Leonardo Gandini
Graphic Designer and Web Developer | 3D Operator
Edinburgh, United Kingdom3D operator, graphic & web designer, currently in Bloomington IN USA but the soul is in Japan 日本.
Thumbs up: Android, Juggling, and Starbucks.
I am the author of Skyrim Map | Tamriel Maps in the Google Play Store and Dragon Maps on AppStore,
The web version was recently featured as Google Maps Mania "map of the week" and mentioned on the official Google Fusion Tables Twitter account and Example Gallery
Thumbs up: Android, Juggling, and Starbucks.
I am the author of Skyrim Map | Tamriel Maps in the Google Play Store and Dragon Maps on AppStore,
The web version was recently featured as Google Maps Mania "map of the week" and mentioned on the official Google Fusion Tables Twitter account and Example Gallery
Work Experience
Self-Employed
Freelance Hybrid Web Designer and Web Developer (CSS3, SASS, Compass, JQuery Mobile, Web App)
Activities: Design of multi-platform apps with advanced CSS animations made with Adobe Edge Animate and Phonegap for Android, iOS, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8.
Design of several self-hosted Wordpress websites, SEO-optimized and integrated with social networks. Development from concept to execution of several projects by using Amazon AWS tools (EC2, S3, and Glacier)
Design of several self-hosted Wordpress websites, SEO-optimized and integrated with social networks. Development from concept to execution of several projects by using Amazon AWS tools (EC2, S3, and Glacier)
February 2012
- Present
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Movie & Arts
3D Generalist
Activities: Development of 3D contents for TV and online advertisements (clients include Fiat, Barilla, New Holland, Hyundai, and Allianz). Expertise: Autodesk Softimage and matchmoving camera tracking with Boujou. I was also in charge of managing the internal render farm with Royal Render on a Linux machine.
June 2010
- February 2012
Milano, Italy
Academy Of Fine Arts Of Brera
Teaching Instructor
Subjects: Autodesk Mudbox for sculpture. Photoshop for advanced photo retouch and sculptures integration in real environments.
March 2010
- May 2010
Milano, Italy
Freelance
3D Operator, Graphic Designer
3D Animation for tv and media | Animations with After Effects
November 2006
- June 2010
Milano, Italy
Postoffice Reloaded
3D Operator, Junior Technical Director
Activities: Design of Flash websites. Design of catalogues and promotional material for visual art exhibitions and cultural associations.
January 2007
- October 2007
Milano, Italy
European Institute Of Design
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant at Istituto Europeo di Design, Milano
Subject: Thesis Project Laboratory (3D shorts, Videogame design).
Subject: Thesis Project Laboratory (3D shorts, Videogame design).
February 2006
- June 2006
Milano, Italy
Education
Instituto Europeo Di Design (IED) - Milan
Bachelor of Art in Virtual Design
Thesis Project: Team project for the creation of additional levels of the 3D videogame “Half Life 2”. I was in charge of the game level design, the characters-objects interaction design, and the full setup (with Softimage | XSI) of two main characters in the 3D introduction video
September 2002
- June 2005
Milano, Italy
Liceo Artistico I Di Brera
Secondary School Diploma
Subjects: Fine Arts (freehand drawing, sculpture, watercolor painting), Anatomy, History of Art.
September 1997
- June 2002
Milano, Italy
Languages
Italian (Native),
English (Conversational),
Japanese (Conversational),
French (Beginner),
Skills
CSS,
Jquery,
3d,
Adobe,
After Effect,
Compass,
Edge Animate,
Google Business View,
Lightroom,
Panoramic Photo,
Phonegap,
Photo Retouch,
Photography,
Photoshop,
SASS,
Softimage,
WordPress,