Tim Mertens

Tim Mertens is a filmmaker known for his work on WreckIt Ralph 2012 Bolt 2008 and Big Hero 6 2014 Tim Mertens was born in Burbank California not far from the Disney Studios After studying at Weber State University he returned to Los Angeles and began his career at Disney TV Animation in 1990 In 1994 he moved to Disney Feature Animation There he worked on films such as Pocahontas Tarzan Brother Bear and Bolt His first project at Disney was Pocahontas on which he served as an Assistant Editor Later he workedamong other rolesas Supervising Editor on the animated film Tangled assisting the directors in developing the project from initial sketches and storyboards through to the finished theatrical release In 1994 Mertens also received an Emmy Award for sound editing on the Nickelodeon series Rockos Modern Life