High-End CG solutions provider & instructor
London, United Kingdom
High-End CG solutions provider & instructor
London, United Kingdom
Handling management and technical sides, I operate and own PURE Computer Graphics Europe ltd. advanced solution-provider for Animation, Games, Television and Illustration artists with offices in London and Milano downtown.
PURE Computer Graphics Europe ltd. provides Softimage, Pixologic, Polygonal Design and DNA Research solutions and offers:
- fast licensing
- comprehensive, industry-proof, certified training
- pipeline engineering
- tool development
- advanced support services
And promotes strictly selected software solutions through events, contests and by supporting and inspiring user communities.
As Senior Certified Softimage Instructor I give Softimage|XSI courses and demos in different forms in different academies or on private client sites.
In my lessons I try to bring people in a real production context, and I put emphasis on workgroup-based workflow, scalability and optimization.
I'm constantly traveling around EU and I speak fluent English, Italian, French and Spanish.
Market Development, Management of strategic relationships, Demonstration of CGI technologies, Pipeline engineering for games, animation and post-production facilities, Project development of custom pipeline solutions, Basic to Advanced Training, Technical Troubleshooting
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)
PURE Computer Graphics Europe offers Licensing, Training, Support, Pipeline Engineering, Tool Development to Film, Games, Broadcast and Animation studios:
We place a fine selection of tools in your hands and we surround you with a set of high-end custom services allowing you to bring your production on the shelves focusing more on your creative and business vision, and much less on technical constraints and potential show-stoppers.
We invest in the Software solutions we distribute and in the development of the markets we operate in by offering free communities, events, courses and contests.
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Founder and administrator of XSIitalia.com, Italy's biggest Softimage user community featuring a free Forum, Tutorials and a Secure Online Softimage Store
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; AVID; Computer Software industry)
March 2003 — Present (5 years 9 months)
I train people on Softimage products at any level, ranging from basics, rigging and scripting courses, to special courses designed for Autodesk users willing to port their skills to Softimage|XSI.
I help academies setting up Softimage training and train future Softimage instructors as well.
Up to June 2007 I've accumulated more than 1850 hours of certified teaching activity.
(Computer Software industry)
January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)
Technical Project Management and Service Design of PurePowua, the first online renderfarm service built expressely for Softimage|XSI.
PurePowua features:
- Full access to remote systems through cross-platform remote desktop client
- A sleek and clear interface allowing users to render in a few clicks.
- A set of online remote file conversion and movie generation utilities
- A set of production-proof re-mapping tools offering full support for scenes involving complicated paths and advanced caching systems
- Compliance with the highest security standards (full https, sftp, ssh transfers)
And all of this with groundbreaking competitive prices.
Try it FOR FREE on www.purepowua.com !
(Animation industry)
June 1998 — June 2008 (10 years 1 month)
Freelance Softimage Technical Artist
Clients list includes:
Studio Azzurro Produzioni
Groupe Transatlantic
Xchanges VFX
Renzo Piano
Project Studio, Paris
Fiorucci
YOOX
Anteprima Video: Gruppo Anteprima
BBDO Moscow
E-Tica
3HG
Barrese-Buddensieg
Massimo Giacon
And many more.
Up to October 2006 I participated to 68 productions leaving all clients happy.
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)
February 2006 — October 2006 (9 months)
Founder and administrator of XSImilano.com : Italy's biggest Softimage|XSI forum and User Group
Softimage Gallery Award July 2002
KotaPress Golden Award August 2002