Doug is co-owner of Aberle Films and has been making films since he was a teenager. Doug's background is in animation, having spent 18 years as an animator and director at Will Vinton Studios in Portland, Oregon. Projects ranged from the Oscar nominated Disney feature film "Return to OZ" and the Emmy award winning CBS TV special "Claymation Christmas Celebration", to directing episodes of the Emmy nominated stop-motion prime time TV series "Gary & Mike" for UPN. He has directed commercials for Hallmark, UPS, M&M's, Chili's and Clorox, and has received international accolades for his animated short films under Aberle Films, including "Fluffy" (1995), about the frantic antics of a computer-animated dog, was first screened in the Electronic Theatre at Siggraph in 1995, and went on to win numerous awards at film festivals around the world. Recently he has been directing three animated feature films still awaiting release, and has created a new TV Series called "Raveled", which is currently in pre-production.

Michael is a true Renaissance man. Designer, artist, nature lover, animator and teacher, he is one of a handful of people that understands the complex process of clay animation, yet believes that the process of animation lends itself to almost any material and style. While an animator at Will Vinton Studios he worked on numerous award-winning projects, including the CBS TV specials "Claymation Christmas Celebration" and "Meet the Raisins". He was the character designer for both the "Shipwrecked" feature animated film and the "Raveled" TV series for Aberle Films. Michael�s work includes a short film that he designed, directed and animated for the Smithsonian Institution's "Life in Ancient Seas" exhibition that remains part of that permanent installation. He has also lectured at the Smithsonian on the nature of animation. He is currently authoring and illustrating several children's books.

Alexander has been a part of Aberle Films since it's founding. Along with his numerous contributions in concept development and script reviewing, Alexander is an accomplished Programmer, 3D Artist, Video Editor, Technical Director, and Visual Effects artist, having created over 150 effects so far for the "Raveled" TV program. He also provides voices for several key characters.

Since 2002 Rich Rubin has supplied music for various Aberle Films productions ranging from a childrens' film on Paleontology to the "Raveled" series. His ability to jump seamlessly from one style to another has enriched all the productions on which he has worked. He is also involved in developing concepts and promotional work, as well as supplying several key voices for "Raveled" and other productions.

Kathy is co-founder of Aberle Films and has provided many conceptual ideas and storylines to numerous productions. She is an accomplished writer, having received the Kay Snow Award from the Willamette Writers Guild in 2005 for her Novel "The Ring of Silver". Kathy also built the puppets for "Raveled", and provided the voice for one of the key characters.

Greg has provided his services as production coordinator for Aberle Films for the past few years on productions ranging from the Donkey Ollie series of animated feature films to the demo episodes produced for "Raveled". He is an accomplished Photoshop artist, providing imagery for many of our productions, including the unique Thoolian language used for the attacking aliens on "Raveled".