Born in Dublin, Ireland. Des began his film career as an Apprentice to George Lucas. He has spent the last twenty-five years in the feature film and television arenas, working with such influential Filmmakers as Steven Spielberg, Brian de Palma, Michael Bay, Gore Verbinski, David Fincher, Paul Verhoeven, Steven Soderbergh, Zack Snyder, JJ Abrams and Robert Zemeckis, among many others. With an extensive background in Physical Production, Virtual Production, Script Development, Visual Effects, Animation, Budget Analysis, Tax Incentives and Post Production, Des has also designed and produced the digital finishing on over 100 of Hollywood's most ambitious feature films. Some of Des’s film credits include "BLADE RUNNER 2049", “THE STAR WARS TRILOGY – SPECIAL EDITION”, “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN”, “QUANTUM OF SOLACE”, “FAST & FURIOUS”, “TERMINATOR: SALVATION”, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3”, “FLIGHT”, "JOHN WICK" as well as the ground-breaking features “TRANSFORMERS”, “WATCHMEN”, "CLOVERFIELD" and “300”. Notable television work includes "VEEP", "MADAM SECRETARY", "CRIMINAL MINDS", "NCIS" & "NCIS: LA" During his career, Des has Produced a number of Feature Films. Most recently the Liam Neeson political thriller, “MARK FELT: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE” and the Stephen Sommers directed “ODD THOMAS”, based on Dean Koontz’ young adult, fantasy, horror series starring the late Anton Yelchin & Willem Dafoe. While at Lucasfilm, Des was one of the pioneering figures behind what would become known as “The Digital Intermediate Process”. This workflow and process would ultimately revolutionize the way all feature films, and television shows would be made. In September 2012, Des was honored as one of the "Hollywood 50" at a Gala Ceremony on the Sony Pictures Lot. This award was in recognition of the Top 50 most influential technology innovators in the entertainment industry. In 2016, Des was awarded the “Certificate of Recognition” by Mayor Eric Garcetti, for his contribution to the Irish American community in Los Angeles. Board Member, The 8K Association. Board Member, IrelandWeek. Board Advisor, The US/Ireland Alliance.