Art Director, Head of Story, and 2D Animator with 20+ years of experience across feature animation, television, and games. Currently leading a multidisciplinary team of 30 artists at Studio MDHR.

HONORS & AFFILIATIONS

Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Voting Member of BAFTA

AWARDS

Two-time Emmy nominee

"Outstanding main title"

"Graphic design - 2D animation" 

(Disney's "DuckTales")

WORK EXPERIENCE

STUDIO MDHR:

• “Undisclosed 2D hand-drawn animated production” (2024 - Present)

Art Director

Head of Story

• Established and leads the project’s visual identity, overseeing a multidisciplinary art team of 30 artists.

• Directed visual development across every art department: character design, environments, animation, line quality, and story.

• Built and led a collaborative creative culture, hiring and mentoring artists while empowering exploration, ownership, and meaningful contributions across the team.

• Extended creative leadership beyond production by contributing to studio culture through internal educational initiatives, visual research presentations, and creative exchanges that elevated collaboration and artistic growth.

PIXAR:

• “Inside Out 2” (2021 - 2022)

Story Artist

• “Dream Productions” (2022)

Story Artist

• “Turning Red Music Video: 4*Town - One True Love” (2022)

2D Animator

NETFLIX:

• “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2022 - 2023)

Story Artist

• “Undisclosed titles” (2023 - 2024)

Story Artist

• “Escape from Hat” (2019)

Story Artist

BLUE SKY STUDIOS:

• “Nimona” (2019-2020)

Story Artist

• “Scrat Tales” (2020-2021)

Story Artist

CARTOON SALOON:

• “Wolfwalkers” (2018)

2D Animator

• “The Breadwinner” (2016-2017)

2D Animator 

• “Song of the Sea” (2011-2013)

Story Artist, 2D Animator 

• “The Secret of Kells” (2006-2007)

2D Animator, Flash Animator, Layout Artist

• Academy Awards Ceremony (2010)

2D Animator

Animated "The Secret of Kells" character interview segment for the Best Animated Feature presentation

LOCKSMITH ANIMATION:

• “Ron's Gone Wrong” (2017-2018)

Story Artist

AARDMAN:

• “Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” (2018)

Story Artist

DISNEY:

• “DuckTales”  - opening titles (2017)

2D Animator

(Golden Wolf, London)

ADDITIONAL FEATURE FILMS:

• "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" (2016)

2D Animator

(Lupus Film, London)

• "Mo The Mighty" (2016)

Story artist, development

(Tiny Giants, UK)

• “Top Cat” (2010)

2D  Animator  

(Cartoon Saloon, Ireland)

• “Little Caribou” (2015)

2D Animator

(Barley Films, Ireland)  

TV SHOWS:

• “Gravity Falls” pilot (2010)

2D  Animator

(House of Cool, Canada)

• “Hey Duggee” (2016)

2D Animator

(Studio AKA, London)

• “LEGO - Nexo Knights” (2014 - 2015)

Story Artist

(M2 Entertainment, London)

• “Randy Cunningham” titles (2014)

2D Animator

(Passion Pictures, London)

• “Verne on Vacation” (2010)

2D Animator, Storyboard Artist

(Cartoon Network, London)

• “Nella the Princess Knight" (2015 - 2016)

Story Artist

(Brown Bag Films, Manchester)

• “Wanda and the Alien” (2013 - 2014)

Story Artist

(Mackinnon and Saunders, Manchester)

• “Fleabag Monkeyface” (2011)

Story Artist

(Cartoon Saloon, Ireland) 

• “Wibbly Pig” (2008 - 2009)

Story Artist

(Wish Films, London) 

• “Wulfie” (2008)

2D Animator

(A man & Ink, Ireland)

• “Skunk Fu!” (2006)

Story Artist, Flash Animator

(Cartoon Saloon, Ireland)  

SHORT FILMS / PILOTS / MUSIC VIDEOS / COMMERCIALS:

• “The Mighty Grand Piton” short film (2017)

2D Animator

(The Line, London)

• “Eddie of the Realms Eternal” pilot (2015)

2D Animator

(Amazon / Cartoon Saloon, Ireland)

• “The Bird and the Whale” short film (2015)

2D Animator

(Paper Panther Productions, Dublin)

• “League of Legends” Riot Games trailer (2017)

2D Animator

(Golden Wolf, London)

• “Headspace” (2017)

Story Artist

(Nexus, London)

• “Gillette for World Cup” ad (2017)

2D Animator

(The Line, London)

• “NBA” ads (2017)

2D Animator

(Golden Wolf, London)

TEACHING, MENTORING & SPEAKING:

Pixar: Mentor, Internship Program

Netflix: Mentor, Internship & Foundation Program x Black ‘N Animated

Xperiential x PIXAR: Mentor

Schoolism: Instructor, Advanced Storyboarding for Feature Animation (2021–Present)

The Animation Workshop, Denmark: Instructor, Bachelor Course

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy: Instructor, Bachelor Course

Private Mentoring: Storyboarding / 2D Animation (2016–Present)

TALKS, MASTERCLASSES & WORKSHOPS:

VIEW Conference, Turin

LightBox Expo, Los Angeles

IAMAG, Paris

The Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco

CalArts, California

School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York

Academy of Art University, San Francisco

Filem’on International Film Festival, Brussels

SELECTED PUBLISHED BOOKS:

• "Nella's Unicorn Rescue" (2016)

(Penguin Random House, New York)

• “My Monster Burrufu” (2010)

(Petite Grand Idée, Los Angeles)

• “Leila Blue” – vol.1-6 (2010 - 2012)

(Mondadori, Italy)

SOFTWARE:

TVPaint, Toon Boom Harmony, Storyboard Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Animate, Pitch Doctor, Flix

LANGUAGES:

Italian (Native)

English (Fluent)

Japanese (Basic)

INTERESTS:

Fashion Design, Analog Photography

RESUME