At the age of 17, he began studying at the Experimental Animation Program at the California Institute of the Arts, where he was mentored and supported greatly by Jules Engel, Kendall O'Connor, Ollie Johnston, and Moe Gollub.
At the age of 17, he began studying on the Experimental Animation Program at the California Institute of the Arts for four years. There, he was mentored by people such as Jules Engel, Kendall O'Connor, Ollie Johnston and Moe Gollub.