Title: Senior Software Engineer
Company: Pixar Animation Studios
Location: Novato, California, United States
Domenico Porcino, Senior Software Engineer at Pixar Animation Studios, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Engineers for dedication, achievements, and leadership in Software Engineering.
Mr. Porcino is lauded for his expertise as a senior engineer at Pixar Animation Studios, a renowned animation studio based in California recognized for creating animated films and focusing on technological innovation. Since 2019, he has been instrumental in leading the organization forward. As an ambassador for Pixar, his responsibilities include liaising with various companies such as Ikea and Apple to understand their needs and communicate information to Pixar to develop solutions industry-wide. Mr. Porcino also focuses on problem-solving and collaborating with partners to find solutions.
Before being acquired by Pixar, Mr. Porcino worked for several other leading companies, dating back to 1983 as a game designer and programmer for Interphase Technologies. Over the years, he garnered success with such organizations as Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Corporation and Disney Interactive. He also held several leading roles, including as a senior software engineer at Industrial Light and Magic from 1999 to 2013 and as a senior games technologist at Apple Inc. between 2013 and 2017. Most recently, Mr. Porcino succeeded as a senior research engineer at Facebook Reality Labs from 2017 to 2019.
In preparation for his career in this sector, Mr. Porcino received a Bachelor of Science in computer science and engineering from the University of Victoria in Canada in 1992. Throughout his career, he has secured numerous U.S. patents, including one used for movies and television shows. Mr. Porcino’s extensive creative projects have included authoring best practices, a course in film and game convergence, and game programming content, and, since 2003, continues to serve as the developer of OpenSteer. Additionally, he has presented several times in his area of expertise. Mr. Porcino’s most notable accomplishment, however, was his contributions to Apple, where he was instrumental in making the company the foremost place for creative people to do their artwork, resulting in a negotiation of partnership with several noteworthy studios.
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