David Chiapperino

About David Chiapperino

David Chiapperino combines his technical expertise with creative vision to bring exciting games and interactive media to life. He has a talent for pushing the boundaries of what is possible, leading numerous real-time 3D prototypes and product launches.As a Technical Art Lead in the game industry, David has worked on over 15 published titles, leading teams of artists, designers, and engineers on R&D and pipeline development strategies. These experiences provided an in-depth understanding of the technical aspects of game development, animation systems, scalable asset pipelines, and run-time scripting. He also co-created/designed a top-ten-ranked family game on the Apple App Store.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Artist Game Development

   Netflix

   Mar 2023 — Present

   Contribute technical leadership across animation systems, AI-assisted tooling, and creative pipelines spanning multiple projects.• Design and develop AI-assisted tools and frameworks for designers, cutting prototyping time substantially for gameplay, animation, and interaction workflows.• Architect and implement procedural animation and complex movement systems in Unreal Engine (Animation Blueprints, Control Rig).• Develop and extend MetaHuman tools and pipelines for scalable character setup, animation workflows, and runtime integration.• Build and maintain end-to-end technical animation pipelines across rigging, animation, tooling, and runtime systems.• Partner with design and engineering to set direction for animation systems and creative tooling.

Education

• The Art Institutes

  Associate's degree, Animation, Media Art

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Character Animation
• Ps3
• Game Design
• Game Development
• Maya
• Video Games
• Xbox 360
• Animation
• Texturing
• Gambling
• Zbrush
• Game
• Computer Graphics
• 3d
• After Effects
• Mmo
• Film
• Iphone
• Cinematics
• Casual Games
• Art Direction
• Social Games
• Mobile Games
• Traditional Animation
• Level Design
• Computer Games
• Unity3d
• Console
• Game Mechanics
• Wii
• Interactive Entertainment
• Monetization
• Mel
• Perforce