A graduate from with a BFA in Media Arts at The University of Arizona, Sean began his career editing for shows such as the entertainment news program "Extra", "Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen" and "The Face in the Mirror", an Emmy Winning documentary about domestic violence. He put together behind the scenes content for blockbusters like "The Dark Knight" and "Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" and "Wanted". Sean has edited over 20 features including "Wyatt Earp’s Revenge" (Val Kilmer), "Christmas Under Wraps" (Candace Cameron Bure) and "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer" (America Fererra), which debuted at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.

Building on a successful run as a 4-time Emmy-winning editor, Sean made the transition into directing. His directorial debut, suspense-thriller "The Contractor" (Danny Trejo) was distributed by Lionsgate. Recently he helmed the sci-fi drama "Max Winslow and the House of Secrets" (Chad Michael Murray, Marina Sirtis) about five teens who face off against a super computer to win a mansion.

In 2017 Sean directed the sci-fi adventure film "F.R.E.D.I." (Kelly Hu, Angus MacFayden) about a teen who finds a robot in the forest near his home. "F.R.E.D.I." went on to win Best of the Fest at the Bentonville Film Festival and Best Family Film at the Burbank Film Festival. He was also nominated for Best Director at the Action on Film Festival.

Olson’s other directing works include "Christmas Wonderland" (Emily Osment) for Hallmark,
"The Other Mother" (Annie Wersching) and "Mommy Be Mine" (Ava Sambora) for MarVista Entertainment. For Lifetime he directed "A Christmas Reunion", the movie reunited Starship Troopers cast members Denise Richards, Patrick Muldoon and Jake Busey. He also directed "The Dog Who Saved Easter" (Beverley Mitchell, Catherine Hicks) and the follow up "The Dog Who Saved Summer" with "Karate Kid" stars Martin Kove and Billy Zabka.