I'm a Brazilian 2D Rigger based in Manchester. I've been working in the animation industry and with Toon Boom for 13 years. Tired of being generalist, in 2017 I decided to focus in become a full-time rigger. And that big decision brought me to the UK where I had the chance to work on amazing projects. I love learning and experimenting new tools, nodes and methods to make cool and light rigs.

Hey, I’m Joe and I have worked for several years in animation and preproduction with studios in Canada, Manchester and London for networks such as Nickelodeon, Disney and Netflix. Currently, I'm the Assistant Animation Director on the upcoming show Deadendia where I’ve been trying to push the expectations of what rigged animation can achieve. The reason I enjoy animation is due to its random nature: there’s so many ways to approach the same situation so it’s always interesting… and challenging. However, it's nowhere near as challenging as having a new energetic kitten!

100 words? Born in NJ graduated and ended up hauling trash after high school, which was a hideous job, so I went to art school to learn animation at the Kubert school. 32 years later, I’ve been fortunate to work on so many hit shows that they all sort of blur together. Favorites include Phineas and Ferb and Scooby Doo. I have done every facet of animation professionally, from writing to directing to producing to animating to design to voices. I’ve made whole films alone, and armed with Storyboard Pro and Harmony I’m going to make more. Whew that was NOT easy!