After spending eight years in the matte department of Industrial Light &
Magic, the effects studio of George Lucas, Barron co-founded Matte
World in 1988, later renaming it Matte World Digital. His title is
founder and Visual Effects Supervisor.
Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences (Visual Effects Branch) [2005-2014].
Co-chair with Paul Debevec, AMPAS Science & Technology Council [2014- ].
Associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).