▁for ▁the ▁characters ▁of ▁Chief ▁and ▁the ▁adult ▁Co pper . ▁ ▁After ▁anim ating ▁on ▁Mic key ' s ▁Christmas ▁Carol ▁and ▁doing ▁early ▁experimental ▁animation ▁for ▁Who ▁F ram ed ▁Roger ▁Rab bit , ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁T MS ▁in ▁Japan ▁training ▁anim ators ▁on ▁Little ▁N emo : ▁Advent ures ▁in ▁Sl umber land . ▁From ▁there , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁as ▁a ▁direct ing ▁anim ator ▁on ▁The ▁Bra ve ▁Little ▁To aster . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Disney ▁as ▁the ▁Art istic ▁Le ad ▁for ▁the ▁Disney ▁C AP S ▁development ▁team . ▁He ▁combined ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁animation ▁with ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁computers ▁to ▁help ▁design ▁and ▁build ▁the ▁first ▁fully ▁digital ▁animation ▁production ▁system . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁Scient ific ▁or ▁Techn ical ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁this ▁work . ▁ ▁He ▁animated ▁Belle ▁in ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁the ▁Be ast ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁direct ing ▁anim ator ▁for ▁the ▁Magic ▁Car pet ▁in ▁Al add in . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁animate ▁on ▁Z azu ▁for ▁The ▁Lion ▁King ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁story ▁department ▁for ▁Her cules . ▁ ▁He ▁head ed ▁the ▁story ▁depart ments ▁for ▁the ▁Dream Work s ▁films , ▁Ant z ▁and ▁Sh rek . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁at ▁Disney ▁with ▁John ▁Mus ker ▁and ▁Ron ▁Clement s ▁story board ing ▁and ▁anim ating ▁on ▁The ▁Princess ▁and ▁the ▁F rog . ▁ ▁His ▁daughter , ▁Mar iel ▁(