David is a Visual Effects Artist and Technical Director based in Southern California. His technical focus is in lighting and compositing for animation, film and games. David is currently working as a Lighting Lead at Halon Entertainment, working with Epic games on Fortnite projects using Unreal Engine for real-time lighting and compositing. David previously worked as a Senior Visual Effects Designer on the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run projects at Walt Disney Imagineering. He has also worked at Dreamworks Animation and Blue Sky Studios on feature films such as: Trolls, Peanuts, Rio 2, Epic, and Ice Age: Continental Drift, as well as several independent films and music videos.
David has prior work experience in the media industry as a software engineer, IT project manager, and strategic planner. He has worked on three continents, for companies such as 2oth Century Fox, Time Warner Book Group, and The Economist. He has a masters degree in visual effects and animation from NYU’s Center for Advanced Digital Applications.
Feel free to contact him directly for freelance job opportunities!
