His father gave him a video camera when he was 16, which he used to make stop motion short films
Worked at a movie theater and a bookstore before becoming a full-time student
Participated in 48Hour completions, developing a cartoon in just 48 hours, every weekend while attending CalArts
Started his career at Cartoon Network as an intern
The Regular Show got greenlit after completing Cartoon Network's The Cartoonstitute project
His experiences growing up in Hanford with his friends in the 1980s and 1990s and his college experiences at CalArts are featured in the series Regular Show