Experience

• Senior Digital Artist at Apple

  United States of America

  April 2017 - Present

• Senior/Lead Artist at Lucasfilm Industrial Light&Magic

  San Francisco, United States of America

  November 2012 - August 2016

  Create and build three-dimensional creatures and digital double for feature films
  
  Works with production team (Model and Texture Supervisors and Technical Directors) to determine the “look” for an asset.
  
  Responsible for the creation of creatures/characters facial system.
  
  In absence of Model Supervisor acts as defacto Supervisor, working with production on scheduling and asset assignments.
  
  Attends all relevant meetings to promote effective communication throughout the production team

• Senior/Lead Modeler at DIGITAL DOMAIN

  San Francisco, United States of America

  January 2011 - October 2012

  Responsible for building digital assets (characters and creatures) for feature films
  
  Responsible for development of the creatures/characters facial system based on the FACS (Facial Action Code System)
  
  Works with Textures painters and lookdev TD to establish the look of assigned characters/creatures
  
  Attends all relevant meetings to promote effective communication throughout the production team

• TD Generalist at DOUBLE NEGATIVE

  London, United Kingdom

  November 2009 - November 2010

  Responsible for building digital characters/creatures and their look development .
  
  Responsible for modeling of facial blendshapes across the different characters.
  
  Work with texture painters to establish look of creatures/characters.
  

• Senior Modeler and Lighting TD at Weta Digital

  Wellington, New Zealand

  June 2005 - November 2009

  Responsible for building digital assets (characters and creatures) for feature films
  
  Built facial puppets with full range of expressions and emotions for creatures and characters, mostly through the use of blend shape based systems and proprietary tools interfacing with animation and rigging departments
  
  Responsible for building hair and fur grooms for digital doubles, creatures and other assets using both standard Maya tools as well as proprietary Weta tools
  
  Create UV layout of meshes, shotsculpting of finalized shots models using standard Maya deformers along with propriertary ones
  
  Provide ideas and conceptual solutions for modeling assignments with limited or no conceptual artwork and/or art direction
  
  Responsible for look development of assets
  
  Responsible for shots lighting
  

• Senior 3D Artist at PROXIMA MILANO

  Milan, Italy

  October 2003 - May 2005

  Responsible for the 3D department
  
  Involved in most aspects of CG production work including bidding, modeling, animation, lighting, final rendering primarily for television commercials and music videos
  
  Attends all relevant meetings to promote effective communication throughout the production team
  

• 3D Artist at RAI - Italian public service broadcaster

  Rome, Italy

  May 2002 - September 2002

  Responsible to create 2D and 3D elements for television show
  
  Attend production meetings
  
  Propose design ideas based on production requirements

• 3D Artist at GRANDE MELA

  Rome, Italy

  May 2000 - July 2002

  Responsible for modeling, texturing and rendering of models primarily for television commercials, shows and music videos
  

• Softimage Demo Artist at STUDIO 3A

  Naples, Italy

  October 1998 - March 2000

  Softimage demo artist and tech support