He was originally going to study business at Central Michigan University, but pivoted to animation while doing artwork on campus.
[2] Sintay was accepted into the Disney internship program and was hired shortly after to work on Pocahontas.
[2] Sintay has worked on the films Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, and Tarzan at Disney Feature, and Spirit, Sinbad and Shark Tale at DreamWorks.
[2] In addition to his work as an animator, Sintay is a contributing artist and illustrator for several books by author Mark Simon.
He also owns a collection of Star Wars memorabilia- complete with a life size R2-D2 and C-3PO, and a wall of Darth Vader helmets.