Personal profile

Academic Biography

Working with the team behind the seminal film Terminator 2, Justin couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to the then fledgling computer graphics industry that occupied London in the early 1990’s. Based at the Computer Film Company and then later at the Neville Brody Research Studio he contributed to a range of award-winning projects for film, television and new media that included clients such as the Rolling Stones, Disney, Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, Passion Pictures, Saatchi & Saatchi, The Natural History Museum, Buena Vista International, United Artist to name but a few. After picking up a number of awards, most notably for UK's the National Lottery launch campaign entitled 'It Could Be You' Justin then moved to the US where as Director of New Media helped establish the Savannah College of Art & Design as one of the largest freestanding Art colleges in the US. Justin joined Teesside University as Senior Lecturer in Visualisation & Graphical Applications in 1998. 

Enterprise Interest and Activities

As Enterprise & Business Engagement Champion on behalf of the SCEDT one of the ways in which Justin brings industry & academia together is via the annual ExpoTees London event - an industry-led exposition of exemplary work from the School of Computing & Digital Technologies. Showcasing animation, visual effects, concept art, immersive games and games programming this unique activity demonstrates creativity, imagination and industry-standard skills. Past venues have included award winning studio's The Mill, Double Negative, The Moving Picture & Framestore. If you would like to get involved contact - [email protected]