Joel was born in East Lansing, Michigan and later moved with his family to Los Angeles, California where he currently resides. After graduating high school, he attended Pasadena Art Center College of Design where he earned a BFA in Illustration.
He is currently a freelance concept designer working for various companies in the film and video game industry including The Aaron Sims Company, Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures, Dreamworks, Paramount Pictures, MJZ, Electronic Arts, NCsoft, Film Roman, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Lions Gate Productions and Disney. Recent work include Transformers 3, Resident Evil and Sucker Punch.
On his time off, Joel enjoys mountain biking, cycling, petting kittens and over cooking food.
He is currently a freelance concept designer working for various companies in the film and video game industry including The Aaron Sims Company, Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures, Dreamworks, Paramount Pictures, MJZ, Electronic Arts, NCsoft, Film Roman, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Lions Gate Productions and Disney. Recent work include Transformers 3, Resident Evil and Sucker Punch.
On his time off, Joel enjoys mountain biking, cycling, petting kittens and over cooking food.