Dear Friends:

Pleased to announce that Connie and I welcomed our first child, Jayden Jiho Huang, on July 21. Fatherhood has been a cycle of learning and adjustments, among rewarding moments bursting with an unmeasurable sensation of love. I'm so proud of my wife and so happy Jayden is part of our little family. He continues to grow and evolve into his unique self every day.

If that weren't enough of a new routine, in January, I started a new role at Sony Pictures Animation in Culver City as the Director of Physical Production, Animation. Officially in overhead, I help guide various feature and series projects through creative development, production, and post production while refining studio processes and operational infrastructure. SPA has been gaining creative momentum, with the 2022 Oscar nominated "The Mitchells vs The Machines" and is the only non-Disney studio to win the Academy Award for best animated feature in the past decade with 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse".

In 2007 (when I started this blog), I took a role as a production assistant at Walt Disney Animation Studios, and 15 years later, hard to believe that journey has come to an end. I have had the incredible fortune to partner with some of the industry's top talent on Academy Award winning films, represent the studio at conferences and speaking engagements around the world, all while cultivating and growing my passion for production management in a storytelling environments. I am forever grateful to have been surrounded by an abundance of wisdom, joy, and creativity, which makes it difficult to move on.

Nonetheless, I am excited about the next chapter of my career, and role as a new father.

Wish me luck!
-Papa bear

Editor's note: As time continue to arch for us all, this blog will transition to an annual (vs bi-annual) frequency moving forward. By no means is this a diminished desire to stay in touch, but mindfulness of your inbox as I very much appreciate you all taking the time to read and share.