 Zak remained with THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL for 12 years, advancing to the position of supervising producer while continuing as a director on the series.Zak earned a Directors Guild of America nomination for the series in 1995.Concluding his tenure on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Zak earned certificates from UCLA's Professional Producing and Screenwriting Programs, followed by a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, awarded in 2003.