I am also hired to create an onlone comic strip for a new tech website.

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Screenwriting: 13 years
Development: 12 years
Director: 3 years
Manga Artist: 10 years
Game Designer: 7 years
Desktop Publisher: 6 years
Web Design: 5 years
Advertising / Marketing: 6 years
Presentations: 3 years
Event Production: 3 years
Creative Consultant: 3 years

Back - 2000 - Forward

Writing comes to the fore in my career again as I am drafted into develop scripts and pitches for televsion commercials, PSAs and promotional spots for NFL Films and other national clients. My targeted writing ability and fast rewrite capacity make for a good combination in this fast-turnaround, highly demainding field.

The Mr. Buckethead series gets a facelifit this year as many new promotional spots are produced and entire scenes are filmed for a possible feature-length movie.

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Screenwriting: 14 years
Development: 13 years
Director: 3 years
Manga Artist: 11 years
Game Designer: 8 years
Desktop Publisher: 7 years
Web Design: 7 years
Advertising / Marketing: 6 years
Presentations: 3 years
Event Production: 3 years
Creative Consultant: 4 years

Back - 2001 - Forward

The game business and televsion writing business both boom but turn sour on 9/11. I manage to turn my energy and skills toward a positive effort by teaching hand-drawn animation at a private school. This is rewarding and enjoyable work. On the side, I also create my own language! (The Pangean Language)

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Screenwriting: 15 years
Development: 14 years
Director: 3 years
Manga Artist: 12 years
Game Designer: 9 years
Desktop Publisher: 8 years
Web Design: 8 years
Advertising / Marketing: 7 years
Presentations: 3 years
Event Production: 3 years
Creative Consultant: 5 years
Teacher/Art Therapist: 1 year

Back - 2002 - Forward

In an attempt to re-infuse my game publishing busniess with new product AND tie-in with the ongoing development of a previous character of mine, (still working with DreamCatchers Films) I publish the Mr. Buckethead Adventure Game Series, a truly innovative comic-book game. I promote the game locally and aim for boutique markets.

I enter the unusual business of monster-design and initiate a 'Kaiju Gallery' on the cybergecko website to showcase various designs.

Lastly, my previosuly untapped music producing and composing skills get a workout as I found two musical entites this year: the electro-dance band Jupiter Fly-By and the electro-classical group Hartaki. Both groups have albums that go into production.

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Screenwriting: 15 years
Development: 15 years
Director: 3 years
Manga Artist: 13 years
Game Designer: 10 years
Desktop Publisher: 8 years
Web Design: 9 years
Advertising / Marketing: 7 years
Presentations: 3 years
Event Production: 3 years
Creative Consultant: 6 years
Teacher/Art Therapist: 2 years
Music Production: 1 year

Back - 2003 - Forward

Mr. Buckethead starts a circuit of live appearances, at various conventions and multimedia events.

I also provide a sneak preview of my own RPG (role-playing game) which had been in development since the beginning of this journey and will be published in the near future.

This year is most notable because I started a collaboration with long-time friend R.S. Purcell and formed trhe comedy troupe (of 2 people) called Waiting For Cable. WFC immediately produced a great deal of material: original songs and accompanying music videos (Cardboard Box, Nevermo'), some animated shorts, (Fancy Pants Gang, Dolphins Are Dol-Fun) and commercial parodies (Lego Friends, Miracle Muff) WFC also created the popular puppet character The Oil Slick Gang, who appeared in various video shorts and live events.

A quirky video for Jupiter Fly-By's song 'Bagahangaz' makes the film festival circuit.

I also work as the Production Manager for an animated music video for the band CKY.

Lastly, I am hired for my filmmaking and editing talents to direct a documentary series for historian and author Ron Avery entitled 'Urban Explorer' which even now runs on cable and public television.

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Screenwriting: 16 years
Development: 16 years
Director: 4 years
Manga Artist: 14 years
Game Designer: 11 years
Desktop Publisher: 8 years
Web Design: 10 years
Advertising / Marketing: 7 years
Presentations: 3 years
Event Production: 4 years
Creative Consultant: 6 years
Teacher/Art Therapist: 3 years
Music Production: 2 years
Video Editor: 1 year
Animator: 1 year

Back - 2004 - Forward

Waiting For Cable produced even more music videos (Four Unicorns, Baby's Arm), commercials (Miracle Muff) and short films (Horror Girl, Ghost Toast).

I myself produced a lot animation that year, from hand-drawn (Rat To Whatever) to CG (the Secret Scare Squad series) to a little of both (the Animix series). Because of all the animation, I provided some 'eye candy' services for various events, mixing the custom visuals to live msuic. I also desigend some cartoon mascort characaters and ocassionally sold orginal cartoon art at events.

The game business was still moving along and one of my books (The Tome Of Levity) was purchased and published by Z-Man Games. Speaking of events,

I run a series of Slot Car Racing tournaments and various multimedia happenings. By far, the most notable of these, is the very first Puppet Karaoke Universe Show, an instant phenomenon that is exponentially growing even today.

'Urban Explorer: Part Two' is filmed this year.

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Screenwriting: 17 years
Development: 17 years
Director: 5 years
Manga Artist: 15 years
Game Designer: 12 years
Desktop Publisher: 8 years
Web Design: 11 years
Advertising / Marketing: 8 years
Presentations: 3 years
Event Production: 5 years
Creative Consultant: 6 years
Teacher/Art Therapist: 4 years
Music Production: 3 years
Video Editor: 2 years
Animator: 2 years

Back - 2005 - Forward

The documentary work leads to a piece for the Pennsylvania Historical Society and a short for public television.

The ongoing animation work leads to a series of CG music videos for an HD-TV station and some pitch trailers, intended for Cartoon Network.

I was hired as a character designer for a series of trading cards and an events/game designer for a team-building company.

The Puppet Karaoke Universe Show gains awards, recognition, and a regular run of appearances .

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Screenwriting: 18 years
Development: 18 years
Director: 6 years
Manga Artist: 16 years
Game Designer: 13 years
Desktop Publisher: 8 years
Web Design: 12 years
Advertising / Marketing: 9 years
Presentations: 4 years
Event Production: 6 years
Creative Consultant: 6 years
Teacher/Art Therapist: 5 years
Music Production: 4 years
Video Editor: 3 years
Animator: 3 years

Back - 2006

The Puppet Karaoke Universe Show spawns a growing and active fan community. The show has evolved its own weekly podcast series, which features show excerpts, sklits and music videos. I start publishing my online comic strip Lunaroonies. The Jupiter Fly-By album has finally hit the market and a release event is scheduled this summer...

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Screenwriting: 19 years
Development: 19 years
Director: 7 years
Manga Artist: 19 years
Game Designer: 14 years
Desktop Publisher: 9 years
Web Design: 13 years
Advertising / Marketing: 10 years
Presentations: 4 years
Event Production: 7 years
Creative Consultant: 7 years
Teacher/Art Therapist: 6 years
Music Production: 5 years
Video Editor: 4 years
Animator: 4 years