Working as an Ink and Paint Artist when the studio showcased the artists at work in the Magic of Disney Animation Tour at the Disney-MGM Studios, 1996.
In heaver at the Walt Disney Feature Animation building in Burbank, California, 1997.
TIMELINE
April 2025 - Senior Creative at Seattle Credit Union.
April 2025 - Retired from The Walt Disney Company.
November 2024 - Celebrates the 30th anniversary with The Walt Disney Company.
November 2024 - Shelf Unbound Magazine Best Best Indie Top 100 Notable Indie.
December 2023 - The award-winning book Sun Night is re-released with an extended ending and a new cover design.
August 2023 - Recipes for Entertaining Panamanian Style cookbook has received the President’s Book Award gold medal for best cookbook by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, Inc.
December 2022 - Releases the children’s picture book Cuando El Sol Salió En La Noche under his imprint
September 2022 - Designs and publishes the first book under his imprint with the book titled Recipes for Entertaining Panamanian Style in English and Spanish
June 2022 - Releases first children’s picture book called When the Sun Came Out at Night with illustrations by Sergio Guillén
June 2022 - Judge for the 2022 Imagen Awards - Best Documentary
May 2022 - Promoted to Design Manager with Disney Publishing
March 2022 - Selected as a Mentor in the NY AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) 2022 Mentoring Program
January 2021 - Receives Honorable Mention for Sun Night in the 2020 Latino Books Into Movies Awards by Empowering Latino Futures
August 2020 - Judge for the prestigious José Martí Awards (Design Categories) by the National Association of Hispanic Publications
August 2020 - Top three finalist honor for the Sun Night website for Best Website Promoting a Book by the International Latino Book Awards
February 2020 - El Sol de la Noche is sold in Panama exclusively at Librerías El Hombre de la Mancha
January 2020 - Sun Night is translated and sold in Spanish under the title El Sol de la Noche
November 2019 - Celebrates the 25th year anniversary at The Walt Disney Company
September 2019 - Receives shortlist finalist honor for Sun Night by the Santa Fe Writers Project Awards Program
September 2019 - Receives the Best First Book Award medal for Sun Night from the International Latino Book Awards
September 2018 - Receives a Five Star Review by Reader’s Favorite for Sun Night
August 2018 - Receives President’s Book Award medal for Sun Night by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, Inc.
January 2018 - Releases first book Sun Night
March 2011 - Design and Brand Manager with Partners Federal Credit Union
August 2007 - Senior Designer with ESPN
Summer 2005 - Receives Partners In Excellence Recognition
January 2004 - Graphic Designer with The Walt Disney Company Sales
1997-2001 - Ink and Paint Artist with The Walt Disney Company Feature Animation
January 1997 - Hercules Mega-Mall Tour across 13 U.S. cities
Summer 1996 - Animation Celebration Artist, Disney-MGM Studios
Summer 1996 - Animation Artist, Disney-MGM Studios
November 20, 1994 - Career begins with The Walt Disney Company
I’m an award-winning author and designer with a 30-year career in creative art direction, marketing, graphic design, and branding at The Walt Disney Company. Though I’m now retired from Disney, I continue to work in the field I love.
Since childhood, I knew I wanted to be an artist. I was drawn to anything creative—drawing, painting, singing, playing instruments, and performing in community theater. Born and raised in Panama, I immigrated to the U.S. in 1989 to pursue my artistic dreams.
My career with Disney began in animation, painting animation cels for the collectible market. I later transitioned into graphic design, branding, and art direction, working across divisions including ESPN, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Disney Cruise Line, Parks & Resorts Sales, and the Disney-sponsored Partners Federal Credit Union. In my final role, I served as Creative Services Manager, leading the marketing and visual design of children’s and young adult books with Disney Publishing.
In 2018, I published Sun Night, a creative realism memoir about the bond I shared with my brother growing up in 1976 Panama. The book has received several awards. I have also written and produced several other books. I am releasing a new book titled Finding Pixel Dust: Stories and Reflections for Building a Meaningful Creative Career in 2025. This is a passion project in a way to celebrate my decades-long Disney career as a way to share what being in a design career looks like from the inside.
In my downtime, I like to freelance and collaborate with a wide range of clients on brand development, marketing, and advertising across print and digital media. I also mentor emerging creatives and serve as a judge for various design and creative competitions.
Specialties: Print and digital advertising, branding, corporate identity, art direction, conceptual design, graphic design, publication layout and design, large-scale signage, interior design, artistic design, email, and electronic banner ad marketing, mentoring, fine arts, oil painting, drawing.