As a freelancer, cut eductional films, commercials and documentaries in Los Angeles

Worked as production manager for United States Information Agency (USIA) film department

Relocated to San Francisco on the advice of former classmate George Lucas to collaborate with Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola

First collaboration with Lucas, served as sound editor and contributed to screenplay of Lucas' sci-fi student short "The Electronic Labyrinth: THX-1138: 4EB"

Worked as an editor and sound mixer for Coppola's American Zoetrope company

First feature credit ("sound montage"), Coppola's "The Rain People"

Served as one of the many sound people on "Gimme Shelter", the Maysles brothers' landmark document of the Rolling Stones fateful Altamont concert

Feature screenwriting debut, co-wrote (with Lucas) script for "THX 1138" (Lucas' feature directorial debut); also received sound credit

Feature debut as writer-director, "Return to Oz"

Served as film editor on "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"

Worked as film editor and sound mixer for the film "Ghost" earned Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing

Was a film editor and sound mixer for "The Godfather: Part III"; earned Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing

Worked as an editor and sound mixer on the film "Romeo Is Bleeding"

Served as film editor and sound mixer for "First Knight"

First collaboration with Anthony Minghella, served as editor and sound mixer for the Oscar winning film "The English Patient"

Worked on the film "The Talented Mr. Ripley"

Reteamed with Anthony Minghella for "Cold Mountain," served as film editor and sound mixer; earned Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing