David graduated from Southern Methodist University in with a BFA degree in communications. After working for five years with WFAA television in Dallas, he began independently writing, shooting and directing commercial, educational, promotional, documentary, and dramatic programs for ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, ESPN, LIFETIME, NIPPON Television - Tokyo, MaFilm - Budapest and many others. David is also proud to have worked on three educational series created for PBS. David’s work has taken him to more than twenty countries including China in May of ’89, to document the student protests in Beijing. PEOPLE MAGAZINE called his documentary feature on Singapore, “a fascinating portrait of the city”.
Since 1988, David’s efforts have included interactive CD-ROM and DVD production because of its effectiveness as a communications tool. During that time, David worked in pioneering the interactive format. Even though interactive programming was in its infancy then, some of David’s early programs were approved as “more effective than classroom training”, by the Minerals Management Service in Washington, DC.
In 1996, David established VisualWorks to produce “high impact” interactive programs for clients who demanded effective media, capable of changing or affecting viewer behaviors. It was during that time that he began working with various legal firms as well. David’s story telling skills that were honed in the entertainment and education industries proved invaluable as his work helped to settle cases and avoid expensive court trials.
On the corporate side, David has supplied companies like Alcatel USA, Fujitsu Network Communications, Atlantic Richfield Company, GTE, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Texas Instruments, Analysts International Corp, ENSCO, Offshore Logistics, Flowserve, CompUSA, NetMass, Cellstar, Bristow, and Input/Output with marketing and training programs. In addition to traditional media, David began working with computer programmers because of the computer’s strength as a communications tool. David’s strong background in effective communications efforts has been instrumental in developing ground up custom solutions that pair complex program delivery systems with educational and marketing media.
David is currently owner of VisualWorks, a new media communications consulting and design company offering digital motion media and high interactive capability, in addition to traditional media for web, print, broadcast and internal. He lives with his wife Valeria in Beaverton, Oregon. You may contact him by email at david@visualworksinc.com or by voice at 214-726-5333.