Childhood ambition: To be a comic book writer/illustrator who gets to draw and write stories all day long
Fondest memory: My parents and brother, elementary school friends (creating our own comic books and playing role playing games), my high school friends (pulling pranks)
Soundtrack: Me Against the World
Retreat: Comic Relief in Berkeley, CA
Wildest dream: Achieving time travel
Proudest moment: To be determined...
Biggest challenge: Concentrating 30 minutes straight distraction-free
Alarm clock: Hate it
Perfect day: Spending time with my family - I'm grateful to have them in my life – and traveling with friends
First job: Waiter at an Indian restaurant where the owners refused to let me keep my tips ("tips go to the house!")
Indulgence: B movies
Last purchase: Multi-region DVD player; the Lonely Island's "Incredibad" CD/DVD
Favorite movie: Terminators 1 - 2, the first Matrix, They Live, Trancers 1 - 3
Inspiration: My parents - they are driven and have lives they enjoy
My life: Trying to find balance

Jon is the Vice President of Production at Lin Pictures. With his colleagues Mark and Seanne, Jon brings in new projects and develops Lin Pictures’ current slate. Jon is a Co-Producer on the following projects set up at Warner Brothers: “Godzilla,” based on the Toho Company’s iconic series of monster movies; “Tom and Jerry,” based on the classic Hanna-Barbera animated series; the comic book adaptation of Jeff Smith’s “Bone;” “The Karma Coalition,” a spec script written by Shawn Christensen; “It,” based on Stephen King’s epic horror novel; “Hiding in Time,” based on the Shadowline comic book miniseries published by Image Comics; and “Tales from the Gangster Squad,” based on the series of LA Times articles of the same name. In November, 2009, Jon was profiled on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Generation List.”

Prior to joining Lin Pictures, Jon served as Director of Development at the management/production company Benderspink. At Benderspink, Jon set up projects for Benderspink to produce, including “The Hole” at Bold Films, a 3-D film which is currently in post-production with Joe Dante directing; the comic book adaptations “Pet Robots” at Disney and “Hyperactive” at Paramount Pictures and MTV Films; and “Sweep the Leg” at Summit Entertainment.

Previously, Jon worked at both Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures. Jon began his career as an editor at Hippy Comix, an underground comic book publisher, and segued into feature film production as an assistant to producer Scott Rudin.

Jon grew up primarily in Berkeley, CA, but spent parts of his upbringing in other parts of California, as well as France, Australia, Idaho, and England. He speaks French.