• Branded an "abject failure" by his dog, Ray struck up a partnership with him: the animal would dictate and the human would write. The results? Three award-winning screenplays: A Leap into Darkness (Coverfly RL Top 20, Top 8% all projects), Zombie in the Attic (Coverfly #1 Television Short of the Year, Top 1% of 9k Television (Short) projects), and Rot, which was named a Qtr Finalist in the 2025 Page International Screenwriting Awards competition (and received a "Consider" (<5%) from the Page Awards Judge's Feedback), as well as a Semi Finalist in the 2025 Emerging Screenwriters Thriller Screenplay Competition (and QF in their Horror Competition).

PAGE Awards Judge’s Feedback for Rot:
"Your script is bold, gripping, and unafraid to take risks, which is exactly what makes for a standout horror film."
"The moment where...(spoiler removed)...is absolutely jaw-dropping—one of those rare twists that genuinely shocks while completely reshaping your story."

2025 Golden Script Competition for Rot: "COMMERCIALITY: Given the genre and the subject matter, this has real mainstream potential, particularly if the casting is right. However, in terms of genre audiences, this almost feels like a sure thing, the perfect combination of gore, scares, dark humor and sex."

• A Leap into Darkness has placed in seven screenplay comps (Stage 32, ScreenCraft, Emerging Screenwriters, Table Read My Screenplay, Creative Screenwriting, StoryPros, Page Turner) and has received praise from the Austin Film Festival (“strong writing, well-developed characters, & original storyline, has the potential to delight audiences both young and older”) and BlueCat (“This script was actually hard to put down”). With talking animals and a family-friendly storyline, Leap is a thrilling, uplifting, 4-quad fantasy adventure perfect for live-action or animation

• Ray is also an actor who brings a baked-in ability to play a Microsoft executive, an accountant, a priest, and a small-town coroner, and happy to carry those roles over to any available commercial and industrial opportunities. He's based in Raleigh, NC, currently trained/taped at Back-to-One Acting Studio, and willing to work as a local hire throughout the Southeast. He has existing commercial and background experience and extensive experience behind the camera as a screenwriter, director, and producer.

• When he's not writing or acting, Ray can be found listening intently to his dog (and sometimes his wife...but with less intensity); or he's collaborating on film sets, playing drums at his house, or playing drums at someone else's house.