Produced his own documentary for public access "Sundown: The Future of Children and Drugs"

Began unpaid internship on the set of "NYPD Blue" (ABC)

Moved to Los Angeles

Signed a three-year deal with Universal television and producer Dick Wolf to write for "New York Undercover" (Fox); clashed creatively with producers and other writers

Signed with CAA and got out of his TV deal

Assigned to develop action features "A Season in Hell" and "Thunder Blow" with producer Arne Schmidt

Sold "Thunder Blow" to Dino DeLaurentiis for $600,000 and adapted "A Season in Hell" for Steven Spielberg and the newly formed Dreamworks Pictures

Worked on developing two more features, the thriller "Breakdown" and a script about the Zodiac serial killer for Touchstone

Met director Michael Bay and began work on the Jerry Bruckheimer produced "Armageddon"

Received first feature screenwriting credit for "Armageddon"

Met acclaimed "Boyz N The Hood" director John Singleton; co-wrote screenplay for "Shaft" (2000)

Worked on developing "Bay of Pigs" for director Ving Rhames

Worked on writing a script with filmmaker and personal idol Michael Mann about the drug trade

Established his own production company, Chasing Time Pictures

Created pilot "UC: Undercover" with novelist Don Winslow about a team of undercover agents; pilot greenlighted by NBC

Executive Produced (also wrote) "UC: Undercover" (NBC)

Hired to rewrite "Alien vs. Predator" which was released in 2004; never received screen credit

Wrote the screenplay for "Aliens vs Predator: Requiem"